on 7/19/03 I installed a pair of e36 headlights. Check p.2 on my homepage. Click where it says "click here" and tell me whatcha think. I'm quite pleased and a great visible improvement has been made at night.

 

nice very nice but now all u got to do is just rip open ur corners and paint the inside in black so that they can match ur headlights or just tint them from outside. thats what i did with my corners so if u wanna check out mines just go to my homepage and go to page 6 and u'll c my corners. i did that for now until i can get ahold of the euro ones but go ahead and check them out.

 

Looks sweet!

 

Looks good :smile:

 

Thank you. It wasn't an easy install but I'm reekin the benefits now.

 

reaping
looks nice

 

Everything is looking very nice, keep it up.

 

thanks to me cuz he got the lights from me. hehehe. Very nice! I like them!

 

i called you last week on those parts (carpet etc), still have em

 

Thanks
reapin reapin reapin reapin the benefits. I luv these lights

 

hey e!
the lights look great.
i did mine a few weeks ago as well. check my sig to see mine.

 

Hey wassup shock211? They look great. Did you have a hard time with the install?

 

wasn't too bad...but i don't like the way i have them mounted. so I'm gonna try and custom fab a different bracket.

 

Man, what kind of tools do I need to do this mod. I've got my eye on a pair on ebay and I need to know if I'm capable of this work.

 

Some of the tools that I used (and forgive my spelling):
1. Dremmel to cut the metal behind the bracket to gain access to the extra bulb.
2. jigsaw to cut the thicker metal from the bracket.
3. some type of vice grip that will hold the bracket while you are cutting.
4. Safety gogles.
5.Wire splicers.
6. Wire connectors.
7. Flat strip of durable but bendable metal to cut brackets out of.
8. Lots of patience.
9. A friend to help you out.
10. And of course a helpful link with pics that I used from skymax.
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte671n/mymax.html

 

Don't forget...a 24 of Canadian Beer! I'd send some out to ya. But I know that you americans already have our beer out there.

->and people in canada wonder why the tourism industry isn't doing so well

 

shock211 can you get those UK corners?

 

no easier than you could.
i just used 'nite shades tint spray' to do mine.

 

shock211: I didn't know you sptayed them. It came out nice! I hear the UK corners are hard to get.

 

 

 

Always enjoy looking at your homepage!

 

yet another
chris: ur car is extremely cool!

 

thanks fellas...one of these days i'll get my H7 E-36's on. My goal is to have them on before the 8/17 BBQ in NJ

 

damn nj!
why can't you guys have a meet in buffalo?
i'd drive down for sure!

 

Its a nice run to NJ. so come on down and stop complainin. j/k

 

HOT!

 

Ok I want to upgrade my bulbs to something whiter and brighter. Any suggestions on which bulbs to get as a replacement to the stocks wattage?

 

i suggest getting an upgraded harness for 9005/9006 and running over wattage bulbs. that's what i've done.

 

shock211: Where'd you get this upgraded harness?

 

get your harness from here but I would still just use silverstars but your looking at $100 for all 4 bulbs. With silverstars you arent required to upgrade your harness but your lights will be brighter with the harness because of better wiring and the use of a relay with power coming straight off of the battery.

Yes UK corners are hard to get BUT I have found out how people have tinted their headlights and corners and am going to try it to see how it works out. I am not talking about using tint spray but actual paint and clear (not painting the inside like some have but actually the lens). I will see how it works out and may offer the service to the good people on the org. I probably shouldnt say have said anything though since I dont know if I can get it to work like I would like and I dont know when I can get around to trying...gotta finish my car first.

 

awsm66: Thanks for the 411. After the install of this harness coulda ya up the wattage a little?

 

yeah you can but silverstars give a better light than the ricer high wattage bulbs...I have both and my 80W 9006 is not as bright as my 9004 silverstars in my wifes car. The 100W high beam is a different story though.

 

Is this the only place you can pick up this harness. I thought someone said you could pick it up at autozone. Hopefully I will be starting my conversion this weekend.

 

yeah you can get stock wiring from there but the link i have there is for the upgraded wiring harness with relays. This helps put more voltage to the light=brighter lights.

 

Alright cool, the bulbs that my E36's came with are silverstars, will these look good or should I look into getting some replacements. I've heard mixed things about the silverstars. The 9006's I recieved are 12v 80w blues. (are these the high beams or lows) The guy I bought them from sent me 3 sets of bulbs.

 

you sure they are silverstars at 80W. Seems high to me. I have used silverstars in 9004 and H4 (in my Jeep with a headlight conversion) and both are wonderful. I would keep them...if they are actually silverstars.

9006=low beam
9005=high beam

 

the sylvania site says the silverstar 9006 is only 60W and the 9005 is 70W so either they arent silverstars that you have or the guy told you the wrong wattage.

Sylvanias site with wattage

 

Well the ones I have with me are old ones he replaced. (they were in the boxes for the new pair). These lights say: Sylvania 9006hb4 E13 2B4 Dot12v51w D0496.

I guess its a good thing their not 80w, right?? I don't want to blind some body.

I'll check the bulbs I have at home, their in my E36's. These were in my glove box.

Oh, and can anyone post a pic of how they constructed a bracket to get the E36s to fit into the factory frame??

 

Will I start a fire if I use 80/85 watt bulbs as a replacement to the OEM headlights without the harness?