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All done , phew that done my head in . Getting the gaps correct was a case of bumper on / bumper off quite a few times . I think I've got it now and the lights look great . I was over thinking the wiring and just ended up wiring the angels eyes to the sidelight . I used bullet connectors in case i wish to disconnect the sidelight although i know most don't use it but when i used the led bulb it turned out quite nice . Will get better picts when car is out of garage and washed at the weekend . Thanks for all the support guys .
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Nice :thumbsup: . I think with a silver car you have the luxury of fitting either chrome or black inners and they'll both look good, although I found chrome 'bounced' the light from the halos a bit much, whereas black seems to make them stand out better.
 
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Folks i received a voucher code for free shipping from 2xcite . If anyone needs it then just let me know and its yours , you might as well save a tenner .
 
Been having a look at the wiring on my set while I wait for waterproof connectors to arrive. There's a resistor box on the underside to prevent bulb warnings from the indicators. Two bulbs in std headlights, only one in these. If the bulb checks are off you can unplug these.

Sidelight holder is a pig to get off, needs rotating through 45 degrees either way before pulling straight back.
 
Hi all. Old thread I know but I wonder if someone could help please. I have the 2xcite headlights installed but have cut the feed to the brow (side) lights and weed this feed to power the angels instead. Clearly this is giving me a dash warning and the also the indicator bulbs light up (The BMW failsafe sidelights that act as sidelights when the sidelights are out). I presume this is because the angels are LED's and not registering?. Do I need to put a resistor in parallel with the angels to make this go away? If so, what resistor do I need and also is it a case of linking one side of the resistor to the red cable and one side to the black cable (+ & -)?
 
damo951 said:
Do I need to put a resistor in parallel with the angels to make this go away? If so, what resistor do I need and also is it a case of linking one side of the resistor to the red cable and one side to the black cable (+ & -)?
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The better (easier too?) option is to simply code out the bulb checks.
You could use Carly or NCS Expert.
 
damo951 said:
Hi all. Old thread I know but I wonder if someone could help please. I have the 2xcite headlights installed but have cut the feed to the brow (side) lights and weed this feed to power the angels instead. Clearly this is giving me a dash warning and the also the indicator bulbs light up (The BMW failsafe sidelights that act as sidelights when the sidelights are out). I presume this is because the angels are LED's and not registering?. Do I need to put a resistor in parallel with the angels to make this go away? If so, what resistor do I need and also is it a case of linking one side of the resistor to the red cable and one side to the black cable (+ & -)?
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Hi there Damo951. I tried several high powered types of LEDs in the 'eyebrows' of my 2xcite/Sonar headlights until I found a colour and brightness I was happy with. Then repeatedly kept getting a bulb warning light and illuminated indicator on one side or t'other even after coding them out. So eventually I bought a pair of Philips resistors on Ebay and soldered them in parallel across the positive and negative feed for the eyebrows and concealed them with insulating tape on the back of each headlight unit. I've not had a single warning light or illuminated indicator since so would highly recommend them :thumbsup: Screenshot_20210928-201342_eBay.jpg
 
Thanks All

Scooba_Steve - I have a carly - what option is it to code out the bulb checks? I can't seem to find it.

Failing this I will probably go with the Philips Resistors.

Thanks again,

Damon
 
damo951 said:
21watt resistor
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21 W is overkill, you'd only need 5 W.

I don't have Carly so don't know the options, but in NCS they are SL links/rechth hot and cold checks and CC all set to off.
So the translation should be Standing lights/Parking lights Left/right something like that.
The check control cures the warning and indicator issues. Hot and cold checks stop any flickering (which is the test).
 
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