New Lights Vs old
New Lights Vs old
Having spent a few hours at the weekend doing some bits , heres a pic of headlight comparison
Left are face-lift lights
right are the chinese jobbys from ebay
I also did the quick 10 min guide on the seatbelt holders .. i only did one so far as the other 1 isnt broken , but needs to be done because it will look odd otherwise.
Hope these pics help people out.
a few notes to add about the headlights
1.) you have to soilder into the exisiting side lights
2.) you have to extend the exisiting indicator wiring.
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6072/xl800197.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6130/xl800198.jpg
Left are face-lift lights
right are the chinese jobbys from ebay
I also did the quick 10 min guide on the seatbelt holders .. i only did one so far as the other 1 isnt broken , but needs to be done because it will look odd otherwise.
Hope these pics help people out.
a few notes to add about the headlights
1.) you have to soilder into the exisiting side lights
2.) you have to extend the exisiting indicator wiring.
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6072/xl800197.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6130/xl800198.jpg
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They look cool.
Mine are waiting for collection from the post office I got mine off eBay via America as I was in no rush and they worked out slightly cheaper than anywhere else but only ended up waiting for 2 week for delivery. I think they are probably the same ie sourced from the far east. Its interesting that you say you had to extend the indicator wiring as I was under the impression should be plug and play unless you want to splice into the sidelight wiring for the angels. Guess I will soon find out
eBay link here
I own't be able to fit until next week as I'm away this weekend but will post up results as well
Mine are waiting for collection from the post office I got mine off eBay via America as I was in no rush and they worked out slightly cheaper than anywhere else but only ended up waiting for 2 week for delivery. I think they are probably the same ie sourced from the far east. Its interesting that you say you had to extend the indicator wiring as I was under the impression should be plug and play unless you want to splice into the sidelight wiring for the angels. Guess I will soon find out
eBay link here
I own't be able to fit until next week as I'm away this weekend but will post up results as well
Did you get away with the import duty Jonittt or was it duty free for some reason as stated in the advert?
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Not sure yet, I missed the delivery today from parcelforce. For some reason they have left a card saying it has been taken to the local post office rather than to their depot. Normally this would be great as closer but I never get home in time to make it to the post office and their depot is open to 7 so would had preferred to go there. I will have to phone the local post office up tomorrow to arrange to collect next week as I'm away this weekend. I will ask them if there is any duty due though
I paid 250 including Delivery from a UK seller inc Silver indicator Bulbs.jonttt wrote:Not sure yet, I missed the delivery today from parcelforce. For some reason they have left a card saying it has been taken to the local post office rather than to their depot. Normally this would be great as closer but I never get home in time to make it to the post office and their depot is open to 7 so would had preferred to go there. I will have to phone the local post office up tomorrow to arrange to collect next week as I'm away this weekend. I will ask them if there is any duty due though
The drivers side indicator light was ok , but the passenger side one needed to be extended as the loom was not long enough , could possibly be a facelift feature maybe or just my car.
problem im finding with mine is , that the headlights are aimed to high , i have changed it to 1 and 2 on the switch under the stearing wheel but still seems to high to me.
And because mines a Face-lift i connected my angels to the sidelights on the bumper . Lucky im good with a soldering iron
I assume you have fitted the eletronic beam adjustors? Just remove those and screw in the ball-jointed socket a few turns.mrluke wrote:problem im finding with mine is , that the headlights are aimed to high , i have changed it to 1 and 2 on the switch under the stearing wheel but still seems to high to me.
indeed i did , my old headlights used to be on 1.... now i have to have it on 2c_w wrote:I assume you have fitted the eletronic beam adjustors? Just remove those and screw in the ball-jointed socket a few turns.mrluke wrote:problem im finding with mine is , that the headlights are aimed to high , i have changed it to 1 and 2 on the switch under the stearing wheel but still seems to high to me.
which makes it go lower ??? is this normally the case ?
You can set you base height to anything yo want; just remove the eletronic adjusters and screw the screw in or out (out to raise etc).mrluke wrote:indeed i did , my old headlights used to be on 1.... now i have to have it on 2c_w wrote:I assume you have fitted the eletronic beam adjustors? Just remove those and screw in the ball-jointed socket a few turns.mrluke wrote:problem im finding with mine is , that the headlights are aimed to high , i have changed it to 1 and 2 on the switch under the stearing wheel but still seems to high to me.
which makes it go lower ??? is this normally the case ?
lol ta i did asume that !...c_w wrote:You can set you base height to anything yo want; just remove the eletronic adjusters and screw the screw in or out (out to raise etc).mrluke wrote:indeed i did , my old headlights used to be on 1.... now i have to have it on 2c_w wrote: I assume you have fitted the eletronic beam adjustors? Just remove those and screw in the ball-jointed socket a few turns.
which makes it go lower ??? is this normally the case ?
Managed to pick mine up today from the post office as per my above eBay link.
Interestingly even though I bought from a USA seller they were sent to me direct from Tiawan were they are manufactured.
I did not have to pay any import duty so cost me £205 including delivery and £5 to get some silver indicator bulbs off eBay (they come with amber bulbs)
They are really good quality, you would think they are OEM.
So far as I'm aware these are all sourced from the same manufacturer in tiawan so does not seem to matter where you buy from. Obviously if you want quick delivery then go for UK supplier who has them in stock but seems you will pay c£40 more for them
I will fit weekend after next when I'm back from hols and do a full write up re installation
Interestingly even though I bought from a USA seller they were sent to me direct from Tiawan were they are manufactured.
I did not have to pay any import duty so cost me £205 including delivery and £5 to get some silver indicator bulbs off eBay (they come with amber bulbs)
They are really good quality, you would think they are OEM.
So far as I'm aware these are all sourced from the same manufacturer in tiawan so does not seem to matter where you buy from. Obviously if you want quick delivery then go for UK supplier who has them in stock but seems you will pay c£40 more for them
I will fit weekend after next when I'm back from hols and do a full write up re installation
jonttt wrote:Managed to pick mine up today from the post office as per my above eBay link.
Interestingly even though I bought from a USA seller they were sent to me direct from Tiawan were they are manufactured.
I did not have to pay any import duty so cost me £205 including delivery and £5 to get some silver indicator bulbs off eBay (they come with amber bulbs)
They are really good quality, you would think they are OEM.
So far as I'm aware these are all sourced from the same manufacturer in tiawan so does not seem to matter where you buy from. Obviously if you want quick delivery then go for UK supplier who has them in stock but seems you will pay c£40 more for them
I will fit weekend after next when I'm back from hols and do a full write up re installation
i Actually Paid £230 for mine i think .. so you saved £15 .. but you have to take the risk with import duty
Yeah there all from china .. and they are very good , very well made unlike other china lights i have had on previous cars !
Let me know how u get on with the indicator loom on the passenger side , im intrested to see if it was just my car that had a short cable ?
Luke
I fitted mine yesturday and am chuffed to bits with the look.
I can confirm both my indicator cables were long enough to fit so you must have just been unlucky?
The only issue I had was with connecting up the electric adjustment. The original connector has 3 pins and the one from the light 2 pins I just left unconnected for now. How did you connect this up to get the adjuster working
ps I managed to line my lights up fine just using the adjustable sockets for the mounting screws (I had marked up centre of lights on garage door and managed to get dip beam and headlights spot on for height etc....)
I will post up pictures when I get a chance.
I fitted mine yesturday and am chuffed to bits with the look.
I can confirm both my indicator cables were long enough to fit so you must have just been unlucky?
The only issue I had was with connecting up the electric adjustment. The original connector has 3 pins and the one from the light 2 pins I just left unconnected for now. How did you connect this up to get the adjuster working
ps I managed to line my lights up fine just using the adjustable sockets for the mounting screws (I had marked up centre of lights on garage door and managed to get dip beam and headlights spot on for height etc....)
I will post up pictures when I get a chance.
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It would be nice to see a pic of those fog lights fitted, shame the M never had any front fogs fitted.
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Angel Eye Foglamps
Here is a link for those angel eye fog lights.
Yeah - it would b nice to see a couple of pics
http://www.carparts-online.de/shop/Teil ... :3709.html
Yeah - it would b nice to see a couple of pics
http://www.carparts-online.de/shop/Teil ... :3709.html
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Well as it happens, Mr Luke, you can turn the fog angels on with out the main beam. I've had mine all wired separately so I have main, side and angels all separate.
I tried to upload an image but it was too big. Give me a pointer how to up load an image and I'll show you.
I've had these fitter for about a year now and i think they're rather good. Even over here there aren't many about. Personally I think it finishes off the whole package.
I tried to upload an image but it was too big. Give me a pointer how to up load an image and I'll show you.
I've had these fitter for about a year now and i think they're rather good. Even over here there aren't many about. Personally I think it finishes off the whole package.
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Yeah they arrived yesterday, got them on ebay from taiwan i think it was. worked out a bit cheaper too. hopefully have them fitted this week. again, like the headlights, they look very good quality. They dont come up under z3 fog lights when searching so u have to find them under e39 like it says in the link... Just hope i have the right ones
I'd appreciate the ebay link.
I see the projector and Halo (angel eyes) have separate wiring.
I assume the projector uses the standard connector.
How are you going to wire the angel eyes?
My first guess is to hardwire the angel eyes to the parking lights.
(I hope the projector connectors are a perfect match - there are a couple of similar types....)
Thanks
Looking forward to pics.
I see the projector and Halo (angel eyes) have separate wiring.
I assume the projector uses the standard connector.
How are you going to wire the angel eyes?
My first guess is to hardwire the angel eyes to the parking lights.
(I hope the projector connectors are a perfect match - there are a couple of similar types....)
Thanks
Looking forward to pics.
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Hi bonbon i think the additional wire is for the rings and im guessing an additional switch will have to added. I will have to gert somone to fit these as im not sure what im doing. here is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E39- ... ccessories
im hoping this is not going to be to complex as i really like the look of these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E39- ... ccessories
im hoping this is not going to be to complex as i really like the look of these.
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I'm probably the bozo here.
I term the parking lights the low lights that come on with the first pull of the headlight switch. (ie the inner pair of lights)
As I would not mind having the angel eyes on whenever I have my parking lights or headlights on, and in order to simplify the wiring - I would connect the angel eyes directly to the parking lights.
The projectors use the standard fog light connector and would be operated by the fog light button.
I hope this makes more sense.
I term the parking lights the low lights that come on with the first pull of the headlight switch. (ie the inner pair of lights)
As I would not mind having the angel eyes on whenever I have my parking lights or headlights on, and in order to simplify the wiring - I would connect the angel eyes directly to the parking lights.
The projectors use the standard fog light connector and would be operated by the fog light button.
I hope this makes more sense.
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Really happy with these, they really look trhe part and much better than standard. Failrly obvious point but u may want to touch up the covers next to the fogs as mine were looking a tad worn and didnt look right next to the new black fogs. Also did not get stung with the customs fee so its all good
ps how come u selling MrLuke??
ps how come u selling MrLuke??