facelift projector fogs

lemans4.8 · #1 10-08-2009, 10:08 PM

I found these on ebay.... Made by depot. They look like they are good quality pieces. He's saying that they will fit facelifted X's.... Has anyone purchased these? Or am I gonna have to be a guinea pig on this one...

BMW X5 04-07 E53 FOG LAMP Lights Driving Light NEW PAIR:eBay Motors (item 290349195561 end time Oct-12-09 07:59:45 PDT)

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X Foomph · #2 10-09-2009, 12:55 AM

Hey there,
Not qualified to answer on suitability, they do look good though and price would be heaps cheaper (I'd imagine) than OEM.

Good luck getting into that guinea pig outfit

///Bruce · #3 10-09-2009, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemans4.8

I found these on ebay.... Made by depot. They look like they are good quality pieces. He's saying that they will fit facelifted X's.... Has anyone purchased these? Or am I gonna have to be a guinea pig on this one...

BMW X5 04-07 E53 FOG LAMP Lights Driving Light NEW PAIR:eBay Motors (item 290349195561 end time Oct-12-09 07:59:45 PDT)

So, compared to the stock fogs, are these brighter or the same? Is the light a blue tint or show white when illuminated? Thanks.

lemans4.8 · #4 10-09-2009, 03:53 PM

it's just a projector housing. It will still be halogen, but can easily be upgraded to HID without the huge glare issues with non-projector housings

///Bruce · #5 10-09-2009, 04:17 PM

The reason I asked is because inthe pic, they look like they have a blue tint. Otherwise, and even if they are blue, they look great. Let us now if you do purchase them and provide pics when installed.

lemans4.8 · #6 10-11-2009, 05:36 PM

i think/hope that's just the flash from the camera.... I'll ask.

lemans4.8 · #7 10-14-2009, 10:15 AM

The projector lenses are clear. I went ahead and purchased them. I'll let you guys know!

They should fit just fine, the only thing I'm concerned about is the fog light cover fitting over the glass. The harness and the plug are exactly the same. Wondering why didn't BMW put early style (projector) fogs in the facelifted X's....

lemans4.8 · #8 10-22-2009, 12:54 PM

They came in last night! They are very, very high quality!! I am very surprised by the quality of them. They seem like OEM but a little better. It actually uses a philips-head metal screw for the height adjustment, instead of the plastic screw on OEM. They fit perfectly in the housing and the cover sits on them quite nicely. The only problem I have is the plug. The facelift X5's use an H11 bulb and the plug goes directly into the bulb. On the projector fogs (pre-facelift before 10/2003 production), an H3 bulb is used and then the wires go to a male plug, so that the bulb and housing are completely sealed. However, this male plug has horizontal pins, where's the H11 bulb (can be considered a male plug i guess) has vertical. (picture below)

I tried rotating the blade/pin terminals in the female H11 plug (plug from car) but they would not go in sideways.

Anyone have any ideas on what I could do? I was thinking about going to BMW and purchasing the plugs from a pre 10/2003 and seeing if the blades/pin terminal would go in the correct way

LightWerkz · #9 10-22-2009, 12:57 PM

All you need to do is simple rewiring, not worth going to the dealership. Very cool., although I wish they were H11.

lemans4.8 · #10 10-22-2009, 01:13 PM

Care to elaborate on what to rewire?

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