clear corners?
 

from what i can gather the whole headlight needs to be replaced, not like on my 330 where the corner is separate...........i see them on ebay with angel eyes all ready installed..anyone tried these? or can direct me to a proper source? no umnitza thanx

"Spyder" brand. Buy the one with black housing, NOT chromed. Replace the yellow corner with stealth silver bulb (I will.)
You have to do your own AEs wiring since there's no instruction/installation guide.

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does it come with wiring for angel eyes? i know the ones i have on my 330 i got from ebay and they are identical to what umnitza sells for half the price, all wiring, connectors etc...never dealt with an all in one piece............also where do you get this type?

gonna wire them to parking lights which thru a search tells me it the 4th pin on left side of lcm plug, should be green and brown wire i think but sometimes its different color

They are on eBay :D
You wil need the wiring harness for AE. Don't use the parking lights. Tap to the positive wire in the ECU to have them as DRL. I couldn't be happier.
http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...-2003-x5s.html

i want them switched, why not parking? i have em like that on my 330, but i did have to tap into rear parking feed, something about front positives or something, don't remember ,been a while

a search for e53 x5 spyder on ebay only shows rear tails?

where can the harness be found?

Member on here has problem when tapping them to parking light: The cluster goes dim and not response to the brightness control dial.
Harness on eBay too, or Umnitza :rolleyes:

haha, cant stand umnitza, but like i said, i see no headlights under spyder on ebay........is there none out right now?

so since i see none on ebay, is there a vendor for these?

ya, besides umnitza

cant believe i found em on a computer parts site,lol

Newegg.com - Spyder Auto (DOT) BMW E53 X5 00-03 Halo Projector Headlights - Black

what stealth bulb would i need for corners? is there a bulb number?

not liking the reviews of the seller tho, can't seem to find em in stock anywhere else, may wait

looks sick

tmv, do you remember the seller you got yours from?

I think it's "Vortex Motoring"
"p.s.team" also have them. Do NOT get the chrome housing though. It's just the link to the seller. Maybe contact them about black housing.
01-03 BMW E53 X5 CHROME CLEAR DUAL CCFL HALO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS LAMPS LIGHTS | eBay

gotcha ty

i emailed ps team, a search for vortex motoring in stores and items comes up empty

Check out mine too. They are the same ones that tmv has on his, except mine have been modified.

well, i wrote ps team asking if they have the spyder with black background , this was the reply

Dear wasp9166,

Item not include or come with black background from spyder

Sorry

- p.s.team


:dunno:

a search on spyders site for projector headlights shows nothing for x5

Spyder Auto | Projector Headlights

i guess they no longer make them?

what's another option ,hehe

Buy chromed housing, open it up and paint it flat black

i found em thru a part number search i got from spyder

01-03 BMW X5 E53 CCFL Halo Projector Head Lights- Black

but question, say the halos go bad?, you'd have to replace the whole unit? on my 330 i can just take headlight apart and replace em easily.....these hold up ok?

The ballast for CCFL AEs is inside the headlight, so yes you need to open it up to replace. If I need to do that, I'll move it outside. They hold up fine for me.

they open without baking?

Nope. You have to bake them open. I haven't done it on the BMWs, but I did both fronts and rears on my Z32. It's not as scrary as it sounds.