[hunter04]

Recently I came across these (non-OEM) laser lights which fit the pre-facelift X3. As far as I know, Laser lights have only been offered on the LCI X3s (correct me if I’m wrong).
I came across these on Taobao for those who are familiar with the site. I am not concerned with the site itself as I buy from there often, but my concern is with the lights themselves. Has anyone Retro-fitted similar non-oem headlights, or headlights in general and could shed some light onto whether or not these may even be worth the process?
I switched my tail lights to the LCI versions (I used OEM ones) and the process was fairly straight forward as there are some good tutorials on YouTube, but I couldn’t find any for the headlights.
I’ve attached the link to the lights as well as a screenshot.

(Yes, the site is entirely in Chinese). Laser Lights TaoBao

Edit: there are 7 reviews they say the lights are “Good”/ “Ok”, but that’s not enough to ease me totally.

[smaglik]

I dunno. I think you're asking for trouble. I'm reviews, site in all Chinese...sounds like the ingredients for a shitshow.

[junx]

Lights look good but I’d be worried about the quality. There’s a lot that goes into designing these headlights, not sure if a taobao company can create something worthwhile

[jwong77]

Originally Posted by smaglik

I dunno. I think you're asking for trouble. I'm reviews, site in all Chinese...sounds like the ingredients for a shitshow.

Agreed, OEMs spend a lot of money developing headlights, lots of testing, design, etc. I don’t see how an aftermarket company can have the type of budget BMW would have to do it properly, and get it to pass federal regulations, etc.

Of course, if you don’t care about lighting performance and are interested only in aesthetics, then none of what I said applies and it’s to each his own. They do look good.

[arRod1981]

Originally Posted by hunter04

Recently I came across these (non-OEM) laser lights which fit the pre-facelift X3. As far as I know, Laser lights have only been offered on the LCI X3s (correct me if I’m wrong).
I came across these on Taobao for those who are familiar with the site. I am not concerned with the site itself as I buy from there often, but my concern is with the lights themselves. Has anyone Retro-fitted similar non-oem headlights, or headlights in general and could shed some light onto whether or not these may even be worth the process?
I switched my tail lights to the LCI versions (I used OEM ones) and the process was fairly straight forward as there are some good tutorials on YouTube, but I couldn’t find any for the headlights.
I’ve attached the link to the lights as well as a screenshot.

(Yes, the site is entirely in Chinese). Laser Lights TaoBao

Edit: there are 7 reviews they say the lights are “Good”/ “Ok”, but that’s not enough to ease me totally.

Laser Lights have never been available on the G01 for the US market, but have been in the ROW.

Not sure why the G01 never got them when other models got them. It's a moot point though, BMW is getting rid of the Laser Lights and going with the matrix style lights. The LCI G05 doesn't have them anymore. The only upgrade option is Full LED w/Cornering Light.

[hunter04]

Originally Posted by arRod1981

Laser Lights have never been available on the G01 for the US market, but have been in the ROW.

Not sure why the G01 never got them when other models got them. It's a moot point though, BMW is getting rid of the Laser Lights and going with the matrix style lights. The LCI G05 doesn't have them anymore. The only upgrade option is Full LED w/Cornering Light.

Interesting, I haven’t known this regarding the 2024 X5s. My father’s pre LCI has the laser lights, and I see the drastic difference they make compared to the standard ones.

[arRod1981]

Originally Posted by hunter04

Interesting, I haven’t known this regarding the 2024 X5s. My father’s pre LCI has the laser lights, and I see the drastic difference they make compared to the standard ones.

Yuppers, LCI G05/G06 no longer have Laser Lights. My '22 X5 has them and I definitely enjoy them in conjunction with the Anti-Dazzle enabled.