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E46 m3 headlights in non m

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#1 ·
I couldn’t find a thread or a YouTube video out there. Could I fit e46 m3 headlights into my non m? Being bi xenon and all
 
#2 ·
M3 headlights are not specific to the M3.
what year and model is your car and what do you have now?
 
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Would the connectors all be the same? Considering it’s Bi xenon? I have halogen lights now. I can only find retrofits for my headlights (preface) so I want to know if the connectors are different ig and what would I need to retrofit them( level sensor, ballast, etc) . I know m3 lights will fit my car, but will they function is my question. Wouldn’t mind slices lines together either. Or should I settle for rep anzo headlights? Seems like too much of a headache now that i think about it. Kinda reminiscent of when I was retrofitting heated seats. Anyone with me?
 
#6 · (Edited)
You would have to follow one of the many xenon retrofit threads on here. For full functionality like you're describing I'd follow the one that Archbid just did, as I don't think that anyone else has bothered with the leveling before. Otherwise you would need to just add wiring to trigger the bixenon shutters for high beam operation and settle for your lights being fixed with no level adjustment.

The ballast and ignitor are part of the headlight assembly and the connections are the same as the ones for halogen lamps, minor coding is required to prevent the xenons flickering. They'll function like this, as simple as physically swapping the lamps, but you won't have high beams until you either code the LCM to use the flash to pass lights as high beam (I recommend this anyway) and/or add the wires to trigger the bixenon shutters. Adding the leveling wiring is a lot more involved and only needed if you want to get really fancy.
 
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agreed, Archbid did a write-up on full install.
honestly that’s a lot of work for the levelers. but then that’s the only DOT approved way to have Xenons.