First DIY on X5 - Almost a second...

[BigBlack48is]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

there is a red button in INPA - do not... i repeat, do NOT... DO NOT!!! NOOO!!! DON"T!!!! OH, NOOO!!! OH MY GOD!!!!



oh well...

I click on that red button twice!!

So HA!?

[civdiv99]

Did you apply a replacement UV coating?

Originally Posted by AquilaBMW

Thanks man! I haven't had a chance to drive it at night after the restoration, but I agree it should be much better.

[AquilaBMW]

Originally Posted by Tymatk

Beside from cleaning the plastic surface of the headlight, to really increase the Light output, you will need to dis-assembly the headlight itself, have the projector's bowl re-chrome again because over the time, small spots of rust developed.

Anyway, just a thought.

Nice thought. I did that when I restored a set of E39 headlight assemblies. With these guys, I'd have to bake them open. I might try that when I add Halos down the line.

[AquilaBMW]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

phenomenal job on the headlights, are yours able to be baked open? maybe second DIY is adding angel eyes to newly restored lights ?

Thanks! I will be adding Halos sometime in the future.

(Any reason I am unable to do multiple quote responses?)

[AquilaBMW]

I have to reply to everyone as ONE response. Thanks for all the thumbs up. I agree on the ///M-Sport wheel and finally got around to it today - what a PITA in my case!



Also, here are better pics of the front of the car with the restored headlights.

[Roadkill]

Nice Aquila. I see the rain drops on the hood. I just got back from taking someone to CPMC California Campus. Quite a bit of precip over there. She's looking good. I'm still on the fence about the all black kidneys against the black paint. I may just have to try it and see.

[AquilaBMW]

Originally Posted by Roadkill

Nice Aquila. I see the rain drops on the hood. I just got back from taking someone to CPMC California Campus. Quite a bit of precip over there. She's looking good. I'm still on the fence about the all black kidneys against the black paint. I may just have to try it and see.

Thanks! It's been wet pretty much all day between the City and the Peninsula. The Black grills are growing on me. If the grills were as big as the Face Lift ones, I would prefer them to be chrome probably. However, the car's theme is all Black or Black / Carbon Fibre, so I can play along

[e30cabrio]

Very nice work. I need to do mine.

[tmv]

Originally Posted by AquilaBMW

The steering wheel fits right in.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by AquilaBMW

Thanks! It's been wet pretty much all day between the City and the Peninsula. The Black grills are growing on me. If the grills were as big as the Face Lift ones, I would prefer them to be chrome probably. However, the car's theme is all Black or Black / Carbon Fibre, so I can play along

Some colors don't look so good but black, silver and gray look the best, comments have been that it looks more aggressive but not radical.