[MrOrangePants]

Need wiring help... and maybe programming?!?

I bought a set of plug & play LED bulbs for my Honda and loved them so much I bought a similar kit (with warning cancellers/capacitors) for my M235i. The BMW came factory equipped with the xenon bulbs, so the LED mfg said I have to splice the wires to run the new headlight. The problem is they do not provide instructions and say I need to consult a shop. Bleh.

Has anyone done this conversion? Maybe I can start with just getting some instruction on how to properly access the wiring harness and identifying the correct wires to splice. Should I cut and splice the wires on the LED leads or should I find a push connector? Also, I assume I need to find a wire lead before the HID ballast, but I wonder if that will impact the computer and the car needs to be programmed somehow? Finally, will this impact the automated components that steer the lights with the wheel?

[aerobod]

It is unlikely those LED bulbs will fit in the Xenon headlight unit. The heat sinks look too large to fit behind the headlight cover and would also cause heat problems if the cover is fitted over them and moisture problems if it isn’t fitted.

[Nickies]

Originally Posted by MrOrangePants

Need wiring help... and maybe programming?!?

I bought a set of plug & play LED bulbs for my Honda and loved them so much I bought a similar kit (with warning cancellers/capacitors) for my M235i. The BMW came factory equipped with the xenon bulbs, so the LED mfg said I have to splice the wires to run the new headlight. The problem is they do not provide instructions and say I need to consult a shop. Bleh.

Has anyone done this conversion? Maybe I can start with just getting some instruction on how to properly access the wiring harness and identifying the correct wires to splice. Should I cut and splice the wires on the LED leads or should I find a push connector? Also, I assume I need to find a wire lead before the HID ballast, but I wonder if that will impact the computer and the car needs to be programmed somehow? Finally, will this impact the automated components that steer the lights with the wheel?

I had a very bad experience with this company about 4 years ago when I bought a full set of conversion for a 2014 Mini Cooper JCW Coupe for the headlights and fog lights ($400.00).

You will never have technical support because they have none. What the seller will send is a bunch of ballasts and wires that are not compatible to BMW products and for God sake, don't mess up with your wiring harness to try any attempt to install them.

I even asked for a full refund and return and the "manager" never accepted to take back his products after 3 months of back and forth emails. The product looks good in the pictures and packaging but absolutely not suitable for our cars.

Good luck to have your money back