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My Journey Begins! - New question ref lights
if you use 35W bulbs you use original ballast units 50W will need new after market units. I use 5000K or 6000K google them for colour properties. Both bright white, lower = yellow, higher = bluer
Ex E86 Z4 3.0si coupé facelift blue now Z'less
Porsche 997 C2S black-gone-, Mazda Eunos 1.8 yellow-gone-, Audi S4 Avant v6 Quattro 3.0 supercharged red-gone. Abarth 500 red. Abarth 124 Spider GT black. Porsche Cayenne red.
Porsche 997 C2S black-gone-, Mazda Eunos 1.8 yellow-gone-, Audi S4 Avant v6 Quattro 3.0 supercharged red-gone. Abarth 500 red. Abarth 124 Spider GT black. Porsche Cayenne red.
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My Journey Begins! - New question ref lights
ABD have a sale on at present if of any use. No code required.
Ex E86 Z4 3.0si coupé facelift blue now Z'less
Porsche 997 C2S black-gone-, Mazda Eunos 1.8 yellow-gone-, Audi S4 Avant v6 Quattro 3.0 supercharged red-gone. Abarth 500 red. Abarth 124 Spider GT black. Porsche Cayenne red.
Porsche 997 C2S black-gone-, Mazda Eunos 1.8 yellow-gone-, Audi S4 Avant v6 Quattro 3.0 supercharged red-gone. Abarth 500 red. Abarth 124 Spider GT black. Porsche Cayenne red.
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My Journey Begins! - New question ref lights
So projectors and bulbs purchased! Imm take some pictures as I go and see what happens.
Thanks for the advice. More to follow I'm sure.
Thanks for the advice. More to follow I'm sure.
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
- Jembo
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Be interested in a side by side comparison after fitting sometime in April
Joined the dark side with a ///M Hell Bronze Sepang Coupe
Ex Aug 2005 Maldives Blue 3 litre cruizer, lots of toyz,
Lifer 54
Ex Aug 2005 Maldives Blue 3 litre cruizer, lots of toyz,
Lifer 54
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I'm goi g to try and take pictures and do a fitting guide.
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
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And so the next stage begins!
The headlights are on my table and surgery will start tomorrow.!My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
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JonLeeper, I'm keeping an eye on your progress!
Quick comment. My headlights kept steaming up despite drying them up time after time. The problem is invariably their rubber gasket in the back cover. Once removed it will never seal again properly. Eventually I resolved the problem by putting a strip of gaffer tape bridging over from the top of the headlight unit to the top of the bodywork. You can barely see it and what it does is allow for rain water that otherwise would go been to the seal to wash over the gaffer tape instead and never reach the back of the headlight unit. problem solved!
Quick comment. My headlights kept steaming up despite drying them up time after time. The problem is invariably their rubber gasket in the back cover. Once removed it will never seal again properly. Eventually I resolved the problem by putting a strip of gaffer tape bridging over from the top of the headlight unit to the top of the bodywork. You can barely see it and what it does is allow for rain water that otherwise would go been to the seal to wash over the gaffer tape instead and never reach the back of the headlight unit. problem solved!
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Try a thin film of lithium grease, the stuff you put on MTB chainsSpaniarduk wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:36 am JonLeeper, I'm keeping an eye on your progress!
Quick comment. My headlights kept steaming up despite drying them up time after time. The problem is invariably their rubber gasket in the back cover. Once removed it will never seal again properly. Eventually I resolved the problem by putting a strip of gaffer tape bridging over from the top of the headlight unit to the top of the bodywork. You can barely see it and what it does is allow for rain water that otherwise would go been to the seal to wash over the gaffer tape instead and never reach the back of the headlight unit. problem solved!
Joined the dark side with a ///M Hell Bronze Sepang Coupe
Ex Aug 2005 Maldives Blue 3 litre cruizer, lots of toyz,
Lifer 54
Ex Aug 2005 Maldives Blue 3 litre cruizer, lots of toyz,
Lifer 54
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Jembo, i did. I tried all sorts. I think that the problem is that after uears of the back cover being in place the soft rubber seal gets indented with a groove of where it was pressed against. By removing and refitting the seal never end up in the same position as it spent the previous so many years, so it lets the moisture in.
Volando voy
Volando vengo
Volando voy
Volando vengo, -engo
Y por el camino
Yo me entretengo
Volando vengo
Volando voy
Volando vengo, -engo
Y por el camino
Yo me entretengo
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I don’t know what they cost now, but new rear covers from BMW were £5 a side when I replaced them. A good few years ago now though.
You can also just pull the seal out and turn it over to the unmarked side as a cheap fix.
You can also just pull the seal out and turn it over to the unmarked side as a cheap fix.
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I’m STILL doing my lights as various other things have taken up my time as of late but am hoping to get them finished very soon!
Here’s what my table looked like
Here’s what my table looked like
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Jingle,JINGLE wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:59 pm I’m STILL doing my lights as various other things have taken up my time as of late but am hoping to get them finished very soon!
Here’s what my table looked like
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Just a quick question, if.i may. How did you rig up the test wiring? I'll want to test mine before I take them back to the detailers.
Many thanks Jon
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
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I was asking lots of questions to IamOrion as he helped me loads. But basically used a 12v power supply and wired up the negatives to the same pin, and the various positives where needed (they are switch backs so I didn’t bother wiring up the indicator positive for the time being)
Even after all the testing once I’ve got everything ready I’m gonna test on the car before I seal them back up and get the lenses coated etc.
Feel free to ask any other questions if needed
Even after all the testing once I’ve got everything ready I’m gonna test on the car before I seal them back up and get the lenses coated etc.
Feel free to ask any other questions if needed
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Hmmm, any chance you could advise me about this problem - I fitted a hard top last year and I'm getting wind noise from the passenger side...
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www.unofficialbmw.com/images/6183EN.pdf
Take a look at this, you need to adjust the passenger side bolt so that the gap is reduced, make sure you unlock the mechanism first, then adjust it and then lock it again. If you adjust it till you've got the 5mm and then you lock it (the whole thing will come down and lock in place) then you'll be way less than the 5mm and maybe hardtop will touch the car... I hope that makes sense?
Anyway take a look and let me know if you need anything else...
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BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71
BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71