this video will help people trying to know how it is to replace the lenses from a BMW X5 e70. from removing the fender trims to heat and disassemble the headlight itself for a new lease to be put on. and a better look on you car.
Best way to remove lens from headlight is put it in the box and use hairdryer to create a heat box and then the headlight you heart equally everywhere and you just pull the length of and that’s it
I put them in oven with 60 degrees... easy to disasamble... and be quick .. the glue is Soft and you need only some New one... and seals well again... takes 3 minutes when it is warm out of the oven
Thank you very much for this video mate. Really helped me replace one of my lenses. Gotta say....pr&@k of a job but rewarding. Glad I only needed to do one!
A JOB WELL DONE, WHAT STATE ARE YOU AND I HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO INSTALL MINE'S WITH CAUTION AND PROFESSIONALISM. THANKS IN ADVANCE!
I dont understand why you need to cut it off? it wouldn't pop off like it pop on because of the glue? i guess solvent is hard to penetrate it for release without damage the lights
Yeah the glue is a hard disolvent glue it basically melt the to materials together and wont pop off if you het it up. And if you heat it up too much you could potentially damage the soft rubber of the housing. That was my reason for cutting them thanks for watching 👍
hi, congratulations on your tutorial, you did a great job! i would like to do it on my car too .. i wanted to ask you what kind of glue did you use to seal the headlight .. if you can give me the product description ..
Thnk you very much and thanks for watching. I used a weather strip adhesive from oreylis autoparts. Here is the link www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/3m/paint---body-repair/sealers---adhesives/weatherstripping-adhesive/f40c64ea76c2/3m-5-ounce-weatherstrip-adhesive/mmm0/08008?q=weatherstripping+adhesive&pos=0
@@thebudgetpro8181 hello, sorry if I still disturb you, but the link you put is no longer valid .. the product is not indicated .. then you don't write me the name of the product .. and the company that produces it .. a greeting Alan.
Design Agency thanks for the support! well I'll be honest driver side which I did first took one full day just because I have never work on bmw cars so I was being careful not to break things and figuring out what to take off. Then passenger side prob took me 3 to 4 hours. If you have more questions let me know. 👍
Ill be honest i was kind of on a budget i just try to find the cheapest ones on ebay based on reviews. When i bought the they were like $120 dollars pair. now i think you can get them for like $70 dollars pair
BavarianConnect the weather strip glue is working good so far. I have wash the car several times and no condensation. I'll keep update as we start getting rain here in California.
I bough them from ebay or amazon ill be hones and i try to get the cheapest ones. But i guess they were all around the same price. Mine fit perfectly but keep in mind all the glue and stuff wont be visible so you will be ok even if they dont fit perfectly glue will go the job.
They will be pretty much the same thing except that on the passenger side you habe the the wiper water canister. Wich makes it a little dificult to take off
No you dont remove the water canister. You will need to remove the headlight plastic bracket behind the headlight. Once you start removing you will kind of figure out.
Depends on model, the 4.8 driver side was significantly worse with oil cooler in the way. Driver side took about 2 hrs replacement and passenger 1 hr for me.
I bought them on amazon. Just type ( bmw e70 lenses ) and a lot will pop up. I don't have a link for the specific seller I got them from but I just tried to get the cheapest ones and didn't have any issues with fitment.
mpatxd Yes actually have some comments about that. I would recommend the butyl glue it will come in a roll. The advantage of that glue is that it is easier to work with you put it on you headlight heat it up and it will stick making good seal. The weather strip glue I used I bought it on oreilys for like 8 bucks and only use like half of it and haven't have condensation issues. Hope my responses are helpful.
The most difficulty is trying to get the headlight out pass the washer fluid tank on the passenger side. Too bad your camera failed to record it. You didn't say if removing the bracket under the headlight helped either.
