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      09-22-2014, 09:53 AM   #1
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Got my New LUX H8 V4 - I had a problem! Fixed!

So I got my new LUX H8 V4 adjustable LEDs after having my left halos out for about 4 months. Just like everyone else's complaint - you need baby hands to do this job fast.

Before anyone rips me a new one about looking this up, I did my due diligence. I looked up everything I could from Friday night until Sunday night with the same outcome --- “ bulb is burnt out, replace.” This is not the case. I even swapped the old and new working LED to the left side and nothing. I checked the continuity of the wires and they are good. I am just not getting power to the yellow hot wire going to the plug terminal. On the working side I get about 3.78 volts.

I called an indy shop and I asked them if it was possible that the computer would could have permanently turned off all power to the wire since the original might have had a short and that’s why it stopped working all together. He said that could be possible and to disconnect the battery for about an hour to see if it would reset. I did the 1 hour and still the same. No power. I tried again and disconnected it for over 3 hours and then drove it after I reconnected the battery for about 2 hours to see if maybe a long drive would make the computer send a diagnostic signal out to look for connection. Still nothing.

I also want to mention, I checked the codes on the car and got a CC-ID 134 & CC-ID 378. I looked them up and it’s telling me what I already know. “Left light out”

All the lights are working up front except the left halos.

I did check the fuse box and checked every fuse for continuity and they are all good.

What can I do now?

Please help if anyone has ever had this situation.

I posted some pics of the new and old Lux H8s.

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These are the pins for the headlight harness connector. Top left pin is the one that puts power to the halo


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Are you still under the 5 Yr /50,000 miles warranty? I would put the stock bulbs back in and let the dealer figure it out. It could be a potential wiring nightmare, worst case scenario.

Did you look up to see if you can replace that part of the wiring harness?
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Are you still under the 5 Yr /50,000 miles warranty? I would put the stock bulbs back in and let the dealer figure it out. It could be a potential wiring nightmare, worst case scenario.

Did you look up to see if you can replace that part of the wiring harness?
I am not under any warranty and have about 68k miles. I have been researching still and I see that some other BMWs have the same problem. It could be related to the footwell module which could cost around $300. I am going to take it to an indy shop this weekend to see if it could just be a computer fault and coding that is not allowing power to go to the wire.

As far as the wiring harness -- dear lord -- that would be a major headache knowing that everything is connected to something else.
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I've seen FRMs fail in low mileage but older cars (ie. 06-08s with hardly 60k miles). No symptoms other than an inability to power certain light bulbs and triggering the corresponding OBC errors. Chances are, yours kicked the bucket
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of it's the frm you cab reset it using toolset 32 if you have a coding cable. there's a thread on the bimmer forums the UK site where I had a problem and reset the frm.
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The FRM will cut power to the wire if it sees a short.
You need to have the faults cleared to continue diagnosis.
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I have a solution for my problems.

I took it to a wonderful shop out here just north of Houston. Advanced BMW Repair (ABR). The owner (Alex) hooked me up with one of the techs and ran a diagnostic on it and within 5 minutes decided to just reset the foot well module and viola! Halos work. I spent the next hour talking to the tech (Jerry) and another guy that is a driving instructor I believe on the side and just talked all kinds of stuff I can do. Got me super excited! All of this done and out the door for $40!

They showed me the stuff they were working on and all kinds of goodies that they have in stock that I can throw on my ride.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I have schedule the E92 to go in next week to do my front end swap to M3 bushings and suspension arms! Hot DOG!!!!!
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