Xenon Fitment

[Arbee]

Hi Guys,

Has anybody fitted xenons on there e39's?

I want to fit xenons on my driving lights and fogs. What bulbs do they use and how easy is it to fit them on?

Once those are done, i want to lamin-x the headlights and fogs also. Dont want to lamin-x now as it would affect the lighting at night with the normal non-xenon lights.

Thanks.

 

[clutchplate]

Hi Mr. Arbee.

I also want to do this... please if you do it, post some pics. I'm doing some mechanical stuff to my car first before I spend money on cosmetics, but I wanna get the facelift lights and then the xenon kit. so please post some pics if you can, will be very nice to see.

 

[Arbee]

Will do so.

I think the e39 lights are bad at night thats the main reason i want to do it.

 

[freerider]

PM zaa, he has done this conversion.

Also check out his thread about his 528i, there is something about it in there as well

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

i actually do this for a living , feel free to ask any questions

 

[Arbee]

i actually do this for a living , feel free to ask any questions

Slmz Mohammed,

Please provide a price for supply and install of the xenons? Driving lights and fog lights.

Thanks

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

i actually do this for a living , feel free to ask any questions

Slmz Mohammed,

Please provide a price for supply and install of the xenons? Driving lights and fog lights.

Thanks

WA alaykum salaam

headlights fitted with fault cancelling - R1350
Foglights fitted (not sure if has fault reporting) - R1250

Jazakallah

 

[Arbee]

i actually do this for a living , feel free to ask any questions

Slmz Mohammed,

Please provide a price for supply and install of the xenons? Driving lights and fog lights.

Thanks

WA alaykum salaam

headlights fitted with fault cancelling - R1350
Foglights fitted (not sure if has fault reporting) - R1250

Jazakallah

Where are you based?

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

i actually do this for a living , feel free to ask any questions

Slmz Mohammed,

Please provide a price for supply and install of the xenons? Driving lights and fog lights.

Thanks

WA alaykum salaam

headlights fitted with fault cancelling - R1350
Foglights fitted (not sure if has fault reporting) - R1250

Jazakallah

Where are you based?

Lenasia JHB

 

[Arbee]

I sent you PM Mohammed

 

[msm]

i actually do this for a living , feel free to ask any questions

Slmz Mohammed,

Please provide a price for supply and install of the xenons? Driving lights and fog lights.

Thanks

WA alaykum salaam

headlights fitted with fault cancelling - R1350
Foglights fitted (not sure if has fault reporting) - R1250

Jazakallah

Do you use relays or resistor packs for the "fault cancelling"?

 

[freerider]

capacitors msm.

I have a pic somewhere....

Found it

 

[kabal]

do all e39's come with projectors???

 

[msm]

capacitors msm.

I have a pic somewhere....

Found it

Thanks dude. :thumbsup:

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

yes.. al of them do.. the pre facelift have the projectors behind the focus lense

 

[bobwatt]

This post is not meant to interfere with anyone's plans to fit xenon's. I fitted Osram Nightbreakers to the dips and brights on my 750il and they have made the lights much, much brighter- Osram claim 90% brighter- and I believe them. And they cost only R130 plus vat a pair at Diesel Electric. I wanted xenon's for the dips, but settled for the Nightbreakers.

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

This post is not meant to interfere with anyone's plans to fit xenon's. I fitted Osram Nightbreakers to the dips and brights on my 750il and they have made the lights much, much brighter- Osram claim 90% brighter- and I believe them. And they cost only R130 plus vat a pair at Diesel Electric. I wanted xenon's for the dips, but settled for the Nightbreakers.

IMHO the xenons are way way way brighter than osram nightbreakers

 

[kabal]

no need for opinion, it is fact :thumbsup: I mean they measure xenons compared to the temperature of the sun

 

[Gizmo]

Yeah, xenons own halogen any day! Did alot of conversions over the years, 2 were E39's. The aftermarket kits are the easiest to install, I install OEM BMW ballasts and bulbs which are more difficult to install. I have had ballasts fail within a year from aftermarket kits that autostyle sell, so stay away from the cheap makes...

 

[msm]

Yeah, xenons own halogen any day! Did alot of conversions over the years, 2 were E39's. The aftermarket kits are the easiest to install, I install OEM BMW ballasts and bulbs which are more difficult to install. I have had ballasts fail within a year from aftermarket kits that autostyle sell, so stay away from the cheap makes...

One of the reasons I stayed away from doing the conversion is that I cannot tell the decent kits from the cr@p ones - hence I also decided to look at the OEM route, but cannot find any scrapyards with E39 xenons (at decent prices). Also, I'm still a bit sceptical about the beam focus issues by putting xenons into a standard halogen "optimised" projector.

Can you advise what to look for if I want to do this with OEM parts. I am fairly technically minded so don't mind doing a bit of DIY to get things to fit properly. However, how about shedding some light in terms of all the necessary components required. Don't mind gradually buying parts as I find them, at a reasonable cost.

BTW, here's my post on the DIY height adjustment - as you can see, I'm comfortable with taking my headlights apart already E39 DIY Headlight Fix