Help.... Euro Headlights

325i Phoenix · #1 (**permalink**) 11-20-2007, 06:04 PM

So yesterday, after about 3 months of putting it off, I finally go to install the Euro Headlights I ordered. So I open my hood, disconnect my old headlights, open up my new ones, and what do you know? I come to the realization that the Hella's not only have different types of plugs, but they have an extra one. Does anyone know how to rewire the old wires so that the Hella's can work? I've posted pictures of the Hella below

ANDRÜ · #2 (**permalink**) 11-21-2007, 06:20 PM

You just have to splice the right wires, Im just not sure which wires to splice haha. As for the extra plug, its probably for the city lights on the euros

325i Phoenix · #3 (**permalink**) 11-21-2007, 10:37 PM

Yeah, but I'm not sure how to rewire it to get the right voltage. Anyone ever done this before?

CleanAzzE30z · #4 (**permalink**) 11-29-2007, 12:15 PM

The lights should have come with the plugs for an extra fee if you got them brand new. If not, someone should have told you (whoever sold you them).

Mariano

RICHARD HERTZ · #5 (**permalink**) 11-29-2007, 03:24 PM

If you cut the extra plug, wire one to power and one to ground, the power should go to a maker light or a switch if not just leave it hanging and dont use your city lights.

325i Phoenix · #6 (**permalink**) 12-02-2007, 03:57 PM

I'm not planing on using the city lights. Instead of splicing the wires, I decided to get some male connectors and plug the wires according to color. I tried it and it seemed like it worked fine, but when I turn on the headlights, the low beams aren't on. I was told to jump relays so that they both stay on at the sametime during highbeam, but I'm not sure what ones to jump.

Can anyone help? Pics or diagrams would be very helpful

CleanAzzE30z · #7 (**permalink**) 12-03-2007, 11:32 AM

Yeah its supposed to be that way. Its not anything wrong with the wiring. The low beams shut off when you have the high beams on. Its a european thing. Just letting you know.

Mariano

325i Phoenix · #8 (**permalink**) 12-03-2007, 06:11 PM

Fixed it! I grabed a spare wire I had lying around and jumped the low and high beam relays by connecting the #30 pins on the K3 and K4 relays with it. Now they both come on while on highbeam. Bright too.

CleanAzzE30z · #9 (**permalink**) 12-04-2007, 11:05 AM

Dammit now I wanna do this haha.

Mariano

325i Phoenix · #10 (**permalink**) 12-04-2007, 11:30 AM

Reccomend it Mariano. Looks awesome

dwc · #11 (**permalink**) 01-01-2008, 10:50 AM

Not my pic.

325i Phoenix · #12 (**permalink**) 01-01-2008, 05:06 PM

yup, that's what I did