Right on! I hope it works out for you. how have your headlights held up going through the car wash? you mention that they havent fogged up yet even with some rain... good stuff.

Thanks Zac! I havn't been through the wash just yet. I guess that will be the ultimate test. It's a nice day today, so maybe after work I'll roll it through.

too late to try angelibright?

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Well.. AngelIBright was my original choice, and I live very close to Dave, but I contacted him several times over the past year and a half and he didn't seem too interested in getting me the parts i needed. I even contacted him as recently as 2 weeks ago, and I got "yes, send me an email and I'll get back to you with what I have to offer." Still no reply and I definitely have the correct email address, since we've had some conversations via email over the past few years. Plus from what I hear, Dave is out of the X5 business. Have you heard different?

I read about Umnitza, and realized that they have exactly what i was looking for, granted it is taking a while to get all the bullsh** squared away but I think all will work out in the end, and I'll end up with the look I've wanted since I bought my X 4 years ago. I can't (but can a little bit) complain, since Matt over at Umnitza HAS been accessible and working back in forth with me to square some things away.

Anyway, angelibright uses DEPO.. right? So I'm basically going to get the same look, just without the remote control.

Once i get everything squared away for good, which will be within the next 2 weeks (ugh), I'll post my my outcome with updated pictures!

angelibright does not use depo. they use some other manufacturer. And you are correct as I just got an email from him, he seems to have abandoned the headlight business, and turned his focus on LEDs only. So that sucks. I have a minor issue I'm still trying to get corrected.. and its been taking forever.

If I were to do it all over again, I would get OEM headlights, and find someone who can open them up and clear them out and install the AE rings. they look great, and perform great. and you get to pick out all the components.

I hear you on the OEM, I tried to put mine in the oven last week and I couldn't even get them opened up! LOL :rofl: my girlfriend thought I lost it when she came home to find the oven on and my headlight inside.

I have to tell you that the overall quality of the DEPO I now have is pretty good. The HID ballasts were junk to begin with, but now that I've replaced them with a "new" ballast that Umnitza sent, I'm not getting any error messages and the lights are shining nice and bright.

What is the problem you're having with your's?

one of the AE rings are not as bright as the rest. its not a MAJOR issue and its only noticeable if you focus on it, but for the price i paid for my headlights i expect them to not look ghetto, and work properly.

Okay, I've given up. The "updated" aftermarket ballasts quit working for me. It seems my onboard computer is very stubborn and only wants to work with original parts.

Now that I recall I had the same issue with tail lights way back when, and the dealer gave me brand new ones under warrantee since they thought the ones I got (on ebay) were faulty stock ones (SCORE :D ).

Anyway, back to the topic, I took out the P53s and packaged them back up nicely for the vendor, and re-installed my stock headlights, its a relief that my lowbeams are now working with no issues, its been a while. Ugly amber corners, but that will change soon enough.

The vendor is being great, and will refund my purchase completely upon receipt of the package.

I am in in kahouts with a member here, working on a top secret headlight project. I'm looking forward to the outcome and will send all praises necessary to the deserving individual once finished. (:D don't wanna let everyone in on the secret just yet) All i'll say, is that I'll be able to use all original components for the HID.
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im interested in seeing this outcome; goodluck :thumbup:

Thanks, I'll post the details when done.