fog light is bad...how to power it up?

[foler]

fog lights is bad on my m3 (for me). Why? because beam is very narrow and to close to car. on this picture is simulation:




What I want is on next picture. beam is away from car and much more roadway sides is under light. this is big help for me under fast night driving on open road. Of course, I will close fog light when car from counterside arrive.




On my ex 525i e34 fog light have beam exactly as in picture 2. Maybe reflector is different. I am buy osram silverstar bulbs but with no results. Light beam is again to close to car and power of light is low. I think that I need to change entire fog light housing to some housing with different geometry of reflector for expanding light beam.


how to make fog light to function like in picture 2 (but without HID)?

thanks

[villlein]

there is already a beam leveling adjustment on all e36 fog lights. its the wierd angled long machine screw that is on the fog light housing. you can screw it in and out to adjust, and if you really wanted to you could put in a longer screw. You would want to unscrew it as much as possible to achieve what you described. and if you find it all the way out, and not good enough, then you can just put in a longer screw.

the 5 series do have different projection diffusers in the fog lights, so to achieve a perfect straight beam, you would have to go custom somehow...or try to find an aftermarket that looks right.

[foler]

ok, I will try this today.
do you can show me where is this screew on picture:
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[villlein]

problem is, with that diagram, they dont label the screw. they sell it with the housing assembly. I would take a picture of mine, but i just got home from an early flight, there's about 6-8 inches of fresh snow around, I would have to jack up my car (lowered), and I would have to unpack my pack to get the camera. I'll post it in a couple of days. If i remember correctly, the screw is on the side of the housing that points away from the engine, and you can see it if you get behind the fog lights and look at them. I cant imagine them falling off your car unless you broke them in an accident or from road debris. I'll post back in a few days.