nonm5e60

i finally decided to do some mods on my car 525i(12/04 production date).
i bought xenon headlights from ebay about 1 year ago , they were sitting in my garage until now.
i was reading a lot of forum topics regarding the capacitors
please tell me if these what i need
http://cgi.ebay.com/lot-of-3-three-ELECTROLYTIC-CAPACITOR-4700-uF-35V_W0QQitemZ270455797816QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef86bf838how to know if my headlights xenon or bi-xenon(any difference retrofitting)
the numbers on them are 7 166 120 and 7 166 119 with the inprint inside BMW DYNAMIC XENON
as i understood , i need just capacitors + 2-3 wires to be rewired or spliced.. to have them working properly
can u suggest or advise where to buy
bulbs , ignitors , ballasts , also angel rings bulbs(white) - preferably from one seller , in future would like to get matching projectors(xenons) installed (most likely custom fitted) in m5 front bumper.


also if any body can show that imperfection on fender-bumper (m5 bumper installation) to see how it looks actually , could not find on the forum good pic to see it.just trying to decide if i can live with it (since i will try to install it myself) , or going to the shop.....but bumper is already painted sitting in my garage.

thanks

nonm5e60

anybody?

nonm5e60

c'mon guys , anybody can help out ? ....please

barton2002

i have got halogen type headlights as well, i wished sooo much that i can have the xenon type headlight on my e60, but its apparently extremely hard to do so...n i have been searchin searchin and searchin everywhere and doesnt seem lk some1 actually did it. and somehow its like every e60 on this world has xenon headlight on them but none has halogen.....

if u find out..by any chance to fit convert ur halogen headlight to the xenons. plx let me knw

i think it costs more than a 1000 pounds to fit that headlight to our e60 by a bmw dealer...

Rossman_999

I purchased a pair of Ebay for ?350, bought two capacitor from Maplins and a few hours later I had working Xenons, The difference in light from the original halogens is amazing-well worth the money!

medik13

I have done several sets successfully locally. If you want to do it yourself and get stuck let me know. Otherwise I can do them for you (small fee) and send them back.

mobin_p@hotmail.com

Hi mate, i am looking to do the same is it possible if u could give me a guide on how change the headlights.
Thanks

08white

you mean OEM M5 bumper or after market?

OEM M5 bumper will need OEM M5 fender, and there is no fog light housing

after market M5 bumper will fit with regular fender, and very easy to install, 5 screws above the front grill, 3 screws on front wheel walls, and 2 screws under lower grill, that's it, i can take the bumper out in 30 minutes, looks same as OEM M5 bumper just with fog light, you can find pictures in my albums

medik13

Guide to change the headlights can be found in the DIY section of this forum. Do a search.

Hilden

OEM bumper will NOT need OEM fenders but as the OP mentions, fit is not perfect without them but if you're not completely anal about fitment issues you can probably live with it.

Anyway as you probably found in other posts you need the bumper skin and the 2 little M5 plastic brackets and you're set. If you still want fitment pics, let me know and I can go out and snap one for you.

I did not need the foam parts or any of the special M5 covers underneath so I doubt you need them as well. I did however fork out around 150 bucks for the OEM brake air ducts since I couldn't figure out a good and easy way of fabricating something myself that would avoid getting water, dirt, small animals and babies in my engine bay. If you do the same, be aware that you need to mod those ducts to fit as well but it's easy and you only need a saw or a sharp knife.

Shoot me a PM if you have any problems/questions around this.