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Ugly BMW E36 Headlights

20th May 2008

Ugly BMW E36 Headlights

 

Dear All,

Since the time I bought my car, I’ve seen ten’s of headlight designs that were made especially for the E36 cars and I dare to say that there are only 6 or maybe 7 designs that look really cool on the E36 cars. ZKW is a good example of these nice quality and look. The rest of the headlights that I’ve seen look very bad and will give your E36 a silly look.

Today, I found these headlights on EBay:

And I said, that’s it, I need to write a post about these ugly headlights. So, here we are… My advice to you friends is that shinny glass and chrome are BAD choices for your car. So, whenever you look at a headlight from now on, just ask yourself this question:-

Do these headlights shine or have chrome? If the answer is yes, then move your eyes away from them and do NOT, I repeat do NOT, even consider them.

I’m saying this, because I’ve never seen a headlight, not a single one with these characteristics that looked good on a BMW E36.

 

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31st October 2007

A sweet idea for your BMW angel eyes!

 

I’ve found this video on YouTube and I thought I’d share it with you guys. The idea behind this is to make your E36 headlights (Angel Eyes) circles fade out. In the case of this video, the lights fade out using  the car alarm. But I’ve heard about some guys who connected their angel eyes circles to the internal room light of their cars. In this case, the angel eyes will light up when you open your door and they’ll fade out after you close the door in  second or two. Brilliant idea isn’t it? I know that many will ask me for a DIY (Do It Yourself) on how to accomplish this, but until now, I don’t have one. So, I hope I will post a DIY for it soon. Stay tuned I hope it won’t take long.

Now, I will leave you with the video…Check it out!



 

I hope you liked the video . . . if not, come on let’s see your videos 😉

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18th October 2007

BMW E36 Headlights

 

Although, I know that my headlights are not the best headlights available for BMW E36, but I like them very much. First, because of their rings color (light blue) which fits perfectly on my silver car. Second, because they’re a single unit headlights with a corner. I hate the 2 part headlights. The problem is that my headlights are getting old and they always look dirty even after washing the car. So, I was thinking of replacing them and while I’m looking for some alternatives, I have found some great headlights that I didn’t even know they exist. I prepared a list of them below. Check them out. I’m sure that many of you hate the standard headlights of BMW E36 and are willing to give their cars a new look. I also added a rating for both style and quality for each of these products which is based totally on my taste. Have fun!

 


 

92-98 BMW E36 2DR DEPO HALO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS CORNER

Info : click here
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Quality:
Price : $182.00

 

92-98 BMW E36 4DR PROJECTOER HEADLIGHT CORNER 93 94 95

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Quality:
Price : $81.99

 

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 BMW E36 2DR BLACK HALO HEADLIGHT

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Quality:
Price : $120.00

 

92-98 BMW E36 2DR CHROME HALO PROJECTOR HEAD LIGHTS

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Quality:
Price : $113.95

 

 

BMW E36 PROJECTOR ZKW ANGEL EYE EYES CCFL HEADLIGHTS

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Quality:
Price : $188.99

 

92-98 BMW E36 BLACK HALO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT 318I 328I

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Quality:
Price : $82.99

 

92-98 BMW E36 3-SERIES 4DR HALO PROJECTOR HEAD LIGHTS

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Quality:
Price : $87.90

 

92-98 BMW E36 2DR 318 325 328 HALO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS

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Quality:
Price : $87.99

 

92-98 BMW E36 4DR HALO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS BLACK 325I

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Quality:
Price : $93.99

 

92-98 BMW E36 323i/325i/328i PROJECTOR HEAD LIGHT BLACK

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Quality:
Price : $98.00

 

E36 3-Series 92-98 Black ECE-spec Projector Headlights

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Price : $123.99

 

92-98 BMW E36 2DR 318/325/328 BLK PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS

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Quality:
Price : $109.99

 

92-98 BMW E36 318/325/328/M3 2DR PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS

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Quality:
Price : $113.00

 

92-98 BMW E36 2D HALO PROJECTOR HEAD LIGHTS 318 325 328

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Price : $86.99



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2nd February 2007

BMW E36 Headlamp Glass Replacement

Hello my friends,

 

It’s been 3 days since I posted something to the blog. I know that I’m a little bit slow on writing here, but I hope I will have more time in the next few days to write more. Today, I came to you with an article about how to replace your BMW E36 headlight glass ( I found this article here). I know that many of you guys have crystal lights instead of the standard BMW E36 headlights, but I know that many of you have the standard lights as well, so I think you should read this anyway. I hope you like it.

 

Disclaimer: Use this procedure at your own risk and don’t come crying to me after you break something in your car LOOOL! 🙂

Been on motorway recently? encountered storm of stone chips kicked up by some cunt infront? Cracked headlamp glass or just badly pitted, they both look pants, so change just the glass and the front end of your car will look about 5 years younger. Bit pricey for a bit of glass, dealer will want �72 per side. If you can afford it change both sides otherwise it’ll look odd like mine, but hey. First off let’s see what you get for your wonga.

 

 

 

Awww feck, headlamp glass is cracked. Looks pants and probably fails the MOT.

 


 

Lift bonnet and take the plastic cover thing off, its held on with 4 normal screws and and 2 plastic ones. This will help with access to the bastard nut that’s really hard to get to and adjust properly.

 



 

Next take out the the indicator, easier said than done. There’s a clip that you can just see from above looking down in between the indicator and the headlamp unit. Use a screwdriver and carefully but brutally push the clip towards the indicator and push the whole indicator out from behind simultaneously. Have fun with this one. The green arrow shows the location of one of the four/five bolts that hold the headlamp unit in.

 

 

 

My headlamp unit only had four bolts holding it in, earlier cars I believe had five. No matter ‘cos it’ll just be the one missing in the middle that’s obvious. Just undo these bolts being careful not to let the plastic adjustment plug type thing behind it turn, use an open ended spanner to stop them turning and later to adjust the headlamp units position. 

  

 

The really hard to get to bolt is sort of arrowed here, it sits at the bottom somewhere in that gap, get your socket set and extensions out for this one.

Take all the connector type things off for the lamps and the adjuster motor.

 

 

Take the whole unit out and undo the massive clips all the way around. Make sure all the inside parts are clean of dust and fingerprints etc, otherwise it’ll bug you later when you can’t get to them as easily. Clip the new glass in place and stick it back on the car. Use the plastic plug type adjuster things that go between the car body and the bolts to adjust how the lamp sits. Look at the headlamp on other side of the car for what the gap sizes roughly are. Tighten everything back up and replace everything you’ve taken off.

 

Are you looking for more do it yourself procedures (DIY) ? I recommend the Bentley BMW 3 series service manual for you. I got it and I think it’s a gold mine for us -BMW E36 Owners-. If you didn’t grab your copy yet, get it right now! I’m sure you’ll find this book worth every penny you’ve paid for. Get the Bentley BMW 3 series service manual

 

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Best regards,

Tony Sticks.

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