[lsupwns]

I was thinking about doing angel eyes for my next cosmetic modification. I do not have xenon headlights so would it be worth the conversion to angel eyes? I've seen them with the yellow lights and they look cool but not nearly as nice as with xenon lights. I have looked into the conversion to xenon lights but it looks like it would cost a little over $1000 when I finally get down to it. Any advice on how to make the lighting look cooler on a pretty limited budget? Thanks.

[E90Company]

You can go with aftermarket headlight solutions such as DEPO, but I would really reccomend you going OEM if you are to do it at all. The quality, lighting, no issues like condensation are all worth it in the end. You could also try to pickup a used set on the forums for cheaper.

[Turb0Surge]

Originally Posted by E90Company

You can go with aftermarket headlight solutions such as DEPO, but I would really reccomend you going OEM if you are to do it at all. The quality, lighting, no issues like condensation are all worth it in the end. You could also try to pickup a used set on the forums for cheaper.

+1 would not recommend going aftermarket on headlights at all. That's just asking for fitment and quality issues.

[ZJP]

Get a custom retrofit. You're in NJ so you have two shops to choose from; Lightmodz and Lightwerkz

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...ht-Restoration

http://shop.lightwerkz.net/Complete-Retrofit-Kits

[lsupwns]

Originally Posted by ZJP

Get a custom retrofit. You're in NJ so you have two shops to choose from; Lightmodz and Lightwerkz

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...ht-Restoration

http://shop.lightwerkz.net/Complete-Retrofit-Kits

Thanks so much for the information! Are you recommending the xenon conversion or just angel eyes? Do you have a guess at the pricing for this? Thanks and sorry I am pretty inexperienced with all of this.

[lsupwns]

Originally Posted by E90Company

You can go with aftermarket headlight solutions such as DEPO, but I would really reccomend you going OEM if you are to do it at all. The quality, lighting, no issues like condensation are all worth it in the end. You could also try to pickup a used set on the forums for cheaper.

Thanks for the heads up. I agree, save up the extra money for the quality since it is a BMW. What about the conversion to xenon? Is it possible without paying so much? Thanks.

[BOBKUR]

Originally Posted by lsupwns

Thanks for the heads up. I agree, save up the extra money for the quality since it is a BMW. What about the conversion to xenon? Is it possible without paying so much? Thanks.

ECS TUNING HAS LCI HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS WITH ANGEL EYES OEM

[lsupwns]

Originally Posted by BOBKUR

ECS TUNING HAS LCI HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS WITH ANGEL EYES OEM

I know it's easy to find angel eyes and all of the different options with halogen, I was just wondering if I should switch to xenon first and if its reasonable price wise.

[USC2000]

Originally Posted by lsupwns

Thanks so much for the information! Are you recommending the xenon conversion or just angel eyes? Do you have a guess at the pricing for this? Thanks and sorry I am pretty inexperienced with all of this.

Just make a quick phone call and tell them what you are looking for and i'm sure they'll get you a price.

[lsupwns]

Originally Posted by USC2000

Just make a quick phone call and tell them what you are looking for and i'm sure they'll get you a price.

Good plan I'll do that as soon as I get off of work. Thanks guys, you've been a big help as I've been trying to learn about all of these new modifications that I can do to my first BMW!

[tony20009]

I don't think I'd spend $1000 to upgrade my headlights unless I was having trouble seeing at night with the ones I already have and I knew the upgrade would allow me to see better. FWIW, my car has the xenon lights and my cousin's doesn't. I can see fine at night driving both cars.

[lsupwns]

Originally Posted by tony20009

I don't think I'd spend $1000 to upgrade my headlights unless I was having trouble seeing at night with the ones I already have and I knew the upgrade would allow me to see better. FWIW, my car has the xenon lights and my cousin's doesn't. I can see fine at night driving both cars.

It's honestly not the visibility that's an issue, I just love the look of the xenon headlights especially with angel eyes. Halogen with angel eyes looks good but I'm wondering if I should upgrade to xenon and install angel eyes for the look that I want. I'm also hoping that this wouldn't be ridiculously expensive but I have a feeling it would be. I'll make a few calls later today and see if I can get a pricing on it. Any idea what a professionally installed set of angel eyes would cost (I know they vary on the type of angel eyes but just a guess)?

[ZJP]

Originally Posted by lsupwns

Thanks so much for the information! Are you recommending the xenon conversion or just angel eyes? Do you have a guess at the pricing for this? Thanks and sorry I am pretty inexperienced with all of this.

I was recommending both, actually. You can have them do a full custom HID projector retrofit and at the same time have them install LED angel eyes. It would be cheaper than purchasing brand new OEM headlights which are in the ballpark range of $1200+ if I'm not mistaken.

I don't have a clue on what pricing would be. If I had to guess, I'd say maybe anywhere between $600-$1000? Call them and tell them what you need done and they can assist you better.

[lsupwns]

Originally Posted by ZJP

I was recommending both, actually. You can have them do a full custom HID projector retrofit and at the same time have them install LED angel eyes. It would be cheaper than purchasing brand new OEM headlights which are in the ballpark range of $1200+ if I'm not mistaken.

I don't have a clue on what pricing would be. If I had to guess, I'd say maybe anywhere between $600-$1000? Call them and tell them what you need done and they can assist you better.

Awesome I didn't know that was possible. This would give the same bright white/blue look of the xenons? I'll give them a call and save up some money so that I could do this. Thanks so much!

[ZJP]

Originally Posted by lsupwns

Awesome I didn't know that was possible. This would give the same bright white/blue look of the xenons? I'll give them a call and save up some money so that I could do this. Thanks so much!

Correct. Your headlights will look OEM, if not better.

Lightmodz and Lightwerkz both perform some phenomenal work.

[lsupwns]

Originally Posted by ZJP

Correct. Your headlights will look OEM, if not better.

Lightmodz and Lightwerkz both perform some phenomenal work.

Thanks so much for helping me find someplace local too. I have had some great experiences with local shops and working with a real person has been very helpful. I would love to have this look since I just think it give the car much more character.

[ZJP]

Originally Posted by lsupwns

Thanks so much for helping me find someplace local too. I have had some great experiences with local shops and working with a real person has been very helpful. I would love to have this look since I just think it give the car much more character.

No problem, keep us posted with how they turn out once you get them done.