LUX H8 Install

SpencerM3 · 12-07-2009, 08:00 PM

I know people say these are easy to install, and I swear I am not retarded, but I can't get past the first freaking step! The round piece that covers the headlight, "twist that to remove'. THERE'S NO WAY it's that simple, I have been fucking with it for an hour and have had NO LUCK what so ever!

Kenyon · 12-07-2009, 08:45 PM

Are you talking about the cover that you have to remove to access the angel eye bulb? If so there's a slot that you put a flat head screwdriver in and just pop it up. Once you have access to the bulb just turn it and out comes the bulb. The difficult part is installing the LUX H8. Its really long so you have to angle it down and in.

SpencerM3 · 12-07-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenyon

Are you talking about the cover that you have to remove to access the angel eye bulb? If so there's a slot that you put a flat head screwdriver in and just pop it up. Once you have access to the bulb just turn it and out comes the bulb. The difficult part is installing the LUX H8. Its really long so you have to angle it down and in.

YES! That's what I figuered, i tried a flat head screw driver, but not too much, since I didn;t want to break it. It's kinda lame that the instructiosn do not address this. Just says twist and remove. Going to go try it again.

Kenyon · 12-07-2009, 09:11 PM

There's 2 slots, an inner and outter. Do it on the outter slot and twist that beeatch up. That should work. If not use 2 flat heads, 1 for the inner and 1 for the outter. Now double penetrate that beeatch and pop it out goddammit!!!

I was in LA last week. I would've done it for you.

SpencerM3 · 12-07-2009, 10:07 PM

Ok, so I got the cover off, now I'm lost again. These instructions for the E90 LCI are pretty cut and dry.

Kenyon · 12-07-2009, 10:33 PM

Forget the instructions, just look straight down and you'll see an H8 bulb. Now turn the bulb left or right, whichever way it is to loosen it and take it out. This is the easy part. Getting the LUX in is the b1tch part.

PS - If its the E90 LCI 3 series than its a totally different headlight than the E9x M3's

SpencerM3 · 12-07-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenyon

Forget the instructions, just look straight down and you'll see an H8 bulb. Now turn the bulb left or right, whichever way it is to loosen it and take it out. This is the easy part. Getting the LUX in is the b1tch part.

PS - If its the E90 LCI 3 series than its a totally different headlight than the E9x M3's

Yeah, like an ass I've been looking at the E90 LCI instructions since I have an '09 E90 M3. I got it now, thanks.

SpencerM3 · 12-07-2009, 11:28 PM

Pretty easy I guess, though the in order to put the passanger side lights in you ahve to have the hands of a small Asian girl, which sadly I am not.

Kenyon · 12-07-2009, 11:48 PM

Glad you got it done

They look good dont they? I swapped my GP Thunders out for them. Such a difference.
BTW, why on earth did you get Cold Weather Package in LA?

mds82 · 12-08-2009, 07:35 AM

Glad you finally got them installed.

the install instructions are listed as " Instructions for E92 Coupe and E90/E92/E93 M3",

Ya, its quite tight in there, so luckily you only need to get inside there once to get them installed.

SpencerM3 · 12-08-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenyon

Glad you got it done

They look good dont they? I swapped my GP Thunders out for them. Such a difference.
BTW, why on earth did you get Cold Weather Package in LA?

Yeah they look great. I guess I was so excited to get them, before I left work I just printed the E90 install instructions out and went home, didn't even look for the M3 install instructions.

Cold Weather pkg in LA, pretty useless huh? Actually, when I woke up today and drove to work I got the below 37 degree warning and my thermometer said 32 degrees! Truth be told, the car I originally ordered didn’t have the cold weather pkg, but I wasn’t able to make a deal on it since it was a ’10 and remaining ‘09s they were more aggressive on. This car just came equipped with it. That and my wife LOVES heated seats

SpencerM3 · 12-08-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mds82

Glad you finally got them installed.

the install instructions are listed as " Instructions for E92 Coupe and E90/E92/E93 M3",

Ya, its quite tight in there, so luckily you only need to get inside there once to get them installed.

Yeah, thank god otherwise my hands might have gotten scratched off

MMMorish · 12-10-2009, 10:15 AM

Any pics? Day/night shots?

firewired · 12-10-2009, 02:47 PM

Mine are arriving today. Glad you reinforced which are the correct instructions for E90.

12-07-2009, 08:00 PM	#1
SpencerM3 Sauce 75 Rep 2,023 Posts Drives: 2009 SSII E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	LUX H8 Install I know people say these are easy to install, and I swear I am not retarded, but I can't get past the first freaking step! The round piece that covers the headlight, "twist that to remove'. THERE'S NO WAY it's that simple, I have been fucking with it for an hour and have had NO LUCK what so ever! __________________ 2009 E90 M3 \| Silverstone II \| Black Novillo \| HRE P40's \| Akrapovic Exhaust \| Eibach Pro Kit \| Jet Black Kidney Grilles \| SSII Side Reflectors \| SSII Side Gills \| LUX H8 Angel Eyes \| Macht Schnell Filter \| Tecnocraft Envy Charge Pipe "M3 drivers have no friends." - Jeremy Clarkson
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12-07-2009, 08:45 PM	#2
Kenyon Captain 102 Rep 780 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA / NYC iTrader: (20)	Are you talking about the cover that you have to remove to access the angel eye bulb? If so there's a slot that you put a flat head screwdriver in and just pop it up. Once you have access to the bulb just turn it and out comes the bulb. The difficult part is installing the LUX H8. Its really long so you have to angle it down and in.
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12-07-2009, 09:11 PM	#4
Kenyon Captain 102 Rep 780 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA / NYC iTrader: (20)	There's 2 slots, an inner and outter. Do it on the outter slot and twist that beeatch up. That should work. If not use 2 flat heads, 1 for the inner and 1 for the outter. Now double penetrate that beeatch and pop it out goddammit!!! I was in LA last week. I would've done it for you.
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12-07-2009, 10:07 PM	#5
SpencerM3 Sauce 75 Rep 2,023 Posts Drives: 2009 SSII E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	Ok, so I got the cover off, now I'm lost again. These instructions for the E90 LCI are pretty cut and dry. __________________ 2009 E90 M3 \| Silverstone II \| Black Novillo \| HRE P40's \| Akrapovic Exhaust \| Eibach Pro Kit \| Jet Black Kidney Grilles \| SSII Side Reflectors \| SSII Side Gills \| LUX H8 Angel Eyes \| Macht Schnell Filter \| Tecnocraft Envy Charge Pipe "M3 drivers have no friends." - Jeremy Clarkson
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12-07-2009, 10:33 PM	#6
Kenyon Captain 102 Rep 780 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA / NYC iTrader: (20)	Forget the instructions, just look straight down and you'll see an H8 bulb. Now turn the bulb left or right, whichever way it is to loosen it and take it out. This is the easy part. Getting the LUX in is the b1tch part. PS - If its the E90 LCI 3 series than its a totally different headlight than the E9x M3's
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12-07-2009, 11:28 PM	#8
SpencerM3 Sauce 75 Rep 2,023 Posts Drives: 2009 SSII E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	Pretty easy I guess, though the in order to put the passanger side lights in you ahve to have the hands of a small Asian girl, which sadly I am not. __________________ 2009 E90 M3 \| Silverstone II \| Black Novillo \| HRE P40's \| Akrapovic Exhaust \| Eibach Pro Kit \| Jet Black Kidney Grilles \| SSII Side Reflectors \| SSII Side Gills \| LUX H8 Angel Eyes \| Macht Schnell Filter \| Tecnocraft Envy Charge Pipe "M3 drivers have no friends." - Jeremy Clarkson
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12-07-2009, 11:48 PM	#9
Kenyon Captain 102 Rep 780 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA / NYC iTrader: (20)	Glad you got it done They look good dont they? I swapped my GP Thunders out for them. Such a difference. BTW, why on earth did you get Cold Weather Package in LA?
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12-08-2009, 07:35 AM	#10
mds82 Major General 364 Rep 5,842 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Central Connecticut iTrader: (40) Garage List 2006 325xi Snow Pics [0.00] 2006 BMW 325xi [0.00]	Glad you finally got them installed. the install instructions are listed as " Instructions for E92 Coupe and E90/E92/E93 M3", Ya, its quite tight in there, so luckily you only need to get inside there once to get them installed.
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12-10-2009, 10:15 AM	#13
MMMorish Just call me J.J. McClure 156 Rep 2,834 Posts Drives: E92 M3 & C4 Corvette Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (5)	Any pics? Day/night shots? __________________ MODS: Meisterschaft GT Racing Exhaust / BMC Air Filter / UUC SSK & DSSR (Modded)/ RPI Scoops / Passport SRX Hardwired / Custom Wrap 3M Clearbra / 20% Tint / 50% Windshield Tint / Key Hole Delete / Matted Out Accessories / VRS Type II Diffuser / Smoked Reflectors / Euphoria 6K LED Interior Lights / Rear Fog Light Mod / 6000K HID's / 6500K LUX H8 Angel Eyes / RDash License Plate LED Kit / LED Xenon Reverse Lights "M3 drivers have no friends"
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12-10-2009, 02:47 PM	#14
firewired Private First Class 22 Rep 174 Posts Drives: 2010 M3 Sdn Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Antonio iTrader: (0)	Mine are arriving today. Glad you reinforced which are the correct instructions for E90.
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