Retrofit LED headlights?

[ehssan_alkhiyami]

gentlemen ,

sorry if this question is already answered , tried searching but no luck .

I did the retrofit already as per the instructions + programming and coding ,

everything works as it should be , but I noticed that the angel eyes brightness doesn't change , it's always at full bright during DRL and with lowbeam on .

is it normal or something wrong during the installation .?

thank you

[X5INGH]

Originally Posted by ehssan_alkhiyami

gentlemen ,

sorry if this question is already answered , tried searching but no luck .

I did the retrofit already as per the instructions + programming and coding ,

everything works as it should be , but I noticed that the angel eyes brightness doesn't change , it's always at full bright during DRL and with lowbeam on .

is it normal or something wrong during the installation .?

thank you

Mine is the same, I suspect you can code the DRL to be brighter. If anything I find them too bright at night

[ehssan_alkhiyami]

Originally Posted by X5INGH

Mine is the same, I suspect you can code the DRL to be brighter. If anything I find them too bright at night

i saw other LED X6 on the road with dimmed AE , so I'm not sure where is the issue , I tried tons of coding values but nothing worked .

i suspect the software version on the FRM has something to do with that .

[Chris F.]

Originally Posted by ehssan_alkhiyami

i saw other LED X6 on the road with dimmed AE , so I'm not sure where is the issue , I tried tons of coding values but nothing worked .

i suspect the software version on the FRM has something to do with that .

That's exactly what it is - BMW most likely changed the software on the FRM so that they are full brightness day or night. Mine do the exact same thing. You have no issues

[ehssan_alkhiyami]

Originally Posted by Chris F.

That's exactly what it is - BMW most likely changed the software on the FRM so that they are full brightness day or night. Mine do the exact same thing. You have no issues

Unfortunately not exactly right Chris , from the time i posted my issue here i spent hell of time trying to figure out whats going on till i mangaed to put my hand on an X6M which came for tuning and it has LED from factory, the FRM has latest update ( ZB# 6801294 ) which is even newer than the software of the FRM3 that i installated for the LED retrofit , angel eyes are dimmed , so then i spent time looking at factory wiring diagram and compare it with the first and updated version of the retrofit documents posted on the forum , and here we go !!! . Wrong wiring diagram in the first version of the retrofit document . The update version has the right diagram which is identical to the factory diagram of FRM with LED headlights.

During the investigation earlier, i checked Dimming option with tool32 and it confirmed the FRM does dimm the right output of the Angel eyes ,

So finally i sent the car to the workshop who does the hardware and wiring installation to fix it , without any coding or programming after the rewiring fix everything worked as it should be .

If you or anyone else has this what i call it issue , just follow the updated document and your AE will dim with lights on .

[Chris F.]

Good to know, but for me I am not too concerned, the difference is minimal, but glad you got it resolved

[X5INGH]

Good bit of info!

[ehssan_alkhiyami]

Originally Posted by Chris F.

Good to know, but for me I am not too concerned, the difference is minimal, but glad you got it resolved

Exactly, but when you get a client paid a hell of money for this project, he wants perfection 😆

[0-60motorsports]

Excellent thread and info in here. Thanks guys. Just got my retrofit cable and right side headlight. Just need a right side headlight and will order the rivets and FRM3 once i find it. Cant wait to get these installed on my X5M.

[wuga98]

i have the led headlights in my x5m but one of the led is not working and is giving an error message "dipped beam right failure!". Can this be change instead of replacing the whole headlights?