Pre LCI headlight removal question
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Ok so I have my 05 525i and today I changed the angel eye bulbs to led's looks great but is there an easier way to remove the head light I seemed to have damaged my bumper a little trying to get them out and back in
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You're really supposed to remove the bumper in order to access removing the headlights. It can be done with the bumper in place, but you risk damaging it.
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Nah! It's much simpler than that! You just need the right tools. I did mine in about half an hour. This gives you an idea:
The angel eye is a little harder to remove, but not impossible once the assembly is out.
The angel eye is a little harder to remove, but not impossible once the assembly is out.
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if you remove the front most rubber hood seal (the one that's about 2-3ft long directly above the oval grills) and remove the top bump fastening bolts, you can flex the bumper enough to make removal of the headlamp assembly much easier. i can get mine in/out in just a few minutes now that i've done it a few times.
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+1 done it on a couple cars already, takes a minute a light once you have the screws removed and the front fastening bolts removed as said above.
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Yea that video makes it look super easy haha I think I'll be looking for some LCI headlights soon so that should be fun that would be 2008 and up for US cars right?
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Yea I see that it's not plug and play and I haven't been able to find a solid answer on what's needed for the swap any help would be much appreciated
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These threads should get you started:
https://5series.net/forums/e60-parts...iagram-141808/
https://5series.net/forums/e60-discu...-xenon-141740/
https://5series.net/forums/e60-parts...iagram-141808/
https://5series.net/forums/e60-discu...-xenon-141740/