Headlights

[Sae85409]

2006 E53 6cyl.

The ring around my high beams is no longer lighting up on the driver side.

Is there a bulb specifically for that or is it something else?

[CapeX5]

take it out and look at it than go buy one!
Pretty easy process

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by Sae85409

2006 E53 6cyl.



The ring around my high beams is no longer lighting up on the driver side.



Is there a bulb specifically for that or is it something else?

Yes it's a separate bulb and you just unlatch the cover and replace it.

https://youtu.be/HoMf6nFbzlw

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[X5chemist]

Do old bulbs wear out? Or is it old lenses that make them dull? My X5 blew up another xenon bulb. Luckily, I still had one more spare from a second set of lenses. With no spares left, it's time to clean up the second set for installation.

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by X5chemist

Do old bulbs wear out? Or is it old lenses that make them dull? My X5 blew up another xenon bulb. Luckily, I still had one more spare from a second set of lenses. With no spares left, it's time to clean up the second set for installation.

It's normally a combination of bulbs getting dim before burning out and that the angel eyes on the e53 are basically a fiber optic piece that gets fairly worn-out with UV damage making them dimmer.

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