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scat19
07-29-2009, 11:08 PM
Ok, so the car is just a tad over 5 days old for me.

I've done a couple things here and there... (AUX in on headunit, clean, blah blah)

This is the stock foglight housing:

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/image/lighting/lighting_e46_m3_foglight_e39_m5_foglight_zhp_63177894017_1.jpg

This is the stock housing

What I did:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/goblin87/iPhoneUpload-1.jpg

I put a projector INTO the stock housing, very neatly:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/goblin87/iPhoneUpload-4.jpg

On the car:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/goblin87/iPhoneUpload.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/goblin87/iPhoneUpload-2.jpg

And the cutoff (with two different halogen bulbs, therefore color difference - looking for a H3 4300K HID set.... soon!)

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/goblin87/iPhoneUpload-3.jpg
JustinGTP
07-29-2009, 11:35 PM
you dont go driving around with mismatched bulbs now do you!
scat19
07-30-2009, 08:49 AM
I know. I need a nice HID kit to stick in there! At least it's not going to be stuffed in a reflector.
Kloubek
07-30-2009, 08:52 AM
Very nice. But please tell me you are going to seal that somehow. That glass is going to get filthy in no time looking at that 3rd picture you posted...
Tarrantula
07-30-2009, 09:16 AM
looks preety sick, not going to lie.
scat19
07-30-2009, 09:24 AM
Originally posted by Kloubek
Very nice. But please tell me you are going to seal that somehow. That glass is going to get filthy in no time looking at that 3rd picture you posted...

That's what I was thinking - I'm working on designing a gasket at work.
ZorroAMG
07-30-2009, 09:47 AM
You could seal it with reflective foil tape so you don't have issues with heat melting gaskets etc...
scat19
07-30-2009, 03:18 PM
The material I will be using will melt at 400 degrees.. I don't think it'll get THAT hot.

I know the car itself is hot :rofl:
FiveFreshFish
07-30-2009, 03:30 PM
Nice cutoff. Are those Hella projectors?
scat19
08-05-2009, 03:23 PM
Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
Nice cutoff. Are those Hella projectors?

Got these off BavAuto. Not too sure of the manufacturer. All I know is they do have a nice cutoff for a 120$ projector.
B4tMan
08-05-2009, 03:25 PM
Very nice. The first thing I like in / on a bmw.
GT4rally
08-10-2009, 01:21 AM
Dude... you could have saved yourself a lot of work and just bought a proper set of projector fogs from Euro-Dyne for $65 US shipped!!

http://www.euro-dyne.com/product_E39.html

Scroll half way down... and yes, they will fit. E39 M-Tech and E46 M3 use the same fogs.
scat19
08-10-2009, 03:13 AM
Originally posted by GT4rally
Dude... you could have saved yourself a lot of work and just bought a proper set of projector fogs from Euro-Dyne for $65 US shipped!!

http://www.euro-dyne.com/product_E39.html

Scroll half way down... and yes, they will fit. E39 M-Tech and E46 M3 use the same fogs.

Duuuuddeee...

Why don't you read and understand what I did? That projector is open to debris and crap.

A proper set? Those are the projectors I put IN the stock housing. This only took me ~15 minutes a side.

:facepalm:
JustinGTP
08-11-2009, 06:00 AM
Ya, what's the fun in doing it the normal way. As long as you can seal it, you're golden.