Smiley headlight conversion

Post Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:09 pm

Thinking of converting the front lights to smileys.
Has anyone done this and is it straight forward.
I have a breaker to get all the parts/wiring from.

The headlights at present are shite even though i put new Xenon bulbs in(not cheap),and my last G reg E30 had excellent lights!

Cheers guys

Post Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:19 pm

the plugs on the back of the lights may be different. this is fixed by cutting off the plugs on the new set and soldering them to yours.

Post Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:24 pm

Nice one Smithy

was thinking it should be easy as,but it usually the easy jobs that turn out to be a pain in the ar5e!

Gonna give it a go,cant be worse than they are now!

Post Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:29 pm

early car - you need to solder in later type connectors

later car - they are a straight swap

Post Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:31 pm

you may well find that the 3 screws are almost impossible to remove without breaking the plastic mount.

You may be forced to drill or grind them off.

Post Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:41 pm

you may well find that the 3 screws are almost impossible to remove without breaking the plastic mount.

Smithy are you talking about the screws securing the backing plate to the front panel?
If so ive got another set of lights in my shed!

Post Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:53 pm

never had a problem with the screws, just use an impact driver with a large phillips screwdriver tip gives you the extra force needed