plot twist, there are some e39 headlights that are "permasealed" with some other kind of seal, not butil rubber, and only way to open them is to either cut the glass or to cut the corpus. I think the permasealed ones was post 2001 but im not pretty sure, if someone knows better let me know
I used a paint called Dulux Hammered Finish, it doesn’t have any detail about temperature range but a couple months before painting the headlight shroud I used it on my brake calipers and have had no issues with it so I figured it would be fine. No bubbling problems with either 👍
@@leveluplife8585 Auto levelling motor is in the headlight unit itself and it tilts the whole chrome housing so it should just plug back into whatever it was connected to - mine is working fine (it does a dip down and up automatically on startup)
Great work on this. Keen to give it a go on my e39 with the candle stick powered halogens it currently has!
Awesome job bro! About to tackle this myself. Thanks for the informative video :)
Can you install xenon on a prefacelift that has Halogen? And if yes, what kind of modifications it requires?
You can but requires a different kit. Just head to the website link in the description and then search for the pre-facelift e39, they should have it
Happy birfday big man!! 🎉
plot twist, there are some e39 headlights that are "permasealed" with some other kind of seal, not butil rubber, and only way to open them is to either cut the glass or to cut the corpus. I think the permasealed ones was post 2001 but im not pretty sure, if someone knows better let me know
Unfortunately yes, that’s why I’ve only put 2000-2002 as the year range in the thumbnail, 2002-2004 is permasealed from what I know
Did you use a high-temperature paint and if not did you have any issue with it bubbling from the heat etc?
I used a paint called Dulux Hammered Finish, it doesn’t have any detail about temperature range but a couple months before painting the headlight shroud I used it on my brake calipers and have had no issues with it so I figured it would be fine. No bubbling problems with either 👍
Is the reflector the same between xenon and halogen ?
Different kit for cars with factory Xenon, I think it’s about €20 difference from memory
how do you turn off section of high beam ?:
Take the bulb out 🤝
Looking to do this to mine that has factory xenons that are useless. Can I ask what you're using for the Halo/angel eyes?
Just the factory halo rings with $15 eBay led bulbs in them 👍
Were you able to get the auto leveling to work? My bundle of wires has two plugs that don’t match the motor connection is why I ask
@@leveluplife8585 Auto levelling motor is in the headlight unit itself and it tilts the whole chrome housing so it should just plug back into whatever it was connected to - mine is working fine (it does a dip down and up automatically on startup)
@@OEMStez so you think I can just splice in keyed power to it? I can do that but I am really curious why there’s 4 wires to it