tex_phil

how you doing yours??

mikeg3tsguap

Im wiring mine via fog light wires since i no longer have use for them ( previous owner did full m5 front hence no fog light housing) will use gp thunders slim hid kit but if u dont want to go that route you could always use your oem ae wire and then use a power relay that way you wont burn out tht line (35 watt hid bulb compared to 3w i think oem ae bulb is) im just concerned about if maybe hid ae will be too bright in a pre lci housing we will soon find out

tex_phil

Can't wait to see how that progresses, keep us updated!

Gene

****spoke to the guy who developed the HID AE kit that radz has...said he has tested them on e60 LCI's and found no issues...as long as you have xenons/h8 bulb AE's you are good to go....


so PM him if you are interested...radz provided the link earlier in this thread


I will be attempting a different route, hopefully....

Richard, thanx again for the info...good lookin'

NobleForums

Looks absolutely awesome.

RootKit

those are really good pictures! the 8k looks pretty much exactly like the pictures. it's a crispy white light. i have the 8,000k temp HID installed in an E60 and they are brighter than stock. been running it a few weeks and so far so good. there is the myth that HID will wash out the halos--actually it is well define during the day--but unbelievably bright. Try taking a comparison picture with a car that has LED--it is no match in bright daylight!

RootKit

LCI e60 & e92 are the same camaross305 made a kit over there in the forum. it's a small circuit that will take in the power from the original harness to output a steady 12v to trigger the relay. the circuit is to keep the voltage high to turn on the relay. since bmw in DRL mode output something like 12v but then dim the voltage low. Since the relay needs something like 12v to be triggered-that is the purpose of the circuit. the relay and wiring harness hooks up to the ballasts and bulbs etc. the kit include resistors to prevent the computer error.

the kit consists:
a. circuit, resistors
b. HID wiring harness (relay + wires + 9006 HID plugs)
c. ballasts + bulbs(h8 connector)

if you are technically incline instead of the circuit--can use a standard HID relay that is triggered from a 12v accessories wire. the computer error can be easily solved by using resistors. the HID kit can be bought cheap. since majority of aftermarkets are from a few manufactures in china anyways--just get a cheap one. bulbs + ballasts runs about $40..or lifetime warranty as cheap as $70. Alot of the HID kits are rebadged and the markup is rediculous. the HID wiring harness(which has the relay already + standard HID plugs and wiring) around $25 or less. something to note is that the wires need to go inside the housing. you can slip the wires underneath by benting the cover or drill a hole in the cover and use the grommet that is provided with the bulbs. if you don't want to spent much time piecing up a kit--i recommend just geting the kit with everything. however the kit is not exactly plug & play...it still take a bit of time get it installed and running. the supplied harness wasn't long enought for an E60 but i'm sure if you get a hold of camaross305 he can easily have it made for an E60.

r9ndy

Hey rootkit, Did you make your own kit? what circuit and resistor did you use?

btw, thanks for all your help on the lci retrofit

radzM

thanks for the info rootkit! I could not have said all that.