Headlights: Will these go on an E30

[Nicademus]

Curious if these Lucas PL700 headlights will fit on an E30: touch me please

Is there any sort of rule of thumb on how to determine headlight fitment? or perhaps a list of ones that work? I've been looking around and noticed about 5 different options so far that work.

and perhaps these ones too from the same seller (these both seem to be Jaguar headlights if that helps): Poke the link

[ethree]

I think basically anything in the 5.75" diameter will work but most will require some bucket modification. I have no idea what a jaguar headlamp bucket looks like but the guys at http://www.rallylights.com have been super helpful in specific you'll want something like these http://www.rallylights.com/hella/5.75_lo.asp HTH.

[Danny]

Someone compiled a list of lights that work.

Lemme see if I can find it, oh here it is.

Headlights that work on an E30:

E30 headlights.

[ethree]

Someone compiled a list of lights that work.

Lemme see if I can find it, oh here it is.

Headlights that work on an E30:

E30 headlights.

:roll:

Also add mercedes headlights, vw headlights and probably jaguar headlights. It all depends on your willingness or capability to "customize" your buckets or fab some sort of mounting bracket.

[Nicademus]

Someone compiled a list of lights that work.

Lemme see if I can find it, oh here it is.

Headlights that work on an E30:

E30 headlights.

You're a tard.

Also add mercedes headlights, vw headlights and probably jaguar headlights. It all depends on your willingness or capability to "customize" your buckets or fab some sort of mounting bracket.

Those Hella's are really nice. I've seen them in person (not sure what model they're but I remember they cost a bundle and were quite hard to source).

Thanks for the info ^^^. Yeah I have no problem splices wires and what not. My buddy has some random headlights on his E30 M3 that look really good, but we had to fool around with some stuff.

[Danny]

You're a tard.

Yes, but in all seriousness I would think the amount of work that would go into modifying a headlight to work in an E30 would outweigh just buying E30 lights.

[Nicademus]

Yes, but in all seriousness I would think the amount of work that would go into modifying a headlight to work in an E30 would outweigh just buying E30 lights.

Not if they're better or unique. I love E30's because you can do some many different things to do them. I come from the IS300 which you can't do too much to, nor would I want to do any of the stuff available to it for the most part.

[ethree]

Those Hella's are really nice. I've seen them in person (not sure what model they're but I remember they cost a bundle and were quite hard to source).

Thanks for the info ^^^. Yeah I have no problem splices wires and what not. My buddy has some random headlights on his E30 M3 that look really good, but we had to fool around with some stuff.

The sets from rallylights.com wire in directly, the problem is that the "tabs" that align the lamps in the buckets are not in the right place so you need to notch the buckets to get the lights to line up properly, I used an angle grinder but a dremel or a bench grinder would work well. They look really nice and weren't too expensive, not much more than the links you're looking at.

[Stephen]

The only thing with those is that lucas electronics are what give old jags their reputation for horrific reliability, whether or not that would affect something as simple as a headlight i'm not sure, but just something to keep in mind..

[Nicademus]

The only thing with those is that lucas electronics are what give old jags their reputation for horrific reliability, whether or not that would affect something as simple as a headlight i'm not sure, but just something to keep in mind..

Thats good to know, thanks :)

[Stephen]

no prob ! :)

[Sam Cogley]

Yes, but in all seriousness I would think the amount of work that would go into modifying a headlight to work in an E30 would outweigh just buying E30 lights.

No, you're a moron. Anything that's designed to fit a standard 5.75" sealed beam frame (like, say, any H4/H1 light sets) will fit the sealed beam frames for an E30. The alignment points on the back are exactly the same.

[Danny]

No, you're a moron. Anything that's designed to fit a standard 5.75" sealed beam frame (like, say, any H4/H1 light sets) will fit the sealed beam frames for an E30. The alignment points on the back are exactly the same.

Well obviously yes I am a moron.

Excuse my ignorance.

[ethree]

No, you're a moron. Anything that's designed to fit a standard 5.75" sealed beam frame (like, say, any H4/H1 light sets) will fit the sealed beam frames for an E30. The alignment points on the back are exactly the same.

No they're not. They all have different mounting tabs, all 5.75" lights do not line up perfectly in e30 buckets, nor in vw buckets.

[Nicademus]

No they're not. They all have different mounting tabs, all 5.75" lights do not line up perfectly in e30 buckets, nor in vw buckets.

Wow, good thing I didn't buy the ones I was looking at today. :o