I just got a pair of E36 headlights and having trouble getting them to fits and work right can anyone help me I'd appreciate it.

 

http://www.geocities.com/bmwconversion/

 

theres a lot of:

cutting
drilling
trying
putting on
taking off
screaming
bleeeding
cursing
sweating
etc....

just kidding. look at the above link. its helpful. but as for the fitting, whats not fitting right? if its the whole light, theres a lot of reasons. can you be more specific as to how it wont fit? and whats not working right?

heres the quick basics:
-take out stock headlight and take the light off the bracket
-cut maxima bracket so the e36(w/o its bracket) can fit on the max bracket
-use any means to secure light(e36) to bracket(max) either by custom brackets, super glue, hot glue, duct tape, etc...(id recomend the custom brackets)
-put light back on car making sure the hood closes and cut the grill to fit(if needed)

sorry, thats kinda raw but thats pretty much how it goes. on and for electricals, youll need to get a pair of 9005 and 9006 plugs. $3-5 each at auto store or at a 5 finger discount at a junk yard for all 4.

 

its worth the blood and tears tho in the end

 

i followed http://www.geocities.com/bmwconversion/ write up which i thought was bomb, cause it shows where to cut

 

oh but i used angel eyes with projectors and now its like holy sh*t, i can finally see

 

This is actually very true for the projectors.

 

makeuw3t: reply

Thanks 4 the tip, and to answer ur ? the light keeps hitting the grill its either to far out or to far behinde the grill. i made make shift brackets but cant put them on yet.

 

The process isn't horrible, but worth it in the end

 

That my friend is why un-modified e36 lights look like @ss and are a waste of time =]

 

just do the conversion...u will thank everyone who asked u to. thats a promise!!!

 

i second that