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Happiness (Replacement of DRL/Angeleye Bulb)
- Kap'nZ4
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Happiness (Replacement of DRL/Angeleye Bulb)
So one morning about a month ago, I got in and started up to go to work and saw this......
After I got home I looked around the car to see which bulb was out and found this....
A lot of research on line about this bulb that's out and looked for a replacement. $40 for this...... and it's just a holder for gods sake.
However I feel I have to add this and this info was not anywhere. Of coarse after getting access to the removable hatch, (which is best to take the wheel off as I seriously find it near impossible to reach or see with it on,) is that the screws holding it in are Torx 20. No need to remove the screws as a couple turns to loosen is enough to give a left hand twist to free the holder up. T20 Friends.
Research led to me to posts about hacking the holder to replace the bulb as it does press down and turn to release. Mind you stuff like that normally makes me shy away and replace the whole bit, but seeing as it did indeed push down and turn to release after I had gotten mine out, and I had a dremal tool that had a proper bit, and being able to see where I needed to make the hole and knowing if I flubbed it up I could easily buy the whole bit. I decided to go for it.
Dremal out and 10 minutes latter the bulb was free. Joy JOY
Thought about slapping LED's in but the local store had nothing in a 12v 10w. Fine, ordered four new Halogen bulbs. Took a week to get here.
Got back into the wheel well, mounted the holder back in place and....
Wooohoooo! Success.
Best part it was cheap, only took me 20 mins to get the holder out, 10 mins to drill the holes and 20 mins to put it back.
After I got home I looked around the car to see which bulb was out and found this....
A lot of research on line about this bulb that's out and looked for a replacement. $40 for this...... and it's just a holder for gods sake.
However I feel I have to add this and this info was not anywhere. Of coarse after getting access to the removable hatch, (which is best to take the wheel off as I seriously find it near impossible to reach or see with it on,) is that the screws holding it in are Torx 20. No need to remove the screws as a couple turns to loosen is enough to give a left hand twist to free the holder up. T20 Friends.
Research led to me to posts about hacking the holder to replace the bulb as it does press down and turn to release. Mind you stuff like that normally makes me shy away and replace the whole bit, but seeing as it did indeed push down and turn to release after I had gotten mine out, and I had a dremal tool that had a proper bit, and being able to see where I needed to make the hole and knowing if I flubbed it up I could easily buy the whole bit. I decided to go for it.
Dremal out and 10 minutes latter the bulb was free. Joy JOY
Thought about slapping LED's in but the local store had nothing in a 12v 10w. Fine, ordered four new Halogen bulbs. Took a week to get here.
Got back into the wheel well, mounted the holder back in place and....
Wooohoooo! Success.
Best part it was cheap, only took me 20 mins to get the holder out, 10 mins to drill the holes and 20 mins to put it back.
Last edited by Kap'nZ4 on Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
God saw me fit enough to drive it. It's my responsibility to drive it the way its meant to be drove. (All Roads Open.) Mods and fixes are mounting and I don't care, as it will be drove come hell or high water.
- Ducklakeview
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Happiness (Replacedment of DRL/Angeleye Bulb)
Does the bulb not simply twist out of the holder? What a stupid idea!
Need to replace mine, as they are too dim, will put some 200 lumen LEDS in that I have left from my Sonar lamps. Where did you "dremmel" any pics?
Mike
Need to replace mine, as they are too dim, will put some 200 lumen LEDS in that I have left from my Sonar lamps. Where did you "dremmel" any pics?
Mike
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Check this thread in the how to section....
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=36896
LEDS however will need to be codded out for light checks so as not to toss the warning up.
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=36896
LEDS however will need to be codded out for light checks so as not to toss the warning up.
God saw me fit enough to drive it. It's my responsibility to drive it the way its meant to be drove. (All Roads Open.) Mods and fixes are mounting and I don't care, as it will be drove come hell or high water.
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No probs with the codingKap'nZ4 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:46 pm Check this thread in the how to section....
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=36896
LEDS however will need to be codded out for light checks so as not to toss the warning up.
MIke
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Which OEM headlights had the angel eyes? Is it standard on the bi-xenon?
I thought they were all after market!
I thought they were all after market!
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Came stabdard on my e85, assumed all xenon cars had them!
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Darkangelv2 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:35 pm Which OEM headlights had the angel eyes? Is it standard on the bi-xenon?
I thought they were all after market!
I thought it was just me, I've never seen / never knew any oem lights came with halos. On my last zed, I looked for a long time for some facelift lights, before installing angel eyes.
These must be really rare
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All xenon facelifts come with a single ring angel eye as far as I know. Mine has the double lens setup and no halo and an angel eye like op.dans6490 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:20 pmDarkangelv2 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:35 pm Which OEM headlights had the angel eyes? Is it standard on the bi-xenon?
I thought they were all after market!
I thought it was just me, I've never seen / never knew any oem lights came with halos. On my last zed, I looked for a long time for some facelift lights, before installing angel eyes.
These must be really rare
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dans6490 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:20 pmDarkangelv2 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:35 pm Which OEM headlights had the angel eyes? Is it standard on the bi-xenon?
I thought they were all after market!
I thought it was just me, I've never seen / never knew any oem lights came with halos. On my last zed, I looked for a long time for some facelift lights, before installing angel eyes.
These must be really rare
So glad it wasn't just me!
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It's a strange one as I've got facelift xenon lights but they haven't got any angel eyes/halos.Buckz wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:48 pmAll xenon facelifts come with a single ring angel eye as far as I know. Mine has the double lens setup and no halo and an angel eye like op.dans6490 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:20 pmDarkangelv2 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:35 pm Which OEM headlights had the angel eyes? Is it standard on the bi-xenon?
I thought they were all after market!
I thought it was just me, I've never seen / never knew any oem lights came with halos. On my last zed, I looked for a long time for some facelift lights, before installing angel eyes.
These must be really rare
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Are yours silver or black inners?dans6490 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:57 pmIt's a strange one as I've got facelift xenon lights but they haven't got any angel eyes/halos.
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Mine are black innersDarkangelv2 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:52 pmAre yours silver or black inners?
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Your lights are aftermarket then, not original BMW and hence no angel eyes. Are you sure they are actually Xenon/HID?
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Mine has a single halo and xenons. OEM as far as I know.
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They are original BMW and defo Xenonrally-chris wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:28 pmYour lights are aftermarket then, not original BMW and hence no angel eyes. Are you sure they are actually Xenon/HID?
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