Edward8a

Hello all!
I'm new here and recently bought an E60 528i 2008.
The issue with my car is the passanger side headlight looks old and i want to change the lens. i know its glued to the housing but thats no matter.
My problem is i cant find the replacement lenses for the LCI model, the only ones that appears are the pre-LCI models.
Do anyone know if the pre-LCI headlights lenses fits in the LCI models???

JayArras

You don't need to change the headlight lens, just restore it. There are a number of threads on the forum that explain how it's done, like this one:

DIY Headlight Lens Restoration!

Edward8a

Thanks for responding!
For my case is not just restore the actual lens (already did), but i'm getting water inside the headlight when i wash the car or rains. saying that, the "cloudiness" of the lens is coming from the inside so restoring the lens in the outside will not help me in this case.
That's why i think my better option here is to change the lens to the headlight, but as i wrote, i cant find the LCI headlights lenses and don't know if the pre LCI lenses will fit in my LCI E60.

Thanks again!

JayArras

Possible solution in this thread.

Opening up headlight discussion here.

FormerE30Owner

I have found that actually leaving the screw cap slightly loose with a gap allows the condensation to leave the enclosure. Once condensate gets into the enclosure, the heat of the light does evaporate the water, but it has nowhere to go and then re-condenses once the heat is gone. Also,
placing some dessicant into the enclosure works, for me at least.