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Facelift angel eye bulb replacement.

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Post by Buckz » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:50 pm

Thought I'll add these few pictures I took yesterday when I swapped my halogen bulbs to LED. As I personally struggled to find an actual example of what to dremel/drill out to get the bulb out.

The steps for full swap are -;
  • Jack front of the car
  • remove both front wheels
  • remove the cover from the undertray(two plastic holders that hold it in place)
  • remove the backing from the headlight(metal clip holding it)
  • unclip the cable connector
  • loosen the torx screws a little(you don't have to but plastic is usually old and might snap so I did loosen them)
  • twist the whole housing to the side(torch in there to see which side is open/close)
  • pull it out and then you'll have the below:
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the bulb is the "push->twist->pull" type so if you do that and pull it up you'll see where you need to dremel the two little notches..

should look like this after -;
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You'll then be able to pull the halogen bulb out -;
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inside looks like this, for better understanding -;
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once you jam your new LED in -;
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reverse order to put it back together and you should have -;
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A few notes -;

Bulb type - BA9S
Bulbs used in example - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-27-SMD-LED ... 2749.l2649
Bulb error - Is there, you will need to code it out with Carly or any other BMW codding software..
Colour - These look blue but they're simply "pure white"

Hope someone finds this useful! :)

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Post by dhobbs » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:16 pm

Can you do this without taking the wheels off? Turn the steering full lock maybe?

I've got my led bulbs but out of the country at the moment.

Also is it easy to see where to make the notches?
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Post by Buckz » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:56 pm

dhobbs wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:16 pm Can you do this without taking the wheels off? Turn the steering full lock maybe?

I've got my led bulbs but out of the country at the moment.

Also is it easy to see where to make the notches?
You could but trust me, even with the wheel off the access is very limited unless you have tiny hands. Which is why I just went with it and took it off.

Yeah, you can pull the bulb half way out before it touches the plastic and you can see where the little metal locator pins are.
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Post by Ducklakeview » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:05 pm

I changed mine for 200 lumen ones with no bulb warning..

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Post by dhobbs » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:57 pm

Cheers.
I replaced the xenon's with the wheels on. Trickiest bit was the big cover at the back.
3.0si roadster. Requisite stubby. Sound gen mod. LED numberplate lights. LED boot strip. Interior lights LED too. ZHP gearknob. Daily drive :driving:
Motor in boot. Bilstein B8 dampers. New radio, much better sounds :thumbsup:

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Post by bobo075 » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:13 pm

I have the same blue color with a pure white bulb :(

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