Replacement headlights

[Yo0itsmatt]

Hi guys how is every one i am new to the forums world i was just wondering f anyone know how i can get the hid headlights i have the 128i with the regular headlights and i want the hid headlights any one out there that can help. thanks

[S54dan]

I'll run you the #'s tomorrow. In reality, expect to pay nearly double for the headlights alone than you would have paid on the invoice ($800 I believe?). Plus labor to reflash the car to recognize that it has Xenons instead of Halogen.

[Yo0itsmatt]

Thank you man for gettin bak to quickly.. now is there a hid kit i can install instead of changing the hole light.

[faulkds]

Look on ebay... I've seen loads but have only installed them on a Ducati motorbike

[Mandingo]

i am also very interested in doing this. I would have had them built on there but unfortunately the timeline to where i needed the car did not allow me build my own. Either this or waiting for an aftermarket solution.

[changed]

i think you may be waiting some time....

but if you do find a solution post it up here, as there are many, including me that would love to buy a simple cheap and effective angle eye/xenon conversion for halogen headlights.

[S54dan]

Don't just buy after-market HID kits, especially off of ebay. Use a known source like Umnitza.

Secondly, wait for them to come up with a solution for the 1 Series Headlamps if you do not want OEM. HID kits without the use of projectors are extremely illegal. They blind the hell out of on-coming drivers because the way the line bounces off of the inner-headlamp. They are not projected in the correct manner, and actually give less visability than halogen.

Price for Xenons w/o Adaptive:

List: $1048.46 ($524.23/EA)

I can do them for $891.20 ($445.60/EA)

Price for Xenons w/ Adaptive:

List: $1335.32 ($667.66/EA)

I can do them for $1135.02 ($567.51/EA)

Remember, this is just the cost for parts. Your car must be reflashed to recognize Xenon instead of Halogen.

[Mandingo]

how much would reflashing be plus labor?

[hansenc]

Thats were BMW seems to get you, no matter what if you try to something without going through the dealership they still hit you with the labor of reprogramming the vehicle. Anyway to do the reflash under warranty? Will a service center upgrade the car for free if a new build comes out?

[S54dan]

Labor is the reflashing. It depends on the dealerships choice of labor rate. And they won't do it free

[TT1351]

Dan, is it safe to assume if you car had hologens, and you swtich to Euro lights no reflashing is required? hmmm. Thanks
Fran

[ChrisK]

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Originally Posted by Dan@UnitedBMW

Don't just buy after-market HID kits, especially off of ebay. Use a known source like Umnitza.

Secondly, wait for them to come up with a solution for the 1 Series Headlamps if you do not want OEM. HID kits without the use of projectors are extremely illegal. They blind the hell out of on-coming drivers because the way the line bounces off of the inner-headlamp. They are not projected in the correct manner, and actually give less visability than halogen.

Price for Xenons w/o Adaptive:

List: $1048.46 ($524.23/EA)

I can do them for $891.20 ($445.60/EA)

Price for Xenons w/ Adaptive:

List: $1335.32 ($667.66/EA)

I can do them for $1135.02 ($567.51/EA)

Remember, this is just the cost for parts. Your car must be reflashed to recognize Xenon instead of Halogen.

+1

I have done many HID retrofits in my day, and putting rebased HID bulbs into a reflector based headlight (aka buying a eBay HID kit) is like driving around town with your Hi-Beams on all the time.

When it is down correctly with projectors, you will get what is called a "Cut-off" This is what the end result looks like.

First picture is a "ebay HID Kit". The Second picture is a HID Kit with projectors (Provides the right focus and cutoff).