Art Vandalay

Has anyone installed the Hella OE Xenon E60 LCI Projectors with Celis Technology?
I'm considering buying these for my e60 however am hoping to hear the experiences (good/bad) about how the final product looked. Anything short of OEM look/quality will not be ok. I see vehicles around town that had aftermarket projectors installed and the car just looks weird. Pics anyone?

Beemster530i

Exactly what is this Celis Technology?
I've converted to the original Hella LCI projector headlights...but what is this Celis? New type of headlights?

iamnatio

Isn't Celis Technology part of what is created by Hella, which is OEM? Are you looking at something similar to:
http://www.umnitza.com/hella-oe-xeno...gy-p-1328.html

ETNav382

That sounds like a fancy way to say LCI headlights without a BMW stamp...

Beemster530i

ya...I think Celis is what their refering to as the LCI type angel eyes

Art Vandalay

fair enough - i think you're all correct! Is there a site you recommend I buy LCI Headlights from that offers the OEM look. Besides the cool look of clean/clear, non amber eye brows, I like the fact that the new LCI lights use the angel eye as the primary day time lamp instead of what pre LCI uses. Any suggestions are appreciated.

nomis_nehc

Sorry to burst your bubble, but LCI headlights still have amber/orange eyebrows. Also, the angel eyes as DRL has nothing to do with the headlights. It's a function of light module 2. Pre-LCI headlights can have angel eyes as DRL if the car has light module 2.

Beemster530i

LCi headlights are made by Hella which are OEM...unless you get aftermarket ones which look cr@p. Eyebrows are still amber. Difference between the pre-LCI (with halogen dish type reflector) and LCI (with projector type lense) are mainly in the angel eyes. Pre-LCI angels use 4 W5W leds or bulbs to light up the angels. Hence the angel eyes are much thinner and not as distinct....dull and cannot see in daylight. LCI angel eyes use 1 bigger bulb or 5W-10W leds which are much brighter and more distinct so u can see in the daytime. The glass angel eyes on the LCI headlights are much more thicker.....look at pic below....converted mine to LCI with the help of a member here..thx to him....loving it! Just waiting on those 10W Cree leds...

nomis_nehc

The angel eyes would be brighter if they were indeed glass. But alas, only the LCI xenons have glass, and those parts aren't even visible. They are behind the angel eyes and how the light is carried to the larger ring.

umnitza

Which part do you think is glass?

CELIS = Hella's patent on the angel eyes rings technology - it's basically what they call their fiber optic based rings and now I guess they also call it their LED based rings as well. The tech is basically the same, get acrylic rings, sent the light from a source through with fiber optics. That's it.

We offer LCI headilghts with and without adaptive, they are only Euros. They come with and without bulbs - depending on what you order.

If you currently have xenon for a 2004-2007, our Projector60 is a really good choice:
http://www.umnitza.com/projector60-w...v2-p-6000.html

if you have halogen, there is some repinning and rewiring involved.