Xenon headlight replacement questions

[Rubinos135i]

Hi, i bought a e88 recently and its been quite a problem, but now that im getting the mechanical stuff out of the way i want to take care of my destroyed headlights (they are heavily corroded) I have the xenon adaptive headlights and i know they are ridiculously expensive. Im not looking to spend more than like $600ish for both of them but i am open to any advice for help. i found a few xenon non adaptive options on amazon and was wondering if they would work. I know the adaptive option can be coded out and i honestly could care less about the feature, i just want working headlights. again i would be really appreciative of any and all advice

[N54Yankee]

What else in the light assembly isn’t working? I see you said heavily corroded but it still might be cheaper to replace a part or two or maybe not worth it in the long run.
I recently changed my halo bulbs to LED and I didn’t get the passenger rear cover on completely and now throwing a code for the adaptive light. I’m going to my shop next week and them code it out. Everything else inside works at this time but other components might fail down the road due to moisture intrusion. I’m going to roll the dice and hope for the best. They are a lot of cash to replace. Have you tried used sources? You might get lucky. Good luck

[Rubinos135i]

Originally Posted by N54Yankee

What else in the light assembly isn’t working? I see you said heavily corroded but it still might be cheaper to replace a part or two or maybe not worth it in the long run.
I recently changed my halo bulbs to LED and I didn’t get the passenger rear cover on completely and now throwing a code for the adaptive light. I’m going to my shop next week and them code it out. Everything else inside works at this time but other components might fail down the road due to moisture intrusion. I’m going to roll the dice and hope for the best. They are a lot of cash to replace. Have you tried used sources? You might get lucky. Good luck

I have looked a lot into used options but a lot of them are around 500+ for one light. my lights are pretty badly oxidized and the clips holding them in are broken in places,dont make fun of me because i bought it like this and i already an regretting the decision because of the expenses but i love the car. ove replaced the bulbs and ballasts and that costed me a lot only for that not to be the problem, its just an absurd amount of corrosion in the ballast connection. im aware that i might have to spend near a grand but i was hoping that i could get some kind of less expensive option to work and look good

[N54Yankee]

Not making fun of you by a long shot. Both of us are pretty much in the same boat when it comes to the 135 zenons. Im trying to decide which way I’m going to go also.

[dtla1]

Originally Posted by Rubinos135i

I have looked a lot into used options but a lot of them are around 500+ for one light. my lights are pretty badly oxidized and the clips holding them in are broken in places,dont make fun of me because i bought it like this and i already an regretting the decision because of the expenses but i love the car. ove replaced the bulbs and ballasts and that costed me a lot only for that not to be the problem, its just an absurd amount of corrosion in the ballast connection. im aware that i might have to spend near a grand but i was hoping that i could get some kind of less expensive option to work and look good

There are headlight repair kits for the support/attachment clips, just FYI. Sorry I can't help with your OG question though.

[Rubinos135i]

I purchased some headlights off amazon for like 190 each and they are xenons without adaptive functions, ill let yall know how it goes when it arrives and ill keep active here in the meantime

[Rubinos135i]

so the headlights i got work pretty great, but if i were to do the swap again id make sure to get the replacement brackets because one of them turned out to be broken from a while back i presume. they fit fine, im just salty that one of the headlights slightly move when i hit a bump.

[..Rush..]

Thanks for your comment.
So, you changed from halogen to LED?
What LED are you using?
Are you using the original halogen reflector for the LED?
I've read that LEDs need to be adjusted well, or they can spray out unwanted light to oncoming traffic.
I'd sure like to see your setup. Thanks.

Originally Posted by N54Yankee

What else in the light assembly isn’t working? I see you said heavily corroded but it still might be cheaper to replace a part or two or maybe not worth it in the long run.
I recently changed my halo bulbs to LED and I didn’t get the passenger rear cover on completely and now throwing a code for the adaptive light. I’m going to my shop next week and them code it out. Everything else inside works at this time but other components might fail down the road due to moisture intrusion. I’m going to roll the dice and hope for the best. They are a lot of cash to replace. Have you tried used sources? You might get lucky. Good luck

[N54Yankee]

I went with Cree H8 bulbs. Didn’t have to fiddle with anything else, old ones out, new ones in. Looks great and adds a very nice touch of clean bright white light. No one has flashed me for blinding them in the couple months I’ve had them. I recommend. Just make sure you get that passenger side back cover on correctly. No pics sorry.