bmw e36 DIY smoked side Indicators.
keep getting emails on this so ill try and do a guide my first one so ill need to edit it and what not:thumbsup
tools- paint, primer, lacquer, soft fine sandpaper clear sealant, flat head screw driver.
ok you need to remove your front Indicator.
then get a heat gun out and flat head screw driver
heat the until up around the join but dont melt it, then prise it open with the flat head then pop! should look like this
then you need to sand the chrome away then wash it after,then dry all normal spraying rules apply
after you have done it black and its dryed its time to refit.
DONT USE NORMAL GLUE! must be sealant normal glue will crack and the front will fall of the car over bumps.....
finished
old vs new
NOW THE integrated sidelight + ccfl.
i done this after the 1st smoked mod but i fitted ccfls aswell so done.
8 mm socket
Ratchet with extension bar
Other basic hand tools
ccfl, sealant.
SORRY NO PHOTOS AS OF YET:jaw-dropping
remove the front lights and wire and fit the ccfls
see joe's guide http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum/f3/e36-e39-retrofit-ccfl-angel-eyes-t9555/:thumbsup:thumbsup
ok now thats done you have the old sidelight wires and unit, get some more long wire from maplines/B&Q and wire into the ccfl wires, positive to positive and negative to negative. now you need to drill a hold the same size as your sidelight units hole in the Indicator push it and a seal it up.
EASY as that now when you put your sidelights on it all comes on:thumbsup
video
YouTube - bmw e36 318is coupe with hids,ccfl, us sidelights and shrouds
keep getting emails on this so ill try and do a guide my first one so ill need to edit it and what not:thumbsup
tools- paint, primer, lacquer, soft fine sandpaper clear sealant, flat head screw driver.
ok you need to remove your front Indicator.
then get a heat gun out and flat head screw driver
heat the until up around the join but dont melt it, then prise it open with the flat head then pop! should look like this
then you need to sand the chrome away then wash it after,then dry all normal spraying rules apply
after you have done it black and its dryed its time to refit.
DONT USE NORMAL GLUE! must be sealant normal glue will crack and the front will fall of the car over bumps.....
finished
old vs new
NOW THE integrated sidelight + ccfl.
i done this after the 1st smoked mod but i fitted ccfls aswell so done.
8 mm socket
Ratchet with extension bar
Other basic hand tools
ccfl, sealant.
SORRY NO PHOTOS AS OF YET:jaw-dropping
remove the front lights and wire and fit the ccfls
see joe's guide http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum/f3/e36-e39-retrofit-ccfl-angel-eyes-t9555/:thumbsup:thumbsup
ok now thats done you have the old sidelight wires and unit, get some more long wire from maplines/B&Q and wire into the ccfl wires, positive to positive and negative to negative. now you need to drill a hold the same size as your sidelight units hole in the Indicator push it and a seal it up.
EASY as that now when you put your sidelights on it all comes on:thumbsup
video
YouTube - bmw e36 318is coupe with hids,ccfl, us sidelights and shrouds