E39 Lights

Can anyone offer a view on whether the headlights on a 1998 E39 (UK)
would be significantly improved by fitting the later angel eyes design
(post 2001)? I have replaced the bulbs with the 30% brighter type but
still not great. Do the plastic lens covers beocme more opaque with
age?

Thanks

Ian

In article >,
Sparky > wrote:
> Can anyone offer a view on whether the headlights on a 1998 E39 (UK)
> would be significantly improved by fitting the later angel eyes design
> (post 2001)?

Big improvment with mine. However, this might have been down to the aging
original bulbs.

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"Sparky" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone offer a view on whether the headlights on a 1998 E39 (UK)
> would be significantly improved by fitting the later angel eyes design
> (post 2001)? I have replaced the bulbs with the 30% brighter type but
> still not great. Do the plastic lens covers beocme more opaque with
> age?

The real solution is to replace the whole assembly with the later HID kit
.... but it's very expensive. Great low beams and of course, the angel eyes
look cool.

R / John

John Carrier wrote:
> "Sparky" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Can anyone offer a view on whether the headlights on a 1998 E39 (UK)
>>would be significantly improved by fitting the later angel eyes design
>>(post 2001)? I have replaced the bulbs with the 30% brighter type but
>>still not great. Do the plastic lens covers beocme more opaque with
>>age?
>
>
> The real solution is to replace the whole assembly with the later HID kit
> ... but it's very expensive. Great low beams and of course, the angel eyes
> look cool.
>
> R / John
>
>
I got a significant improvement on my 1997 528 by diassembling the
headlight assembly and just cleaning the lense with window cleanar. It
made a big difference.

The euro (E code) ellipsoid reflectors and lenses offer a significantly
tighter beam pattern than original US spec. I converted to E code halogens
in my '99 528iT and the effect was dramatic; much improvement.
Lorne '99 528iT Dinan S1

"Thomas Wright" > wrote in message
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> John Carrier wrote:
>> "Sparky" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>Can anyone offer a view on whether the headlights on a 1998 E39 (UK)
>>>would be significantly improved by fitting the later angel eyes design
>>>(post 2001)? I have replaced the bulbs with the 30% brighter type but
>>>still not great. Do the plastic lens covers beocme more opaque with
>>>age?
>>
>>
>> The real solution is to replace the whole assembly with the later HID kit
>> ... but it's very expensive. Great low beams and of course, the angel
>> eyes look cool.
>>
>> R / John
> I got a significant improvement on my 1997 528 by diassembling the
> headlight assembly and just cleaning the lense with window cleanar. It
> made a big difference.