Magneti Marelli Headlight Assemblies - Plastic Reflector?

[edlvrt]

Hey everyone, my passenger side bi-xenon is not working. After pulling it out of the car to troubleshoot, the insulation on all of the wires is breaking off. I don't have the time to re-wire it, and I am considering buying new headlight assemblies for both the passenger and driver side instead of throwing money at ballasts, bulbs, lenses, etc. Does anyone know if the Magneti Marelli ones have plastic reflectors, or are they of better quality?

Does anyone have any comments on Depo P46 assemblies? They seem to get mixed reviews. If the ballast isn't attached to the light assembly, where do you put it?

I'd prefer not to pour a lot of money into this, which make the Deops an attractive option. But I don't want to waste money on something that is junk and having the ballast loose in the engine bay doesn't sound very good...

Thanks.

[Vas]

Magneti Marelli are the same thing as AL headlights which are far superior to the zkw units. No burnt bowl issues with them

Avoid depo brand at all cost.

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[OrientBlauZHP]

Hey everyone, my passenger side bi-xenon is not working. After pulling it out of the car to troubleshoot, the insulation on all of the wires is breaking off. I don't have the time to re-wire it, and I am considering buying new headlight assemblies for both the passenger and driver side instead of throwing money at ballasts, bulbs, lenses, etc. Does anyone know if the Magneti Marelli ones have plastic reflectors, or are they of better quality?

Does anyone have any comments on Depo P46 assemblies? They seem to get mixed reviews. If the ballast isn't attached to the light assembly, where do you put it?

I'd prefer not to pour a lot of money into this, which make the Deops an attractive option. But I don't want to waste money on something that is junk and having the ballast loose in the engine bay doesn't sound very good...

Thanks.

WARNING DO NOT ORDER FROM NEWPARTS!!! I received a UPS tracking number that has still not been picked up. I'm waiting for a reply to my email to cancel my order but will probably have to call my CC company and dispute the order.

Just ordered a Magneti for my drivers side- which is still the original ZKW. At some point my passenger side was replaced with an AL assembly. I did loads of reading and the Magneti is as close to the AL you can get anymore. I bought mine at NewParts for a lot less than FCP. Part number LUS4162 (left side).


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[PdZHP]

I had a few headlight wires break for me as well. I soldered them with pieces of extra wire and covered them with liquid tape, along with the rest of the wires. These have held up for 3 years. Also, I hardly use the adaptive headlight feature now as I believe it stresses the already fragile wires.

[fredo]

I only hear good things about Magneti Marelli.

[az3579]

Magneti is an OE supplier, so if you buy this, you'll get an OE quality headlight.
Depo lights are low quality; I would avoid them if you can.

[sillieidiot]

The Magneti is way better quality than P46s, so go with those. The quality is almost OE. The plastic is slightly thinner in a lot of places, but it doesn't affect the headlights performance at all. You can't tell a difference at all if you didn't have something to compare it against. I never seen the Magneti ones for the sedan, but for the facelift coupes, they are exceptional quality. They use the Bosch projectors ,so metal reflectors.

[edlvrt]

Thanks for all of the replies. I wish I could find them for ~$1000 for the set like I have read in some older posts...

[az3579]

Just buy a used AL headlight. Problem solved.
Good ones can be had for about $150-200 per side.

[JPMo]

Thanks for all of the replies. I wish I could find them for ~$1000 for the set like I have read in some older posts...

Yeah I got mine on eBay but looks like the prices have gone back up to the $1500 range again. Here's a link to the Ebay store I bought mine from. You could probably put it as a saved item and watch the price until it hopefully comes back down again. https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=partscontainer&LH_PrefLoc=&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=e46+magnetti&_sacat=0

[OrientBlauZHP]

Got my assembly today and installed already. I took some pics before I installed it. But, I for some reason I can't get them to attach.

See if this Google Drive (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EUIdKNtLDZuY8iSkt_x7ko3bSPhMKOFI?usp=sharing) link works.

My thoughts. Looks exactly like my passenger assembly. Which, tells me my passenger assembly is probably a MM. Also, it did come with bulbs. I removed the Xenon bulb because I wanted the L/R to match. I think it seems just as well made as the ZKW it's replacing, and better since the housing is metal. Overall, I'm very pleased. Not thrilled that I had to replace it. But, happy that now they match. And, my drivers side light isn't yellow. Will do some night driving tonight to see how they look at night, and see if I need to get them aligned.

[dpark]

So I have replaced my passenger side ZKW bi-xenon headlight assembly with a Magneti Marelli one.

I am going to start a new thread detailing what went well and what did not.

Main points:

1. It WAS NOT plug and play. I had to dremel out material in the mounting area to make the MM headlight fit
2. MM is AL, at least that is what the sticker on the headlight assembly says
3. The MM headlight came with all the screws needed (did not have to reuse any screws from original assembly)
4. The MM assembly did NOT FIT FLUSH with the side turn indicator lights and there is a gap between the headlight and turn indicator
5. The MM headlight beam did not require any adjusting, the self leveling capability worked fine
6. The MM assembly came with bulbs, but I swapped out with an OSRAM Nightbreaker and it was noticeably brighter than whatever the D2S stock bulb
7. The Clemsone retrofit was still OK after 2 years, but it didn't compare to the brightness or beam consistency of the MM/AL headlight with either the OEM bulb or OSRAM bulb

Here is the link to the post detailing the replacement of the ZKW with MM/AL:http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?23233-Replacing-ZKW-bi-xenon-with-Magneti-Marelli-(aka-AL)-headlight-assembly

dpark

[AM1GO]

It’s plug and play. I just did 10 headlights recently. All you have to do is swap out your ZKW headlight brackets with the AL ones that come with the headlights in your case. If you buy used AL on eBay you likely will have to dremel out your ZKW bracket like you did or buy new/used AL bracket. Also, you did not install corner light correctly that’s why there is a gap, there should be no gaps. Practice on the headlights they you took off, it’s easier to plug the corner light when you can see where it goes.