E85 M Headlight: Is it possible to install a bulb in the inner projector?

suprtran · 08-05-2011, 12:07 AM

After searching through numerous threads, I found out that the inner projectors of the E85 M headlights are just dummies and have no bulbs to activate. the only lights that work are the inner projector halos (as daytime running lights) and the outer projectors (as HID bi-xenons)

That being said, does the INNER projector even have a light socket (or wiring) if one were to want to install a bulb there?

psygnosis · 08-05-2011, 12:33 AM

Maybe the inner lights on the 3.0si xenon headlamp have spots for the bulbs.

esqu1re · 08-05-2011, 07:55 AM

I haven't seen anyone retrofit a light in these housings. It's not only that they have no bulb, the projectors have a plate behind them. Even if you are savvy enough to remove everything behind the projector, who knows if the dummy projector is designed to withstand the heat or can focus the light source behind it. Lot of questions here.

I've heard of dummy scoops and vents, but this is the only car I've heard of having fake lights.

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psygnosis Major 23 Rep 1,034 Posts Drives: '04 Z4 3.0i Sport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: WA iTrader: (0)	Maybe the inner lights on the 3.0si xenon headlamp have spots for the bulbs. __________________ Straightaways are for fast cars, Corners are for fast drivers.
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esqu1re Lieutenant Colonel 44 Rep 1,855 Posts Drives: M Coupe Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	I haven't seen anyone retrofit a light in these housings. It's not only that they have no bulb, the projectors have a plate behind them. Even if you are savvy enough to remove everything behind the projector, who knows if the dummy projector is designed to withstand the heat or can focus the light source behind it. Lot of questions here. I've heard of dummy scoops and vents, but this is the only car I've heard of having fake lights. __________________ ///M Coupe: RPI Scoop, OE Strut, CDV, Volk RE30, SS Brake Lines, Stromung Exhaust
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