Head light shattered

[joel 0]

F***en pissed to find that my headlight is smashed on my E30. Kept in a garage and driven once or twice a week so have no idea how but guessing it was a stone.

Can I just replace the lense or do I have to replace the whole light? It will be a pain if I do because it is a smiley!

Cheers,

Nick

[bravo 35]

Happened to me once too - now I have clear headlight film on all my lights.

Possible to change lens if you have the skills, but finding a lens is as hard as finding the whole light and then you have to fit it. Buy a new light and fit it in about 5 mins.

[joel 0]

Happened to me once too - now I have clear headlight film on all my lights.

Possible to change lens if you have the skills, but finding a lens is as hard as finding the whole light and then you have to fit it. Buy a new light and fit it in about 5 mins.

Ohk how much would that cost?

Cheers

[bravo 35]

dunno - ring up the $tealer - that should give you a nice heart attack when they tell you. Then go on trademe or ring someone like Ray at HellBM.

[joel 0]

So can I take the smiley part out and put it in a new headlight?

Sorry about all the questions.

Thanks alot,

Nick

[bravo 35]

You take out the whole low beam lamp.

Remove the wire connectors for both high and low beam, and park light. Remove grill (a couple of clips and 2 screws). Remove headlight assembly - (4 large phillips head screws.) and pull out headlight assembly. Pop broken lamp carefully off the adjuster stalks to avoid breaking the clips. Install new lamp in reverse order.

10-15 mins tops even if you've never done it before.

Beware - lamps are different left and right so make sure you buy the correct lamp.

Onlyother possible obstacle is the self-levelling headlamps some cars came with with the in-car control. Have to disconnect it aswell. Mine doesn't work so I just removed it.

Edited October 3, 2007 by bravo

[Guest 540Si]

Pop broken lamp carefully off the adjuster stalks to avoid breaking the clips.

Hey Nick

I had to replace a low beam in my 535 a few weeks back and what Bravo says about being careful about adjuster stalk clips is probably the key.

I carefully poked them back thru the holes with a small flat screwdriver - there's probably an easier way mind you!

Si

[HELLBM 1557]

Pm`d

Regards ray

0212HELLBM

[Silver Fox 43]

You take out the whole low beam lamp.

Remove the wire connectors for both high and low beam, and park light. Remove grill (a couple of clips and 2 screws). Remove headlight assembly - (4 large phillips head screws.) and pull out headlight assembly. Pop broken lamp carefully off the adjuster stalks to avoid breaking the clips. Install new lamp in reverse order.

10-15 mins tops even if you've never done it before.

Beware - lamps are different left and right so make sure you buy the correct lamp.

Onlyother possible obstacle is the self-levelling headlamps some cars came with with the in-car control. Have to disconnect it aswell. Mine doesn't work so I just removed it.

Only 3 large Phillips Head screws last time I looked Graham?

[bravo 35]

hah. I was counting in my head and was thinking -two??? no, more than that. must be four - that doesn't sound right??? oh well...

So three was the number I was looking for.

Thankyou David.

Edited October 4, 2007 by bravo

[bimmer boy 21]

Damn look at all those stone chips! no wonder its broken, a shame its a smiley too

[joel 0]

Yeh I know, thats the problem with black, shows the stonechips hard out!

Edited October 4, 2007 by GIJoel