I want to be cheap, yes cheap and want to go for angel eyes + xenon what should i do?

only reason i wanna be cheap is because i will be getting another bimmer in about 3-4 years, and thats when il be willing to spend, so what should i get?

thanks!

500 dollars for new houseings + xenon bulbs and ballasts? You better be looking in a junk yard..

-Ryan

Wouldn't these work?

http://www.umnitza.com/product_info.php?cPath=101_24_36_52&products_id=227

Ooops... I guess the xenon part would bite cha.

Wouldn't these work?

http://www.umnitza.com/product_info.php?cPath=101_24_36_52&products_id=227

Ooops... I guess the xenon part would bite cha.
+1

In 3-4 years??? you really plan ahead LOL

sometimes you gotta pay to play,

spend a bit more now and save .50 per day for the next four years for the next car. That will cover the extra money and more over the 500 you are willing to spend.

pick up a set of those 200 dollar ebay hella 01-03 knock offs we were talking about, then call up umnitza for an H7 based prolumen xenon kit for less than 300- - angel eyes and xenons for less than 5 bills.

500 dollars for new houseings + xenon bulbs and ballasts? You better be looking in a junk yard..

-Ryan

what are you trying to say? its not possible? i did exactly that with OEM hella headlights w/ laminx and Infiniti ballasts and bulbs for $440. <---yes thats not a typo. with the right amount of effort and luck it is easily possible i see headlights on M5boards selling for $400. you can pickup a pair of ballasts and bulbs for ~100 on hid planet. point made :nono

You can easiely retrofit some xenon projectors into halogen housing units. Hell! It's practically the same projector except for bulb mount base on the projectors.

You can easiely retrofit some xenon projectors into halogen housing units. Hell! It's practically the same projector except for bulb mount base on the projectors.

finally somebody else has realized this :redspot

In 3-4 years??? you really plan ahead LOL

sometimes you gotta pay to play,

spend a bit more now and save .50 per day for the next four years for the next car. That will cover the extra money and more over the 500 you are willing to spend.

:lol :buttrock
Pla nning is good, planning is good.....:woot:

In 3-4 years??? you really plan ahead LOL

sometimes you gotta pay to play,

spend a bit more now and save .50 per day for the next four years for the next car. That will cover the extra money and more over the 500 you are willing to spend.
:lol that shit is hilarious. In 4-5

u can buy my oem xenons w/angel eyes, ballasts and all that for 500. If you don't mind re-sealing the driver's side one, that is.

u can buy my oem xenons w/angel eyes, ballasts and all that for 500. If you don't mind re-sealing the driver's side one, that is.

^you better jump all over that

u can buy my oem xenons w/angel eyes, ballasts and all that for 500. If you don't mind re-sealing the driver's side one, that is.

i was hoping for angel eyes...you probably dont accept credit cards either...


btw thanks for all your help raza

i said they have angel eyes. and no i don't accept credit cards, but paypal does.

i said they have angel eyes. and no i don't accept credit cards, but paypal does.
can i have pics, if anyone asks this is a deal pending..

and since your right here, i can send paypal you right in front of you and take the headlights!

i just get a kick out of people who say BMW and cheap in the same sentence....

i just get a kick out of people who say BMW and cheap in the same sentence....

:nono its possible.

:nono its possible.

very possible.

there is a catch. you'd haveta wait a week or 2.

i'll see about some pics tomorrow hopefully.

pick up a set of those 200 dollar ebay hella 01-03 knock offs we were talking about, then call up umnitza for an H7 based prolumen xenon kit for less than 300- - angel eyes and xenons for less than 5 bills.
+1

+1

is that what you did?

i just get a kick out of people who say BMW and cheap in the same sentence....

Yup, I totally agree. I almost feel bad for them. It's true...That's price you pay to Play.

ok this is stupid, im not asking for opinions on whether you like to see cheap and bmw in a sentence or not please.

im asking a simple question, and if you dont have a productive good answer, then please, dont fill this thread with garbage.

Thanks.

I really like the hella 01-03 xenons with the clear corners. I'm looking for an affordable alternative to those lights which retail from 800 something to over 1300 depending on who you get them from.

In my opinion putting a grand worth of headlights on a 10 year old car is like putting a bow-tie on a pig. If I can acheive that look for say 300-400 bucks then it will happen. To each their own but I don't think spending 1k on lights is anything to be proud of- you got burned.

the expression is "silk hat on a pig..."

ok this is stupid, im not asking for opinions on whether you like to see cheap and bmw in a sentence or not please.

im asking a simple question, and if you dont have a productive good answer, then please, dont fill this thread with garbage.

Thanks.

sidebars always happen, deal with it...

I really like the hella 01-03 xenons with the clear corners. I'm looking for an affordable alternative to those lights which retail from 800 something to over 1300 depending on who you get them from.

In my opinion putting a grand worth of headlights on a 10 year old car is like putting a bow-tie on a pig. If I can acheive that look for say 300-400 bucks then it will happen. To each their own but I don't think spending 1k on lights is anything to be proud of- you got burned.

+1 i totally agree. if i dont work out a deal with knux then to ebay it is.

well... HID kits are going for $130 in NY so it might be very possible.

you don't need to spend a 1000 beans, some clear-corner lenses and good bulbs will work well....when it comes to the angel-eyes the cheap ones don't seem to work well in the cold and don't last as long on top of being a pain to wire up...

you don't need to spend a 1000 beans, some clear-corner lenses and good bulbs will work well....when it comes to the angel-eyes the cheap ones don't seem to work well in the cold and don't last as long on top of being a pain to wire up...

well, what do you suggest then? where should i go?
btw is it hard to reseal a headlight?

well... HID kits are going for $130 in NY so it might be very possible.

WHERE?!?! where can i find it!

well, what do you suggest then? where should i go?
btw is it hard to reseal a headlight?

it was a lot harder than i thought it was going to be (as always) and i have mixed feelings because on the older cars the corner seems huge...but it definitely looks better than the orange corner...

been looking for the guy i got my bulbs from, can't find it at the moment... will look further as the day goes on...

there are a lot of options, but if you are on some back road at night waiting for a deer to jump out you will kick yourself if you got some of that crap thats on ebay...(not saying all of it is)

it was a lot harder than i thought it was going to be (as always) and i have mixed feelings because on the older cars the corner seems huge...but it definitely looks better than the orange corner...

been looking for the guy i got my bulbs from, can't find it at the moment... will look further as the day goes on...

there are a lot of options, but if you are on some back road at night waiting for a deer to jump out you will kick yourself if you got some of that crap thats on ebay...(not saying all of it is)

i see, yes, actually if you can let me know where i should buy my headlights that would be great, but to be honest i think clear looks ugly and i was hoping for orange turn signals. :)

thanks for looking, i actually need the ballasts to because i have halogens right now. but i REALLY want HID + AEs.:redspot

too each there own....it what makes this fun....i hate the orange...

before
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/e39ner/01_.jpg



after...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-00-BMW-E39-DEPO-ANGEL-EYES-HEADLIGHTS-528-530-540-M5_W0QQitemZ170102892183QQihZ007QQcategoryZ33710QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E39-CCFL-ANGEL-EYES-SHADOW-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS_W0QQitemZ250105908254QQihZ015QQcategory Z33710QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

too each there own....it what makes this fun....i hate the orange...

before
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/e39ner/01_.jpg



after...
those orange corners are huge, but i like the little button like turn signals you know? on 01+

agree, the newer ones are definitely better....

agree, the newer ones are definitely better....

what you think about those to EBAY links and this one as well

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E39-Projectors-Bosch-Ballasts-Philips-D2S-HID-Xenon_W0QQitemZ280104002767QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3647 6QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i have heard of problems when people wire up the newer lights to the halogen cars, sometimes sends a cel....personally i like the first link better...but, i don't have any experience with them...

its all a crap-shoot...(sorry, i know that doesn't help)

i have learned its better to save up and get what you want, because you may end up there anyway, and you wasted money in the meantime by buying something cheaper...

i have heard of problems when people wire up the newer lights to the halogen cars, sometimes sends a cel....personally i like the first link better...but, i don't have any experience with them...

its all a crap-shoot...(sorry, i know that doesn't help)

i have learned its better to save up and get what you want, because you may end up there anyway, and you wasted money in the meantime by buying something cheaper...

you know, how would ccfl angel eyes look with HID in stock housing?

no idea...to me looks are important, but i want to see well at night...problem is, unless someone else has the same setup you have no idea of the performance...

CCFL Angel Eyes in 97-00 stock headlight housings suprisingly look okay. Notice that I say okay and not great. If you search here you'll find some pics. Obviously they look better at night but they don't look all that ghetto during the day, and I've seen some on an e36 that so my surprise looked pretty nice.

Now as far as getting some OEM 2001+ Hella Xenons with Angel Eyes, I've heard some advise against it, and none that say it can be done. I think it can be done, but like others have said it's probably a crap shoot, and one that I'm not willing to do.

Keep us updated because there're a lot of us that want the 2001+ Xenons with Angel Eyes via an inexpensive route.