video: euro spec headlight with adaptive

longtran · 04-20-2006, 03:09 AM

if you guys consider buying euro spec adaptive headlights, its more touble then you think. the headlights i got have adaptive driving but for some reason it is not plug and play. NA bmw for some reason made the wiring harness different then the eurospecs harness. i always thought it was plug and play. after installing the headlights i have an error that said ! adaptive headlight error. it is kinda annoying. with help from e90fFleet got me through this. sord of...thanks fleet. i decided to re wire the harness and succeed in doing so. it took me 3 hours to do this. everything looks original still. each wire was cut and connect by soldering. i also add the heat shrink wire cover for more protection. once that was done i used black tape (provided by natureboy, thanks man.) i was scared shitless doing this. once i cutted one wire there was no turning back...after 3 hours of cutting and soldering i got the result i was looking for. sorry i did not do a DIY. if i did i think it would have taken me 5 hours to finish. NO MORE ERROR!! yahhhhhhhhooooooooo...... :rocks:

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ryanmangos · 04-20-2006, 04:06 AM

yay...my car next =)

aarnt · 04-20-2006, 05:38 AM

Can you please give some details? I mean, was your car company-fitted with halogens/xenons? Did you install enything else except the headlights? Any part numbers?

Thnx!

EVO_S4 · 04-20-2006, 07:20 AM

hey Long did you use the old harness from US headlight, nice work BTW

txusa03 · 04-20-2006, 08:08 AM

good job man. I am a little confused (or maybe alot confused), was your original car purchased with adaptive headlights? Does this have anything to do with your clear corner? You have too many mods for me to keep up with dude so I am confused.

KL2DC · 04-20-2006, 09:04 AM

Long's car had the standard us-spec bi-xenon adaptives just like all US 330i's and optional on US 325i's. He managed to source a replacement Euro (clears) bi-xenons adaptives to replace the US units (with the amber) for the ultimate euro look mod.

I wonder why they used different harness for the euro lights? I mean everything is in place i.e. the xenons and adaptive control unit...maybe in the case of our US spec cars, the ambers needed its own special wiring harness for optimum annoyance

aarnt · 04-20-2006, 09:08 AM

LOL... nice one KL2DC!!

SpanX · 04-20-2006, 09:18 AM

Wow LONG that worries me. My euro spec adaptives are supposed to be showing up in the next week or so. Got any pointers for me or anything you can do to give me the heads up so I know what I'm doing?

mava330 · 04-20-2006, 09:22 AM

DOOOD??!!! Long you're on FIRE man!! Hawt Dayum!! BMW Certified Master Pimper in 'da house yo!!!

shragon · 04-20-2006, 10:12 AM

nice job long! you're the e90 mod master!

longtran · 04-20-2006, 10:17 AM

KL2DC explained it very well. for the guys that is planning to get the euro specs headlight, make sure the harness comes with the headlight or you are not going to able to do this. the headlight will still work but the warning sign wil go on and stay on. no biggy to evo_s4 but it annoyed the hell out of me. the easier way to do this was to remove one of the prong in the wire harness and plug it to the right place, but there was no way to get that sucker out. i think this was the only resort to get the adaptive to work. here look at my cheesy diagram. you can access the harness from the hood. no need to remove the headlights again to do this. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE DOING THIS, I WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGE TO YOUR CAR.

KL2DC · 04-20-2006, 10:33 AM

Funny, I feel like playing dominoes all of a sudden

Long: great stuff as always, you are certainly the DIY-master

You should've done a write-up as I anticipate many more will attempt this mod in the near future...it'll save you from having to respond to countless PM's/Emails...but of course you have your 'manager' lux.sh to take care of things!!

Really tempted to add the euro's to my planned list of mods...too many things on the list right now

HRC · 04-20-2006, 10:51 AM

Crazy man!!

Danny

txusa03 · 04-20-2006, 10:51 AM

I wonder for those who do this mod, if something with the adaptive system should fail, will it void your warranty and you will have to paid the dealer to fix it? This is a mod that is hard to conceal.

KL2DC · 04-20-2006, 11:11 AM

It won't void your new car warranty but your SA would deny warranty work done on the lights themselves as they did not come with the car originally...or if he argues that the install directly caused a subsequent fault (unlikely as these lights are OEM, right?).

If you do a nice clean install and a smooth talker you can always argue that's how the car came when you took delivery j/k

magmd · 04-20-2006, 12:42 PM

Man Long...you are a crazy modster!!!

I still want the lights...but now I definitely will definitely not do it myself

First...I need to actually figure out a good place to get one, at a decent price. Then...cough up the $$$.

NaTuReB0Y · 04-20-2006, 04:51 PM

no more mods for me........longtran is a bad influenced on me!

longtran · 04-20-2006, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magmd

Man Long...you are a crazy modster!!!

I still want the lights...but now I definitely will definitely not do it myself

First...I need to actually figure out a good place to get one, at a decent price. Then...cough up the $$$.

i got you miguel.... have no fear longtran is here....

EVO_S4 · 04-20-2006, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by longtran

KL2DC explained it very well. for the guys that is planning to get the euro specs headlight, make sure the harness comes with the headlight or you are not going to able to do this. the headlight will still work but the warning sign wil go on and stay on. no biggy to evo_s4 but it annoyed the hell out of me. the easier way to do this was to remove one of the prong in the wire harness and plug it to the right place, but there was no way to get that sucker out. i think this was the only resort to get the adaptive to work. here look at my cheesy diagram. you can access the harness from the hood. no need to remove the headlights again to do this. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE DOING THIS, I WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGE TO YOUR CAR.

thanks for the info, but I'm just going to leave it alone,

beauderek · 04-20-2006, 09:43 PM

Hey Long,

I had mine done at the dealership. Do you think they would've had to do the same thing you did to get no warning light? They didn't mention of any problems.

longtran · 04-20-2006, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beauderek

Hey Long,

I had mine done at the dealership. Do you think they would've had to do the same thing you did to get no warning light? They didn't mention of any problems.

i honestly dont know. maybe they did. who knows.

Squawks · 04-20-2006, 09:55 PM

Hey, long - I think the soldering is good but time-consuming and overkill. You can get away with a crimper and crimp connectors. That's what I did with my stereo system where I had to cut a lot of wires. It's pretty secure and even after crimping you can still use electrical tape to back it up. Saves a shitload of time!

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longtran Lieutenant General 1431 Rep 16,628 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CA iTrader: (105) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	video: euro spec headlight with adaptive if you guys consider buying euro spec adaptive headlights, its more touble then you think. the headlights i got have adaptive driving but for some reason it is not plug and play. NA bmw for some reason made the wiring harness different then the eurospecs harness. i always thought it was plug and play. after installing the headlights i have an error that said ! adaptive headlight error. it is kinda annoying. with help from e90fFleet got me through this. sord of...thanks fleet. i decided to re wire the harness and succeed in doing so. it took me 3 hours to do this. everything looks original still. each wire was cut and connect by soldering. i also add the heat shrink wire cover for more protection. once that was done i used black tape (provided by natureboy, thanks man.) i was scared shitless doing this. once i cutted one wire there was no turning back...after 3 hours of cutting and soldering i got the result i was looking for. sorry i did not do a DIY. if i did i think it would have taken me 5 hours to finish. NO MORE ERROR!! yahhhhhhhhooooooooo...... :rocks: click here for video
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aarnt Private 1 Rep 72 Posts Drives: BMW E90 320i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Greece iTrader: (0)	Can you please give some details? I mean, was your car company-fitted with halogens/xenons? Did you install enything else except the headlights? Any part numbers? Thnx!
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EVO_S4 Colonel 117 Rep 2,232 Posts Drives: 2016 M3 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: TN iTrader: (28) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 [0.00] 2009 BMW [8.24]	hey Long did you use the old harness from US headlight, nice work BTW __________________ 2016 M3 2016 Audi Q5 3.0T
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txusa03 Major General 548 Rep 6,563 Posts Drives: TS330iPPSP6MT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (3)	good job man. I am a little confused (or maybe alot confused), was your original car purchased with adaptive headlights? Does this have anything to do with your clear corner? You have too many mods for me to keep up with dude so I am confused.
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SpanX Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 295 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 Black 335i Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Utah iTrader: (3)	Wow LONG that worries me. My euro spec adaptives are supposed to be showing up in the next week or so. Got any pointers for me or anything you can do to give me the heads up so I know what I'm doing? __________________ 2007 E90 335i Jet Black/Beige/Poplar, ZSP, ZPP, CWP, NAV, AT/STEP, OEM Rear Spoiler, TINT 20/20, 19" ACS Type IV Bi-Color, http://www.e90post.com 2006 DENALI Painted Red (custom color)/Sandstone, 22's GenX Desperado, Too many adds to list http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2124062
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longtran Lieutenant General 1431 Rep 16,628 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CA iTrader: (105) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	KL2DC explained it very well. for the guys that is planning to get the euro specs headlight, make sure the harness comes with the headlight or you are not going to able to do this. the headlight will still work but the warning sign wil go on and stay on. no biggy to evo_s4 but it annoyed the hell out of me. the easier way to do this was to remove one of the prong in the wire harness and plug it to the right place, but there was no way to get that sucker out. i think this was the only resort to get the adaptive to work. here look at my cheesy diagram. you can access the harness from the hood. no need to remove the headlights again to do this. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE DOING THIS, I WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGE TO YOUR CAR. Attached Images
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KL2DC Moderator 318 Rep 17,767 Posts Drives: F36 428i,E90 328i, E85 Z4 3.0i Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (23) Garage List 2015 F36 428i [0.00] 2011 E90 328i [0.00] 2006 E85 Z4 3.0i [0.00]	Funny, I feel like playing dominoes all of a sudden Long: great stuff as always, you are certainly the DIY-master You should've done a write-up as I anticipate many more will attempt this mod in the near future...it'll save you from having to respond to countless PM's/Emails...but of course you have your 'manager' lux.sh to take care of things!! Really tempted to add the euro's to my planned list of mods...too many things on the list right now __________________ Official DC Metro Registry - Current, New & Prospective Area Members Roll Call!
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magmd Major General 160 Rep 5,271 Posts Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (13) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Man Long...you are a crazy modster!!! I still want the lights...but now I definitely will definitely not do it myself First...I need to actually figure out a good place to get one, at a decent price. Then...cough up the $$$. __________________ 2006 330i \| Black Sapphire Metallic \| Step Auto \| Navi with iDr \| Sports Pkg \|OEM Rear Spoiler \| 3M CS35 Tint \| H&R Sport Springs \| Koni Yellows \| Advan RS Racing Hypersilver: 19x9 et22 19x10 et20
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Squawks One of my two dachshunds: 53 Rep 663 Posts Drives: B6 A4 3.0 Quattro Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY iTrader: (0)	Hey, long - I think the soldering is good but time-consuming and overkill. You can get away with a crimper and crimp connectors. That's what I did with my stereo system where I had to cut a lot of wires. It's pretty secure and even after crimping you can still use electrical tape to back it up. Saves a shitload of time! __________________ I'm sorry about my outlandish behavior - there's too much blood in my alcohol system.
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