Retrofitting facelift xenons to a pre facelift halogen car.

[MACK]

Yes, it wasn't working until I recoded the LCM.

Mike

That's useful to know. All the posts I have seen on this topic did what I did and went from pre xenon to post xenon. I guess it will be useful to folks considering this to know the flash to pass with lights off is also an issue going from pre halogen to post xenon. I imagine it's also an issue going from post halogen to post xenon as the pre and post halogens are interchangeable.

Its also interesting to note your pre LCM recoded and worked. I was under the impression you had to have a post unit and recode that.

Nice work.

 

[Leesfarm07]

Didn't split mine, that's the next step! Were your's a pita?

Mike

No not at all. I carefully dremmelled them open using a fine blade wheel that Ranski kindly gave me. I bonded them back together with black 'FixAll' ('Soudal' i think make it) which is a fabulous product I had from my local plastic fascia supplier. Let it all squeeze slightly out of the joint then once dried trimmed with a blade....cant tell they've been opened. Just wish I'd concentrated a bit more on the inside :headbang:

 

[Ducklakeview]

Yes, it wasn't working until I recoded the LCM.

Mike

That's useful to know. All the posts I have seen on this topic did what I did and went from pre xenon to post xenon. I guess it will be useful to folks considering this to know the flash to pass with lights off is also an issue going from pre halogen to post xenon. I imagine it's also an issue going from post halogen to post xenon as the pre and post halogens are interchangeable.

Its also interesting to note your pre LCM recoded and worked. I was under the impression you had to have a post unit and recode that.

Nice work.

TBH, I had my breaker m8 confirm he had a post LCM ready for me, in case I bricked mine. The actual coding is about a 15 min process, during which all of the "personalisations" I had coded were lost, as the unit was reset back to factory. Interestingly, if you look at the pic above of when I did it, it appears to have rewritten the "vehicle order" info, so I'm assuming now that if plugged in at BMW, it will show as having the xenons fitted from day 1.

Mike

 

[Scooba_Steve]

The auto change of VO is interesting.

 

[Ducklakeview]

Didn't split mine, that's the next step! Were your's a pita?

Mike

No not at all. I carefully dremmelled them open using a fine blade wheel that Ranski kindly gave me. I bonded them back together with black 'FixAll' ('Soudal' i think make it) which is a fabulous product I had from my local plastic fascia supplier. Let it all squeeze slightly out of the joint then once dried trimmed with a blade....cant tell they've been opened. Just wish I'd concentrated a bit more on the inside :headbang:

I've got a set of 80mm angels one their way to me from [ref]Ranski[/ref] when he sends me the payment info that is lol..

WILL be cutting them open then, hoping to time it right and have my new aero bumper painted and ready to fit at the same time

Mike

 

[bz4kev]

Didn't split mine, that's the next step! Were your's a pita?

Mike

No not at all. I carefully dremmelled them open using a fine blade wheel that Ranski kindly gave me. I bonded them back together with black 'FixAll' ('Soudal' i think make it) which is a fabulous product I had from my local plastic fascia supplier. Let it all squeeze slightly out of the joint then once dried trimmed with a blade....cant tell they've been opened. Just wish I'd concentrated a bit more on the inside :headbang:

I've got a set of 80mm angels one their way to me from [ref]Ranski[/ref] when he sends me the payment info that is lol..

WILL be cutting them open then, hoping to time it right and have my new aero bumper painted and ready to fit at the same time

Mike

very nice mike just need to sort mine next haha oke: :rofl:

 

[Ducklakeview]

No not at all. I carefully dremmelled them open using a fine blade wheel that Ranski kindly gave me. I bonded them back together with black 'FixAll' ('Soudal' i think make it) which is a fabulous product I had from my local plastic fascia supplier. Let it all squeeze slightly out of the joint then once dried trimmed with a blade....cant tell they've been opened. Just wish I'd concentrated a bit more on the inside :headbang:

I've got a set of 80mm angels one their way to me from [ref]Ranski[/ref] when he sends me the payment info that is lol..

WILL be cutting them open then, hoping to time it right and have my new aero bumper painted and ready to fit at the same time

Mike

very nice mike just need to sort mine next haha oke: :rofl:

Kev, I'm taking Jamie's lights in px, plan is to fit angels and HID's to them if you are interested? Can take yours in px.

Mike

PS Get yourself on WhatsApp!!

 

[bz4kev]

I've got a set of 80mm angels one their way to me from [ref]Ranski[/ref] when he sends me the payment info that is lol..

WILL be cutting them open then, hoping to time it right and have my new aero bumper painted and ready to fit at the same time

Mike

very nice mike just need to sort mine next haha oke: :rofl:

Kev, I'm taking Jamie's lights in px, plan is to fit angels and HID's to them if you are interested? Can take yours in px.

Mike

PS Get yourself on WhatsApp!!

will do yes I am in want clear hockey's and tracer indicators still looking for them pita :headbang:

 

[Ducklakeview]

See if Ranski has any hockeys.

Mike

 

[jamie_z4]

i know Z4_pilot has an OS clear hockey...

 

[mac27040]

can you flash with lights off?

 

[Ducklakeview]

Yes, will get a video later.

Mike