raymak

Hey guys,
I just swapped out the angel eyes from the BMW stock to LED lights I boughyt from ebay. They said that they would not produce any error and was 100 % compatible. Now Im getting a front left/right Parking lamp error which I believe is the angel eyes. Is there any way to reset this message or get rid of it without putting the original lights back in. I really dont want to go back to the originals. Anyone have any experience with this, any recommendations, comments. Please help!

or_550i

Without matching the original lights impedance/resistance, you will not get the error message to disappear. Other folks who have added LED lights to the car have added a power resistor to trick the system into thinking that the correct bulb is in use.

Obviously the person you bought from lied to you, didn't know, or didn't care.

The original parking lamps are 10 Watts. Assuming the LED lamps you bought use 2 Watts you'd need something like an 8 Watt resistor. 8 Watts at 12 volts is 18 Ohms. You can get one for about $.50 each.

xyzbird

or_550i is absolutely correct. Personally I wouldn't want resistors as they get warm and you have got to put them somewhere plus the inconvenience of splicing and insulating connections. Try Brabus. I believe his lamps either have internal resistors or the led control chip has a circuit that mimics the original 10 watt load.

A lot of people support eBay so I won't say anything derogatory. But there are some dishonest sellers on there - have you tried to get a refund? I had a similar experience and found no support from eBay management.