[sd_luis]

So I recently bought a pair of lci headlights for my pre lci e90. Main reason because wanted the angel eyes feature. After doing some research on angel eyes I decided to go with umnitza orion v2.5 and projector retrofit. I got carry away and decided to spray the inside of the headlight light anybody else would if they would crack open their headlight right? lol So far I have only painted the inside of the headlight, but would post more pictures as I progress. I just thought I would share!
special thanks to "dominators" a member of this forum who has helped me with the project.


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[AMG KLR]

Wow they look awesome. Too scared to mess with mine

[Route 16]

When do you put them back on? I need to know if blacking out the chrome on the halogen bulb decreases night visibility.

[sd_luis]

Originally Posted by Route 16

When do you put them back on? I need to know if blacking out the chrome on the halogen bulb decreases night visibility.

I'm putting it back probably this weekend. It would definitely decrease night visibility. I'm doing it because I'm going to do a projector retrofit so it doesn't matter. If you are thinking of blacking out your headlight I recommend just blacking the plastic and not the halogen bowl

[RaceTruk]

why wouldnt you get V4 rings?
your using old technology and the V4s are ALOT nicer.
looks liek your doing great work though

[wdeerfield]

nice start! the red detail is a nice touch. are you going to retrofit LED turn signal in it?

[rbtamms]

I can't wait to see the outcome...the red line is a pretty good idea...

[longnvu]

I'm planning to do the same, nice work so far!

[ssmith96]

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

nice start! the red detail is a nice touch. are you going to retrofit LED turn signal in it?

You don't mean the ones from the LCI xenons do you? is that possible?

[sd_luis]

thanks guys!
wow I didn't know you could retrofit turn signals
I haven't finish yet, because umnitza its lagging to send me some backordered items!

Actually the orion v4 and v2.5 came around the same time the reason I didn't went with v4 is because they wanted me to paid more for offset sizes I was not going to throw away money the v2.5 have more leds than the v2 so I'm happy they look nice to I tested them with my battery.

[taranonline]

please post the process and all. I want to do the same.

[bmw325i]

Did you get the projectors from Umnitza?

[sd_luis]

Originally Posted by taranonline

please post the process and all. I want to do the same.

will do, right now I wanted to get e46 projector shrouds, but umnitza is taking too long to send them because they have them on backordered, but I already order them from the retrofit source I should be able to finish it this weekend!

[sd_luis]

Originally Posted by bmw325i

Did you get the projectors from Umnitza?

Yeah, they offer a projector retrofit kit which included

-projectors( your choice/extra cost)
-your choice of HID kit
-your choice of orion rings
-and projector shrouds (you can contact them for availability)

it was a decent price

[.fLip.]

i was online as we speak actually researching a DIY to get this done as i recently installed lci halogens on my pre lci.

which projectors are you going with?

how hard was it to open the headlights?

[sd_luis]

Originally Posted by .fLip.

i was online as we speak actually researching a DIY to get this done as i recently installed lci halogens on my pre lci.

which projectors are you going with?

how hard was it to open the headlights?

I went with morimoto mini h1 other people have also donde fx-r, but they had a hard time fitting it.

And it was fairly easy it was more time consuming.

[taranonline]

please post pics including how you planning to seal the back of headlight?

[sd_luis]

Originally Posted by taranonline

please post pics including how you planning to seal the back of headlight?

I will hopefully I can start this weekend. I had to order the shrouds from the retrofit source, but they haven't even shipped them I might have to wait until next week

and I bought some koito buttyl sealant especially designed for headlights is the best it was like $30 for a pound i believe,.

[rollinstone157]

Originally Posted by sd_luis

I will hopefully I can start this weekend. I had to order the shrouds from the retrofit source, but they haven't even shipped them I might have to wait until next week

and I bought some koito buttyl sealant especially designed for headlights is the best it was like $30 for a pound i believe,.

Yeah, they're based out of Atlanta...they're open AFAIK but that doesn't mean that their shipper is shipping things!

TRS guys are the best though, I'm sure you'll be more than happy with your stuff. I would test your Umnitza projectors before you retrofit them though, they're known for using some seriously bargain bin projectors that just end up sucking a lot. May be worth it to pay up for some quality ones through TRS.

I'd hate to see you spend all this time and money on the retrofit, seal up your lights, and realize that the projectors are pieces of crap.

[sd_luis]

Originally Posted by rollinstone157

Yeah, they're based out of Atlanta...they're open AFAIK but that doesn't mean that their shipper is shipping things!

TRS guys are the best though, I'm sure you'll be more than happy with your stuff. I would test your Umnitza projectors before you retrofit them though, they're known for using some seriously bargain bin projectors that just end up sucking a lot. May be worth it to pay up for some quality ones through TRS.

I'd hate to see you spend all this time and money on the retrofit, seal up your lights, and realize that the projectors are pieces of crap.

how should i test the projector? sorry for my ignorance I just don't know the method thanks.

[rollinstone157]

Originally Posted by sd_luis

how should i test the projector? sorry for my ignorance I just don't know the method thanks.

What I would do is get a 12V battery or a battery tender or power supply or something of the sort, plug in the HID bulbs to the projector, and simply point the projector at the wall. Inspect the beam. Umnitza seems to ship projectors with extremely "bowed" (curving) beam patterns. The 10-15 minutes that will take will definitely pay off if the projectors are found to be of subpar quality!

[.fLip.]

sounds good, im going with the morimoto minis also. cant wait to see how this turns out. take lots of pics!