WTB: Euro hella headlights, or H1 and H4

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creame24
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WTB: Euro hella headlights, or H1 and H4

Post by creame24 »

Hey everyone,
So my e24 is currently parked for a while. I just fixed her up nice and tight.
There are a few things i need to do in order to get her back to where i want.
THERE IS A HUGE ISSUE! I hate sealed beams. I got my euro e24 and I was going to steal those headlights, but I don't see the point. The problem is still there. So does anyone have any euro hellas or h1 and h4's? If not, ill just buy some h1 and h4's off amazon or something.

Thanks!
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Re: WTB: Euro hella headlights, or H1 and H4

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I'm refurbishing a set, in the next few days I will have ready for sale. Please, contact to me if you need more info. Thanks
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Re: WTB: Euro hella headlights, or H1 and H4

Post by brickwhite »

here is a good guide on upgrading sealed beams.. on an e30 which is similar to the e24

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showth ... p?t=371831


Sealed Beam Upgrade Options

Option 1: Hella H1 BiFocal/H4 Conversion/Cibie’s, ~$125-200 Low only, $250-400 Low and High
This will convert the sealed beam housing with a housing that can accept bulbs. This supposedly provides ~4x the light output on the low beam, and ~2x on the high beam. Cheap bulbs could end up being worse than the stock headlights, but top of the line bulbs should offer a solid improvement. The two brands are Hella or Cibie. I can’t speak as to which is better, if you think this is the route for you then I recommend researching the differences.

Hella H1 BiFocal (Bi-Focus) Low beam (outer): http://www.rallylights.com/hella-5-3...1-hl26700.html
Hella H1 High Beam (inner): http://www.rallylights.com/hl71157-h...-ece-each.html
In order for all four lights to stay on at the same time you would need to modify your relays, so that the low beam relay remains powered when the highs are on, and would need to remove the cross-over wire between the high beam circuit and low beam circuit. If you don't do this the low beams will go out when the high beams are enabled. Otherwise if you try to power all 4 lights off just the high beam circuit you will blow the high beam fuse.

Cibies: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/p.../products.html

There is also a mixed Low/High beam unit, just like the stock sealed beams work, though rallylights.com say it gives up some light over the BiFocal unit in order to accomplish its dual lighting nature.
Hella H4 Low/High beam (outer): http://www.rallylights.com/h5006-hel...dlamp-kit.html
However, this unit uses higher wattage low beam bulbs than the stock sealed beams, so you would need to investigate whether upgraded wiring is required for this, or if you can get away with just using a 10A fuse on the high beam circuit.

Pros:
Looks stock
Lighting expert Daniel Stern recommends the BiFocal as an excellent upgrade
BiFocal adds a low power city/driving light (requires wiring). This lets you be seen during the day without much extra strain on your battery/alternator and without wearing out your low beams.
No wiring changes required that I know of, though you may need to check how to ensure the BiFocal low beam stays on when the high beams are triggered, since it likely is a 2-prong connector instead of 3-prong like the stock sealed beam.
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