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Retrofitting FLA (High Beam Assistant) DIY
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12-02-2022, 02:26 AM | #111 | |
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12-02-2022, 10:57 AM | #112 | ||
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First 2 were by local-ish junkyard seller in Rancho Cordova - I went there and got it in person. IMO I overpaid for the first one, but it came with cover and in nearly pristine condition. Last one is coming this weekend - will update on its condition
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05-20-2023, 02:46 AM | #113 | |
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Despite the same part number, all 3 FLA mirrors are slightly different Target: 2011 E90 Donor: 2009 M3 The mirror dome color is red (same as original) No operational issues Target: 2013 E70 Donor: 2014 E71 The mirror dome color is grey (same as original) Compass not as great as stock Target: 2009 E91 Donor: 2014 E84 The mirror dome color is grey (original was red) The mirror's main plug pinout was different from stock. High beam shuts down on virtually all road signs Compass not as great as stock. This was the cheapest one - under $80 shipped (later refunded by seller, hence $0) It arrived with cosmetic issues (looks like someone used pry bar to remove it) I think compass needs magnetic deflection zone update and recalibration. Pinout variance. I had no wiring on any of my cars for pins 4,5,6,7 coming from FZD These suppose to be signal from both exterior mirrors. All FLA mirrors were missing these wires. All my cars had Pin 1 (reverse & softop/hardtop open orclosed) wired from FZD, but all FLA mirrors had no feed inside the mirror Pins 3 (Terminal 15), 8 (Terminal 30) and 10 (Terminal 31) are required for mirror to work . Pin 9 (alarm system LED) is relevant if the car has alarm installed Only the E91 stock (non-FLA) mirror had wiring for all pins
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06-26-2023, 07:23 PM | #114 | |
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I recently picked up an X6 mirror (p/n 51169225980) from eBay for a great deal, so I'll be attempting this soon on my pre-LCI E92.
I've been doing a deep dive, and found this E60 documentation to be helpful: https://5series.net/forums/attachmen...istant_web.pdf Specifically, I am interested in this bit: Quote:
After mounting to my windshield, it looks to me as if my light sensor is pointing slightly upward. Is this correct, or should it be perfectly vertical/downward? According to RealOEM, p/n 51169225980 applies to our cars as well as the X5/X6, etc. It seems that mirrors with "different mounting brackets" likely all share the same mirror part number (stamped on the mirror itself, to which the light sensor bracket mounts). The bracket from my X6 mirror has "+ 2 degrees" stamped on it. I know it's a long shot, but does anyone know what angle bracket an E92 w/ FLA should have? I'd also just be curious to see a pic if anyone has one. Last edited by mattanderson; 06-27-2023 at 09:57 PM.. |
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10-30-2023, 02:57 PM | #115 |
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10-30-2023, 09:09 PM | #116 |
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Gen 2 - the round camera. Not sure if that part number works for both - I’d look for a mirror out of an X6 from 2013 as many of them came with FLA as part of the LED light package.
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11-12-2023, 08:00 PM | #117 |
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I got mine out of an X6 for a great deal.
I'm pretty convinced that I need to adjust the angle of the camera with some shims, though (see my longwinded post above). |
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11-13-2023, 01:25 PM | #118 |
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I would leave it as is.
Slightly upward should handle cars coming at you while you are at a bottom of a hill. The high beam assist should pick up cars that are close to you anyway. If you note that things are not quite right you can always add a shim layer. |
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11-16-2023, 07:58 AM | #120 |
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How about F01 mirror? It seems to be connected on K-CAN same speed network as E series.
P.S. this seems to be a good read: https://www-drive2-com.translate.goo..._x_tr_pto=wapp Last edited by Hotter; 11-21-2023 at 05:53 AM.. |
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08-23-2024, 12:55 PM | #122 |
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Does anybody have any idea what I am missing?
- I have retrofitted FLA. Everything is working fine. Only thing that I am missing is tick box in CIC. I have that option, but I cannot tick that like it's blank. In kombi I have little icon. (I've done everything, FA/VO, Reset and recode CAS, FRM, CIC and KOMBI. Only that "intickable" tick box is driving me mad ![]() |
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08-24-2024, 01:22 PM | #124 |
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Yes I can. Fla overall is working. After turning on I have little icon in cluster. Just that checkbox in CIC doesn’t do anything and I cannot tick that. Maybe I have too old FRM (2006)? I have retrofitted CIC with combox.
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08-25-2024, 04:54 PM | #125 |
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It could be.
From what I understand a more recent build date is needed 2010-2011 Being able to toggle it from the CIC but is not a deal breaker if you can control if via the lower stalk. Once you have it on can you enable it by pushing the upper stalk (turn signals) forward while driving at night in “auto mode”. |
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08-28-2024, 01:54 AM | #126 |
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I’ve tried 2010, 2011, 2009, 2008 and nothing is working unfortunately. I cannot turn on even welcome light, which I was able to to from cluster, but not from CIC, so I think that old FRM is a problem in my case.
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