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Alternative to an LCI headlights retrofit found on AliExpress... Thoughts?

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Alternative to an LCI headlights retrofit found on AliExpress... Thoughts?

Post by red_35is » Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:12 am

Had another look on Google, there are companies out there that can customise E89 headlights.

In the US its OSS Designs. In the UK its NEM (never enough mods).

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Post by Silverstar » Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:29 pm

red_35is wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:12 am OSS Designs
Those look fantastic but $2000 just for the build? at least they give you 2 years warranty, looking at the NEM site they are cheaper and can customise to just the components you want but the warranty is just 30 days! doesn't indicate much confidence in their products.
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Post by Marcoose » Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:06 pm

Reviving this topic. These companies in America that paint the stock headlamp unit. I cannot find them. Does anybody have a name or link ? Thanks.
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Post by Johnbmwz4 » Mon Jan 02, 2023 9:57 pm

Those headlights look fantastic. Shame they can’t do anything with the rear lights for the E89.
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Post by Marcoose » Mon Jan 02, 2023 10:21 pm

I’ve emailed OSS. They’re in North Carolina, on the other side of the country. They offer different ‘programmes’. I just want the unit painted black to match the car. It’d be nice to find a local shop. But then, it was cheaper to post the steering wheel to Devon and pay U.K. labour, than working with a shop in Silicon Valley. Let’s see what they say.
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Post by Jey » Mon Jan 02, 2023 10:44 pm

there is a lever inside to adjust this

How is this accessed/easily done? Driving mine to Spain in April and wondered if this was possible..
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Post by flybobbie » Mon Jan 02, 2023 11:13 pm

Headlight beam pattern is fixed on the E89. No lever.
You need a new headlight for driving on the right.
I tried those aftermarket headlights, beam pattern is wrong for UK.

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