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Car Forum / BMW Cars / March 2007new 2003 325Ci
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 >just bought a used 2003 325Ci......got a question > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >-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 hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK >>just bought a used 2003 325Ci......got a question >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > About $2K US or £1K UK Direct from BMW - there are aftermarket units but the > difference is only $200 or so. ...and they suck (the aftermarket ones). Unfortunately, you should have found one with the factory HIDs if that is what you wanted.  Signature-Fred W On Mar 18, 5:13 pm, h...@h-gee.co.uk wrote: > >just bought a used 2003 325Ci......got a question > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > h...@h-gee.co.uk > Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK 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. >On Mar 18, 5:13 pm, h...@h-gee.co.uk wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >headlight assembly for US$273.95 each and the bulbs for US$105.95 >each for a total under US$800.00. 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) >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. 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 hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK > On Mar 18, 5:13 pm, h...@h-gee.co.uk wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > throws me off a bit unless the OEM headlight assemblies are outsourced > other than a German manufacturer. 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. Signature-Fred W |
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