Just picked up some Smileys, Good enough deal?

[The_Lope7]

Found some Bosch Smileys on ebay with what seemed like little interest, supposedly perfect condition for 220 shipped. How did i do?

[ButtJuice]

That's about how much they sell for.

[The_Lope7]

That's about how much they sell for.

And as i understand it there's not a whole lot of difference between Bosch and Hella other than the reflectors and the metal ring?

[glucklich21]

Personally I prefer the guts of the Bosch better than the Hella, but outside of that the two are the same. The Bosch does have a built in vent into the bucket so that's nice since it's lost on the Hellas during one of my retrofits.

[The_Lope7]

Personally I prefer the guts of the Bosch better than the Hella, but outside of that the two are the same. The Bosch does have a built in vent into the bucket so that's nice since it's lost on the Hellas during one of my retrofits.

Ah okay thanks! Any idea of a guide to use for install? There's a bit of rewiring correct?

[noid]

Hope you got these from a LHD country.

[ELVA164]

Hope you got these from a LHD country.

You know, I've heard this a number of times. Can anyone provide a side-by-side of LHD lights and RHD lights adjusted to LHD cutoffs?

[rcsoundn1]

Would like to see whats the dif also

[AndrewBird]

They are adjustable for either. See the slots on the back of the bucket? Loosen and turn and they swap.

The only difference is which direction the cutoff kicks up. LHD kicks up to the right, away from oncoming traffic.

[The_Lope7]

Hope you got these from a LHD country.

Shipped from cali and supposedly in the guys on E30 M3 so i assume they are

[noid]

You know, I've heard this a number of times. Can anyone provide a side-by-side of LHD lights and RHD lights adjusted to LHD cutoffs?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=3428314&postcount=26

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=3428351&postcount=28

If they could be adjusted to be equal they wouldn't be different part numbers for LHD/RHD reflectors.

[KIRIEIW]

I prefer HELLA actually, as majority of BOSCH sets had the hydraulic adjuster deal on the side.

[ELVA164]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...4&postcount=26

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=3428351&postcount=28

If they could be adjusted to be equal they wouldn't be different part numbers for LHD/RHD reflectors.

Interesting, but I'd still like to see if there's a noticeable difference in beam pattern/output. I can post photos of my RHD ones if it helps. :)

I prefer HELLA actually, as majority of BOSCH sets had the hydraulic adjuster deal on the side.

The hydraulic adjuster pops right out and a standard adjuster is a direct fit. More durable metal reflectors are well worth the two minutes' effort in my opinion.

[KIRIEIW]

Never heard of them having more durable reflectors, good to know I suppose.

[glucklich21]

Interesting, but I'd still like to see if there's a noticeable difference in beam pattern/output. I can post photos of my RHD ones if it helps. :)

They both still have a craptastic cut-off either way. :S

Never heard of them having more durable reflectors, good to know I suppose.

The Bosch are metal and the Hellas are plastic. One stands up to 20 years of use and the other melts.