I have a feeling you have an 03 X5?

Do NOT send them to Umnitza unless you are willing to go without your headlights for a month or so! Read my other post with the experience & frustration I had with Umnitza and their lack of customer service. I finally gave up and bought new headlights. I still haven't received my old lights from them. They are nothing but a book full of excuses!! :tsk:

Joll ~ How did you resolve the condensation issue? Did you reseal it w/ a sealant and if so, which sealant did you use?

Why did they make the 03 X5 lights so hard to get into? What's the best way to go about that?

Condensation is usually caused by not getting them completely sealed again after pulling them apart. Best way to solve this is to open them back up, let everything dry out, and then put them back together and add some silicone sealant around the out edges. I had this problem with an '01 F150 tail light - after reading the directions on here about how to open up the headlights, I ended up using the same method to open up that tail light. Worked like a charm. Once a dried everything out, I sealed it all back up and ran a bead of silicone all the way around the outer edge and never had another issue with condensation.

Hopefully I will be tearing into my headlights here pretty soon - I will let you know how it goes - I also have an '01.

Silversurfer - are you sure your vehicle has not had the headlights replaced with new ones??? Are you the original owner??

This may be a stupid reply but, I would check the part numbers to find the year of the headlights, reason being is that if they were replaced at any time throught the years, they may have been replaced with 2003 head light units which I read are impossible to open!! Just my 2cents worth............

Definitely make sure that you do not have 03 headlights. You may want to purchase a set of 02's off ebay.

Calling X5Dawg & Joll....what kind of silicone or sealant did you guys use to solve the condensation prob?

Truthfully, on my F150 tail light I just used a clear silicone caulk. The bead was not visible once it was put back in place.

Makes sense to me...looks like I will be doing the same soon. Thanks for the advice.