AE Illumination when unlocking the car
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Hi Guys,
Hate to be a complete moron when it comes to these cars but I do have a few quick questions. (I am new and have been reading ALOT so please don't kill me)
1) I have a 2007 525xi, no xeon, pre-lci this should work for me right?
2) What bulbs can I use to my the angel eyes brighter, I love the idea of using them as the DRLs as shown!
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Hate to be a complete moron when it comes to these cars but I do have a few quick questions. (I am new and have been reading ALOT so please don't kill me)
1) I have a 2007 525xi, no xeon, pre-lci this should work for me right?
2) What bulbs can I use to my the angel eyes brighter, I love the idea of using them as the DRLs as shown!
Thank you!
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I just read this today and all I can say is AWESOME! btw, can I tap my drl and AE so it will both on when unlocking the car? If this is possible, this will cure my envy to merc e class that have its drl on when unlocking the car... and btw, since I'm a nob what cable should i use for this mood?
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Yes, I did it to my pre-lci very easy and simple. If you check pages one I believe has 2 different ones you want to use, but it's easier by just adding diode instead of using the relay. Your high beam would still be on though for driving light as well as your angel eyes and eye brows if you wired it. You would need the dealer to disable the high beam as driving light which I got quoted $150.
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To prevent taping into wrong cables, I have another couple questions..
first, on the first picture, which cable should I tap? the red/blue one or the brown one?
second, since I want my inner high beam to turn on when unlocking the car as circled on the second picture.
Which cable should I tap? the white one or the brown one? shown on the third picture. Finally as you can see on the third picture, should I tap on the right side cable which is cable that goes into the whole headlight housing or straight to the light cable which is on the left side?
really appreciate your help guys..
first, on the first picture, which cable should I tap? the red/blue one or the brown one?
second, since I want my inner high beam to turn on when unlocking the car as circled on the second picture.
Which cable should I tap? the white one or the brown one? shown on the third picture. Finally as you can see on the third picture, should I tap on the right side cable which is cable that goes into the whole headlight housing or straight to the light cable which is on the left side?
really appreciate your help guys..
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I just read this today and all I can say is AWESOME! btw, can I tap my drl and AE so it will both on when unlocking the car? If this is possible, this will cure my envy to merc e class that have its drl on when unlocking the car... and btw, since I'm a nob what cable should i use for this mood?
thanks....
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To prevent taping into wrong cables, I have another couple questions..
first, on the first picture, which cable should I tap? the red/blue one or the brown one?
second, since I want my inner high beam to turn on when unlocking the car as circled on the second picture.
Which cable should I tap? the white one or the brown one? shown on the third picture. Finally as you can see on the third picture, should I tap on the right side cable which is cable that goes into the whole headlight housing or straight to the light cable which is on the left side?
really appreciate your help guys..
first, on the first picture, which cable should I tap? the red/blue one or the brown one?
second, since I want my inner high beam to turn on when unlocking the car as circled on the second picture.
Which cable should I tap? the white one or the brown one? shown on the third picture. Finally as you can see on the third picture, should I tap on the right side cable which is cable that goes into the whole headlight housing or straight to the light cable which is on the left side?
really appreciate your help guys..
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tap straight to the actual bulb cable instead of the headlight housing. as for what cable to use, go get a voltmeter and connect the leads to the connector. if it shows around 12V then the red connector is on the power wire. If it shows -12V then the red connector from the voltmeter is on the ground wire.
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tap straight to the actual bulb cable instead of the headlight housing. as for what cable to use, go get a voltmeter and connect the leads to the connector. if it shows around 12V then the red connector is on the power wire. If it shows -12V then the red connector from the voltmeter is on the ground wire.
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