Headlights - missing something or position?

[Lambpie]

Can anyone help please? I have an E86 which is new to me and I noticed while cleaning that there was a larger gap than I would've expected between the headlight and the bodywork all the way around - you can see all the way through.



I’ve checked back on photos of my old coupe and it looked to be pretty tight. I can’t work out whether I’m missing a rubber gasket around the front top/sides of the headlight or it’s been moved at some point by a previous owner and they haven’t quite got the position right. Or is it normal and I’m being pedantic!

Cheers

 

[wonkydonkey]

Nope, it appears BMW thought that was good enough a fit and left it at that!

 

[NickDE]

Built in Murica

 

[wonkydonkey]

Built in Murica

Land of qualitee and intellectual splender :rofl:

 

[Chris_D]

Built in Murica

....with panel gaps big enough for fat-fingered murcan assembly line workers :lol:

 

[wonkydonkey]

:rofl:

 

[Timmyboybunter]

I had exactly the same thought process as also had huge gaps. I've just put facelift headlights on and deliberately made sure both sides were nearer the wing and it definitely looks a lot better - quite hard to position them *exactly* right though so they have constant and consistent gaps between bonnet, wing and bumper (no I didn't manage it 100%).

 

[buzyg]

Built in Murica

....with panel gaps big enough for fat-fingered murcan assembly line workers :lol:

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So glad I saw that after my tea. :lol:

 

[Chris_D]

Built in Murica

....with panel gaps big enough for fat-fingered murcan assembly line workers :lol:

s3.reutersmedia.net.jpg

So glad I saw that after my tea. :lol:

Imagine sittin next to that on your easyjet flight to Marbella!
:lol:

 

[buzyg]

....with panel gaps big enough for fat-fingered murcan assembly line workers :lol:

s3.reutersmedia.net.jpg

So glad I saw that after my tea. :lol:

Imagine sittin next to that on your easyjet flight to Marbella!
:lol:

Ye with her sister on the other side. :lol:

Still you would be safe if the plane crashed. :wink:

 

[Chris_D]

So glad I saw that after my tea. :lol:

Imagine sittin next to that on your easyjet flight to Marbella!
:lol:

Ye with her sister on the other side. :lol:

Still you would be safe if the plane crashed. :wink:

Safe in the knowledge that you would be squished beyond reasonable repair!
:rofl:

 

[buzyg]

Imagine sittin next to that on your easyjet flight to Marbella!
:lol:

Ye with her sister on the other side. :lol:

Still you would be safe if the plane crashed. :wink:

Safe in the knowledge that you would be squished beyond reasonable repair!
:rofl:

Think we should leave that seat free form PerryGunn. :wink:

 

[Lambpie]

Thanks Chris_D.... cannot be unseen.... lucky too that I had my tea a while ago....

 

[Lambpie]

I had exactly the same thought process as also had huge gaps. I've just put facelift headlights on and deliberately made sure both sides were nearer the wing and it definitely looks a lot better - quite hard to position them *exactly* right though so they have constant and consistent gaps between bonnet, wing and bumper (no I didn't manage it 100%).

Thanks - suppose I’ll have to live with it as it’s not bad enough for me to take the bumper off... yet...

 

[Timmyboybunter]

I was nervous about the bumper but it was far easier than I thought it would be.