[jehovden]

Hello,

This might have been dicussed many times earlier, but after a few searches without result I try with a new topic.

On my 2005 525D I (unfortunately) have halogen headlights... I am looking onto retrofitting some xenons. Then I of course need some headlights and are looking for these mainly on ebay.

I have noticed there are quiite a few pairs beeing sold in the US, also non adaptives as I need. Problem is though, I hate the amber corners and would like to have these white as on euro cars.

So question is... Is there a way (at all) to remove this amber film, or glass, from these head lights? Anyone have tried this?
A friend of mine did the similar thing for a X5. Think he used a heater to open up the glass it self. But this was a 2001, and he claims they are using another type of glue today making this impossible.

Any feedback would be highly appreciated

Best regards

[BigRevKev]

I have amber 'eyebrows' and it's a Euro car.
Personally I like the contrast with the Amber and Black.
Makes the car look a little more menacing.

[jehovden]

Hello,

Orange eyebrows are OK (though I have seen a "crazy DIY for having the orange LEDs beeing replaced by white ones.... niiice), but I was thinking about the amber on us-cars on the side with the blinkers. If you understand what I am trying to say

That part I would prefer to be white as on euro cars.

[nigxdoof]

jehovden, on 08 February 2010 - 08:52 AM, said:

Hello,

Orange eyebrows are OK (though I have seen a "crazy DIY for having the orange LEDs beeing replaced by white ones.... niiice), but I was thinking about the amber on us-cars on the side with the blinkers. If you understand what I am trying to say

That part I would prefer to be white as on euro cars.

You have to take apart the headlight to take the amber off. I'm actually in the process of doing it this week. Will post pics for everyone to see soon.

[jehovden]

Excellent!

I am then eagerly (and a bit anxiously) awaiting your result and pictures

[blackedout5]

I took the amber reflectors out of my headlights. I have done it on other cars in the past without a problem but that was not the case with these. the stuff BMW uses to seal the two headlight pieces together is like cement and is did not get soft with heat. The black plastic housing cracks really easy when pressure is applied and im not the most paitent person, but now it looks way better and it was free to do.

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[nomis_nehc]

Huh, interesting. When I had opened up my housing, the amber part looks like it was somehow melded with the housing. So how did you actually get it off if heat didn't do it?

And can you post larger up-close pics?

[jehovden]

blackedout5, on 09 February 2010 - 08:42 PM, said:

I took the amber reflectors out of my headlights. I have done it on other cars in the past without a problem but that was not the case with these. the stuff BMW uses to seal the two headlight pieces together is like cement and is did not get soft with heat. The black plastic housing cracks really easy when pressure is applied and im not the most paitent person, but now it looks way better and it was free to do.

Niiice looking car!

Thanks for your feedback.
How did you actually get them opened? And how did you seal them properly afterwards?

And last , but not least, what are does rims of yours? They look awsome!! Wouldn't mind 4 of those! Brand, type and size please

[Tonio 550i]

yes please let us know how to do this i hate the amber

[DKNewYork]

jehovden, on 08 February 2010 - 08:52 AM, said:

Hello,

Orange eyebrows are OK (though I have seen a "crazy DIY for having the orange LEDs beeing replaced by white ones.... niiice)

Replaced mine with red ones. I got another set that is white.

[nomis_nehc]

Some of you guys are not reading the thread, lol.


It's about the amber corner, not AE.

[v_therussian]

Good God, man, what is that thing on your lower front bumper?!


I'm teasin' - the mod looks nice, but why didn't you do the orions and the eyebrow while you were there already? And since you've done this, do you experience any condensation in the headlights?

[joebaggg]

nigxdoof, on 08 February 2010 - 11:07 AM, said:

You have to take apart the headlight to take the amber off. I'm actually in the process of doing it this week. Will post pics for everyone to see soon.

you know your going to have to do mine too dont ya??

[blackedout5]

jehovden, on 09 February 2010 - 03:53 PM, said:

Niiice looking car!

Thanks for your feedback.
How did you actually get them opened? And how did you seal them properly afterwards?

And last , but not least, what are does rims of yours? They look awsome!! Wouldn't mind 4 of those! Brand, type and size please

well let me first say I do not recommend people do what I did to get the amber out. I kind of went into it with a I dont care if I break them attitude, I did it over a year ago and have had no problems or condensation. Im not the greatest at explaining things but I will try to do my best...
after a while of trying to heat the seal up between the clear lens cover and black housing it did nothing.( my friend sutck his in the oven and it did not work for him either ) The major problem was that the edge of the clear lens and seal is covered about 1/2 in. by the black plastic housing. I cut that lip that covered the rest of the clear plastic off carefully with my dremel tool to get access to the the edge of the clear lens and the actual seal you need to break apart. I did this from the corner where the amber is all the way to about the high beam area. There are also some screws you have to remove that connect the two housings together. Then I used a tool for removing trim form classic cars ( basically a curved forked ended wide flat head screwdriver ) I just started to put it up under the seal and push up on the clear plastic lightly, you can watch the seal seperate slowly. I worked my way around the top and bottom end to about the high beam. Then you can pull the two halves apart enough to give yourself some room to work. The amber lens is glued in on the lower part of the clear housing and on the clear reflector that covers the turn signal bulb. prying on it with a screwdriver a few times and it popped loose eaisily.
I then used a gasket sealer that I use on my old cars that I knew works great ( its called the right stuff ) and put a real thin bead of it on the exposed headlight seal and put the housing back together and installed the screws to hold it in place, I also put a clean bead of it on the outside where I cut the lip off from. the only thing that does not look factory is the bead of sealer when the hood is up and your looking close at the black part of the headlight housing
im sure I left out a few things but hopefully everybody gets the idea for now, I would be very intrested to hear how other people went about doing this.
oh, and the wheels are some old HRE's, im not sure the style. they are 20" 8x5 front and 8x10 rear.

[nomis_nehc]

Oh nuts. If I had known that a screwdriver could pry it apart, I would have tried it with mine.

When I had it apart, it looked to me as if it's melted onto the clear housing, and I thought, "F that, not going to crack the whole housing try to get it off".

I guess this really should be attempted by someone who don't care if they break it, lol.