 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 0 Replies, 846 Views | |  |  |  | |  12-10-2007, 12:26 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shelton, CT Posts: 154 |  Upgrading lights, Need some advice an HELP!
Well I already know that I will get my front DEPO headlights from Understeer.com Now I am thinking iif I should: Get clear corner lights, euro corner lights, smoked corner lights? Any different b/t Depo and the rest? Get clear side markers, euro side markers, smoked side markers? How can I change my corner lights?need to take off the whole front light housing? I have been looking several gallery pics and I can't decide, I am sittin for 3 hours looking on Ebayfor lights? Any suggestion? So far those are my options: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-96...mZ120124605431 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E...QQcmdZViewItem Please tell me what do you think? |  |  | | 12-10-2007, 12:36 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
i would say go with clear.
your ti is silver so i thin clear will look extra clean and a lot better than smoked! __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
| | | | | 12-10-2007, 01:47 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 |
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Go clear in terms of corner lights. I'm not a fan of smoked, but thats just me. | | | | | 12-10-2007, 02:00 AM | #4 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
understeer sells all the clear you'll need. __________________ 
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 12-10-2007, 02:17 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shelton, CT Posts: 154 |
I am checking understeer but I can find corner lights or side marker lights..
Is under the trunsignals?
Are those made it by depo? | | | | | 12-10-2007, 04:22 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 |
| | | | | 01-02-2008, 03:18 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 156 |
nobody answered his initial question on how o remove corners. I just ordered some red/clear tails off ebay and also am looking to change the side markers, corners, and maybe headlights. I alsoloked under the hood and don' know how to remove the corners. How do you do it? I didnt get the book with the car when I bought it- also we have 9005 and 9006 right? which one is the regular headlight- I will go look later but if anyone can answer now it would be great.. actually a run down/list of all the bulbs would be even better so I dotn have to manually check them all. I mean as far as the tail liht bulbs, turns, corners, fogs, etc. nothing interior or whatver. | | | | | 01-02-2008, 04:00 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
as for the tail light bulbs...the correct bulb is stamped on the connectors...you should be able to find these stamps fairly easy when you remove your tail light backing.
give it a look __________________ 
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 01-02-2008, 08:33 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 |
For removing the front corners: Open your hood. Grab a flashlight and long screwdriver. Looking down at where the corner light is next to the headlight, there will be a hole that you shine your flashlight down at. You should see a plastic clip with two teeth that is clipped on to the headlight. Put the screwdriver down in the hole and push the clip towards the corner light. NOTE: YOU WILL PROBABLY BREAK THE CLIP. Once you have broken it  just slide the corner straight out. | | | | | 01-02-2008, 08:48 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 156 |
If you break it- how do you put the light back and secure it? There is only 1 clip holding the corner in? Quote: Originally Posted by adamud  For removing the front corners: Open your hood. Grab a flashlight and long screwdriver. Looking down at where the corner light is next to the headlight, there will be a hole that you shine your flashlight down at. You should see a plastic clip with two teeth that is clipped on to the headlight. Put the screwdriver down in the hole and push the clip towards the corner light. NOTE: YOU WILL PROBABLY BREAK THE CLIP. Once you have broken it just slide the corner straight out. | | | | | | 01-02-2008, 08:56 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 |
There is only one clip. there is a straight plastic piece that goes into a hole on the fender. I just took some wire, wrapped tightly around where the bulb goes in and then attached the other end to something secure close by | | | | | 01-02-2008, 09:00 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 |
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did you look at your tail lights for the correct bulbs? __________________
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 01-03-2008, 12:04 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 156 |
It was tooo cold here yesterday, no rush- I hope removing the tails isnt too much woork.. some cars you have to take apart that whole panel in the back.. to remove the tails not just the bulbs. | | | | | 01-03-2008, 03:45 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 |
To remove the tail lights, just open your trunk. Look at where the light is on the inside and you will see a knob. Left is loose and right is tight. it will come right out. Then unplug the wiring clip that is attached to the bottom of the tail lights and your done. To easy | | | | | |
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