F55/F56 Upgrading halogen headlights to pre-lci?
#1
Upgrading halogen headlights to pre-lci?
Hi all. I'm absolutely sick of the garbage stock halogen headlights. I tried LED bulbs in the stock housings for all of 5min and they made it even worse. I found a vendor willing to sell me a set of pre-LCI LED headlights from a wrecked car but I've seen a lot of conflicting information online about if they'll work. Will they work? Will I need to re-pin the connector? Will they need to be coded? Will I need a headlight level sensor? There's GOT to be someone who's done this already.
#2
Yep got to get these: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-vinstar-...minif56hl~vin/
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Reviews on the Bentley lights from us from one of our customers.
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They are much better. Plug and play and projectors.
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![](https://assets.ecstuning.com/product_library/1671225_x800.webp)
or https://www.ecstuning.com/b-vinstar-...ini14hl-c~vin/
![](https://assets.ecstuning.com/product_library/1758636_x800.webp)
Reviews on the Bentley lights from us from one of our customers.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ssemblies.html
![](https://cdn-yotpo-images-production.yotpo.com/Review/388317255/324599006/original.jpg?1658846153)
They are much better. Plug and play and projectors.
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Last edited by ECSTuning; 01-12-2024 at 09:38 AM.
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#4
Ok, let me know as i just updated a older review above with them installed.
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#5
headlights
QUOTE=veteran011;4668777]Yea i saw those on your site and that was gonna be my next move. But if I could spend $350 for two OEM pre-LCI headlights, I would much prefer to do that instead of over $1k on a brand I've never heard of.[/QUOTE]
@veteran011 did you ever do the pre lci conversion, curious to see if it worked our for you?
@veteran011 did you ever do the pre lci conversion, curious to see if it worked our for you?
#6
No I didn't. I watched this YouTube video about what it takes and holy hell is it complicated.
I may still get the aftermarket ones from ECS but that's on the back burner for now (at least until they do a sale. lol).
#7
We just started a sale on our Ziza lighting. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-par...ng-headlights/
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#8
We just started a sale on our Ziza lighting. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-par...ng-headlights/
#9
We just has a name change. Same great product. Also we can have them fall into lifetime replacement under one of our key brands. ![Smilie](https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
If it was in that brand we would support it but now to new buyers it shows its covered. So it reassures them.
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If it was in that brand we would support it but now to new buyers it shows its covered. So it reassures them.
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#11
Yep got to get these: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-vinstar-...minif56hl~vin/
![](https://assets.ecstuning.com/product_library/1659995_x800.webp)
![](https://assets.ecstuning.com/product_library/1671225_x800.webp)
or https://www.ecstuning.com/b-vinstar-...ini14hl-c~vin/
![](https://assets.ecstuning.com/product_library/1758636_x800.webp)
Reviews on the Bentley lights from us from one of our customers.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ssemblies.html
![](https://cdn-yotpo-images-production.yotpo.com/Review/388317255/324599006/original.jpg?1658846153)
They are much better. Plug and play and projectors.
![](https://assets.ecstuning.com/product_library/1659995_x800.webp)
![](https://assets.ecstuning.com/product_library/1671225_x800.webp)
or https://www.ecstuning.com/b-vinstar-...ini14hl-c~vin/
![](https://assets.ecstuning.com/product_library/1758636_x800.webp)
Reviews on the Bentley lights from us from one of our customers.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ssemblies.html
![](https://cdn-yotpo-images-production.yotpo.com/Review/388317255/324599006/original.jpg?1658846153)
They are much better. Plug and play and projectors.
#12
These are F56+ ^^
If you are talking about R56 you are looking at these and no error codes. I have them, they have built ins. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-par...minir56hl~vin/
If you are talking about R56 you are looking at these and no error codes. I have them, they have built ins. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-par...minir56hl~vin/
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#14
I have the ziza LEDs now and i have the 35w normal xenons (blackline). The Ziza are huge leap.
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