black550_m5sport

Ooops.. an angel eye DRL goes out. :thumbsdown:

I instinctively attempt to order the replacement from an online store. I can't remember the part number, however per the site's instructions, I carefully specify the model year, model number, and manufacturing month of my car. Surely the experts will make a note of this and send me the right part. (Especially since I told them the color of my car - which surely couldn't hurt! )

Right. (See attached image.)

As many of you are replacing your angel eyes with aftermarket white, I figure my car may end up looking more unique with the stock angel eyes!

Anyways, seeing as that I got the wrong part mailed to me I'll be headed off to my local stealer - they say it's only a $15 bulb.

I'll take qty 2.

pjinca

Problem is if you ordered Angel Eyes, they sent you the correct part. If you need your DRL's replaced (which are actually the high beam headlights) that's a different part than the AE's. Best bet? Contact member John@Motorcepts - he's our resident lighting guru, he'll take good care of you.

black550_m5sport

Funny thing is.. I specifed (more or less) that my angel eye "corona" DRLs went out on my left side. I didn't want to get into semantics with them.. I thought that was pretty clear, right? On my car (make, model, mfg date) the description of "angel eye "corona" DRLs" (whether using the correct technical terms or not) indicates the bulb I show in the picture.

Right?

Experts

pjinca

Not exactly, soon as you say Angel Eye they pull that part out and tune out the rest of what you say. That's what I mean, when you ask for Angel Eye DRL's you're actually asking for 2 different parts (in this case bulbs). They did, in fact, send you the correct Angel Eye bulb. They did not send you a DRL bulb, because as I said the DRl's are actually the high beam of the headlights.

BlaSTiWi

But ... the OP car seems to be an LCI so the DRL will be = AE rings that uses H8 bulb.
they sent the OP the AE bulb for non-Xenon/Halogen headlight.

pjinca

Good point, hadn't noticed the year in his sig until you mentioned it. You are correct, the LCI cars do use the AE's as DRL's, my mistake OP.

black550_m5sport

I believe you are correct, BlaSTiWi.

My car is LCI. I have not removed the headlight assembly to examine it.. but poking around with a flashlight.. it does not appear to me that the part they sent DOES NOT fit any part of my headlight.

Does it? I wonder if I should keep it.. or if there is no use for it on my car.. I will attempt to return. I will attempt to return.

Thanks for the feedback guys...

pjinca

Oh, he is definitely correct if your car is a 2008 (LCI). I'd still suggest returning the purchase to where ever you got it and contacting John@motorcepts, being the lighting guru means he'll get you the right part every time. Good luck

nomis_nehc

This is correct.

Not quite. The LCI "xenons" uses AE as DRL. LCI halogen still uses high beam at lowered current as DRL. However, this can actually be changed via coding. Kind of interesting BUT weird that they've done it this way.