Opening Headlight Housings?

qwert · 01-07-2006, 09:51 PM

Does anyone know how to open them? I heard that the oven technique doesn't work.

Chesmu · 01-08-2006, 12:13 AM

Before Canucklion gets here and yells at you... it's been discussed. Oven is a no-go. No feasible way to open the light, and presumably, get the orange reflector out.

Some claim they can do it...

canucklion · 01-08-2006, 12:36 AM

haha moocow, relax dude!

qwert, I remember some guy saying that it was possible (but he did it on other cars, never on E90), so far, the best solution is to buy the Euro-spec headlights, which will run you aroun 2k.

Chesmu · 01-08-2006, 12:42 AM

2k? Is that 2000.. whats? Or is 2k different from 2K?

325 Baller · 01-08-2006, 02:08 PM

2K=2g=2k=2000

Chesmu · 01-08-2006, 10:44 PM

2000 for lights? oh forget it and deal with the orange!

AW330i · 01-08-2006, 11:11 PM

^^^^ LOL

I wanted to do euro headlights so bad before I saw the price now they have dropped about ten spots on my list of things that I want for my car... Still there just not in the will get taken care of anytime soon list yet.

qwert · 01-09-2006, 04:56 PM

2000 dollars?...Those orange trurn signals are starting to look a whole lot better

a burrito · 01-10-2006, 02:26 AM

Impossible to open. BMW uses a special glue to keep everything together now. Its why they cut down on using nuts and bolts.

325 Baller · 01-11-2006, 08:56 AM

in other words, theres no way to replace the stock bulbs with the hyperwhites or w.e their called?

qwert · 01-11-2006, 05:58 PM

To change the bulbs you have to open the hatches on the back of the housings. To get to the low beams and turn signals, there is a door in the wheel well, and to get to the high beams, just go in from under the hood. (Check out your manual for more detailed instructions

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Mark · 01-11-2006, 08:36 PM

Impossible to open them. Tried it, failed, lost alot of money in the process.

Not only is the glue a special type that doesnt deform with heat in the oven (the actual plastic housing gave way before the glue did), it is also layered in a stepwise fashion in the housing seams so that you can't dremel them off or pick at them really. Its pretty much impossible.

Sorry

T-MC-G · 01-11-2006, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwert

Does anyone know how to open them? I heard that the oven technique doesn't work.

Airsaw :rocks:

Yaajer · 03-15-2006, 04:38 PM

Longtran:

How did you get yours open? Elaborate so the rest of us can experiment.

longtran · 03-16-2006, 02:16 AM

eureka http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14156

Pretender · 03-16-2006, 03:09 AM

If I were you, Long, I would've bought the euro lights for ~$600 since yours are not xenon.

tl_boy · 03-16-2006, 11:58 PM

I negotiated $1,300 for the euro headlights. I didn't bit on it thought, cuz I still think its too high. Would still need to get xenon bulbs and harness, and god knows what to make the dde rings work? Maybe nothing i guess...

01-07-2006, 09:51 PM	#1
qwert Enlisted Member 6 Rep 41 Posts Drives: 325i - Monaco Blue, Gray int. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Georgia, U.S. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Opening Headlight Housings? Does anyone know how to open them? I heard that the oven technique doesn't work.
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01-08-2006, 12:13 AM	#2
Chesmu Brigadier General 94 Rep 3,011 Posts Drives: 2013 X6 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix,AZ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	Before Canucklion gets here and yells at you... it's been discussed. Oven is a no-go. No feasible way to open the light, and presumably, get the orange reflector out. Some claim they can do it... __________________ "Teach the ignorant. Ignore the stupid."
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01-08-2006, 12:36 AM	#3
canucklion pull my finger to get your kinder® surprise 149 Rep 10,455 Posts Drives: circles around you Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (9)	haha moocow, relax dude! qwert, I remember some guy saying that it was possible (but he did it on other cars, never on E90), so far, the best solution is to buy the Euro-spec headlights, which will run you aroun 2k.
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Chesmu Brigadier General 94 Rep 3,011 Posts Drives: 2013 X6 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix,AZ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	2k? Is that 2000.. whats? Or is 2k different from 2K? __________________ "Teach the ignorant. Ignore the stupid." Last edited by Chesmu; 01-08-2006 at 12:42 AM.. Reason: typo
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325 Baller Colonel 278 Rep 2,576 Posts Drives: X3 28i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boca Raton, Florida iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	2K=2g=2k=2000 __________________ ----------------------------------------------------
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Chesmu Brigadier General 94 Rep 3,011 Posts Drives: 2013 X6 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix,AZ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	2000 for lights? oh forget it and deal with the orange! __________________ "Teach the ignorant. Ignore the stupid."
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01-08-2006, 11:11 PM	#7
AW330i Captain 85 Rep 876 Posts Drives: Alpine White 330i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houston, Tx iTrader: (0)	^^^^ LOL I wanted to do euro headlights so bad before I saw the price now they have dropped about ten spots on my list of things that I want for my car... Still there just not in the will get taken care of anytime soon list yet. __________________
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01-09-2006, 04:56 PM	#8
qwert Enlisted Member 6 Rep 41 Posts Drives: 325i - Monaco Blue, Gray int. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Georgia, U.S. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	2000 dollars?...Those orange trurn signals are starting to look a whole lot better
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a burrito Lieutenant Colonel 59 Rep 1,962 Posts Drives: Urus, 958.2 TTS, 997 S Join Date: May 2005 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (1)	Impossible to open. BMW uses a special glue to keep everything together now. Its why they cut down on using nuts and bolts. __________________ Peanut Butter Chunky
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325 Baller Colonel 278 Rep 2,576 Posts Drives: X3 28i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boca Raton, Florida iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	in other words, theres no way to replace the stock bulbs with the hyperwhites or w.e their called? __________________ ----------------------------------------------------
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qwert Enlisted Member 6 Rep 41 Posts Drives: 325i - Monaco Blue, Gray int. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Georgia, U.S. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	To change the bulbs you have to open the hatches on the back of the housings. To get to the low beams and turn signals, there is a door in the wheel well, and to get to the high beams, just go in from under the hood. (Check out your manual for more detailed instructions )
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01-11-2006, 08:36 PM	#12
Mark Administrator 7031 Rep 4,203 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 1 Series M ... [8.36]	Impossible to open them. Tried it, failed, lost alot of money in the process. Not only is the glue a special type that doesnt deform with heat in the oven (the actual plastic housing gave way before the glue did), it is also layered in a stepwise fashion in the housing seams so that you can't dremel them off or pick at them really. Its pretty much impossible. Sorry __________________ BMW 1M. BMW M2. BMW M2.
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03-15-2006, 04:38 PM	#14
Yaajer First Lieutenant 49 Rep 308 Posts Drives: ActiveHybrid 3, X5 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Madison, WI iTrader: (4)	Longtran: How did you get yours open? Elaborate so the rest of us can experiment. __________________ 330I Spark Graph, 6spd, Prem, Sport, Heated Seats.
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03-16-2006, 02:16 AM	#15
longtran Lieutenant General 1472 Rep 16,625 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CA iTrader: (105) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	eureka http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14156
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Pretender Colonel 158 Rep 2,419 Posts Drives: 06 330i, 07 328i, 16 X1, >17M2 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 06 330i [0.00]	If I were you, Long, I would've bought the euro lights for ~$600 since yours are not xenon.
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03-16-2006, 11:58 PM	#17
tl_boy Major 86 Rep 1,329 Posts Drives: tl Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: houston iTrader: (0)	I negotiated $1,300 for the euro headlights. I didn't bit on it thought, cuz I still think its too high. Would still need to get xenon bulbs and harness, and god knows what to make the dde rings work? Maybe nothing i guess...
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