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This isn't really a how to guide, more of a collection of photos and guides that i used for my conversion.
To start with, i followed this guide:
http://www.civictype-r.co.uk/index....ting-facelift-headlights-to-a-prefacelift-car
it explains what parts you need for the install, i didn't completely follow this guide, first of all, i was on a slightly lower budget and opted for an ebay job for this i bought a pair of facelift headlights (£120 posted), i then bought a set of H1 bulbs, HB3 bulbs, and a pair of silvatec indicator bulbs. 1 thing i did feel was necessary are the bulb holders for the H1 bulbs and the indicator bulb holder which i bought from my local honda dealer for around £25.
Now that i had this ready, i needed the plugs to connect them with as the preface uses different plugs. To do this i went to my local breakers yard and scavenged the plugs. Here is a picture of the 2 plugs i grabbed:
You will need 2 of each (a pair for each side).
I spent hours looking in the breakers yard, and is really a needle in a haystack but i will give a pointer, most BMW's i found used the HB3 connectors (the big plug in the picture) and so there was a lot to choose from, the indicator bulb holder plug however was a mission. I actually found it completely pointless looking at headlights and side repeaters as i checked well over 20 cars. I actually found them in the old style (1997) corsa's. There was 1 per car, and was behind the rear driverside light.
Next to remove the bumper, follow any thread on the forum, these pictures might help:
undo poppers 8 on top, 4 underneath, unscrew 2 screws underneath (1 at each end) and finally in the wheel arches 1 screw holding the bumper to the wing.
prise the bumper away from 1 corner
keep prising until the bumper comes off.
next remove the headlight by unscrewing the 4 nuts labeled here:
the arrowed nut is actually underneath and is quite tricky to get to and undo
i then followed the following diagram:
This diagram is amazing, if you follow it, it will work. Using a relay and a fuse holder with a 10 amp fuse, wire up the new headlights and plugs.
My relay, fuse holder is inside the fuse box which cant be seen in the photo:
some before and afters:
before
after
excuse the messy wires, this was taken before i made it smart and a lot of cable ties
Thats it! looks a lot better now, and cost around 150 pounds for me with around 2-3 hours installation. The reason it took so long was to get my head around the wiring. Its something that the first time will take absolutely ages but seconds will take an hour.
post any questions
Pre-facelift headlight example/wiring pictures:
http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?76678-Picture-request-please&p=890245#post890245
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The inline fuse:
and both fuse and relay:
To start with, i followed this guide:
http://www.civictype-r.co.uk/index....ting-facelift-headlights-to-a-prefacelift-car
it explains what parts you need for the install, i didn't completely follow this guide, first of all, i was on a slightly lower budget and opted for an ebay job for this i bought a pair of facelift headlights (£120 posted), i then bought a set of H1 bulbs, HB3 bulbs, and a pair of silvatec indicator bulbs. 1 thing i did feel was necessary are the bulb holders for the H1 bulbs and the indicator bulb holder which i bought from my local honda dealer for around £25.
Now that i had this ready, i needed the plugs to connect them with as the preface uses different plugs. To do this i went to my local breakers yard and scavenged the plugs. Here is a picture of the 2 plugs i grabbed:
You will need 2 of each (a pair for each side).
I spent hours looking in the breakers yard, and is really a needle in a haystack but i will give a pointer, most BMW's i found used the HB3 connectors (the big plug in the picture) and so there was a lot to choose from, the indicator bulb holder plug however was a mission. I actually found it completely pointless looking at headlights and side repeaters as i checked well over 20 cars. I actually found them in the old style (1997) corsa's. There was 1 per car, and was behind the rear driverside light.
Next to remove the bumper, follow any thread on the forum, these pictures might help:
undo poppers 8 on top, 4 underneath, unscrew 2 screws underneath (1 at each end) and finally in the wheel arches 1 screw holding the bumper to the wing.
prise the bumper away from 1 corner
keep prising until the bumper comes off.
next remove the headlight by unscrewing the 4 nuts labeled here:
the arrowed nut is actually underneath and is quite tricky to get to and undo
i then followed the following diagram:
This diagram is amazing, if you follow it, it will work. Using a relay and a fuse holder with a 10 amp fuse, wire up the new headlights and plugs.
My relay, fuse holder is inside the fuse box which cant be seen in the photo:
some before and afters:
before
after
excuse the messy wires, this was taken before i made it smart and a lot of cable ties
Thats it! looks a lot better now, and cost around 150 pounds for me with around 2-3 hours installation. The reason it took so long was to get my head around the wiring. Its something that the first time will take absolutely ages but seconds will take an hour.
post any questions
Pre-facelift headlight example/wiring pictures:
http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?76678-Picture-request-please&p=890245#post890245
/////////////Added Photo's////////////////
The inline fuse:
and both fuse and relay:
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