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      02-24-2012, 01:01 AM   #1
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Pre-LCI 2008 328i Amber on Headlight Corners

I am new to the forum and have become quite immersed in all of the great advice from the members. Probably simple but I would like to get rid of those ugly amber corners on my headlight lenses. I am sure there are good overlays or what not. Any suggestions and pictures would be great. Thanks
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Just tried putting on Vitex Ambergones from **********s and the fitment was pretty bad.
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      02-24-2012, 04:23 PM   #3
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Would a whole new housing be needed? My real goal would be to retrofit to Xenon. But I keep hearing mixed reviews. I went through the dealer and of course he turned me down. I am looking for a reputable Socal installer and am anxious to add this look to me pre-LCI 08 328i. I appreciate your input.
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The only options that you have are the overlays and heating the assembly to melt the adhesive allowing you to get inside the unit and remove the orange reflector, at which point I believe you would have to paint it and replace (last time I checked, no one sold replacement clear reflectors). I've never done this, but read several posts from users who have attempted. Seems like a lot of work. I ended up replacing my entire assembly to the LCI version with the clear corners. Well worth the cash
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Just tried putting on Vitex Ambergones from **********s and the fitment was pretty bad.
@Bendercle I was thinking about getting those at one time but I kept hearing about the bad fit. Can they be trimmed to fit better or are they too small?
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@Bendercle I was thinking about getting those at one time but I kept hearing about the bad fit. Can they be trimmed to fit better or are they too small?
It wasn't just the size, basically the angle of the < was too small. No way to trim or fix it at all.
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