Home Forums Articles How To's FAQ Register
Go Back   Xoutpost.com > BMW SAV Forums > X5 (E70) Forum
Successfully retrofitted LCI headlights (with LED coronas) in to my E70 X5 Successfully retrofitted LCI headlights (with LED coronas) in to my E70 X5
Arnott
User Name
Password
Member List Premier Membership Today's Posts New Posts

Xoutpost server transfer and maintenance is occurring....
Xoutpost is currently undergoing a planned server migration.... stay tuned for new developments.... sincerely, the management


Reply
Page 4 of 14 123 4 5678910111213 Last »
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 10-29-2013, 08:44 PM
Member
  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: on the edge of existence
Posts: 1,384
blue dragon will become famous soon enough
How is the D1S bulb held on? On the pre LCI, there is a wire that acts like a spring clamp like this



On the LCI headlight, it just looks like this, am I missing something?

__________________


| '23 Tesla MY LR Wife's Daily | '22 Tesla MY P - My daily |'09 E70 X5 35D - retired| '17 F15 X5 35D - Retired | '16 F15 35D - Work Horse |
|
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 10-29-2013, 08:45 PM
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Milford, PA
Posts: 142
delviacv2 is on a distinguished road
push and turn the bulb
__________________

2011 X5 35d
2015 X5 35d M Sport
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 10-30-2013, 08:57 AM
Member
  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: on the edge of existence
Posts: 1,384
blue dragon will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by delviacv2 View Post
push and turn the bulb
Thanks, that worked, I guess they optimzied the design with the LCI projectors. I always hated those spring clips
__________________


| '23 Tesla MY LR Wife's Daily | '22 Tesla MY P - My daily |'09 E70 X5 35D - retired| '17 F15 X5 35D - Retired | '16 F15 35D - Work Horse |
|
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 10-30-2013, 09:46 AM
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Milford, PA
Posts: 142
delviacv2 is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by blue dragon View Post
Thanks, that worked, I guess they optimzied the design with the LCI projectors. I always hated those spring clips
I hate those springs/clips too
__________________

2011 X5 35d
2015 X5 35d M Sport
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 10-30-2013, 03:59 AM
Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 1
Typerchris is on a distinguished road
How long would it take start to finish swapping lights from a 2012 lci to a 2009 non lci then the old ones out of the 2009 back into 2012. Would any software updates etc be needed or just the physical parts?
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 10-30-2013, 08:10 AM
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Milford, PA
Posts: 142
delviacv2 is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by Typerchris View Post
How long would it take start to finish swapping lights from a 2012 lci to a 2009 non lci then the old ones out of the 2009 back into 2012. Would any software updates etc be needed or just the physical parts?
Dont know where to start
it take like 4 hours to swap lights on one vehicle, as far as coding you will have to swap FRM modules too, so you will have to code each FRM for work with the new vehicle (write Vin/ via coding etc)
__________________

2011 X5 35d
2015 X5 35d M Sport
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 08-11-2014, 09:53 AM
Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Bronx, NY
Posts: 258
noelskii is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by Typerchris View Post
How long would it take start to finish swapping lights from a 2012 lci to a 2009 non lci then the old ones out of the 2009 back into 2012. Would any software updates etc be needed or just the physical parts?
How much would this cost for both of the coding? I'm planning on doing this with my friends 2012 LCI before he trades it in...

Are ALL parts for this reverse compatible?
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 11-05-2013, 09:34 AM
Member
  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: on the edge of existence
Posts: 1,384
blue dragon will become famous soon enough
^^ Found the FRM3 from Morristown BMW for $260. Waaay cheaper than Tischer (getbmwparts.com). I don't know whats happening over there, but their prices have been steadily creeping up.
__________________


| '23 Tesla MY LR Wife's Daily | '22 Tesla MY P - My daily |'09 E70 X5 35D - retired| '17 F15 X5 35D - Retired | '16 F15 35D - Work Horse |
|
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 11-05-2013, 10:07 AM
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Milford, PA
Posts: 142
delviacv2 is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by blue dragon View Post
^^ Found the FRM3 from Morristown BMW for $260. Waaay cheaper than Tischer (getbmwparts.com). I don't know whats happening over there, but their prices have been steadily creeping up.
Awesome!
__________________

2011 X5 35d
2015 X5 35d M Sport
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 11-05-2013, 03:21 PM
Member
  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: on the edge of existence
Posts: 1,384
blue dragon will become famous soon enough
Instructions for removing headlights

http://www.justanswer.com/bmw/2eq16-...ymbly-e70.html

Were you able to sell your non LED adaptive headlights?
__________________


| '23 Tesla MY LR Wife's Daily | '22 Tesla MY P - My daily |'09 E70 X5 35D - retired| '17 F15 X5 35D - Retired | '16 F15 35D - Work Horse |
|
Last edited by blue dragon; 11-05-2013 at 03:47 PM.
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 4 of 14 123 4 5678910111213 Last »

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Contact Us - Xoutpost - Sponsors - Archive - Top

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:17 PM.
vBulletin, Copyright 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0
© 2017 Xoutpost.com. All rights reserved. Xoutpost.com is a private enthusiast site not associated with BMW AG.
The BMW name, marks, M stripe logo, and Roundel logo as well as X3, X5 and X6 designations used in the pages of this Web Site are the property of BMW AG.
This web site is not sponsored or affiliated in any way with BMW AG or any of its subsidiaries.