hid`s into compact?

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:45 pm

HI,
Could you tell me if Hid bulbs are a direct replacement on the compact (HB4) as in I dont have to open up the back of the housing like the E-30?
Cheers, Mart.

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:47 pm

Doesn't the compact have different headlights to the rest of the E36 range? Ie: no projectors?

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:53 pm

Hmmm !

I dont know mate. It would make sense as they are shit.

Anyone shed any light on this please?

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:02 pm

That's just from memory, but it should be fairly obvious if you look at em... This is E36 right?

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:06 pm

No projector for the Compact indeed! Noticed that on mine the other day..

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:12 pm

Jhonno wrote:No projector for the Compact indeed! Noticed that on mine the other day..

So no Hid`s then ?

Mart.

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:16 pm

They wont work properly no..

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:19 pm

Cheers for the info guys!!!

Mart.

Post Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:23 pm

Time for an upgrade to the grown-up e36 lights...

Post Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:52 am

yep, if you want hids in a compact ( and don't want to blind people / look like a chav ) you need a pair of headlamps from a non-compact e36. they yuse h1 bulbs and fit exactly the same as e30 kits.

posted these pics elsewhere the other day as the best pics i had at hand to show the difference in lights,

Post Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:36 am

FWIW the standard E36 lights are rubbish too - make sure you do fit the HIDs straight away!

Post Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:13 pm

They're no worse than an e30s....

..oh , wait....

Post Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:56 pm

e36 hids. straight plug in n play really

Post Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:10 pm

have you bothered to read any of the posts above? hids into a compact are not plug and play.

well, they can be but they don't work properly as the light setup is completely different and you end up with a messy, dazzling, undefined beam.