Kommissar's Euro Ellipsoid Installation Guide

[kommissar]

I'm putting this in a new thread so that all of the part numbers are easier to find. I feel that the old thread has gotten to long and difficult to navigate, and I've collected all the information needed in one useful post, as I just did this install after reading the old thread in its entirety.

I did this installation on my '87 325is which had sealed beams. I recommend that you use the proper connectors, as it is much cleaner and makes it easy to disconnect the headlights in the event that you need to replace a bulb, etc.

Recommended Parts:

1. 2x High Beam Connectors (White) 61-13-1-378-417
2. 2x Low Beam Connectors (Yellow) 61-13-1-378-419
3. 4x Circular Wiring Connectors 61-13-0-007-445
   or optionally get six if you want to use these plugs to connect the city lights without splicing the connector on your Euro ellipsoids (see below).

High and low beam connectors are part number 6.



Circular wiring connector is part number 3.

Procedure:

There will be three wires going to the old low beam. The ground wire is always brown. To figure out which of the two remaining wires is for the low beam, you can either use a volt meter, or remove a dome light and use it as a test lamp like I did. After determining the proper wire, crimp one circular wiring connector onto the ground wire and one onto the low beam wire. Snap on a low beam connector. Leave the third wire disconnected, but make sure that you cover the end with some electrical tape or other insulation so that it does not ground out on the frame and blow a fuse.

The high beams have only two wires. Simply crimp on the circular connectors, and attach a high beam connector.

To wire up the city lights, I spliced two circular wiring connectors into my the wiring for the side markers, which is conveniently located in the bumper near the headlight assembly. The circular connectors push onto the pins in the city light connector and are held tightly in place with just friction. My local BMW parts guy could not find the proper one, but this seems to work fine.

Repeat for the other side, and then snap all of the factory connectors into the proper sockets on the Euro ellipsoids.

To keep the high beams and low beams on at the same time, jump pin number 30 on the high beam relay to pin number 30 on the low beam relay. The pins are numbered on the relay itself.

Congratulations, you're done, go drink a beer.

[e30lyf]

on circular wiring connector, there's two part # showing on the real oem. are those specific for positive & ground wires? thanks

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=1084&mospid=47302&btnr=61_1296&hg=61&fg=15&hl=5

[kommissar]

on circular wiring connector, there's two part # showing on the real oem. are those specific for positive & ground wires? thanks

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...=61&fg=15&hl=5

I believe that the different part numbers are different diameters of wiring plug. If you look at the supplement column, you'll notice my part number is listed next to 0.5 - 1.0 mm, and the other part number is 1.0 - 2.5 mm. The size I listed worked well for me.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe polarity does not matter when hooking up these headlights. Unlike an LED, there is no wrong way to attach positive and ground to a standard incandescent light bulb.

[SamuraiSam]

an LED only matters because it's a diode (electricity will flow only one way)

headlights, injectors... no matter.

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

i think it looks a lot cooler with just high beams on

[GaryE30]

i think it looks a lot cooler with just high beams on

It may, but I would do the write up that enables the lows to stay on w/ the highs if you ever want to go with xenon.

Xenon does not like to flash on and off. Its bad for it and kills its lifespan.

[Spee]

In your write-up you mentioned that you were doing the conversion from sealed beams. I'm planing on adding the Euro elips on my '89 that has US elips. Do I still need to order the same parts that are listed by the OP?

EDIT: Just got my answer. Please disregard the question.

[scobaru]

where can I order these parts? bmw dealer? I prefer to buy stuff online..

[xer0trigger]

To keep the high beams and low beams on at the same time, jump pin number 30 on the high beam relay to pin number 30 on the low beam relay. The pins are numbered on the relay itself.

FYI, I took a look underneath the fuse box to see where terminal #30 on both relays were going. I had planned on splicing them underneath the box for a cleaner approach but the #30 on the high beam is a huge piece of wire. Anyway, I found out that #30 on the low-beam relay goes directly to #87a on the high beam relay. So you actually don't have to bridge relays, you can just connect #30 to #87a on the high beam relay and this will work.

I soldered the terminals together (or rather, laid a thin line of solder between the two on the underside of the high-beam relay). Works like a charm. It also has the added benefit of keeping the fog lights on with the highs as well since the lows never turn off. Great for late-night country roads, back alleys, or landing planes. Just thought I'd share the info.

[orb0554]

So the Low and High Beam Connectors are just a shell without any conductor?

How many Circular Wiring Connectors (61-13-0-007-445) are required per Low and High Beam Connectors?

Why wouldn't you need 4 Circular Wiring Connectors for the 2 city lights?

[kommissar]

So the Low and High Beam Connectors are just a shell without any conductor?

How many Circular Wiring Connectors (61-13-0-007-445) are required per Low and High Beam Connectors?

Why wouldn't you need 4 Circular Wiring Connectors for the 2 city lights?

Correct, the connectors are just a shell that the circular wiring connectors snap into. They let you use the same circular wiring connectors for multiple different applications. I guess, in theory, you don't need them, but then you run the risk of the circular wiring connectors not staying connected to the terminals they are supposed to be on.

There are two circular wiring connectors per low and high beam connector. One is the ground, and the other the voltage. The city lights are just another light bulb (with ground and power, as before), and you can use the circular connectors without any special clips to connect to them, if you want.

[BrewCity11]

I'm assuming they came pinned already? With how long of wire?

[91greg325i]

Correct, the connectors are just a shell that the circular wiring connectors snap into. They let you use the same circular wiring connectors for multiple different applications. I guess, in theory, you don't need them, but then you run the risk of the circular wiring connectors not staying connected to the terminals they are supposed to be on.

There are two circular wiring connectors per low and high beam connector. One is the ground, and the other the voltage. The city lights are just another light bulb (with ground and power, as before), and you can use the circular connectors without any special clips to connect to them, if you want.

Disregard Post.