Pre LCI Halogen to LCI Halogen conversion
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There's no standard fit LED AE to fit the LCI halogens. Brabus takes an MTEC V2 and cuts up the existing AE bulb housing/reflector and 'makes the MTEC one fit'! I guess you could probably use almost any AE LED using this method?
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great news for you guys,
just a recap,
you guys with the halegen set up have x2 angel eyes on one side powered by x2 w5w or 10w ( happy for u guys)
my LCI Xenon set up x2 angels eyes powered by X1 H8 (has anyone tried this for the xenon mod?)
so what resistor would the pre LCI Xenons to LCI Xenons need????????
just a recap,
you guys with the halegen set up have x2 angel eyes on one side powered by x2 w5w or 10w ( happy for u guys)
my LCI Xenon set up x2 angels eyes powered by X1 H8 (has anyone tried this for the xenon mod?)
so what resistor would the pre LCI Xenons to LCI Xenons need????????
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Glad you saw this post as you may only need a resistor to get things working for you.
Pre-LCI halogens have two bulbs on each side (each bulb is 5 watts). LCI halogen headlights have one bulb on each side (each side is 10 watts). Even though the total amount of watts is the same for pre-LCI and LCI angel eyes, the resistance amount is different (as established by BS64) so the resistor should stop the errors.
I think BS64 would be the only one to be able to confirm what resistor you would need to try.
Pre-LCI halogens have two bulbs on each side (each bulb is 5 watts). LCI halogen headlights have one bulb on each side (each side is 10 watts). Even though the total amount of watts is the same for pre-LCI and LCI angel eyes, the resistance amount is different (as established by BS64) so the resistor should stop the errors.
I think BS64 would be the only one to be able to confirm what resistor you would need to try.
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Can anyone shed some light on this i want to look at B6S4 idea of LED angel eyes, i think i have this 10w bulb and holder on my LCI Halogens
so why wont this fit. everywhere i look they say for factory fit Xenon LCI only.
so why wont this fit. everywhere i look they say for factory fit Xenon LCI only.
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However if you have the lights out then why not try? Let us know how you get on and take lots of pictures! ;-)
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I think it's something to do with the mounting depth of that led unit - i.e. how far into the headlight housing it needs to protrude to fit properly. I'm not 100% sure - Brabus is your man to answer this question.
However if you have the lights out then why not try? Let us know how you get on and take lots of pictures! ;-)
However if you have the lights out then why not try? Let us know how you get on and take lots of pictures! ;-)
Want to try and mod some like Brabus does but dont know if i should leave that to him.
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Bad news today guys got the error as soon as I started the car this morning, it's was very cold then got it again about 10 minutes later not due to braking or reversing just come up as I was driving.
Any ideas guys?
Any ideas guys?
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Were the AE's on when the error came up? How did you connect the resistor? Just wondering if you have a weak connection somewhere and due to the cold, it caused it to fail. Keep in mind, temperature does play a part in resistance, if the temperature is very cold, the resistance may fall outside of what the i-drive looks for. I would double check your connections, if they are good, try driving with the AE's on so the resistor and wiring heat up and see if the errors return. Seems kinda odd that it was fine one minute then when it got cold, the errors started.
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Were the AE's on when the error came up? How did you connect the resistor? Just wondering if you have a weak connection somewhere and due to the cold, it caused it to fail. Keep in mind, temperature does play a part in resistance, if the temperature is very cold, the resistance may fall outside of what the i-drive looks for. I would double check your connections, if they are good, try driving with the AE's on so the resistor and wiring heat up and see if the errors return. Seems kinda odd that it was fine one minute then when it got cold, the errors started.
The error came on as soon as I started the car I have lights set to auto