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05-14-2015, 09:26 PM | #1 |
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128i Xenon headlight projector issue. Please help
I recently purchased OEM headlight projectors and when I plug them in only the halo lights come on. I havent physically installed the lights yet. ( plugged them in first to make sure they work.) any idea why the low beam and high beam wont come on??
do they headlights need to be physically installed? do they have to be grounded? Please help! |
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you need full BMW retrofit kit from UK spec, or the collection of parts and FRM3 footwell module
OR go cheap wth after market HID kit for halogen H7 to HID for blasts etc. Once the HID bulbs connected, you can leave the Vertical leveling and side to side leveling disabled.
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Big big list of parts and wiring/coding needed to be done in order to have properly working OEM xenons, which IMO is much more worth your time and money than going with those ugly depos or spyder headlights lol.
I did the whole retrofit without the BMW kit, so all wiring is custom. You do however 100% NEED the FRM3 "MAX" module, the headlights will not function with any other module even if it is a "xenon" module. |
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I think the OP needs to bump up the other Xenon threads
I also heard frm2 can work if its some late release
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Are talking about a solution with no programming ? I do know that some coding is needed
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05-16-2015, 12:45 PM | #9 |
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You need:
63130443694 - Adaptive xenon installation kit (I guess you've got all the bulbs and ballast so not everything from this kit) 61319169400 - new switch light (not necessarily) Footwell module (aka FRM) 2 or 3, I don't know exactly. There is quite a lot of them, for cars with or without the adaptive headlight functions and so on. In Europe headlight washer system is mandatory but in the US I think it was part of the Cold pkg so you don't need it. Also you need coding cables and programs or find someone experienced.
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05-16-2015, 01:59 PM | #10 |
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I have all the necessary bulbs, and ballast. I have been calling shops around LA.
My goal in this install is to get all the parts and go to a shop that has done it before that also owns the BMW computer so that they could do the install and the software flash/upgrade. |
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-1-series...4c0aaa&vxp=mtr
Is this the max? 63130443694- from the xenon install kit, knowing that i have the bulbs and bullast, what else would i need? sorry to keep asking all these questions, I am not familiar with these parts. Thank you |
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From the kit you need everything except the things you have got already (which I believe is the control unit and the D1S bulb). It contains all the important parts.
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Hey guys, here are some leads i got.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E82-1-Se...p2054897.l4275 also, spoke to a guy of of CR. he offeres coding service. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...002037907.html he claimes that he has done this process before where the coding will take care of the xenons to come on. meaning- no harnes or rewiring will be needed. his software coding will take care of it. This this true? Thank you. |
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The safest option is always the dealer, you could get the parts from here and then take the car to the guy you've found... Or you can ask in the local LA forums if anyone knows good coders. I live more than 10 hours by plane from California, I can't help you with that now.
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http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=526378 Read through this thread as it will answer almost all your questions. As for buddy saying rewiring is not needed, based on what I've read in the above thread this is incorrect as the pin outs needed for xenon lights are different from halogen headlights. See here: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=12 Attached in this post are the BMW retrofit instructions: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...4&postcount=35 Good luck, it shouldn't be too difficult once you have all the parts
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Hey guys so i found a shop that told me they will help me install the lights as long as i have everything.
so here is what i have: http://www.ebay.com/itm/150975924445 + http://www.ebay.com/itm/281593776810 + headlights and bulbs + coding Should i be confident he can get it done for me? Thank you, |
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Ok, just to clear it up.
The reason you NEED FRM3 not FRM2 is because you can't code the "Xenon headlight retrofit" on the FRM2, it can only be done on the FRM3. For my retrofit I did all necessary wiring ready for the coding, but the coding would never work with the FRM2. I then bought the FRM3 and everything worked like it was supposed to. You don't need a new headlight switch, I still have my original halogen one and it works like normal. You don't need headlight washers, they're pointless and ugly. I didn't even bother getting the auto-levelling since you can manually adjust the low beam height. So with that being said, if your soul purpose is ONLY to have working headlights - all you need is wiring, FRM3 MAX and coding. |
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thank you for the response. i just completed my final purchase of the e82 frm3 ahl unit.
Did you get the retrofit harness or did you manually rewire your harness? how do you manually adjust the low beam level? do you have pictures to show? |
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Here's a few pictures: Angel eyes (I had mine wired up so they're constantly lit up) Low beam Wiring And here's the wheel you can turn to adjust the height of low beam (clockwise to lower, counter-clockwise to heighten), you can just use a flat head or phillips head. It's located on the back/top of the headlight. |
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