E30, e32, e34 - Headlamp Conversion Kit Marketing Survey

["Karl Zemlin" <karl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

As I contemplate the best approach for mounting Hella H4 (or other e-code)
headlamps in my e34, it has occurred to me that perhaps I'm not the only
person who would want to do this.

If I were to come up with a high-quality conversion kit - the approach I'm
thinking of would replace only the low-beam ellipsoid unit on an E30, E32,
or E34 (I'm assuming that all three cars use the same lamp module - I'd have
to research that further) would there be enough interested people to make it
worth my while?

These would be produced using low-volume techniques, so the parts would be
fairly expensive.  I believe I would use the mounting/adjusting hardware
from the old ellipsoid lamp, and probably the chrome trim ring as well -
with some modifications necessary.

My gut tells me that the kit with two mounts for low-beams would cost about
$120 US.  It would require some minor rewiring and stripping the hardware
from the ellipsoid lamps.  I could make a similar kit for high-beams, but I
don't see that as being quite as important.

Would you pay $120 for a kit so you could install Cibie or Hella E-Code
low-beam lamps in your car?

How I proceed will be determined by the response I get.  If the response is
good enough I will start designing the pard.  If the response is very light,
I will just hack apart my lamps and do what I can without any duplication.

Thanks!

Karl Zemlin
'94 525i touring - visually impared.
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