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Originally Posted by 1er coupe
No man, we never had to drill any holes in the headlights. These HIDs are designed to fit into BMW xenon headlights. They are an exact fit. Yes they look a lot like 2012 DRL BMWs. I actually think these look better.
We mounted the ballasts and control unit onto the chassis (to dissipate heat)...and we've had no issues. No water ingress because we never compromised the OEM seal. You must mount the ballasts onto a metallic surface...some people do not and their ballasts overheat and fail.
Some people just ram the wiring and ballasts into the headlight 
We installed them in the safest and most practical place...discrete and out of view. My friend has had HIDs for 3 years without issues...if you do it properly the lights should out-live the car.
Stay away from the 50 dollar HIDs on ebay from China...you are asking for trouble. A luxury car deserves a premium product.
Remember, people take photos of their LUX to compliment them....its easy to make dull LEDs look bright in a photo. I know for a fact you cant see LUX in direct sunlight whereas HID can be seen in any weather condition.
My brother's E92 is in the garage now...removing his LUX and replacing with 6000K HIDs. |
If possible / you feel like it, could you take some pics of your AE install please!
When I said "headlight housing" i actually meant the area inside the cover at the back of the headlight.
I understand the ballasts cannot fit inside that headlight housing area, therefore like you said they have to be mounted outside the headlight cover. But then you still need to get the wires and HID bulb into that area - but how did you maintain the OEM seal and still get the HID bulb and wire inside? surely you had to drill a hole in the back of the headlight cover to fit the wires in?
Thanks again!