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[diyanich]

There's a link in #9 and those are 160 and 128 mm

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...re-bright.html

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by diyanich

There's a link in #9 and those are 160 and 128 mm

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...re-bright.html

Do you guys read? I mean not to be a dick, but seriously.

Mrbmwx5 is posting the switching of the rings he did on AFTERMARKET housings, these specifically:

Black 01 03 BMW E53 x5 Halo Projector Headlights Lamp Pair Lights Left Right Set | eBay


Its already a well known fact that the STOCK HOUSINGS of the pre-facelift use 128-130 mm rings for low beam and 160mm for high beam, just like the ones that are readily available.


Now, some members here run the aftermarket housings on their pre-facelift X5, tmv actually used to have these on his old 3.0, and some wanted to upgrade to CCFL but didn't know what size the rings are of the ones that are on the housing.


I measured them last night because i have a set of the AFTERMARKET lights in my basement as I am doing a proper retrofit for a member on the forums who has an Estoril 4.6, and I measured the diameter of the rings since I have his set baked open and on my workbench.



NOW, that that is cleared up, the sizes for the aftermarket housings (the ones mrbmwx5 worked on) are as follows:

High beam - 145 mm
Low beam - 123 mm (use 125 mm ring for replacement)

I thought I'd do something good for the members here and report back on what rings to use should you have the same aftermarket headlights, or might want to purchase a set and upgrade the rings off the bat. There you go, my good deed for today.