Pre LCI to LCI Halogen Headlight Upgrade
03-08-2014, 05:23 AM
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Pre LCI to LCI Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Hi all, I'm new here so i know this questions may have been answered before but for the life of me i can't find any answers. I Have a 2005 Pre LCI E60. I have just managed to acquire a set of LCI halogen headlights for the cheap sum of £50. What i would like to know is how do i go about installing these headlights. I have seen a plug on ebay and the guy says its just a plug and play swap but he asking a whopping £160 for this. Is there a cheeper way i can do this buy splicing wires and joining them to make my own connections, i don't mind chopping into looms as I'm planning on keeping the car and if i do get rid of it the lights will be going with. Thanks
03-09-2014, 10:12 AM
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That price isn't that unreasonable actually. If you were to buy the parts required to make your own harness, here in the states, it comes out to excess of $150. For the extra two cables you guys have for the pre-LCI halogens, it probably comes out to closer to $180.
So you're basically paying the guy $80 for his expertise and labor. Pretty fair deal to me.
So you're basically paying the guy $80 for his expertise and labor. Pretty fair deal to me.
03-10-2014, 10:28 AM
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That price isn't that unreasonable actually. If you were to buy the parts required to make your own harness, here in the states, it comes out to excess of $150. For the extra two cables you guys have for the pre-LCI halogens, it probably comes out to closer to $180.
So you're basically paying the guy $80 for his expertise and labor. Pretty fair deal to me.
So you're basically paying the guy $80 for his expertise and labor. Pretty fair deal to me.
If you lucky enough and just want cable patching (soldering - or whatever) you can buy only LCI connectors with some cables between £20-40 from ebay and play with it.
03-10-2014, 10:57 AM
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That price isn't that unreasonable actually. If you were to buy the parts required to make your own harness, here in the states, it comes out to excess of $150. For the extra two cables you guys have for the pre-LCI halogens, it probably comes out to closer to $180.
So you're basically paying the guy $80 for his expertise and labor. Pretty fair deal to me.
So you're basically paying the guy $80 for his expertise and labor. Pretty fair deal to me.
have a quick question about the retrofit cable you made for me
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