painting the front lights
 

is painting the silver surrounding of the front lights to black doable?
because u can order it in the cayenne and i saw one it was hot i wanna do it on my X5

I'm not sure that messing with the seal integrity of the front headlamp housing would be wise. Because that's the only way I see that being possible, if you want it to come out decent.

even if i do at the dealer?

"hot"??? OMG

1. Dude, why are you asking total strangers on a public forum if your dealer has already said he will do it?

2. In the event he hasn't said he can do it, WHY ASK "EVEN AT THE DEALER?" ?????

3. If your response is "Well I was wondering if the dealer can do it." then perhaps ask the dealer FIRST.

4. I am guessing Kuwaiti dealers will do a lot of things that BMW might not recommend and will basically then say "Hey, you wanted us to do it- it's your problem"

1. im asking to see peoples opinions and see anyone has done it before(if ur not willing to ask those total strangers why did u join the forum?)
2,3. my dealer says he can do alot of things then calls me in a couple of days and says its not doable so i said why not ask here people in this forum know alot more then people in dealers
4.yes they would do things bmw doesnt recommend but they wiill tell us that its not first only if we insist they do it
5. ur way of replying to " total strangers" is way to rude no one forced u to read this thread no one forced u to reply to it and if some1 did force u a gd reply is a yes or no

this is what i mean in case anyone is really intrested

No, you cannot put cayenne headlights in an X5.

i know i cant-_-
i ment painting them the same way as the pics

:rofl::rofl:

As for the OP, I believe once you mess with the integrity of the housing for the headlamps, you introduce elements like dirt and condensation to enter the housing, therefore reducing the life expectancy and possible affecting the light output.

But what if the dealer did it for you?



:rofl::rofl::rofl:

It's fairly obvious that you are fixated on getting this done. Almost all of the people that posted here have stated that it's probably not a good idea. In the end you'll probably get it done, but unless your dealer has Jesus working in the garage, you'll have no recourse when something goes wrong, both from BMW and your dealer, because you can refer to what Ard stated:

4. I am guessing Kuwaiti dealers will do a lot of things that BMW might not recommend and will basically then say "Hey, you wanted us to do it- it's your problem"

Goodluck

just caught that :bustingup:bustingup thats money

I had my headlights on my GMC painted, and they turned out very nice. I have not seen it done on a BMW, but I would guess that it could be done the same way I did it.
It is a very hard and complicated process in opening the housing. The GMC dealer here in Dubai attempted to open one light, but they messed up and ended up breaking the front. I also tried to do it myself and was able to get it open fine, but ended up messing it up when closing the housing. Some other GMC owners have done it without problems.

I ended up buying a new pair of headlights, and had it done by a company in the US and shipped to Dubai. If I remember correctly, it cost me about $1,000 plus about $300 for shipping.

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Stock:

http://l.yimg.com/dv/izp/gmc_yukon_d..._headlight.jpg

My truck:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...3/CIMG0097.jpg

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...3/CIMG0098.jpg

That's funny, I thought he was a carpenter? Unless you mean Jesus (pronounced Hey-Zeus)

And while that Denali came out nice, #1 it was a GMC product which might have less integrity to begin with as for the housing & the components and #2, $1,300 is an awful lot of hard earned cash to spend on a housing paint job.

But alas, to each their own.

A GMC and BMW are different, but the glue/sealant used to seal the housing should be close so therefore it should be the same. Bake it in the oven and carefully pry it apart.
I know $1300 is a lot. I was expecting to pay around $400 but it ended up being quite a bit more.

Finally somebody got it...:bustingup:bustingup:bustingup

Go for it you crazy bastard!:D Don't let the naysayers turn you away from your outlandish ideas for your truck. Good luck getting the sand out in a few months though haha

You mean sth like this? :cool::cool:

Check this out: x6 custom tuned mexico - XBimmers.com | BMW X6 Forum X5 Forum

It's good in my opinion :thumbup:

Anll

yesss exactly like that!!! how did u do it? how much did it cost? and can u take some more pics plz

it's not mine. I found it on the other forum :dunno:
u must follow the link, there some more photos

Anll