DIY - Euro Ellipsoid Headlight Installation

[Maluco]

what part are you confused about?

I am trying to swap the lights on my 90 with some ellips I'm taking out of an 89 but I also need to put the sealed beams I take off my 90 onto the 89. Can I not switch the connectors/terminals in some easy fashion? On the 90, I have a yellow, white and brown wire, on the 89 there is a a brown and white only.

[JasonC]

ok, sorry but I don't get it. Does anyone have pictures?

what part are you confused about?

[Fidhle007]

Is there a dual-filament bulb that will fit the euro elips?

[ZinRot325i]

Yep, it's called Bi-Xenon technology. All newer BMWs with HID headlights use that technology, and then the inner lights are used as flash-brights, daytime running lights, and driveway/sidewalk illumination.

[Heresy_Act]

I'm pretty sure you can get a kit that basically uses the HIDs as the lowbeams AND highbeams, with something blocking the lights so they're bright, but low and when flicking the switch for the high beams, it movies the obstructing screen.

[King Luis]

ok guys ive got one more question to bring back this old thread. ok so im gonna be hookin up some euro elips to my stock wiring, since i have us ellips this is no big deal and i dont have any questions for this, BUT for the citi light, i have my sidemarkers hooked up to my turn signals so they blink, i dont want my citi lights to blink, how do i do this, thanks

find the wires that were giving the constant power to your sidemarkers.
use that wire.

[e304me]

I'd rather not. that would just be stupid to do everytime when i just wire it how i want to. Not to mention i would probably leaving the lights on all the time when its light out

[vt.bimmer]

I dont think that will do it. I want them on whenever the car is on

So you pull the knob out one click

[e304me]

I dont think that will do it. I want them on whenever the car is on

[vt.bimmer]

yeah, I would like to know what a good source for always on (when the car is on of course) to run to the city lights

Sidemarker lights.

[e304me]

yeah, I would like to know what a good source for always on (when the car is on of course) to run to the city lights

[NC325iC]

ok guys ive got one more question to bring back this old thread. ok so im gonna be hookin up some euro elips to my stock wiring, since i have us ellips this is no big deal and i dont have any questions for this, BUT for the citi light, i have my sidemarkers hooked up to my turn signals so they blink, i dont want my citi lights to blink, how do i do this, thanks

[formula driver]

Now there not working at all??????

[formula driver]

i'm pretty sure its the wire you soldered together that could be messing it up. when i did mine i never put 2 wires to one. atleast i'm pretty darn sure i don't think so.


if your running sealed beams then yes.
if you have euro ellips then i don't even think that is possible. check your connections to the light and if you made the bypass thing to have your lows on with your highs, check there too. it may also be a fuse.

Thanks man. Im gonna try to rewire them with out the wire spliced together.

[King Luis]

Thanks for the help guys. Yes I have wired the city lights to the sidemarker lights and they work fine. When I was wiring the lows I tested to see which wire was giving me 12 volts of current and I used that wire. On the highs there was two wires but the power wire had two different wires running into the same connector so I just spliced them together soldered the two wires to the one connector. Im thinking maybe that can be my problem. I would love to think that the lows are done correcty because I used the wires that were bring in 12 volts of current. What do you think? Could the way I have the highs wired be tricking my lows?

i'm pretty sure its the wire you soldered together that could be messing it up. when i did mine i never put 2 wires to one. atleast i'm pretty darn sure i don't think so.

sorry, OT: one of my lowbeams is out, but when I switch on the brights, it works. That just means the low beam filiment is fried and I just need a replacement bulb, no messed up relays or anything?

if your running sealed beams then yes.
if you have euro ellips then i don't even think that is possible. check your connections to the light and if you made the bypass thing to have your lows on with your highs, check there too. it may also be a fuse.