Lights

While it's often joked that these things don't exist on BMWs, the E30 is equipped with a variety of Lights to help you and other road users

Overview

All cars by law must be equipped with a number of lights to aid navigation and to give signals to

Interior

Instruments

Some basic candles are fitted to all E30s to help you read your Instruments at night. These lights will glow as soon as the Lights#Headlights are turned on, and their brightness can be controlled by turning the headlight knob clockwise or anti-clockwise.

The dash cluster itself is fitted with two 12V 3W bulbs to provide the glow, while a number of smaller 1.2W bulbs are wired around the centre console to light up the heater controls.

Common Upgrades

HIDs

It is sometimes commented that the front lamps on an E30 are rather feeble compared to more modern lighting units. Online auction sites now offer a number of High-Intensity Discharge lamps to give you better night vision. If you've got your hands on one of these kits, and want to get it fitted to your E30, learn more about converting your headlights to HIDs.

Tinting

Smoked Headlights

For those who crave the bad boy look, there are ways to make your pearly white headlights blend in better with the black front grille. For that drug-dealer look, learn more about smoking your own headlights.

Tinted Rears

Sometimes the multicoloured cluster at the back end makes your car look like it's been attacked by Haribo. Some prefer a more uniform look to their rear lenses, to give less of a colour clash across the unit. If you think that back plastic is ugly, learn more about tinting your rear lights.