BMW E60 / E61 Angel Eye Bulb Replacement (detailed). $13 eBay LED bulbs
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- This video shows the entire process for replacing your original (dull, yellow) angel eye bulbs with brighter, whiter LED bulbs, for chump change (lots of similar products out there, though the ones I bought are still working well many months and 1,000's of miles later).
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Note: First of all, I completely replaced the headlights from BMW, and the lights work well. The lights were transferred from one vehicle to another, and the two vehicles are the same make and model, but when installing the lights on my car, the angel eye did not work on my Spartan. Why? What is the reason?
It could be that the "new" lights have flaky insulation (a common problem) that caused a short when moving them around to remove / reinstall them. I'm not sure if BMW allows you to program the angel eyes off, but I wouldn't doubt it. You could try moving one of the "new" lights back to the "old" car to see if the angel eyes work there or not (if they do, you eliminate the bulbs and wiring). If the cars aren't the same year, it's always possible that there is a difference in the wiring configuration in the plug.
@@Mark_H_DIY Thank you for this valuable observation. Now I have confirmed why the Angel Eye lights did not work. The lights that I transferred from that vehicle are a BMW 525i to a BMW 530i. They are both the same model and the same lights, but the difference in the size of the vehicle affects
My outer angel eye ring is not as bright after changing the bulbs, any ideas what may cause this?
The only things that pop to mind are that the bulb isn't bright enough, or that the bulb's design doesn't make with the fiber optic like it should. There are a lot of badly designed and under-bright bulbs out there. Mine were dirt cheap but much brighter than the original incandescent bulbs.
Check that bulb is seated properly/same as the bright side iv had it happen to me before
Could be a silly question but is there two individual bulbs servicing each individual halo on each headlight or does one bulb do both rings.
The question I’m asking is do I need to buy 4 bulbs or 2 to do both headlights.?
That's not a dumb question at all. One bulb does indeed light up both rings. So you'll only need two bulbs total to do the whole car.
@@Mark_H_DIY thanks for responding so quickly. I just see some resellers listing packs of 2 or 4 so I wasn’t sure. Will it matter that mine is an LCi? (not sure what yours is)
@@HazyIndustries mine was not LCI, so I would make sure that is the right bulb for it. I honestly don't remember, and I've never worked on an LCI headlight. The concept is the same, though, and I suspect that the process for swapping it is pretty much identical.
Po kilku miesiącach to gówno się przepali , lepiej wyglądają oryginalne, hella Ale co kto lubi.
I'm sure there are some really bad quality LED bulbs out there (and I've bought some). But I've had these installed for a year now, and they're still working great (and look MUCH better than the original yellow-ish bulbs). That's not to say that the ones I bought are as good as Hellas, but they are almost free, so I won't feel too bad if I do have to replace them some day.
They did not fit into my BMW E60. The light holder in the headlight is shallower than yours and even with the extension unscrewed/removed from the new LED lights, it still won't fit. The new LED bulbs are too long. It seems not all E60 headlights are the same.
Interesting... I know there are a lot of different designs of E60-series headlights, but this is the first I've heard about having a different angel eye bulb spec. Please post some information on bulbs you find that do fit, so someone reading these comments will be able to find what they need. Also let us know anything you can about your headlights, so we can figure out why they're different...
I have the exact same issue. Is yours an LCI with the projector lenses but halogen H7 bulbs by any chance?
Hello, I have a 2004 BMW 5 Series, the angel eye does not work. What is the reason? I hope for a response. Thank you for this beautiful channel.☺
With lights, it's usually pretty simple to chase down the problem. It could be as simple as both angel eye light bulbs being burnt out - then it's just a matter of upgrading them to LED bulbs. Or it could be a wiring problem. Many of the 5-series E60 headlights have a problem due to the biodegradable insulation that BMW used - it can crack and fall off, which can cause a short circuit that will blow a fuse or cause bigger problems.
Yes, my dear brother, your words are correct. There is a difference in the wiring of the lamps. Others told me that you must transfer the lamps with the computer to my vehicle and install them on my vehicle so that they work well. Thank you, my dear brother, for your valuable information. Thank you very much.
I installed those but mine are not bright enough at day light
@@aamikkalinin6385 the bulbs I installed are much brighter than the original halogen bulbs, but not as bright as some of the newer model angel eyes... But to me, that's just what I was shooting for.
Hey mark. I know it’s been so long but do you still have the link of purchase. Looks great
Never mind I saw in the comments.
@@victorramirez3192 Thanks. I thought I had included it there. ;-)
Why mine 160w dimm? I dont understand. Even with bimmercode not bright as yours. Like 20procent of yours brightness
If you got the same bulbs I did, I would expect them to be the same brightness. It's hard to see exactly how bright the bulbs are on the video, because the cameras always want to correct the lighting, and make them look brighter than they really are. I can say though that the new LED bulbs are probably 50% brighter than the old yellow incandescent bulbs that were in the car from the factory. I hope that helps.
@@Mark_H_DIY can you please share a link so I can buy the same ones
@@oezplays8146 This showed up on my phone, but I can't find it on my computer, so I can't do a link. Please see the first section of the video that has a screenshot of the bulbs I bought. You should be able to use the title from the item on eBay to search for it. I hope that works, and if not please try to message me again and I'll do my best.
@@Mark_H_DIY thanks 🙏
wait 1 bulb does the whole side (both on 1 side)?
Yes. The light is distributed from the single bulb to both rings.
@@Mark_H_DIY really helpfull thanks
@@bimo_bagaskara Glad it helped. I couldn't find a video that showed the process, so had to make one!
Did you get any warning light on the dashboard saying the bulbs were gone? I replaced the bulbs over the rear licence plate with LED bulbs, looks great but the car doesn't register them so it gives a warning message that the bulbs are gone.
That is a great question! There are a lot of bulbs on the E60 series that will indicate a failure when they blow out, or are replaced by a low current bulb that looks like a blown bulb to the car electrically. But the angel eye/running light bulb isn't considered essential, but merely cosmetic. So there is no monitoring of that bulb, so you won't get an error light if you replace it with an LED.
Yes. BMW error code will show "parking lamp" not corona and certainly not angel eye.
This is also daytime light. The car will use low beams high beams or Corona rings as drl's as you adjust you can also adjust the brightness and once you have everything set you can turn your drls on or off within the iDrive You can turn off monitoring of the circuit entirely. Bear in mind there are e60s and E60 LCI and there will be differences know your car
Great input - thanks!
@@notadoctor2598 thanks! I didn't know i could turn off monitoring of the parking lights. I will need to look into that for my LCI.
@@notadoctor2598 Just FYI, by default the angel eyes aren't used as DRLs, at least not in Australia. By default the headlights are the DRLs, and the knob needs to be set to Auto. I coded my car to have angel eyes on only for DRLs.
What year is your car maek
2006
how can i change the plug because the old one the wires are awful the big part where does it go ?
BMW used some awful biodegradable insulation in these headlights and it's caused a lot of problems for many people. You just have to be very, very careful when you're working in there, and maybe use some liquid insulation, or tape to fix the worst areas. I'm not sure what you mean by the big part, though.
@@Mark_H_DIY thank you i got it fixed with tape because i didnt have liquid insulation . The other thing that came with the bulbs but i dont think i need them
@@blastkreg5903 many bulbs ship with adapters so they can be used in many different applications. Sometimes they can be confusing. Congratulations on a successful fix.
Great job. Can I change the bulb without removing the headlight ?
Absolutely, assuming you have hands that will fit into the area, and have trained your fingers to be your eyeballs. :-) My original plan was to change the bulbs without removing the headlights, but I couldn't find a video that definitively showed how to do that. My hope was that my video would allow someone to understand what their fingers need to do, even if they can't see what they're doing. Doing the job blind, with the headlights still installed, will be more challenging, of course. But if you have the manual dexterity to do it, you'll save some time, though not a lot since removing the headlights and reinstalling them takes only a few minutes.
@@Mark_H_DIY great explanation :) my left angel eye stopped working so i think the bulb is the first thing to check. I will try it tomorrow, take the headlight out and try to change it.
@@jovanzacevski Makes sense. I'd try to get the same bulb to prevent ending up with lopsided angel eyes ;-). The other advantage to removing the headlight is that you can check for the (all too common) wiring insulation deterioration.
@@Mark_H_DIY I have done it :)
Removed the headlight and it was dead easy. Then I have removed the bulb for angel eyes, it was tricky but not very big deal, and the hardest part was taking my dad's car to go and buy 2 bulbs because they are 10w hallogen little bulb :)
Now I have beautiful angel eyes again :) just to add that I preffer the oem yellow angel eyes than led.
@@jovanzacevski Congratulations! There's just something totally wrong about a BMW with only one angel eye burning. I'm glad the video helped with the process, and I hope those new bulbs last the life of the car this time.
Great video!!
Great video. Do you know if the same procedure applies for the lci headlights?
I believe that they're very similar, but I've never seen an LCI headlight inside, so I don't want to guess and mislead you.
@@Mark_H_DIY fair enough dude, mine is a pre lci but I replaced the headlights for the lci type a couple of years ago, my drivers side (uk) halo has gone out so replacing them when they get delivered. I'm sure it'll be straight forward. Thanks
I believe the LCI headlights take an H8 bulb for the angel eyes, so it's going to be at least that different. But IIRC, the location and basic design is very similar. Just an aside, my cheapo angel eyes are still working perfectly - I'm very happy with them so far (14 months).
@@Mark_H_DIY so I went ahead and replaced the bulbs, pretty much exact same location. I took the headlights out as I wanted to sort out the way the bumper sits, the bolts on the brackets have rusted on the heads fell off just by touching them 😅 and the plastic tabs have snapped so that's why it doesn't sit right however back to the bulbs only my outer halo doesn't light up on the drivers side, inner halo is fine and passenger side is fine. Odd because its the 1 bulb which lights up both rings, been told if it faults too many times it shuts off one of the circuits ie 1 of the halos, could be because I ignored a 'dipped beam failure right' for a while.
@@bilalahmed2386 I'd double-check the position of the bulbs. I'm thinking you might get that kind of problem if the bulb wasn't fully seated. Did you use the same ones, or at least similar format bulb?
Show the fucking process to take it out
The bulb turns out just like the one you take out above it, to get to the angel eye bulb. There's nothing to film of that process other than the back of my hand... ;-)
is this orange stripe on top of the headlight also one pre lci e60 or did you change the headlights?
I'm not sure which "orange stripe" - if you mean the row of orange LED indicators running down the fender lip, those are stock for my E61 (a 2006 530xi Touring), which is a pre-LCI model.
@@Mark_H_DIY yes I mean those day time orange strips, I thought they are only on lci models
I think it varies from country to country. My pre-LCI sure has 'em in the US.