Bill109

hello everyone,
i took my old pre lci halogen headlights and tore them apart yesterday, separated the lens from the housing and am now going to see if i can build a set of nice custom headlights.

i was wondering if anyone knows if i can retrofit projectors into a halogen housing..
i've contacted umnitza and ask for their advice on projector product info, but wondering if anyone here has done something as obnoxious as i have. its essentially the most pointless headlight build since i'm starting with these boring pre lci halogens but if theres a will, theres a way, right?

i will need the projectors and the shrouds for this project...

with the way the proejectors fit, they seem to want to be secured to a flat backing of some sort which theses headlights do not have. all they do have are three pieces that protrude out so you can screw in the single piece (hi/lo beam) reflector. Three on the low side, and one on the high beam side.
i will upload the pictures when i get home from work tonight.
any advice you can give me, would be awesome.
thanks for your time!
-Bill

Bill109

few quick pics...




current pics of my ride

CALIC

I initially wanted to install a projector into my pre lci halogens, i even bought the projector with shroud ect but gave up half way. I believe there are allot of work and hassle involved so i decided to buy lci halogens and add umnitza v4,s and xenons. I bought the lights used but in very good condition for £185 and sold my pre lci's for £100... £85 for hassle free project.

stel_i79

contact SIMON. AKA..BOSSCAT..or CHRIS AT REPUBLIC WRAPS

GOOD luck

Shlooky

How did you get the plastic cover off?
I need to do the same accept it needs a major repair and cleaning.

thanks,

KyleB

go make friends with a couple of bodyshops that repair BMWs on a regular basis. Ask them to keep any broken HID headlight housings that still have the internals intact, maybe offer ten or twenty bucks per headlight. They'll reuse the undamaged ballasts and HID bulbs, but one's they've poached what they need the housings go right in the trash.

Bill109

this is genius.. im in the autobody business. if we ever get a bmw in the shop ill keep an eye out.. maybe ill do some calling around as well to some shops.
good idea!
which projectors did you end up buying? im aware its a lot of work and im more than prepared to do it. ive already measured the width and dimensions i need for the projector. im going to call umnitza and give them my dimensions and see what they can offer closest to this. i have lci headlights on my car, so these are just a set to play around with. im planning on paint and doing some airbrushing to the shrouds and pretty them up!


whelp, theres no easy way to do it. very carefully you can use a method of a heat gun, a flat handled scraper, some laquer and an acid brush... and a lot of beer. or you can just cut them apart with a mulit max tool and a special tip. i ended up throwing quite a few tools around.
few cracks in the outter edge but the existing sealant holds it all together and i ended up fixing the cracks anways.
However, if i were to do it again, id start with a dremel and cut a few squre sections out of the plastic ring that seals in the headlight lens so i can break the seal with my putty knife/scraper and work my around.
if you do it, be patient and good luck!

Shlooky

Thanks for the tip!!

Cheers

umnitza

Hey Bill, we just completed one of these...just an idea for you to possibly go with:

It's the "red terminator" mod

Bill109

i like it, im going to try and give you guys a call tomorrow, figure out which projectors to go with. really havent had the extra 200-300$ to throw at these, however tomorrow is payday!