Looking for a good condition headlight unit for a 2003 E85, with the Xenon option.
Black internals with orange indicator blade.
Am a newbie, so I’m not sure of part numbers here.
New or EBay prices are insane, so if anyone has a compatible for sale unit then please let me know.
Many Thanks
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WANTED E85 2003 Xenon N/S Headlight Unit
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Good luck; replacement xenons for the E85 are like hens teeth hence the astronomical prices. Best to keep an eye on the likes of ebay, gumtree, FBMarketplace etc.
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I recently paid £180 for a Pre-facelift Xenon passenger side one (which included £30 european delivery) as a guide to prices.
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E85 2003 Xenon N/S Headlight Unit
That was lucky then, they are usually twice that price if you can find one at all.
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Thanks for the tips.
Ill keep on looking. Have seen one on EBay for around to £900, which is more than BMW if they even have one.
Supply and demand i guess. The search continues
Ill keep on looking. Have seen one on EBay for around to £900, which is more than BMW if they even have one.
Supply and demand i guess. The search continues
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FWIW I will be selling my custom ones soon - next couple of weeks, although I would be selling only, since I don't need to swap. Would be selling as a pair too though - especially since they're custom
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E85 2003 Xenon N/S Headlight Unit
Thank you for the response - They do look good on your car.
A couple of newbie questions:
1) Are they a straight swap out unit for a home mechanic.
2) Do they suffer with the same condensation issues as the originals.
3) Any electrical wiring changes.
4) the obvious one - How much £££ for the pair
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1) Mostly yes - there's a DRL Relay that comes with them that you wire to battery +ve & -ve but it's fairly straight forward and easy enoughD4rcy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:54 pm Thank you for the response - They do look good on your car.
A couple of newbie questions:
1) Are they a straight swap out unit for a home mechanic.
2) Do they suffer with the same condensation issues as the originals.
3) Any electrical wiring changes.
4) the obvious one - How much £££ for the pair
2) Kind of - I do plan to use a headlight polisher kit on them though before I sell them, I'm not entirely sure if the the lens blemishes are external only
3) No. They're a straight swap plug wise... and then the aforementioned DRL Relay (The main purpose of the relay thing is for "follow me home lights" -- keeps the angel eyes on for another 90 seconds after turning the car off). You *may* need to code out voltage checks - depends if they flicker or not (This can depend on year from memory)
4) I have no idea yet - I need to evaluate condition etc, probably around the £450 mark for the pair since they're a) Xenons and b) Custom
I'll update in a week or so though
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