Depo Smileys

[isthistherealcaesarspalace]

Anybody have a write up for a install/diy from sealed beams to depo smileys


Any help would do wonders.

[FLG]

I posted a small writeup in the thread that dtmfiberwerks sells there smileys in. Should be on the last page.

I can't remember what pins on the relays I had to run a jumper wire too but it's online if you do a Google search.

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[Farbin Kaiber]

Isn't this something a level 3 tech should have on lock?

[Poorboyz]

Sealed beam to Smilies
http://bmw.e30tuner.com/articles_eurolight.php

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=235965

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=59735&highlight=wire+smilies

I'm sure there are more but those are just some of what I have found. Hope it helps

[FLG]

Imo in that guide, the guy does it ass backwards. There is absolutely no need to cut the cars stock harness. Male spade connectors fit perfectly into the stock connectors. Some dielectric grease to keep moisture away and some heat shrink to neaten things up and your done.

There is no need to cut or splice anything. Even the city light, one leg to ground the positive you can use a quick splice to the side marker so again you don't need to cut the stock harness.


I'm about to just do a writeup myself.

I went from sealed beams to smileys than switched to hid's and because I didn't cut and splice anything changing over took zero effort.

So if the time came where maybe you wanted to go back to sealed for w.e reason (maybe your selling the car and want to move your smileys over to a different one) you can simply unplug everything and plug in the sealed beams like nothing happened.

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[Poorboyz]

I wouldn't say its ass backwards. I'd say he did it the proper way. He soldered the wires and shrink wrapped them. Using spade connectors TO ME is hacking up the wiring. I personally don't plan on going back to sealed beams but I see your point in using connectors to be able to return the wiring back to stock in case you change cars and want to keep the smilies.

[FLG]

It just seem dumb and a lot more work to remove the connector off the stock wiring than splice it all together when you can achieve the same results by simply using spade connectors on the lights. You can still keep things neat with heat shrink tubing. Or I'm my case I used brush on electrical tape to seal up the connections.



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[Poorboyz]

To each their own. The connections can also be achieved by stripping the coating off the wire and twisting it together and using electrical tape...but it doesn't mean it's the correct way of doing it.