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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: 51091318is on January 27, 2010, 05:09:19 PM

Title: How Do I Install Upgraded Headlights
Post by: 51091318is on January 27, 2010, 05:09:19 PM

I had recently bought a pair of LED XENON projector headlights with angle eyes but I'm having some trouble installing them.  Does any one have any step by step directions or a link I could look at to help.  Is it easy to DIY or should I seek professional installation and if so who?  

As well does anyone know if there's a way to intertwine the balace wire into another wire instead of having to run it all the way back to the battery in the trunk, and if there's no way does anyone know a good route to take in wiring them back to the trunk without drilling any wholes?

Any Advise is Appreciated

Thanks, Brandon

Title: How Do I Install Upgraded Headlights
Post by: DesktopDave on January 27, 2010, 08:58:02 PM

You shouldn't have much trouble, even with an e30.  Mount the ballasts up near the headlights.  Ground them on one of the chassis grounds.  If your setup came with a power relay, use the original headlight connector to switch it.

I don't know what a balance wire is...but you can pick up 12v+ power in the engine bay off the positive power block mounted on the firewall.  Be careful with tools there, that block is not fused...you definitely don't want to arc weld a wrench from that onto the firewall or front battery tray.

Title: How Do I Install Upgraded Headlights
Post by: 51091318is on January 29, 2010, 05:36:32 PM

I will look into setting it up myself, a friend of mine helped, we got everything but one wire hooked up, we couldn't find no receiving end to one of the connectors the headlights came with, the directions the lights came with were not specific enough and I would like to find another set of directions so if anyone knows a link that I can reference or knows the steps let me know.  Sorry I ment balace not ballence, and the wires from the balace need to be run back to the battery so there is a circuit or line in the engine bay that goes back to the battery?

Brandon

Title: How Do I Install Upgraded Headlights
Post by: 51091318is on February 05, 2010, 05:28:29 PM

Hey everyone I usually go to pelicanparts.com for all my how to projects and parts but I found directions to install my lights at bavarianauto.com the link is http://www.bavauto.com/Assets/inst_pages/INS335.pdf
Hope anyone with my problem is helped
Brandon