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Author Jambo's BMW E36 ///M3 Convertible * *Sold - Now Broken!!*
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13th Oct 12 at 10:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just noticed those tweeters
like the lights tho mate looks dope
i want one of these so bad at the moment
Jambo
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13th Oct 12 at 16:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah............... They are being sorted Joe

If you get one that E39 is mine
Jambo
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Small update.

Xenons aren't built yet. Shroud still not arrived from USA. Bad timing as some moisture got into my headlamp and it blew up also sheared off my fucking earth bolt Got wet the other day as alarm failed to put the window up so car is covered in towels and a dehumidifier box from Homebase. It's a fucking shambles really feel like throwin in the towel tbh.

But these will hopefully lift my spirits...




Genuine AMG paddles. Metal, small mounting surface so better than the E90 ones. Proven to work, just need to cut my new steering wheel now... Eek!

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8th Nov 12 at 23:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Paddles

Are they just momentary push to make and you wire them in parallel with some existing switch somewhere or is there more to it than that? Also you need to get the wires down the column somehow? Very nifty if you can pull it off.
Jambo
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8th Nov 12 at 23:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah I had a theory it would work, tracked down some German dude who had done it (used different paddles though) and saw it possible. It's just piggybacking the micro switches used for +/- gears on the stick. Run the wires from the assembly up to the steering wheel. Slip ring from E39 swap two wires over and plug it all in.

A firend on another forum has completed it ahead of me all works 100%
Jambo
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8th Nov 12 at 23:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

http://s1033.beta.photobucket.com/user/Tallis_Godfrey/media/Picture603.mp4.html
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wish i had got an auto z4 now found out those paddles work on them also, very very cool.

Jambo
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Yeah work with most Autos, but my dads E46 has stick shift like my SMG but it's not like a manual like mine is
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10th Nov 12 at 21:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Xenons



All in and functioning. Haven't aimed the. Yet(as you can tell) and need to install my relay harness and activate the hi beam solenoid (using stock hi beams currently)

They are AMAZING.
Jambo
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13th Nov 12 at 00:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Further adjustments:

Almost there just a little bit too high

Looks great from drivers seat, Visibility is stunning!


Didn't the shrouds on strong and both have come off
These will need to come out again for some final adjustments!!
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my car has the worst lights in the world

i really need to do something about it
Jambo
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13th Nov 12 at 10:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Xenons Jim.
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what wattage and temp did you go for Jambo?
i went with 55w and 4300k - pretty sure given the correct alignment with the moon i could now see through time with them
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14th Nov 12 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

They are 4300k. I am not sure on wattage, need to find that our actually. Got them off MJ off here
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Seem like a good bright light I had 8k and i think 6k and the light wasn't right as was bright but not if that makes sense Any pictures from the front with them on?

Looks a good project mate
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I only have an iPhone so pics from the front come out like they look in real life just lots of glare
Oh which there is none in real life!


[Edited on 14-11-2012 by Jambo]
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4300k is definately the one... dont know why everyone says go for 6000k - they are too blue

took some comparison pics in my project thread...
Jambo
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4300k-5000k is white light. The "blue" tinge you see one factory xenon lights is simply the angle you view the cutoff from. People mistake this and get 8000k blue bulbs and drive around looking like dicks.
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15th Nov 12 at 20:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Good effort!

Want to buy some Z3M wheels that don't really fit?
Jambo
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Haha no thanks Jim! I love my shiney staggered perfectly fitting motorsports
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Worth a try! haha! What about any other bits? Breaking an M3 cab with a mate
Jambo
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Errr loads tbh, got pics/spec of the vehicle?
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Well its in pieces now. Was a '96 3.0 M3. Wheels, bodykit, front lights, diff, brakes, X-brace, and the interior have sold. Just u2u me with stuff you're after
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Thanks mate.

My xenon build wasn't strong enough and the shrouds have popped off and during adjustment the projectors moved in their mountings. So they are coming out again for me to re do. I fixed my dodgy headlamp that blew so I will just stick with the old candles until I can sort this out properly.

Added to the rather long list of things to do. If it wasn't bloody dark all the time I could do it all in a week
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I need bumpers jim


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