View Full Version : installing new headlights,
weazman187
07-21-2006, 06:34 PM
i just got some new depo angel eyes, and i was wondering if ther wer any tutorials or sumthing to help me install them, is it really just plug and play?
cuz it dosnt seem like it...haha
There are quite a few issues, best guy for your job: Qube. I'm sure he'll reply soon.
WAIT! BEFORE YOU INSTALL THEM! http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=24115
Now that this is out of the way... we can do this. You take pictures of the 'before' and I'll take pictures of the 'after' and do a write up :)
632 Regal
07-21-2006, 07:32 PM
someday when this is nailed down and im rich I want to convert...but not until then
WAIT! BEFORE YOU INSTALL THEM! http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=24115
Now that this is out of the way... we can do this. You take pictures of the 'before' and I'll take pictures of the 'after' and do a write up :)
I wanted to convert since I got my bimmer, but just cant get myself to do it. :\ Good thinking on the write-up Qube. This shall help when I turn to the dark side.
weazman187
07-21-2006, 10:39 PM
so after about 5 hours of messn with the lights and such, i got nothing done, couldnt get the stock ones out, and i had also just bought some clear side markers, for like 15 bucks, haha, and of course they didnt even send the ones i wanted, and they are pretty cheap but you get what you pay for right? anyways, i tried to put the side markers in, ended up braking on of the bulb plastic harnesss' thing, so i just got really frustrated and gave up..., but whatever, ill just take it to local shop and get um hooked up there,so sorry, no pictures...i didnt get this latest post till i was done, but thanks for trying, ill let you know what happns next...
oh and i just got my tail lights smoked! looks great, first i bought the depo tails with the clear turn signal and BAM smoked um for about 120, for all 4 pieces...
ill have pics up tomrrow, they look better during the day
Hold on! Please take out one of the halo bulbs and see if there are any markings or at least measure and take a picture of one! :)
weazman187
07-22-2006, 01:08 AM
here you go, if you guys find white bulbs to replace them with let me know!
this is to show you how its wired to each bulb on the high beam halo.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/weazman187/Picture2766.jpg
this is it before i removed the projector
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/weazman187/Picture2765.jpg
this is the projector its self
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/weazman187/Picture2762.jpg
and this is inside the projectors halo with one bulb out
(its really hot in southern cali right now so dont mind my leg n boxers. haha)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/weazman187/Picture2764.jpg
i know the pics are not that great but im tired and this lights frustrated me all day haha
weazman187
07-22-2006, 01:19 AM
oh yeah the numbers on the lil bulb are either
P2,3
E126 or 2B couldnt really tell
51/64 or 54 couldnt really tell that either, cuz they are really small.
so it was those 3 rows of numbers on each bulb
You rock! I'll measure the projector opening so I can scale your picture to size and check it out
Atl530i
07-22-2006, 07:42 AM
Were you able to get the grill assembly off? That was the thing that kept me in the garage for a little while longer when I did euro headlights. Once that piece is off, it is all down hill from there, you just need a really long screw driver.
Darned it. I'm trying to reference that bulb here:
http://autolumination.com/74.htm
...but can't be sure. Is it possible at all to take a pic of the bulb out of the socket? I may just have to break down and tear mine up :)
weazman187
07-23-2006, 04:21 PM
so i got a problem with the projector angel eyes, the plug for the old lights is different ,the new projector lamp plug is a differnt thingy, haha excuse my termonology, i was wondering if you could help me find a converter or what ever it is i need?
this is the plug from the car to the old light,
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/weazman187/Picture2767.jpg
this is the new light outlet thingy
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/weazman187/Picture2768.jpg
this is for the bulbs, i need to find the right bulbs but i think i can get it at auto zone or pepboys, cuz it has the numbers on the projector which are
H1 12W 55W
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/weazman187/Picture2769.jpg
and this is the thing to hold the bulb on the projector.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/weazman187/Picture2771.jpg
so can you guys help me find some kind of convertor or sumthing
im still working on the wiring for the halos, ill have pics up s oon!
How's this coming along? As soon as a writeup is done, I'll definitely start looking for a set.
How much harder does the project become if I had HID into the mix?
Nick.Hay
07-27-2006, 09:22 PM
So Qube...
Are the Depo ones the best to get??
sharkhog
09-27-2006, 11:02 PM
I just got my depo lights tonight and had a question. How the heck do you get the cap off the end of the light to insert the bulb? After spending as much as I did, I am trying to be careful.
Cheers
Espen
09-28-2006, 01:09 AM
The cap must be turned 30Degrees to be opened.
Nick. Hay, the Depos are in my opinion real crap, its just pure **** wrapped together so that it looks like a headlight!
The glass is so thin that it will breake just by looking at it.
The clips that hold the lamp to the adjusterscrews are so thin that they will break if you try to adjust the lights. The relay controlling the Halo rings have a selfdestruction device, so that it will completly dissapear by rust after 5months.
Im saying this after I learned it the hard way.
weazman187
09-28-2006, 01:33 AM
wow this is an old thread!
yeah all you need to do is twist the cap off, lemme know how it comes out, i ended up just taking car to my friends shop where he wired it for me,
and yes depos are terrible, wish i woulda known' woulda got the smileys,
oh well , they look pretty good except for the hot spots:(
The cap must be turned 30Degrees to be opened.
Nick. Hay, the Depos are in my opinion real crap, its just pure **** wrapped together so that it looks like a headlight!
The glass is so thin that it will breake just by looking at it.
The clips that hold the lamp to the adjusterscrews are so thin that they will break if you try to adjust the lights. The relay controlling the Halo rings have a selfdestruction device, so that it will completly dissapear by rust after 5months.
Im saying this after I learned it the hard way.
Heh.
The glass is so thin that it will breake just by looking at it.
Haven't had that happen with two sets yet *touch wood*
The clips that hold the lamp to the adjusterscrews are so thin that they will break if you try to adjust the lights.
Worse than OEM, but MUCH MUCH better than other aftermarkets. Oh yeah. Others are THAT bad.
The relay controlling the Halo rings have a selfdestruction device, so that it will completly dissapear by rust after 5months.
Hmmm... I wired it up to the parking lights so didn't use the relay.
Espen
09-28-2006, 08:39 AM
Hmmm... I wired it up to the parking lights so didn't use the relay.
Yea mine is also wired up to the parking lights, but i used the relay and wiring harness that came with it. It worked fine for a while then the relay died, so i just jumped the relay.
But now my Inpro nightmare is over, and im back to OEM :D :D
DanDombrowski
09-28-2006, 12:11 PM
I got the depos and installed them a little while ago. I can't remember how I put them in, I didn't follow any tutorials or anything. I just unscrewed some nuts and bolts, removed the old ones, and put the new ones in.
Wiring them was a little bit of a hassle though, but I got it done with some spade connectors and drilling a small hole through the cap.
No problems with quality yet.
sharkhog
09-30-2006, 11:24 PM
Just installed my new depot halo's today. Had to wait for nightfall to adjust the low beams. What a difference between the smileys that were on it and the new lights. I added 100 watt bulbs and they are hella bright. One thing I didnt do yet was actually hook up the halo portion. So far, so good though.
Just an fyi, I would have kept the smileys, but one of the previous owners did some customization to the caps that made them useless. :(
Strap
10-05-2006, 12:49 PM
I wish somebody would have listed that halo/ring bulb number...
just had mine out again to replace the trims around the lights ( grills) and decided to up them to HID's , I even started to open them up but pushed for time. so far everything on the front end lighting is true white except for the angel eye rings....;)
Any updates on bulbs , and when i learn how i will post the pics..
Thanks Strap
The halo/ring bulb numbers are listed. If you searched, you'd find it.
Strap
10-05-2006, 03:07 PM
The halo/ring bulb numbers are listed. If you searched, you'd find it.
I did search it and came up with the same question you originaly had.
Trying to figure out the right part number for those bulbs? rather than the it might be a 35/ or maybe a 67 ...
your last post on them was you coudnt find them either.
Thanks anyway , i will just pull them and go from there.
I did search it and came up with the same question you originaly had.
Trying to figure out the right part number for those bulbs? rather than the it might be a 35/ or maybe a 67 ...
your last post on them was you coudnt find them either.
Thanks anyway , i will just pull them and go from there.
Actually I did find them. They're #74 or something. I forget. Search the posts I've made and you'll find it ;) I have to run.
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