WTT '07 Z4MC headlamps (silver housing)+$200 for '06+ xenon headlamps (black housing)

[usaz4mcr8cr]

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Wishful thinking....

Looking for someone (preferably local, Orange/LA county) who would be interested in trading my '07 Z4MC headlamps (silver housing) plus + $200 for your '06+ xenon headlights (black housing).

My headlights have 32k miles on them and are in perfect condition. Hoping to trade for a similar conditioned set.

Maybe someone in the process of selling their car and wouldn't mind making some extra $$$ before the sale.

Thanks for considering.

[RobMCoupe]

Originally Posted by usaz4mcr8cr

Wishful thinking....

Looking for someone local (Orange/LA county) who would be interested in trading my '07 Z4MC headlamps (silver housing) plus + $200 for '06+ xenon headlights (black housing).

My headlights have 32k miles on them and are in perfect condition. Hoping to trade for a similar conditioned set.

Thanks for considering.

Why not just do Tekarbon angel eye mod and add painted housing as an option. You'll spend a bit more with a nice mod. I get compliments all the time on my lights.

[phoenixbmwlife]

Originally Posted by usaz4mcr8cr

Wishful thinking....

Looking for someone local (Orange/LA county) who would be interested in trading my '07 Z4MC headlamps (silver housing) plus + $200 for '06+ xenon headlights (black housing).

My headlights have 32k miles on them and are in perfect condition. Hoping to trade for a similar conditioned set.

Thanks for considering.

http://www.hidsrus.com/bmw-z4-xenon-...dlights-bulbs/

[mousitch]

Originally Posted by RobMCoupe

Why not just do Tekarbon angel eye mod and add painted housing as an option. You'll spend a bit more with a nice mod. I get compliments all the time on my lights.

WHS^

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by K3N R3D

http://www.hidsrus.com/bmw-z4-xenon-...dlights-bulbs/

How does an aftermarket HID kit help him?

He's looking to swap housings, not retrofit a HID kit that he doesn't need.

[usaz4mcr8cr]

Originally Posted by Dubbedown

How does an aftermarket HID kit help him?

He's looking to swap housings, not retrofit a HID kit that he doesn't need.

WHS. Im just looking for OEM black housing. Thanks for the consideration.

[usaz4mcr8cr]

Originally Posted by mousitch

WHS^

This will probably be my last resort. I would much rather prefer an OEM set-up. Angel Eyes would be a plus, but i can't wrap my head around baking a set of headlamps and spraying paint on a $2,000 option. How long would these LED angel eyes last for, realistically?

Your headlights look great though.... angel eyes, black housing, and is that medium or dark tint for the reflectors?

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by usaz4mcr8cr

This will probably be my last resort. I would much rather prefer an OEM set-up. Angel Eyes would be a plus, but i can't wrap my head around baking a set of headlamps and spraying paint on a $2,000 option. How long would these LED angel eyes last for, realistically?

Your headlights look great though.... angel eyes, black housing, and is that medium or dark tint for the reflectors?

Tekarbon does all the work for you. You send them your headlights and they install angel eyes and any other custom request, ie paint housings, clear out amber strip, etc.

[mousitch]

Originally Posted by usaz4mcr8cr

This will probably be my last resort. I would much rather prefer an OEM set-up. Angel Eyes would be a plus, but i can't wrap my head around baking a set of headlamps and spraying paint on a $2,000 option. How long would these LED angel eyes last for, realistically?

Your headlights look great though.... angel eyes, black housing, and is that medium or dark tint for the reflectors?

Medium tint on reflectors. LED Angel eyes are said to have a life of 10,000(I'd be happy with 5000 hours) plus hours. These are Taiwanese LED's not Chinese made. Plus if one ever burns out, I can just unplug and go on my merry way till I get it fixed. I have a used set of Xenon/silver housings for back up also. Which is nice. So here we go

I drive my Z4 MAYBE 4 hours a week avg in the summer and store it during the winter. So lets do some math. If I drive 7 months out of the year and avg 4 hours per week, I'll will drive the Z for aprox 112 hours per year(which IMHO is high). That should give me 44.64 years(2056 AD) of fun spirited driving before I have an LED failure or 89.28 years(2101 AD) if I really did get a life of 10,000 hours.

Of course a DD would be different. Two hours a day would be 730 hours a year based on driving it 365 days a year. So at 5000 hours you could expect 6.84 years(2019) of led life and 13.69 years(2025) at 10000 hours. Of course this would require you driving your car every single day for two hours a day for this lifespan.

Sorry, day before memorial day weekend and work is dead. Nothing better to do. Now everyone have a GREAT weekend and be safe. No more wrecked Z's or any car for that matter!

[STIHLBOLTS]

I am looking at the Tekarbon mod myself. I just don't know about the black inside the lens. Almost too much black.

[-c-]

Also note, the dark grey headlights used in the 3.0i is called charcoal or something to that effect, their not black but after I installed the M bumper on my car I noted the headlights match the brake cooling ducts that the M uses, as they are the same color as the 3.0i headlight housing which is nice as the colors match so it all works visually, the painted headlights are to black and create a visual mismatch of colors. It works on some cars others not so much.

[Z4-VILLA]

Tekarbon does angel eyes which involves opening the headlight and laying CF as well. IF they can do it you should be able to have that done but instead of CF you can just get some really nice paint in there and it might actually look better than OEM.

[STIHLBOLTS]

I spoke with the Tekarbon and they sent me a couple of shots of a black z with blacked painted lights, I also search bimmerfest and found several older threads that showed pictures of the project done without painting and I am going with that. I want enough silver to off set the black. The car goes in for a touch up paint job and aero side skirt install and I have the black reflectors to go over the red and yellow ones, if I go with all black lights that is too much for my tastes.

Regards.

I'll post pictures once everything is done.