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Old 09-27-2012, 06:41 PM
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New member here and didnt see anything on this particular subject. I have a 2006 BMW 530i E60 PRE-LCI. I just installed two new LED angel eye bulbs in my car. The passenger side has no problems but the drivers side gives an error (left headlamp failure)in the car and blinks on and off during the cars entire operation. I will certainly call the MFG tomorrow but thought someone else may have had this issue. They are supposed to be error free.
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try swapping them around to see if the problem follows.
its always a gamble with aftermarket stuff...
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had the exact same issue did the swap thing side to side and issue followed called bimmanian got a replacement all seems well now. Did your connectors from the led lights fit snugly into the cars holder mine did not on the first pair. I had to wrap one thickness of electrical tap around the connector to make it snug the new set was not like this. I also could see a little chaffing on the wire right at the end where is goes into the led housing. They are a pain in the ass to get out even with the light out so good luck.
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Originally Posted by buddy
had the exact same issue did the swap thing side to side and issue followed called bimmanian got a replacement all seems well now. Did your connectors from the led lights fit snugly into the cars holder mine did not on the first pair. I had to wrap one thickness of electrical tap around the connector to make it snug the new set was not like this. I also could see a little chaffing on the wire right at the end where is goes into the led housing. They are a pain in the ass to get out even with the light out so good luck.
Thanks for the feedback, I will be swapping them today to see if it follows. The connection is not that tight with the aftermarket and suspect it to be faulty. There is some chaffing on the wire as well, but have the feeling its simply the LED.
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Ok swapped headlights and problem persists with the one LED bulb. I will have replaced by Umnitza. Other than that though much improvement in brightness moving from OEM to the Ice V3's. See pictures attached
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