E36 light upgrade poll ! Yes or No ! - BMW Forum

pulvil29 · 06-14-2008, 02:21 AM

hi guys and gals.

had one of those drunk ebay purchases turn up yesterday for the wifes 328i convertible.... take a look at the lights and choose standard or upgrade as your preferance...

im undesided!! although the more i look the more they grow on me.. cheers

bimmerguy82 · 06-14-2008, 06:32 AM

I don't know if it's the light in the picture or what, but they look kind of cheap/ricey imo.

drz · 06-14-2008, 09:59 AM

I voted. However, ultimately, it will come down to what you and your wife life better.

karlos · 06-14-2008, 12:55 PM

are those angel eyes i cant quite make them out?

witeshark · 06-14-2008, 12:58 PM

If it's a lot of work, I think I'd just leave it.

bimmerguy82 · 06-15-2008, 10:04 PM

Sorry

- I was looking on bavtoys.com at the Depo vs. ZKW ellipsoids and i can't find any difference between them except for about $225. Is there a performance difference or just personal preference?

SHAHAB323IS · 06-15-2008, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmerguy82

Sorry

- I was looking on bavtoys.com at the Depo vs. ZKW ellipsoids and i can't find any difference between them except for about $225. Is there a performance difference or just personal preference?

zkw was an oe supplier to bmw, depo is a cheap Taiwanese knock-off, decent performance, but there is a noticeable difference in build quality, depos are made of cheap plastics, adjustments are plastic and typically break quite easily and the seals are cheap too which leads to condensation on the inside of the lights, if money is an issue go with depos, if you can hold off and want to purchase something that is reliable and you won't have any issues go with the zkw's

bimmerguy82 · 06-16-2008, 12:51 AM

thanks shahab for the quick reply.

Another question though, do the depo ellipsoids use a glass or plastic lense?
Also is it a true PnP or is there wire splicing involved?

AlpineSixAndSeven · 06-16-2008, 02:04 AM

.... the vote say it..... stay away from your comp when your intoxicated.... and swimming pools too

iamcreepingdeath · 06-16-2008, 08:34 AM

ugly. go to bavtoys.com, they have good looking stuff.

here's an example of some cool angel eyes:
(credit to johnnybayonne, or XRACER, whatever name he is using nowadays, this is his car- and it looks GOOD)

SHAHAB323IS · 06-16-2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmerguy82

thanks shahab for the quick reply.

Another question though, do the depo ellipsoids use a glass or plastic lense?
Also is it a true PnP or is there wire splicing involved?

I'm pretty sure you can buy a pnp harness for a couple bucks extra, and depos use plastic, zkws use glass