A woman at the office i work at drives a BMW 325i which i would like to purchase from her when she decides to get a new BMW. I wanted to know some tricks to identify the year by little body differences. I know with Volkswagen Jettas, the tail lights can give away what year it is, (ex. 2004 jettas have a new tail light compared to the 2003.)
The BMW is not the current generation, the previous one, my guess around 2003 or 2004.
It has HID BI-Xenon headlights, and three head rests in the back. I know that the older model 3-series in that generation dont.
its essentially a E46 and should be post facelift. the facelift happended in 2002, and you can find that out by looking at the headlight indicators. The old one points down, whereas the facelift one points upwards.
The xenon lights are optional and not standard.. you can get 100w xenon tubes from ebay for a tenner.
And as posted by others, check for the VIN number. that will give you all the information you need to decode the exact make (including the factory where it was made !).
1999-2001 BMW 740 Head Light Lamp LH HID Xenon OEM LKQ, Head Lamps 35W Car Ballast HID Xenon Kit Headlight Replacement H7 H7C H7R H8 H9, 2x 12V 35W H1 6000K HID Xenon Car Head light Bulb Lamp New, 2x 35W H8 H9 H11 4300K HID Xenon Conversion Car Head light Bulbs Lamps, OEM! OSRAM Xenarc D1S 66141 35W Xenon headlight HID BULB HEAD LIGHT LAMP Genuine, Head Lamps 35W Car Ballast HID Xenon Kit Headlight Replacement H7 H7C H7R H8 H9, 2 H11 Car Xenon HID Head Light Bulb Lamp Headlight 55W, 2X Car Auto Truck 8000K Head Light Bulb Lamp Xenon HID H3 35W 12V 24V PK22S New, 8000K HID XENON W/BLK HALO PROJECTOR HEAD LIGHT SIGNAL 1999-2005 VW GOLF GTI MK4, MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS HID XENON HEAD LIGHT BALLAST PART, 9006 HB4 10K Blue HID Kit Xenon Low Beam Conversion Head light Bulb Kit, 8000K HID XENON W/BLK LED HALO PROJECTOR HEAD LIGHTS LAMP 03-06 CHEVY SILVERADO, 2 X H11 Xenon HID White Headlight Bulb Lamp Head Light, 7x6 Blk Projector Headlights+6000K Bi-Xenon HID Hi/Low, 2X Car Auto Truck 4300K Head Light Bulb Lamp Xenon HID D2C 35W AC D2 Universal, 2x 35W 12V H7 4300K HID Xenon Car Head light Bulb Lamp Headlight 3000LM Super , 04 05 2004 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HEADLIGHT HEAD LIGHT XENON HID GENUINE NICE R, 2x 35W 12V HID Xenon Car Head Light Lamp Bulbs H7 6000K Headlight 3000LM Super, NEW Factory OEM 2010 2011 BMW X3 Xenon Headlight HID Ballast Control Unit by AL, NEW OEM 98 99 00 01 02 W208 MERCEDES CLK320 CLK430 AMG 55 XENON HID BALLAST, FACTORY OEM 99 00 01 02 W210 MERCEDES E320 E430 XENON HID HEADLIGHT BALLAST UNIT, FACTORY OEM 04 - 08 ACURA TL TL-S S2000 XENON HID HEADLIGHT IGNITER 33129S2AJ01, OEM 02 03 04 05 BMW E46 325i 330i M3 Xenon Headlight HID Ballast Control Unit, Black Headlights+HID For 88-02 Chevy/GMC C10 Full Size Pickup/SUV Composite Type, 8000K HID XENON W/SMOKE TINT HEAD LIGHTS LAMPS SIGNAL AMBER 99-04 FORD MUSTANG, SUPER WHITE H7 HID XENON HALOGEN 55W HEAD LIGHT BULBS, 55W SUPER WHITE H7 HID XENON HALOGEN HEAD LIGHT BULBS, 8000K XENON HID CHROME HALO LED PROJECTOR HEAD LIGHTS SIGNAL 94-98 MUSTANG V6 V8, DEPO 6000K XENON HID OE STYLE SMOKE HEAD LIGHTS LAMPS 99-04 FORD MUSTANG V6 V8, 2X Car Auto Truck 6000K Head Light Bulb Lamp Xenon HID D2C 35W AC D2S D2R Socket,
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