Just received the error message above (as the title says). Is this my Angel Eyes? Or is it a seperate bulb? Yes, I searched, and yes I looked in the manual. The manual says contact BMW as does the malfunction message.

Maybe its a good time to upgrade if it is my AE's... I have an '04 with Xenons... not sure if its bi-Xenons or not...

it is your angel eye bulb. sometimes they come back on just by tapping on the headlight in my experience. there is one angel eye bulb per headlight.

This just happened to me this morning as well on my 08 528i. Drivers side angel eyes are out. e-mailed dealer and they say that they will do an LED retrofit and re-program under warranty. This is cool cause I wanted brighter whiter angel eyes. I am looking for info on this since it must be a service bulletin or something.

and its not a bulb you can find at your local parts store. you have to go to the dealer, or get an aftermarket alternative.

I just went outside and confirmed it is the AE's... I am thinking this is a great reason to upgrade to the MTEC or 5W.... thoughts?

You definitely should, its totally worth it.

I had my right parking light, (AE), go. I bought a new bulb from the stealers and they attempted to install. However, this did not fix the problem. After further diagnosis it needed a new light module and programming. Not the cheapest of things! I was told by the SA that he has seen this more frequently on the adaptive xenons as I have.

Hopefully you won't need to change your LM.

Good excuse to upgrade to Mtec V2; believe MOTORCEPTS in NYC sells it for $130.

Just to confirm the failed component is just the AE (not the light module), you can swap the AE from the other side to the failed side and see if that works.

Agree. Good time to go with LED AE from Motorcepts.

Has anyone checked with the dealership as to having the stock halogen AE replaced with LED's? Mine are getting retrofitted tomorrow under warranty.

I drive an '04....https://5series.net/forums/public/st...fault/nono.gif Dont think its an option.

I hope it is just the AE. However when my AE stopped working, I bought a new AE and the stealership fitted it. However, even once fitted, it still would not work. They then done some diagnosis and identified it was a LM that was needed. As you can imagine I was not impressed.

Just to correct that my bulbs were in fact not replaced with LED's today but with longer life halogen bulbs. The SA said he gave me incorrect information. Bummer. I think I will now look into after market LED's. Whats a good brand?

You do not need to change the LM. The LM cannot affect just the angel eye bulb. It;s definitely a lie!!! Dont trust the dealers.

Thanks! Yes we carry it.

MTEC V2.1 works only for 2004-2007. We also have Motorcepts 5W V2 angel eyes.

We carry LED angel eyes for the E60.

I am glad to hear that!!! I already replaced one headlamp... thankfully insurance covered it. They are expensive!!!

Why did the insurance pay for headlight? Was the car in an accident?

I actually had water damage due to clogged storm drains only 4 months after buying the car... i somehow worked the headlamp into the damagehttps://5series.net/forums/public/st...ault/twoup.gif Look for my thread with "Worst day in my BMW life" or something like that... what a fiasco that was.... make sure your drains are clear because it will back up the water right into your passenger area!

On a side note, my AE is working again... must have been a loose connection or its on its way out but either way I am upgrading!!https://5series.net/forums/public/st...t/thumbsup.gif

I'm not impressed. From what you say, the stealers stung me for a new lights module when one was maybe not required. After reading your post it appears that this was unfound. And the light module and programming was not cheap at all - about £600 I think! Is there anything I can do to get them to admit they replaced a part that did not need replacing? At the time, they put in a new bulb and showed me the AE was still not working. They told me no power was being delivered to a connection and a new lights module would solve this. The SA said this was a common fault with adaptive xenons. O damn; looks like they truly saw me coming and had the jumbo pot of vaseline ready! :fcuk: