Fitting '06 Xenons to an '03 with Xenons.

[Kev]

Hi Guys,

I found this very useful pinout for the Facelift 12-pin connector

04/05 left head light

pin #1-BL/GN (direction indicator)

pin #2-BR

pin #3-GE/GN (xenon)

pin #4-BR

pin #5-SW/VI (not used for the older x5 its the bi-xenon)

pin #6-WS/GN (high beam)

pin #7-GR/GN (angel eyes)

pin #8-GE/RT (healight vertical aim)

pin #9-GE/BR (healight vertical aim)

pin #10-BL/RT (healight vertical aim)

pin #11-BL/BR (healight vertical aim)



04/05 right head light

pin #1-BL/BR (direction indicator)

pin #2-BR

pin #3-GE/BL (xenon)

pin #4-BR

pin #5-SW/VI (not used for the older x5 its the bi-xenon)

pin #6-WS/BL (high beam)

pin #7-GR/BL (angel eyes)

pin #8-GE/SW (healight vertical aim)

pin #9-GE/BR (healight vertical aim)

pin #10-BL/SW (healight vertical aim)

pin #11-BL/BR (healight vertical aim)

Thanks for that Zulu + Sdogg.

I think I can match the wires since they all have the same colour coding (thanks BMW), but if anyone has the same info for the pre-facelift models it would make it much easier for me to identify which wires to pair. The online WDS doesn't work on any of my PCs

Better still, it might be a usefull resource if we could have a document that lists the 00-03 plug/wires and their counterpart (if any), on the 12-pin connector.

I wish I had the time/money to just buy a harness. I know that would be the best way to go, but since I've leen lucky enough to be able to get 12" of loom and the plugs with the new lights I'm going to try to manage with a waterproof terminal block.

Could anyone out there give me a hand. I'm trying to download WDS at the moment but it keeps failing .

Cheers guys.

Kev