|
|
|
|
|
|
BMW Garage | BMW Meets | Register | Today's Posts | Search |
|
BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum
>
Angel eye Alpine Hid kit problems, help??
|
|
03-30-2013, 09:22 AM | #1 |
Colonel
241
Rep 2,705
Posts |
Angel eye Alpine Hid kit problems, help??
i recently bought a used angel eye hid kit, followed the diy to install it and it all went pretty well, however i continue to get intermittent light errors. It seems to only be one side as well..im not sure if there is anything missing to the kit or the fact that my car is an early 07 model makes it extra sensitive to triggering light errors.
my question is would anything like these help me or would it really be of no use to me if i was to get a set of these.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-H8-LED-Bu...8d5450&vxp=mtr or http://www.ebay.com/itm/HID-Xenon-Re...98ca98&vxp=mtr thanks ahead. |
03-30-2013, 10:00 AM | #2 |
Lieutenant Colonel
93
Rep 1,509
Posts |
Alpine HID's are known to be problematic. I would call Alpine and also ditch them. They will turn your angel eyes a nice yellow too after a while from the heat. Lux is the way to go.
__________________
2009 E90 328i Monaco Blue
premium/idrive/convience/logic-7/cold weather/ xenons/ saddle brown interior |
Appreciate
0
|
03-30-2013, 10:13 AM | #3 | |
Colonel
241
Rep 2,705
Posts |
Quote:
edit: i also doubt alpine would have much of a solution since i got them used, i am really only wanting to see if anyone knows if these harnesses will help with the bulb warnings |
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-30-2013, 10:30 AM | #4 |
Private First Class
4
Rep 182
Posts |
There are plenty, just search yellow/yellowish+alpine+hid, I pulled mine out about a month ago when I read a thread from a guy that was a proponent of HID's and he posted that his turned yellow.
I should have done a more thorough forum search before I installed, otherwise I never would have taken the risk. I really enjoyed the brightness but they really looked like blobs from a distance anyway, I will be installing Lux later this month, not as bright but better definition imo. |
Appreciate
0
|
03-30-2013, 10:48 AM | #5 |
Lieutenant Colonel
93
Rep 1,509
Posts |
Yeah I PM'd a guy like 2 months ago when I was interested in the HID's. I deleted the message, but he strongly urged me not to buy them and he hated them because of the yellowing.
__________________
2009 E90 328i Monaco Blue
premium/idrive/convience/logic-7/cold weather/ xenons/ saddle brown interior |
Appreciate
0
|
03-30-2013, 10:56 AM | #6 |
Lieutenant Colonel
93
Rep 1,509
Posts |
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...=422914&page=2
Go to page 2 for temperature readings and page 5 for yellowed rings.
__________________
2009 E90 328i Monaco Blue
premium/idrive/convience/logic-7/cold weather/ xenons/ saddle brown interior |
Appreciate
0
|
03-30-2013, 11:00 AM | #7 |
Major
20
Rep 1,361
Posts |
If BMW did not put HID bulbs in Angel and Fog lights there was a reason. These bulbs will burn things up, and the load resistors to cancel errors will get hot enough to fry eggs on.LED bulbs are the way to go without having to use error canceler's. In my experience LUX is the way to go.
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-30-2013, 02:35 PM | #9 |
First Lieutenant
33
Rep 322
Posts |
I've been running HID angels for 3+ years with no problem. You need to find quality bulbs that filter the UV output. I had errors on startup for the left side which would go away after 10 secs or so. To fix it, they sent me a new set of resistors for that side and the error was gone. Which side is yours on?
I decided to ditch the relay harness and code out the errors and increase the voltage. If you have a coding cable you can try that. Makes the engine bay cleaner.
__________________
Add Ons: Charcoal Filter Delete, K&N Drop-in, Air Scoops, HID Angel Eyes, Splitters, M3 Lip Spoiler, Gloss Black Kidney Grills, Blackvue DR500-GW, M-Tech rear, BMW Performance Exhaust, M3 control arms, Bilstein HD
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-30-2013, 03:11 PM | #10 |
First Lieutenant
33
Rep 322
Posts |
I just checked my resistors. Its 2 10 ohms running in series. This is for LCI. Not sure about your model.
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-31-2013, 12:53 PM | #11 | |
Colonel
241
Rep 2,705
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-31-2013, 04:04 PM | #12 |
Major
52
Rep 1,357
Posts
Drives: '08 e92 335i COBB 4.01 Stage 1
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Bay Area, CA (Alameda)
|
I had problems as well. I thought it was the relay, but it wasn't. I'm not sure what the problem is, but I do not have the patience and time to swap parts out. It could be the resistor or a bad ballast.
I loved the kit when it was working. I spent extra money on UV filtered bulbs. Now, I'm back to stock and considering getting the GP Thunders and code them for extra voltage. |
Appreciate
0
|
03-31-2013, 10:33 PM | #13 |
First Lieutenant
33
Rep 322
Posts |
Coding is the best way to go!
__________________
Add Ons: Charcoal Filter Delete, K&N Drop-in, Air Scoops, HID Angel Eyes, Splitters, M3 Lip Spoiler, Gloss Black Kidney Grills, Blackvue DR500-GW, M-Tech rear, BMW Performance Exhaust, M3 control arms, Bilstein HD
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-02-2013, 11:34 AM | #14 |
BimmerPost Supporting Vendor
469
Rep 4,938
Posts |
__________________
|
Appreciate
0
|
Bookmarks |
|
|