How to Build INSANE Headlights for Your BMW 1 Series (E82)

[@milanbalcar7664]

where did you get the fake lense

[@ElliottBrooks]

Good question! I've just updated the description, but if you use this link - it'll work too: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DnazCot Make sure to select '2PCS left and right'

[@jarrenx5]

This is the first vid of yours I've seen, and I am doing an M conversion to my 09' E82 and while this vid was informative, in future I'd like to see more of the actual work being done. You explain a step then cut to it done, where as there are always lessons to be learned while watching the actual work. Even if its fast forwarded with GoPro footage on a tripod pointed at you working it tends to show difficult, or problem bits that we should look out for, when we do it. That's all, otherwise great vid, and thanks.

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thanks for the feedback. If you watch my other more recent videos - that’s what I mostly do. This video was extremely hard to film while figuring it out at the same time so there was a lot of trial and error behind the scenes (as there were no instructions for me!)

[@ferrenxavier]

Only good video on KZbin for e82 headlight. Thank you, just did mines.

[@ElliottBrooks]

Glad you found it helpful! Yeah, when I tried to do mine there was no info out there, so I thought this would be good to make

[@chaiowinters1008]

Thank you for this! I’ve seen many retrofit videos on the e92 but not for the e82 yet (wasn’t sure if the assembly was the same steps)! This is gonna save me so much money, and this is a very detailed instructional video as well. Keep the vids coming

[@ElliottBrooks]

You’re very welcome! That was my intention, as when I went to make this mod myself, I also only found e92 videos (which is a very different setup). Hopefully, the detailed DIY steps can save everyone money and allow more owners to have these awesome Bavgruppe custom angel eyes

[@tushar0100]

This is the best mod for the front end of an E82

[@ElliottBrooks]

I agree! Massive game changer. This and a full 1M conversion, but thankfully this is cheaper and (maybe) easier. Have you done this to your E82?

[@juanfranco4836]

It’s amazing bro I’m looking forward to doing this thanks for the help!

[@ElliottBrooks]

Glad I could help! They certainly make a difference

[@bobbywitjes1]

Real awesome headlights

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thank you!

[@jamiennaylor]

Awesome vid bro!

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thanks!

[@MilanoAlva]

Looks great! Awesome video, I'm gonna try tackling this one soon with the help of your video. I might do their projector upgrade while I'm in there as well.

[@ElliottBrooks]

Yeah you really only want to open these once, so def get everything done in one go! Yes, I chose the 3/4 DTM version. My favourite style. If I could choose again I would also consider the hex “vision” style

[@IAmWillMcLovin]

So sick congrats mate

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thanks! Will you try these out yourself?

[@treyvergano9812]

Yo bro thank you so much for this documented process. I have the lci adaptive headlight with the led strip I want to open up my lights and get rid of the orange side reflector.

[@ElliottBrooks]

Glad that I could help! The process would be the same but a lot easier. Need to heat it up in the oven, separate it and then remove the orange section and either replace or modify that small section then seal it back up.

[@MattHellyar]

Thanks for this video, thinking about doin this to mine. Very helpful

[@ElliottBrooks]

You’re welcome. I’m glad to have helped

[@MattHellyar]

@@ElliottBrooks do you have any more footage or photos of the lights in action? I found you on instagram as well so I might message you there

[@iasoto]

It looks great!

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thank you. It really makes the car stand out

[@ivopereira4441]

Thats an awsome job, the diference is amazing! thanks Unfortunately people from Europe can´t reach the items required easily..

[@ElliottBrooks]

Which items? Do you mean the internal parts from the US? Do they not ship to Europe?

[@ivopereira4441]

​@@ElliottBrooks Exactly, and the customs authority is a problem..

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@ivopereira4441 I’m sure there is a European alternative. I would look through Instagram and find BMWs in Europe with modified headlights - they’ll be able to tell you how they got theirs done

[@poonricky5310]

Awesome ! Helps alot

[@ElliottBrooks]

I’m glad to have been of assistance! Make sure to like and subscribe if you haven’t already :D

[@RXS999]

dope video alotta work think i’ll just buy em already built 😂

[@ElliottBrooks]

Hahahaha yeah very true. Def saved a tonne of money doing this, but next car I buy if I upgrade headlights I’ll probably buy prebuilt as it’s a mission!

[@JuanitoCarreras]

Hello, thanks for the video ! I would like change my US to EU version, I have old headlight no xenon version with EU turn light cover (Grey). Do you think is possible to replace this part in my US version ?

[@ElliottBrooks]

Sorry - I am unfamiliar with the euro vs us versions. No xenon I believe is easier to buy a second hand xenon version and then upgrade following my video

[@parsadds]

Very nice 👍 🙌🏻

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thanks! Hopefully you found it helpful

[@Canguroteratagde]

mafnifico thankyou were i can fine those light

[@ElliottBrooks]

Bavgruppe supply the components

[@kylehoey2907]

Where’d you source the eyelid from? My head lights don’t have any angle eyes is this a problem for powering the angle eye and eye lid

[@ElliottBrooks]

Hey mate, all parts are sourced from bavgruppe. Yes, you need Angel eyes to power these. There is probably other ways, but it’s much easier if you have the Angel eyes already

[@jakechanning2065]

Well played man, look great, how many hours all up?

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thanks bro. Hard to say on the time front as filming makes everything take much longer, as well as there were no instructions for E82, so I had to figure it out as I went. Maybe 2 full days if you have a good area to work

[@THECUBER108]

Hi, so I want to put an led strip in my bmw, do you have any clue on which wires are connected to the daytime running lights and to the indicators, I believe I need to splice the main headlight cable but not many people seem to say how to do it on a bimmer 😅 also I loved the video, don’t think I’d have the balls to do it myself

[@ElliottBrooks]

LED strip as in inside the car interior? I don't have experience in this space - but if you watch the video, I do splice the indicator wire at some point. I will also be splicing the main headlight shortly in a future video, so make sure to subscribe if you haven't already :)

[@THECUBER108]

@@ElliottBrooks no it an led strip that’s wired to the headlight and stuck to the top of the light, I personally think it looks cool but it’s the wires connecting to the headlight that seems complicated. I’ll defo sub to see this next project

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@THECUBER108 Oh okay - so similar to my headlight LED strip but not plug and play? Yeah splicing wires always feels dodgy!

[@THECUBER108]

@@ElliottBrooks exactly, I just need to find as much information on the topic before I start giving it a go or I might throw in the towel and get an installer to do it

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@THECUBER108 yeah before I posted this video it was hard to find any info at all! Maybe all the professionals don’t want people DIYing haha. Anyway good luck!

[@muhammadsleemzy4716]

Hey Nice ride indeed, Please which of the BMW 1M coupe engine is more reliable, better, easy tuning potential and Less problematic between the E88 E87 E82 E81?

[@ElliottBrooks]

So the difference between E88, E87, E82 and E81 is body shape. The two main turbo engines you will find in 135i are the N54 and N55. Mine is an N54 - which can generally handle more power, but probably less reliable. N55 is a little more reliable but will blow up if you push it too hard

[@truth.hurts...]

Im stuggling to get led ones for my e82 118d

[@ElliottBrooks]

You're better off buying stock LED headlights from another E82 and then modifying like I have

[@jonot8547]

The permaseal was hard to remove from the channels aye? I'm doing e60 lights and it taken me 1.5 - 2 hours to remove the lens further 3 hours to clean the channels. Ali express sells cold glue remover (for permaseal) it helps heaps but still hard af

[@ElliottBrooks]

Permaseal was an absolute nightmare to get off. Took so long! I used a chisel and I think I ended up damaging some parts of the plastic. One of my lights doesn’t seal perfectly so I will have to add some extra sealant. What is the cold glue remover? Like a special scraper?

[@CrazyDoug17]

Did you have to code in the LED Eye brows to the FRM Module?

[@ElliottBrooks]

No coding required. The only coding I have done since is that the eyebrows aren’t detected as a indicator bulb when the headlights aren’t on for some reason (I deleted the old indicators which may be why) - so I coded the indicator bulb check out to stop this. This is essential but stops the fast blink. The other workaround is to flick your lights to DRL only mode when it’s daytime

[@hurleym3993]

can you tell me exactly what options you selected for the setup you have?

[@ElliottBrooks]

My version is the 3/4 DTM switchback rings with switchback brow

[@teszt8850]

Can you do this on non angel eye headlights?

[@ElliottBrooks]

You could but I think it would require a lot more customisation as the Angel eye parts use the pre existing power cables. Better to buy used Angel eye lights and modify them

[@veyselyaprak]

Hi Elliot, how much the lamps hast cost you in the end?

[@ElliottBrooks]

I can't remember now - I think I discussed prices in the video - otherwise just check the Bavgruppe site :)

[@christopherdrekr1078]

Personally i think they would have looked better the other way around. Impressive work though appreciated ✊.

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thanks - it was definitely a learning lesson. I’m happy with the result. What do you mean by the other way around though?

[@christopherdrekr1078]

@@ElliottBrooks I mean instead of having the open section pointing up & inwards to have it pointing up & outwards instead. Maybe this isn't possible I don't know.

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@christopherdrekr1078 oh right - you mean the shape of the LEDs? There is a couple of options but I don’t think they do the shape you’re referring to. Check out bavgruppe’s website if you’re interested

[@israelmorales9030]

Great job man what size are those angel eyes? I just want to replace my lenses and upgrade the angel eyes.

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thanks! I don’t think there are sizes, but these are Bavgruppe 3/4 DTM shape

[@israelmorales9030]

Ok thanks man! Btw do you have a link for them?

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@israelmorales9030 yep - link is in description

[@sudorelabs4901]

what if i dont have angel eyes but stock lights? what ones do i buy? Ilove your vids and am about to get a 118D and want to do this... but am a little lost on which angel eyes to buy to do this mod? can u help kindly. from the UK

[@ElliottBrooks]

Hey mate, if you contact a mod company directly they could supply a pre built headlight. This mod I’ve shown requires you to have Angel eyes already as that’s what powers the new ones. You may be able to do it through some advance electrical engineering but I don’t have that knowledge unfortunately

[@sudorelabs4901]

@@ElliottBrooks Like who?

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@sudorelabs4901 bayoptiks are one of the best - based in the US. Each country would have its own resupplier

[@ElliottBrooks]

Do you rate it or hate it? Let me know!

[@muhammadsleemzy4716]

Thank you, that's very helpful I'm trying get a 1series, but I'm afraid to get myself a relationship with a mechanic, was optimistic about it, I think I'll go for the N55, cos I'm not planning on getting much power outta the normal power output, I'm probably gonna add some air intake and downpipes, that's all, I think the N55 can handle it

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@muhammadsleemzy4716 sounds like a plan!

[@DonAP503]

@@muhammadsleemzy4716 i got a 135i n55 and I wish I got a later model at least a 2012 n55 not the 2011 n55 which is the one I got

[@bainz7115]

Where did you get the eyelids from

[@ElliottBrooks]

They came with the LEDs as a package of parts from Bavgruppe

[@_45sec]

Where did you get the eyelids from please link if possible ?

[@ElliottBrooks]

Same place as the LEDs. Link is in the description

[@xxdynamicsxx]

Is there a Way to get onley the eyebrowns ??

[@ElliottBrooks]

As in keep your stock Angel eyes and add on eyebrows? I don’t think so. I believe the eyebrows run off the Angel eye controllers and power source. I’m sure there is a complicated way to wire it up though, but it’s not plug and play

[@xxdynamicsxx]

@@ElliottBrooks yes, just want them blacked eyebrows looks so sick! Btw love your conent!

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@xxdynamicsxx Ahh - if you want the eyebrows without the LEDs then yes, thats possible. Glad you're enjoying the content! Make sure to sub if you haven't already :D

[@justinto3323]

looks great! would you be willing to do this for a fee?

[@ElliottBrooks]

There are professional companies that do this. You’ll get a better job for a similar price. It’s hard work, I think the options are either: do it yourself or hire a professional. It’s definitely worth it either way!

[@iamjamesmannion4853]

I rate the look with out a doubt as it simply looks amazing but its a shame that you still have to make cuts, sand, trim the lights at all! You would think that the kit you buy for a model would require less work!

[@ElliottBrooks]

Yeah I agree. I believe Bavgruppe has this in mind, as I saw that they have made prototypes the required parts for a 335i

[@stellatreacy7463]

i rate it. But im so scared about puttin lights in the oven

[@ElliottBrooks]

Yeah, not going to lie, that worried me massively. But it was straight forward. Just put it in for less time and you can test it. The times and temperatures are what I used with no drama

[@nail_100]

Красиво выглядит!

[@ElliottBrooks]

Thank you!

[@hurleym3993]

what does all that stuff mean? dtm switchback? demon quad like wtf is that

[@ElliottBrooks]

Switchback means it can change from white to orange. The other option is RGB which means any colour. Demon quad is like red projectors. It’s an extra add on but unnecessary

[@lucianpirvu8430]

❤

[@ElliottBrooks]

Hope this video helped you!

[@latestb]

Ok, good, you made them, now it’s time to sell them. I wanna buy it from you. Or make another set and start selling them.

[@ElliottBrooks]

Hahah I doubt I’d make another pair. Feel free to contact me privately if you actually want to buy them - email is in the contact section of my page

[@latestb]

@@ElliottBrooks i am 100% after them as long as they are safe as well, i couldn’t find your email, can you write it down here and i will confirm when i got it so you can delete it

[@ElliottBrooks]

No you can’t share details via comments. Sorry

[@latestb]

@@ElliottBrooks ok, well, I will try to look from the computer. Make sure that it is available for anyone.

[@johNDoe-yn1sw]

Didn’t show any part of the wiring

[@ElliottBrooks]

The wiring is mostly plug and play and simple. Only the indicators require anything special.

[@johNDoe-yn1sw]

@@ElliottBrooks where do they plug into ?

[@ElliottBrooks]

@@johNDoe-yn1sw the standard drl wiring. There is an adaptor

[@monikamonika7759]

Where are their parts made? I see the same exact parts on Ebay/Amazon for a much lower price...and they are made in China

[@ElliottBrooks]

I’m not sure exactly where they’re made, but I too saw the cheap knock offs. With the effort required to build these - it’s the kind of task you only want to do once. You’d hate to have to redo them because of cheap parts

[@ИльшатВалиев-л7ь]

Зачем ты сделал русский перевод? Я из России. Просто интересно

[@bennysaa]

Love it but I live in Germany..... :-)

[@ElliottBrooks]

I’m sure they would ship to Germany no problem. Have you checked out their website? Links are in the description

[@operationada]

wow that's a sexy car, dear god, oh me, oh my lol.

[@ElliottBrooks]

😂 don’t forget to subscribe for more!

[@operationada]

@@ElliottBrooks done and done, my friend! :) one day i'll post a video w/ my car, one day/ keep up the good work w/ the videos, you're doing great.

[@samuelebonini8422]

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