just bought a used 2003 325Ci......got a question
it doesnt come with the Xenon headlights...are there reputable aftermarket conversion kits or Xenon replacement headlights that are worth mentioning or avoiding?
thanks in advance
-Phil
About $2K US or £1K UK Direct from BMW - there are aftermarket units but the difference is only $200 or so.
Sir Hugh of Bognor
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!
Hugh Gundersen snipped-for-privacy@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK
...and they suck (the aftermarket ones). Unfortunately, you should have found one with the factory HIDs if that is what you wanted.
bimmerpartswholsale.com and autopartswarehouse.com list the Xenon headlight assembly for US$273.95 each and the bulbs for US$105.95 each for a total under US$800.00. The headlight assemblies are OEM from Italy and the bulbs are Osram/Sylvania OEM however the Italy OEM throws me off a bit unless the OEM headlight assemblies are outsourced other than a German manufacturer.
So really how far off target was I £100 GB Pounds or $200 US/CDN ish
BMW do actually outsource parts from Non German makers - some of their cars are built in the US sourcing parts from local suppliers and some are built in China too not to mention those built in South America Brazil for one...... Actually at one time in the long distant past the British TRIUMPH Dolomite was rebadged BMW and remember BMW bought ROVER (sic - AUSTIM, MORRIS, BMC, BLMC, BL, Land Rover/Rover (hence the X3 & X5) only to get the numbers 100, 200, 400, 800)
Sir Hugh of Bognor
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!
Hugh Gundersen snipped-for-privacy@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK
Great. You can buy that stuff but you aren't even close to being done. You'll need balasts, ignitors and other wiring and the self leveling motors, etc.
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