NAL Headlights - anyone have these?

[Springfield1952]

My M5 has NAL (North American Lighting) branded headlights which I know nothing about. The parent company for NAL is Koito Manufacturing based in Tokyo. Does anyone know anything about this brand, good or bad?

TIA,

Curt.

[uscharalph]

My M5 has NAL (North American Lighting) branded headlights which I know nothing about. The parent company for NAL is Koito Manufacturing based in Tokyo. Does anyone know anything about this brand, good or bad?

TIA,

Curt.

Is that just the bulb or the headlight assembly?

[Springfield1952]

There is "NAL" cast in the center of the lenses, both high and low beam.

Curt.

[Dave M]

I have em. Canadian 91_525im. I think they suck the big one

The first person to offer up some better lighting at a reasonable pric will make some money

Dave M

[SLEX Runner]

My M5 has NAL (North American Lighting) branded headlights which I know nothing about. The parent company for NAL is Koito Manufacturing based in Tokyo. Does anyone know anything about this brand, good or bad?

TIA,

Curt.

Koito is a big OEM supplier for Toyota. They manufacture both headlamp assemblies and bulbs.

Nothing wrong per se with the brand...IMO, far better in fact than anything manufactured in Taiwan or China.

[Springfield1952]

I've never taken the lights out of either e34 but can I install any 5.75" diameter light? Or are the buckets a special design that requires a special light? Except for the Touring, which has elipsoids, just about every car I've ever owned got Hellas or Cibies put in while I owned them and I'm thinking of doing the same here if I can. Comments?

Curt.

[kyleN20]

i think i have hella?

[winfred]

89-90 and 93-95 have the elipsoid projector lights and they are expensive to replace, usually hella brand, 91-92 have cheeper less effective lights, the high and low beams look the same and don't have the dark dot that the elipsoid lowers have. elipsoids are as good as usa lights got and are varly close to euro lights in quality of beam but don't give you the option to install higher wattage bulbs

[bimmerd00d]

89-90 and 93-95 have the elipsoid projector lights and they are expensive to replace, usually hella brand, 91-92 have cheeper less effective lights, the high and low beams look the same and don't have the dark dot that the elipsoid lowers have. elipsoids are as good as usa lights got and are varly close to euro lights in quality of beam but don't give you the option to install higher wattage bulbs

my '93 had us non-ellipsoids, 10/92 prod date.

[winfred]

the factory was ether using up old stock (not sure when the cut off point was) or it was hit and repaired with the earlyer lights

my '93 had us non-ellipsoids, 10/92 prod date.