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E36 General discussion and technical help for (E36) 1992-1999 3 series cars. 318, 323, 325, 328.

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Old 06-18-2005, 03:37 AM   #1
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hey guys. im just kinda venting/thinking out loud. i either need to adjust my headlights up....but then i cant see the light from my lowbeams or..my highs just suck. the beam of light goes a long way but it doesnt spread out at all.. . so i guess im looking for some feedback. ill ttul
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get them adjusted at the pros, I had to use my dad's aiming machine for mine...
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Old 06-18-2005, 12:38 PM   #3
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its not that they are adjusted wrong cuz i had a bmw tech help me w/ the height and stuff. it is just that the light doesnt spread out and span the area.
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Well, I hope you get them to work right. My OEM's on my E30 are awesome lights!
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look on the inside of them, it could be that something is out of place...
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I guess you guys didn't opt for the Xenon HID package with your ZKWs.
I only had aiming problems with them, and I got them to aim low at first but they seem to re-aim themselves too high...not that it bothered me any, but at night I could clearly drivers in front of me had their cabins lit up with white light from my ZKWs.
Anyway...now that the weather warmed up...or whatever happened since I got them...they seem to aim fine.

The best test is to flip on your High Beams after aiming an dyour high beams should always aim well above your low beams.

Also google "Euro Ellipsiods aiming PDF BMW" and you can find the print out manual for aiming ZKWs and all Euro Ellipsiods for the E36 and Z series BMW.
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i have had my zkw's for almost a year now and have still not aimed them properly. the left light is aimed too low.

when you adjust the lowbeams it should also adjust the high beams.
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it does and thats what sux...i want my highs to be higher and more spread out...but u cant w/o affecting the lows...so what im saying is that the higbeam in the OEM lights are better. IMO
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Well I think the problem with projector lens in the lowbeam and reflector highbeams is that the low will always be more sharp and focused that the highs....

I almost never ever use my highbeams because my HID Xenons are so freaking bright....
however when i do flip my highs on I can see the yellow shine all the way above the white light of my Xenon lows.
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Old 06-19-2005, 10:52 AM   #10
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lol well you DO have HIDs del. i wish i had them but it was too much money
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