Headlight restoration.

[Salty B.]

There are plenty of good OE headlights on ebay, both xenon and not-xenon, pre-LCI and post-LCI. I replaced both sides with used ones that had been polished, then treated them with the CeraKote kit. One side still looks great but the other rougher side didn't seem to "take" the ceramic coating too well so I guess I need to do it again.

Don't bother with aftermarket crap.

[Salty B.]

There are plenty of good OE headlights on ebay, both xenon and not-xenon, pre-LCI and post-LCI. I replaced both sides with used ones that had been polished, then treated them with the CeraKote kit. One side still looks great but the other rougher side didn't seem to "take" the ceramic coating too well so I guess I need to do it again.

Don't bother with aftermarket crap.

[X5chemist]

Originally Posted by Masospaghetti

Yeah I just went thru this. Mine had a Reese hitch installed but no plug, and no location for the plug. Still trying to figure out what to do because I don't want to cut into the hitch or the rear bumper.

I'm trying to find parts F530002WW and F530003WW. I wonder if they would fit the Curt hitch for more strength.

I plan to hide the plug. A short wiring adapter would make mounting easier and hidden. I'll have look for a spot after removing the rear bumper.

[g300d]

Had the headlight lenses replaced, and the left tail light board repaired because the lower tailight bulb socket kept losing contact with the board and triggering a bulb out warning.

Nice headlights really cleans up the look of these older BMW's!

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCvE2q

[X5chemist]

Sweet look! Faded lights is why mine sticks out as old. A restoration will bring it up to date. The side fender LED lights really glow at night.

[g300d]

Thanks! Funny, I know they will look better after restoring but I'm always surprised how much better when they're done lol.

I'm thinking of doing blackout side fender lights myself on the 4.6. I did it on the 3.0 and it's a clean look too IMO because it matches up with the black door trim.