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5 Series Beamer

Diary of a Second Hand 15 year old Beamer (Maintenance - Battery Drain included...,
BMW E39 520i year 2000 Engine 1995cc)
M Series.

 

Workshop/Diary - Headlights

Headlights
Eight days on, and to recap,  I have fitted LED Angel Eyes, well the LED rings at least and wired them up to the ‘parking or side lights’.

fig. Close-Up LED Angel Eyes

While I was waiting for the new reverse sensor, I decided to change the headlight bulbs for the ‘diamond white’, I got them a week ago to improve the dull ‘goldish’ display that the headlight seem to have - and I have been waiting for a reasonable day; weather-wise and today was the day - code number 9005 and 9006, HB3 and HB4 HD Xeon White Diamond bulbs, original 55W and 65W changed to 100W and 65W. The 9006 fitted fine, (Toyota original). The BMW bulbs did not fit, nothing unusual there for this project…I can only assume the supplier had them wrongly labelled. (Not the end of the world, managed to get a refund off eBay and kept the bulbs).

After a day or so, hours of procrastinating, I decided to have another go at trying to fit the non-fitting bulbs. After a lengthy time using a ffine file and to cut a long story short, they now fit and they look good! (Be careful as bulb fittings are not universal on all BMWs, some models  have and have not the appropriate upgrades to accommodate the newer Xeon bulbs. The ones supplied are like the one illustrated, let me say,with a very tight fitting.

fig. 5000K 12V 65w 9005 2pcs White High Beam Xenon Gas HID Light Bulbs 1 Pair  (£4.00 eBay red..line)

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   Note; Safety - Before commencing with Electrical Work, Disconnect Battery)

fig. 100w Super White HB4 501 Xenon HID
Low/Side Headlight Bulbs RL4 (£4.95 eBay red..line)

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