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Kamran
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:43 pm

I'm considering buying some M3 smoked headlights but have a Sport, are they suitable for a right hand drive motor or can they be converted. If so is it straight forward or would you guys not recomend it.
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:43 pm

They will fit. And should be suited for UK roads assuming they are on UK ebay, and won't be no difference to LHD cars.
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:48 pm

maxfield wrote:They will fit. And should be suited for UK roads assuming they are on UK ebay, and won't be no difference to LHD cars.

sorry J, wrong


genuine hellas are for LHD only, the lens will shine to on coming traffic and are an MOT failure

are for converting them, its tedious but can be done
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:51 pm

Ah right never knew that, still you can change them so all is not lost.
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:55 pm

Kos how tedious mate, Is it worth it or is it a pain in the backside. I've heard some fella sells converted lights up north somewhere. Would it be better to buy a set of these rather than a new set of hellas which I'm gonna take apart anyway?
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:14 pm

Do you mean smoked hella headlights as per my sig ?

You just undo the 3 screws at the back of the lamps and rotate the projector unit same as all other E30's with the projector/smiley lamps.

I have a set of smoked hella's that were lhd but now throw the beam the correct way for rhd.

E30's didn't have smoked lights from the factory anyway ?

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Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:26 pm

Templ8e30 wrote:Do you mean smoked hella headlights as per my sig ?

You just undo the 3 screws at the back of the lamps and rotate the projector unit same as all other E30's with the projector/smiley lamps.

I have a set of smoked hella's that were lhd but now throw the beam the correct way for rhd.

E30's didn't have smoked lights from the factory anyway ?

Cheers,

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the glass lense is different ir
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:46 pm

Kos wrote:
maxfield wrote:They will fit. And should be suited for UK roads assuming they are on UK ebay, and won't be no difference to LHD cars.

sorry J, wrong


genuine hellas are for LHD only, the lens will shine to on coming traffic and are an MOT failure

are for converting them, its tedious but can be done
I've got genuine smoked hellas, and they kick the correct way.

And they are adjustable.
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:06 pm

Simon wrote:
Kos wrote:
maxfield wrote:They will fit. And should be suited for UK roads assuming they are on UK ebay, and won't be no difference to LHD cars.

sorry J, wrong


genuine hellas are for LHD only, the lens will shine to on coming traffic and are an MOT failure

are for converting them, its tedious but can be done
I've got genuine smoked hellas, and they kick the correct way.


And they are adjustable.
want to sell them ?? winkeye
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:19 pm

The smoked hella glass is different but the backs are the same as standard units in so far as they will adjust, they're actually the same part number as E34 units.

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Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:05 pm

Thanks for the info guys, I think I might just make that purchase now. :D
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