Engine bay headlight covers

[jimf]

Hi folks, I'm in the process of replacing all broken or missing bits on my car. It's an '87 325i

Should my left headlight cover be the one with the round hole for the airbox connector or the one with the corner cut out for the adaptor?

[zaust]

Left will be for the airbox

[jimf]

Yes I know! There are two types and I'm asking which type I should have?

[jimf]

Thought this would be an easy one.

[zaust]

Will be the round hole one.

[jimf]

Excellent, cheers. Just wanted to make sure

[jimf]

I think you have given me duff information here, or maybe I wasn't clear.

Of the two types for the left side, it appears the 325i should have the cover with the corner cut out to fit the round adaptor plate for the air filter. The 318i just has a round hole cut into the cover.

Seems I have bought the wrong one, that'll teach me. Thanks zaust!!

[daimlerman]

I think you have given me duff information here, or maybe I wasn't clear.

Of the two types for the left side, it appears the 325i should have the cover with the corner cut out to fit the round adaptor plate for the air filter. The 318i just has a round hole cut into the cover.

Seems I have bought the wrong one, that'll teach me. Thanks zaust!!

That's odd.
When I stuck my 2.7 into my Neon cabbie(318i from the factory)I did not need to locate an alternate headlight rear cover.I did need to fabricate an alternate mounting bracket for the air filter box,so I could have made this to suit what I had in the car,of course.

[jimf]

The 318i cover and the 325i airbox 'nearly' line up but not quite right

[bmw_325i]

Definitely cutout and adaptor for 325i

http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/4 ... adlight-2/

http://www.schmiedmann.com/637/produkt/ ... 65-241.htm