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  1. #11
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    What If I bought the AL headlights and kept them stock and original. How is the light output minus the fuzzy cutoff . I can't see anything at night right now and I'm sure anything will be an improvement

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    I would spend a night and throw ZKW lenses in. If you end up using AL as is which is still a huge difference over burnt out ZKWs, PM me your price for ZKW lenses please.

    Quote Originally Posted by az3579 View Post
    I don't recall having to do this the first time I retrofitted my lights to M3 AL's... I thought the M3 AL's were similar to sedan ones, no?
    Then your lenses aren't seated right: lenses won't go all the way into the cradle unless you shave down the notch. Coupe uses the same cradle for the lens.

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    I did the zkw lens swap from a burnt set of zkw headlights into AL headlights.

    Direct replacement with no issues.

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    His - 2004 Imola Red / Alcantara 330i | 6MT | ZHP |

    Her's - 2005 Black Sapphire Metallic / Black Leather 330i | 6MT | ZHP |

  4. #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vas View Post
    I did the zkw lens swap from a burnt set of zkw headlights into AL headlights.

    Direct replacement with no issues.

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    Hey, can you post more pics? What part did you have to unscrew? Looks pretty strsight forward. How was the output after the zkw lens swap compared to before ?

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    Here is a before and after pic.

    The AL lens is cloudy while the zkw is clear.

    Highly recommend doing the swap.

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    His - 2004 Imola Red / Alcantara 330i | 6MT | ZHP |

    Her's - 2005 Black Sapphire Metallic / Black Leather 330i | 6MT | ZHP |

  6. #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mless5 View Post

    Then your lenses aren't seated right: lenses won't go all the way into the cradle unless you shave down the notch. Coupe uses the same cradle for the lens.
    It was definitely done properly; nice sharp cutoff, everything fit right in.

    I have FX-R's now so the cutoff is even better.
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