jas_r_1

If you have pre-LCI halogen you'll have two screw caps (both exactly the same) on each headlight unit.

tonyb635

If you have LCI/adaptive you will see a large spin cap with fins on the back side of the headlight. Open this and the AE bulb is just inside. Rotate bulb and remove, mine are H8's. There is no need to remove your headlights unless you have super fat hands and fingers. It's really very simple...

syrousd

LCI and None LCI both have the spin caps!

wtf

I am also confused, I bought some angel eyes, as seen in this ebay ad:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170410440689...S:1123&vxp=mtr

pic is:

Anyway my painter has the car at the moment fitting the kit and figured I'd get him to fit the angel bulbs (i found removing and refitting the headlights ended up with sliced up hands lol) - he called today to say the bulbs didnt fit.

I have a Australian 2004 E60 with factory HID Xenons (non adaptive). Our headlights here never had the yellow side section, so they are the euro spec ones I guess. I thought I bought the right kit, but he seems to think they didnt fit.

Here is a pic of the headlights on my E60:



Did I buy the wrong ones? If so what do I actually need to get? Or is my painter mistaken?

If i do indeed need to buy new ones, what supplier/sponsor do you suggest for decent brightness and reliability?

Mark

BlaSTiWi

Try to watch the video clip on post #7 up above in particular around min 1:50 when the guy pull out the AE bulb out.
You should find the headlight is the same as what you have and the bulb is similar (if not the same) so you should be all good

jaycal3

They look like they would fit... but honestly I would contact John from Motorcepts here on the forum. Does your "painter" know where the AE bulb goes? I dont like the ebay crap... I have the MTEC v3 and they are about as bright as you can get I think without going Orion and cracking your headlights open... Look at the vendor section of the forum.

Edit: Sorry OP, I just realized I responded to a thread hijack....

wtf

Yes I am sorry to OP about the thread hijack, I only did it because I thought some of the answers could be common and i didnt want to start yet another thread and get flamed with "WHY DONT YOU SEARCH"

Thanks for the replies, I am interstate at the moment while the car gets its goodies on so I cant point it out to him otherwise I would.. Thus I am not 100% sure whether I am wrong or he is mistaken. Also, after seeing pics of those Mtec v3 I would have gone down that path instead of the cheapy ebay ones. The only saving grace with ebay sellers is they are so paranoid about negative feedback they will warranty stuff practically forever, even though its cheap as.

Now my issue is, if those ones I bought didnt fit, thats the style the MTEC is.. Im currently of the opinion the painter may have looked at the wrong globe.. Im just not looking forward at pulling my headlights out again, it took forever and now i have a freshly painted front bar, I really dont want to scuff it

thanks again!

Mark

nomis_nehc

I believe that bulb should fit. It's probably the guy has never installed these bulbs before. They ARE a tight fit and kind of a pain in the ass. Definitely not the same as swapping the usual bulbs.