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E85 facelift headlight and E86 headlight compatibility

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E85 facelift headlight and E86 headlight compatibility

Post by G_Exec » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:02 pm

Hi All,

In my quest to find a Xenon headlight for my E86 car, I have come across an E85 facelift xenon headlight.

My question to you is, will a facelift E85 Xenon be a match with my E86 Xenon car?

I have tried calling BMW and they couldn't help much unless I shared chassis numbers of both cars, I also couldn't find much in the site's archives or the internet in general, so I figured if anyone knows, it will be on this forum :-).

Thank you in advance for all your guidance,

George

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Post by earthdweller » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:10 pm

I’d have thought they’d be the same as essentially they are the same car
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Post by rally-chris » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:23 pm

Should be the same - have you looked on realoem.com?
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E85 facelift headlight and E86 headlight compatibility

Post by MACK » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:26 pm

There exactly the same. Just make sure the e85 light has a silver inner to match yours on the 86. All e86 are silver but some e85 have black on 2.0 and 2.5 models etc
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Post by z4pilot » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:28 pm

The only thing I've noticed is that the texture of the silver insets can differ. On my coupe, the headlight inserts are quite textured. I compared them to Marlon's facelift roadster and his are much smoother. Not sure if it's a random thing or whether it's a difference between coupes and roadsters generally. Both cars are 2008 models.
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Post by G_Exec » Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:51 pm

Hi All,

Thank you for all your guidance. I know inner rings of the part are silver, but 'll double check the texture as you have a point there.

Thanks again :-)

George

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