6000k Bulbs, now adaptive headlight problems!

BitStream · 03-29-2006, 04:04 AM

So yesterday morning I went down to the post office to pick up my new 6000k bulbs purchased from suvlights.com. Stop by my friends shop after work to install them.

No real problems during installation I can think of except for a few minutes of trying to figure out how to get the metal clip off of the rear of the bulb.

As soon as I drive away I notice the little green light next to the automatic setting on the headlamp knob is blinking. I look up to see a warning on the dash and the attached i-drive screen.

When I got home, I parked in front of the garage and tried turning the steering wheel - absolutely no movement of the headlamps!

Any ideas what happened? Could this be something simple we missed, or am I goin to the dealer? :mad:

On a positive side, the bulbs look great!

BitStream · 03-29-2006, 10:33 AM

bump .. anyone have any input?

life is too short to sweat these little things but it's driving me NUTS!

I made an appointment with the dealership for Monday AM just in case, but I would love of course to resolve this on my own.

SocalTy · 03-29-2006, 11:22 AM

That's wierd. They might have forgot to plug somthing back. Did you check the connections under the hood?

I installed mine with no problems.

BitStream · 03-29-2006, 11:34 AM

I'm going to go back to the shop tonight and have them take a look at it.

Now that the code is there though, is it possible for it to dissapear, or is this something the dealer needs to reset?

SocalTy · 03-29-2006, 11:47 AM

Not sure about this but it's worth a look. You could check if this was left unplugged. I took a pic from behind the left headlight.

BitStream · 03-29-2006, 11:53 AM

THANKS for the great pics and help!

do you know what this cable does? i'll be back in the shop tonight by about 4:30pm est .. gonna show these pics to my friend over there and reinspect.

hopefully we can figure it out on our own and I won't have to take it into the dealership.

thanks again!

BitStream · 03-29-2006, 04:18 PM

I'm at the shop now, looking at that connection you showed in the pics. Looks like its connected properly ..

Anyone have any other ideas?

uggh .. something so stupid, bummin me out to no end.

BitStream · 04-03-2006, 03:39 PM

dropped the car off at the dealer this morning -- just got off the phone.

they told me a headlight assembly needed to be replaced along with the motors.

i told them about my new headlight bulbs and they said they will use the existing bulbs in the new headlights.

i wonder what happened?

T-MC-G · 04-03-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BitStream

dropped the car off at the dealer this morning -- just got off the phone.

they told me a headlight assembly needed to be replaced along with the motors.

i told them about my new headlight bulbs and they said they will use the existing bulbs in the new headlights.

i wonder what happened?

r they covering it?

BitStream · 04-03-2006, 07:56 PM

yes

BitStream · 04-04-2006, 05:48 PM

got the car back a few hours ago

they swapped out the drivers side head light assembly.

the 6000k bulbs look great. upon bringing the car home i noticed the new headlight was aimed WAAAAAAY too high, so i searched my trusty e90post and fixed it in a few minutes.

no one was able to give me an answer as to what happened, what was damaged or what caused it.

i'm just happy it was covered! :rocks:

03-29-2006, 04:04 AM	#1
BitStream First Lieutenant 36 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, US iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	6000k Bulbs, now adaptive headlight problems! So yesterday morning I went down to the post office to pick up my new 6000k bulbs purchased from suvlights.com. Stop by my friends shop after work to install them. No real problems during installation I can think of except for a few minutes of trying to figure out how to get the metal clip off of the rear of the bulb. As soon as I drive away I notice the little green light next to the automatic setting on the headlamp knob is blinking. I look up to see a warning on the dash and the attached i-drive screen. When I got home, I parked in front of the garage and tried turning the steering wheel - absolutely no movement of the headlamps! Any ideas what happened? Could this be something simple we missed, or am I goin to the dealer? :mad: On a positive side, the bulbs look great! Attached Images
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03-29-2006, 10:33 AM	#2
BitStream First Lieutenant 36 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, US iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	bump .. anyone have any input? life is too short to sweat these little things but it's driving me NUTS! I made an appointment with the dealership for Monday AM just in case, but I would love of course to resolve this on my own.
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03-29-2006, 11:22 AM	#3
SocalTy Flushing, Queens stand up!! 35 Rep 830 Posts Drives: AW E90 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (3) Garage List 06 e90 [0.00]	That's wierd. They might have forgot to plug somthing back. Did you check the connections under the hood? I installed mine with no problems. __________________ l 20% Tints l Osram 6000k Xenons l Brex l Blacklines l White Led Sidemarkers l PIAA Superwhite Turn Signals l 19" Breyton Spirits l H&R Sport Springs l Koni Yellow Adjustable Dampers l ACS Roof Spoiler l Painted Carbon Spoiler l Luminics Fogs l Oem Chrome Grill l
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BitStream First Lieutenant 36 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, US iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I'm going to go back to the shop tonight and have them take a look at it. Now that the code is there though, is it possible for it to dissapear, or is this something the dealer needs to reset?
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SocalTy Flushing, Queens stand up!! 35 Rep 830 Posts Drives: AW E90 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (3) Garage List 06 e90 [0.00]	Not sure about this but it's worth a look. You could check if this was left unplugged. I took a pic from behind the left headlight. Attached Images __________________ l 20% Tints l Osram 6000k Xenons l Brex l Blacklines l White Led Sidemarkers l PIAA Superwhite Turn Signals l 19" Breyton Spirits l H&R Sport Springs l Koni Yellow Adjustable Dampers l ACS Roof Spoiler l Painted Carbon Spoiler l Luminics Fogs l Oem Chrome Grill l
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03-29-2006, 11:53 AM	#6
BitStream First Lieutenant 36 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, US iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	THANKS for the great pics and help! do you know what this cable does? i'll be back in the shop tonight by about 4:30pm est .. gonna show these pics to my friend over there and reinspect. hopefully we can figure it out on our own and I won't have to take it into the dealership. thanks again!
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03-29-2006, 04:18 PM	#7
BitStream First Lieutenant 36 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, US iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I'm at the shop now, looking at that connection you showed in the pics. Looks like its connected properly .. Anyone have any other ideas? uggh .. something so stupid, bummin me out to no end.
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BitStream First Lieutenant 36 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, US iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	dropped the car off at the dealer this morning -- just got off the phone. they told me a headlight assembly needed to be replaced along with the motors. i told them about my new headlight bulbs and they said they will use the existing bulbs in the new headlights. i wonder what happened?
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BitStream First Lieutenant 36 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, US iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	yes
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04-04-2006, 05:48 PM	#11
BitStream First Lieutenant 36 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, US iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	got the car back a few hours ago they swapped out the drivers side head light assembly. the 6000k bulbs look great. upon bringing the car home i noticed the new headlight was aimed WAAAAAAY too high, so i searched my trusty e90post and fixed it in a few minutes. no one was able to give me an answer as to what happened, what was damaged or what caused it. i'm just happy it was covered! :rocks:
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