Upgrading lights on 04 Z4

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P4XLL

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Just wondering if anyone knows whether its straightforward to facelift the 2004 BMW Z4 (2.2 SE)?
By facelifting I mean changing the front and rear lights to the newer style, is it as simple as removing and putting the new unit in place?

Thanks
 
P4XLL said:
Just wondering if anyone knows whether its straightforward to facelift the 2004 BMW Z4 (2.2 SE)?
By facelifting I mean changing the front and rear lights to the newer style, is it as simple as removing and putting the new unit in place?

Thanks
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Fronts will be as long as if you've got xenons now you upgrade to facelift xenons and the same for halogens.

The rears are not a straight fit. You'd need the facelift rear bumper, facelift light surrounds (can get away with not having these but it looks much neater with) and a small amount of wiring for the lights to function correctly.
 
The front are not a straight swap if you have xenons, you need to either change LCM or if you have sat nav and Intravee then switch on flash to pass.


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I think this is the same for halogen headlights too, it's because facelift don't have an inside maim bulb but do everything via the outer bulb, pre-facelift use inner bulb for main beam and flash to pass


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mac27040 said:
The front are not a straight swap if you have xenons, you need to either change LCM or if you have sat nav and Intravee then switch on flash to pass.


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Didn't realise that. Thanks for clearing that up!

Could it not be coded to save changing the LCM?
 
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