Changing interior lights ? E46 Help

[Karthik]

Hey guys , I'm looking to change the dull orange lights inside the car to all white ? Can it be done ? It would look a ton better I think in my opinion ? Help like in this pic

 

[kabal]

yup, can be done, I think crashnemesis did/is doing it.

look shit IMO though

 

[Sankekur]

Well anything can be done, and I am sure there are places that will do this for you but you will probably not enjoy it to much considering you will be missing a kidney :grin:

With this kind of thing it is best to do it yourself, should be able to find diy's on the internet. It is pretty much just remove the cluster open up solder out the LED's and replace wit the colour of your choice. Though I would recommend doing everything then so that everything looks the same.

Personally I wouldn't do this as the amber BMW uses is for me the best colour for these lights, there is just something BMW about it, and it has a sense of class to it I think, but this is all just my opinions :=):

 

[Karthik]

Thanks guys , and most probably true . I just saw it on the net and started wondering , and probably will end up looking shit I guess hey ? Thanks guys for the help :thumbs:

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What I am though still looking for is silver dials that are a mission to find in South Africa

 

[Sankekur]

Silver dials? The grey dial backing of the M3 (not sure if the Ci's had it as well)? Silver dial rings?

 

[frikkieh]

I always wondered why the amber instrumentation:
The answer apparently is:
"Why orange dials? Because it’s BMW, and the best colour for legibility. The worst? Blue and red, apparently"

Yes it can be done:

Edit: found a modding page here

 

[Sankekur]

Yup apparently it is also has to do with how it affects your eyes at night and the amber leaves the least intense latent image in your eyes when you have quickly look down at the gauges while driving at night.

 

[Karthik]

Silver dials? The grey dial backing of the M3 (not sure if the Ci's had it as well)? Silver dial rings?

Just the ones that come in the 330i , they sell on ebay but not certain of how trustworthy that website is .

 

[Sankekur]

Silver dials? The grey dial backing of the M3 (not sure if the Ci's had it as well)? Silver dial rings?

Just the ones that come in the 330i , they sell on ebay but not certain of how trustworthy that website is .

If I am not mistaken autostyle sells pretty decent quality ones, but they are chrome whereas the 330i ones are like a brushed silver look.

 

[tai88]

I've seen a diy on an international sight, apparently a big job! but I'd say it was well worth it from the pics I saw.

 

[Karthik]

Silver dials? The grey dial backing of the M3 (not sure if the Ci's had it as well)? Silver dial rings?

Just the ones that come in the 330i , they sell on ebay but not certain of how trustworthy that website is .

If I am not mistaken autostyle sells pretty decent quality ones, but they are chrome whereas the 330i ones are like a brushed silver look.

I looked on their site and could not find for the E46 . Hate chrome too but won't mind painting them silver .

I've seen a diy on an international sight, apparently a big job! but I'd say it was well worth it from the pics I saw.

Yup they can look good depending on how you do them . :thumbs:

 

[tai88]

HAHA I wrote "international sight" lol :flyfun:

 

[Karthik]

:biglol: happens lol

 

[Burgy]

Ive just done it on my car, it looks great. I can do it for you.
You have pm

 

[Sankekur]

Silver dials? The grey dial backing of the M3 (not sure if the Ci's had it as well)? Silver dial rings?

Just the ones that come in the 330i , they sell on ebay but not certain of how trustworthy that website is .

If I am not mistaken autostyle sells pretty decent quality ones, but they are chrome whereas the 330i ones are like a brushed silver look.

I looked on their site and could not find for the E46 . Hate chrome too but won't mind painting them silver .

I've seen a diy on an international sight, apparently a big job! but I'd say it was well worth it from the pics I saw.

Yup they can look good depending on how you do them . :thumbs:

Yeah was some time ago, maybe you could email them and just ask them if they maybe still have it, worth a shot i guess.

 

[Karthik]

I'll go past them tomorrow after getting meeting Burgy , Sank you wanna join me ? Thanks

 

[Sankekur]

I'll go past them tomorrow after getting meeting Burgy , Sank you wanna join me ? Thanks

Sure why not :rollsmile:

 

[Karthik]

I'll go past them tomorrow after getting meeting Burgy , Sank you wanna join me ? Thanks

Sure why not :rollsmile:

PM me your address :thumbs:

 

[Sankekur]

PM sent :=):

 

[Burgy]

Day 1:

White LED's done:

Radio, A/C Cluster, Window Switches, Main Cluster, Locking Mechanism, Light Switch

Still to Do:

Dsc button and Steering wheel.