your thoughts on these headlights

[Dark5yde]

My point is you can have your opinions but until your fueling my X up and paying for its oil changes, your opinions are nothing more than that. Hell I dipped all the chrome on my X and people give me crap for ruining the BMW heritage whatever the F that is supposed to mean. To each his/her own.

[TerminatorX5]

I totally agree - to each his own!!!

If you like the chrome and Buick is not an option, then sure, go for it... It is your ride and you pimp it any which way you wish to have it pimped... it is your take on the aesthetics of an item, which might not coincide with the majority, but who says that the majority is right???

And if I don't like too much chrome, or the headlights, I just don't buy that car on the used car lot... and move on... the resale value is determined by how many people agree with the amount of chrome and are willing to pay for it... or not...

On the other hand, the opinions were solicited, so due respect is expected...

my $0.02

[ake53]

yeah, I mean when you look at after-markets they ALL look cheap, unless they are the DEPO brand which look some what acceptable.
But I was just thinking of trying to get these for 100 for both... as a cheap fix until I get the OE ones back to new condition...
----I would love to do angel eyes inside the OE ones, Is that hard to do? Any write ups or good videos?
----Also my stock 2002 fog lights are simply to plain. I would like them to be yellow or light blue with a little more power... any ideas?

Thanks

[TerminatorX5]

I used CCFL angel eyes, but was not happy with the life of ballasts. they are cheap, about $4.50 a pop, but i kept replacing them like there was no tomorrow.

Baking is the answer, there a few good write ups about AEs...

[Ricky Bobby]

Have you tried to polish up your headlights yet? And if I recall, you have stock halogens right (no HID?)

If you have Halogens, I would just get the DEPO replacements with projectors on ebay if you are going to replace them. I don't like the excess amber that comes on the halogen headlights. I have sport package with Xenons so my stock headlights I think are pretty nice as long as they are kept clean, and the amber is kept minimal with stealth bulbs.

[tmv]

Originally Posted by alex77ae

yeah, I mean when you look at after-markets they ALL look cheap,unless they are the DEPO brand which look some what acceptable.I have to disagree. See attached pic and sig. Those are NOT Depo
But I was just thinking of trying to get these for 100 for both... as a cheap fix until I get the OE ones back to new condition...
----I would love to do angel eyes inside the OE ones, Is that hard to do? Any write ups or good videos? See 1.
----Also my stock 2002 fog lights are simply to plain. I would like them to be yellow or light blue with a little more power... any ideas? See 2.

Thanks

1. I guess you miss the "How's to" section. http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...02-bmw-x5.html
2. HID kit is the best option for more power. 3000K bulbs are yellow. 6000K or more will give you blue, all the way up to 12000K for purple. You can get-by with yellow tint bulb for the fogs.

[TerminatorX5]

go for blue tint - yellow fog lights look too French!!!! lol...

[PersonaNonGrata]

Originally Posted by tmv

1. I guess you miss the "How's to" section. http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...02-bmw-x5.html
2. HID kit is the best option for more power. 3000K bulbs are yellow. 6000K or more will give you blue, all the way up to 12000K for purple. You can get-by with yellow tint bulb for the fogs.

If I were going to replace my headlights on an E53 would get your headlights. They look very good.

OP: I'll jump in and also give a : to those eBay lights. Yuck.

[tmv]

^Thanks.
My X5 had the Halogen Reflector headlights to begin with. I'm gonna have stealth bulbs for the corners.

[bumere90]

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