Headlight lense removal
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Topic: Headlight lense removal
Posted By: broos3
Subject: Headlight lense removal
Date Posted: 13-November-2009 at 14:47
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Hi guys. Have any of you removed the headlight lense from a e36 headlight before? eg the clear glass off the front? If so whats the process? PS its the bosch unit from the m3 saloon. Ive been told to remove metal clips and the warm in suitable low temp oven to soften the sealer then remove and clean. Then refit. Thanks Craig ------------- E36 M3 evo Saloon E36 325i Track Car Sierra RS Cosworth |
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Posted By: alym786
Date Posted: 14-November-2009 at 00:39
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I remember removing the whole headlight, then using a hairdryer to soften the glue! Pryed open quite easily IIRC!
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Posted By: broos3
Date Posted: 14-November-2009 at 10:22
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Thanks for that. I might try the hairdryer or just the oven. Anyone else done it? ------------- E36 M3 evo Saloon E36 325i Track Car Sierra RS Cosworth |
Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 14-November-2009 at 16:34
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What you planning? ------------- Previous: E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets Current: 116i Sport F20 |
Posted By: broos3
Date Posted: 15-November-2009 at 12:07
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eh, Im just taking the lenses out to clean behind them. Must have been a bad sealer job from factory cause its let dirt in. Headlight looks perfect in any other way. Craig ------------- E36 M3 evo Saloon E36 325i Track Car Sierra RS Cosworth |
Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 15-November-2009 at 17:24
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Just wondered as you can buy new headlamp sections (front half where it seperates)for not too much money from GFS, Freshens the front up ------------- Previous: E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets Current: 116i Sport F20 |
broos3 wrote:Posted By: ally
Date Posted: 15-November-2009 at 20:38
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I would go with the new fronts too, but it's not necessary to remove the front glass for cleaning, once you have removed the headlight, it splits into two pieces, you can then remove the inner elipsoid lenses & clean the inside of the front lens from there. ------------- E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Saab 9-5T SE Estate E36 318i loon...sold E36 323i coupe...sold |
Posted By: broos3
Date Posted: 16-November-2009 at 15:46
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Cheers guys. Ive just seen your replies. I tried to remove front glass. Its far too difficult. I will prob just buy some new front halfs. Maybe not from GFS but bmw. See what the prices are. Craig ------------- E36 M3 evo Saloon E36 325i Track Car Sierra RS Cosworth |
Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 17-November-2009 at 11:09
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GFS are Bosh units (ones with bobbles on glass),same as you will buy via BMW at a fraction of cost ------------- Previous: E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets Current: 116i Sport F20 |
Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 17-November-2009 at 11:13
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GFS part number is B94038 B94039 and they are £48 + vat each (less 10% if BMWCC member) ------------- Previous: E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets Current: 116i Sport F20 |
Posted By: broos3
Date Posted: 24-November-2009 at 18:32
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Does anyone have or know a good place to get new or very good condition used headlight lenses?? BMW breakers? I bought the GSF onse and they are not proper Bosch items, some crapy cheaper manufacture. They are to fit a ZKW headlight not a bosch. Very annoying as they are discribed as Bosch so I would expect to be a bosch part. Craig ------------- E36 M3 evo Saloon E36 325i Track Car Sierra RS Cosworth |
Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 25-November-2009 at 15:30
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Nightmare I take it you told them that? I read on an other forum Bosch have stopped making the glass for the e36 now,maybe BMW could confirm this
Believe me, myself and loads others have bought the gfs ones in the past and they were proper with Bosch on lence ------------- Previous: E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets Current: 116i Sport F20 |
Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 25-November-2009 at 15:40
Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 25-November-2009 at 15:55
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Give these guys a call Craig http://www.c3bmw.co.uk/StockItem.asp?categoryID=103&subcategoryID=0&productID=1408&oRef=-1§ion=2&Item=unassign - http://www.c3bmw.co.uk/StockItem.asp?categoryID=103&subc ategoryID=0&productID=1408&oRef=-1§ion=2& ;Item=unassign ------------- Previous: E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets Current: 116i Sport F20 |
Posted By: broos3
Date Posted: 25-November-2009 at 19:32
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Cheers again pete. I will give that C3bmw company a ring. Hope they have the actual bosch items or at least AL. Yeh GSF apologised and are refunding me. I can get oem bosch items from bmminiparts for £83.11, not bad but not money i would want to spend. Spending enough on other parts for paintwork thats geting done. ------------- E36 M3 evo Saloon E36 325i Track Car Sierra RS Cosworth |