Wiring eyebrows as turn indicators?
02-16-2009, 07:58 AM
#1
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 06 E60 M5
I was looking at all the great work on modifying the eyebrows, and thought to myself that I always thought the eyebrows should actually be the turn indicators/blinkers. Has anyone tried to do this, and if not, does anyone have any thoughts on how hard it would be to wire this up? That is, to disable the current headlight blinkers and just flash the eyebrows, a la the LCI taillights for that LED look?
02-16-2009, 08:02 AM
#2
Contributors
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: London, UK
Posts: 4,719
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
My Ride: BMW E60 520d SE Saloon M47 2.0dTitanium Grey II, Grey−Dakota Leather, Visibility Package, Media Package, Through Load System, Lumbar support − fr seats, Automatic Air Conditioning−Advanced, High beam assistant, Hi−Fi Loudspeak
Model Year: 2006
This is easily done but you will need to make a couple of decisions. What about your normal eyebrow function - will you direct that to another bulb or resistor and what about the current side marker turns.
02-16-2009, 08:08 AM
#3
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 06 E60 M5
Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='794022' date='Feb 16 2009, 12:02 PM
This is easily done but you will need to make a couple of decisions. What about your normal eyebrow function - will you direct that to another bulb or resistor and what about the current side marker turns.
Keep the existing fender side markers with their current functionality. Disable the existing incandescent turn signals in the headlights.
02-16-2009, 11:21 AM
#4
Senior Members
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Midlands, U.K.
Posts: 375
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
This would be quite cool, but if you left one of the leds as a running light i dont think the other 4 flashing would really be that bright or noticeable. Might look good if you use our current turn signal and the led's together
02-16-2009, 12:46 PM
#6
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 06 E60 M5
Originally Posted by kadafi39' post='794147' date='Feb 16 2009, 03:21 PM
This would be quite cool, but if you left one of the leds as a running light i dont think the other 4 flashing would really be that bright or noticeable. Might look good if you use our current turn signal and the led's together
02-16-2009, 01:04 PM
#7
Contributors
Join Date: May 2008
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 5,895
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 04 525i, 04 Dinan M3
That sounds pretty awesome actually, havent thought of this. I wonder if you could get it to blink different colors, like white then the eyebrow would be amber like normal when its not blinking
02-16-2009, 04:42 PM
#8
Contributors
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
Posts: 11,084
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
I'd love to see a video of the finished product!! 
02-16-2009, 05:08 PM
#9
Senior Members
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Uk
Posts: 512
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 535d
Originally Posted by Alaris' post='794028' date='Feb 16 2009, 05:08 PM
Let's say I wanted the normal eyebrows to be off unless they are activated as turn signals, but the furthest back 4 (or is it 5) individual LEDs to stay on as running lights as they currently do?
Keep the existing fender side markers with their current functionality. Disable the existing incandescent turn signals in the headlights.
Keep the existing fender side markers with their current functionality. Disable the existing incandescent turn signals in the headlights.
cheers
02-16-2009, 05:34 PM
#10
Contributors
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: OC, Ca. - aber immer in Deutschland
Posts: 396
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The easiest way to do this would be to have the entire eyebrow remain illuminated while driving - and blink opposite of the actual signal when you use your blinker.
Here is how to wire it -
- You will first need to determine the polarity of the two wires on the top of the headlight assembly that feel the eyebrow LED's.
- Use a multimeter to identify the positive (12v+) feeling the LED's
- In the harness that feeds the headlight assembly, locate the wire that gives the intermittent 12v+ when the blinker is illuminated.
- Using a Bosch type (8-14VDC) relay, wire everything like this -
- Take the 12v wire that feeds the LED's and cut it.
- The section of wire coming FROM the harness/car connects to relay position 87a.
- The section of wire going TO the LED's connects to relay position 30.
- Tap the wire on the headlight harness that supplies the blinker with intermittent 12v and connect to relay position 85.
- Relay position 86 goes to ground (anywhere on the chassis).
- Relay position 87 gets no wire - therefore interrupting the flow of current to the eyebrow whenever 12v is present to the actual blinker.
I am tired and typed this in kind of a hurry, so do your homework before attempting this incase I got something backwards.
Here is how to wire it -
- You will first need to determine the polarity of the two wires on the top of the headlight assembly that feel the eyebrow LED's.
- Use a multimeter to identify the positive (12v+) feeling the LED's
- In the harness that feeds the headlight assembly, locate the wire that gives the intermittent 12v+ when the blinker is illuminated.
- Using a Bosch type (8-14VDC) relay, wire everything like this -
- Take the 12v wire that feeds the LED's and cut it.
- The section of wire coming FROM the harness/car connects to relay position 87a.
- The section of wire going TO the LED's connects to relay position 30.
- Tap the wire on the headlight harness that supplies the blinker with intermittent 12v and connect to relay position 85.
- Relay position 86 goes to ground (anywhere on the chassis).
- Relay position 87 gets no wire - therefore interrupting the flow of current to the eyebrow whenever 12v is present to the actual blinker.
I am tired and typed this in kind of a hurry, so do your homework before attempting this incase I got something backwards.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
milhouse4u
Private Member Classifieds
1
04-22-2015 04:43 PM