Facelift headlights...Nothing C. Stop me now ..lol
 

You guys can call me crazy or maniac if you want
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To open these headlights you need to bake them at 400*F for 25 minutes
Than use the flat head screw drivers ( need two)to pop the Len out ... Go slow 1,2 inches at a time ... Than put it back in oven bake another 15-20 minutes ....
I can roast the pig faster then cooking these lights... Lol

DAMN! good job tom! you are quite the innovator, and i think you have just opened the eyes of so many people who thought this wasnt possible..

not that i have the balls to go thru with it myself

..................and for years "they" said it could not be done! Once again...if it could be modified, Tom could do it!!

Great Job man! If I had the LCI X5....I would be alllllll over these!

Rich:thumbup:

hmmm, 400 degrees for 25 minutes. do i have to compensate for altitude? JK. this looks really promising. keep it up.

You are a crazy maniac. But we here on the forums thank you... great work

Will this method work with 2003 headlights (the pre-facelifts that were not bakeable)?

To me nothing is not bakeable..LOL
The 99-02 headlights BMW used just soft silicone,but from 2003- up they used the windshiel adhesive once that sealant drier it be came hard so you have to bake them then open them with flat head screw drivers and razor blade to to cut the glue while you prying them out.:D
The pre facelift headlamps is much easier to open it have just the straight line.....04-up it is much much harder to open it have that U shape underneath the headlamp.

looking good! cant wait to get my set and slap them on!

Just sent your out this morning...You get them by MAY,25.;)

So you can do the 03's one of my headlights is stamped 02 other is 03 how much to have them don't Tom

Do you have any picture of the inside? I am curious to see how the optical circuit works for the halos.

hahaha good job!

I wonder if you could swap the internals of the facelift lamps to the preface...so we get the newer clear highbeams and projectors...

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but once you open them up, can they be disassembled enough to go through with a lens swap on the projector??

HOw did you put them back together? also you had to take off the bumper to remove them right?

If the sealant can be reused its more than likely just the opposite of taking them apart, with a bake to reseal the unit. If the old stuff can't be reused I'd clean it all out and throw some butyl from TRS in there, then bake to seal.

I think you can wiggle them out if you do not have the headlamp washers. The bumper has to be removed if you do though.

Ok thanks and ehh I have the washers. But anyways I'm slightly nervou the oven will chane te shape of some of the plastics or melt them :/

Yes, the projectors (Hella E39s) are simply mounted in with screws. As all Hella's use the same mounting holes you could for the same effort replace them with some newer ones (Hella evox-r springs to mind).





Yes as above.

Try asking Tom (mrbmwx5) to open them for you.

I was actually secretly hoping that that would work! The evox-r's already come with the clear zkw's installed. Time to get those bad boys here and fire up the oven!!

X5SND...your X looks awesome witht he drop!!!!.....
i want to do this to mine...

TOM.....can you put a bright AE on the one you opened 2006 e53. i need it to be brighter...u cnt pm me.