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Does anyone have the Umnitza P90 FX-R retrofit Headlights?
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11-03-2011, 01:55 PM | #23 | |
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I did look up how to code and everything, and it seems pretty simple to tell the car you're running xenon, but how do you turn off bulb checking? |
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11-03-2011, 02:26 PM | #24 |
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here's a PDF i found about what codes to use to activate/deactivate functions in E90s. hope this helps!
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11-03-2011, 05:03 PM | #26 | |
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11-04-2011, 11:15 AM | #27 | |
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You're right, I was thinking that if the wiring cancels out the Halogen-Xenon error, it might throw an error if I re-code it. I'll see what errors it gives me. I'm praying for none though... My blacklines didn't throw errors, but then again, they're OEM and no actual bulb replacement was done. |
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11-05-2011, 11:55 AM | #28 | |
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11-05-2011, 10:25 PM | #29 |
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I think ill be ordering tomorrow! Hopefully everything goes well, how long is the usual ship time?
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11-06-2011, 02:12 PM | #31 |
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i'm gonna ordering soon as well, according to Trevendous03, who lives in Ohio, they arrived in 2 weeks after the order was placed, so i guess the retrofit time is around 1 week and it depends on what type of shipping you get.
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11-06-2011, 02:18 PM | #32 | |
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i have a 08 328i with Halogen lights and they didn't say they could retrofit a projector inside... |
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11-07-2011, 12:33 PM | #33 | |
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Umnitza says on its website that the Canbus Pro ballasts are 95% effective at combating errors. It mostly depends on the carputer. haha Some carputers are more finicky than others due to variance, even within the same model year. They did say that the angel eyes might flicker when the lights are turned on and off, but it's actually "pretty cool" (in their own words). If anything, only the angel eyes will throw an error or the LED signals, which would only require a bulb check re-code. I'll know more about mine tomorrow when I install. Excited!!! I just found a set of Philips 85122 D2S bulbs in my parents' garage, brand new. |
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11-07-2011, 01:59 PM | #34 | |
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can't wait to see the installed pictures! Good luck! |
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11-07-2011, 02:43 PM | #35 | |
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Sals shop AutoCouture does the Retro fits ! PM me for details |
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11-07-2011, 05:05 PM | #37 | ||
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Also, if we did have to code out the thing so it doesn't flicker can any place do the coding, like autozone etc? Thanks man and good luck hopefully Everything goes good !
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11-08-2011, 11:09 AM | #38 | |
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Installation I was halfway through the process yesterday, bumper off, getting ready to take the headlight bracket off and the halogen headlight itself, but then I found that the bracket was broken and there were some bolts missing from the halogen headlight assembly. I have only owned this car since January, so obviously the previous owner never fixed those things. I had already known that the car was in an accident (which I found out after the dealership sold me the car). The vehicle history report they gave was incorrect, but that's a whole other matter... Back to the headlight installation, I ended up having to take my E90 to a shop to have them install new headlight brackets, so I figured I'd just pay them to do the installation of the new DEPO Projector90 V2 headlights too since it was getting pretty late (stupid Daylight Savings). Total: $408 after tax FX-R Conclusions/Opinions I'm very happy with the overall look of the headlights and the sharp cutoff of the FX-R retrofit. The shop said they aimed the headlights as well, but one is angled kinda weird... I'm going to have to fix the aim. Still very awesome! I'm just hoping the D2S bulbs are 4300k, because the beam seems more bluish white than I remember my old TSX retrofits being for my Accord, but that could be due to the FX-R having a clear lens and shield mod. I drove towards some windows last night, and the color flicker of the FX-R is really nice, way nicer than my old TSX retrofits, and this setup is 1000x better than my Pre-LCI halogens. I promise to post pictures/video sometime next week from my Canon 5D Mk II. It's supposed to rain here the rest of the week I think, so I will have to wait. But... this will allow me to see if the headlights fog up in the rain or if they're properly sealed. Angel Eyes Conclusions/Opinions I ordered the 4300k Orion V2 from Umnitza but they sent it with the 6000k, which is okay, because I actually think the 6000k Orion V2 looks great in person! Looks kind of a purple-white during the day, but at night they're xenon-matching white. These are the brightest angel eyes I have ever seen in person. I already noticed heads turning when I had them on today during the day. Easily visible in daylight. I'm hoping I won't get pulled over for the hyperwhite LED angel eyes, but I would think all the Civics and Scion TCs (aka Toyota Civics) around here with glaring 10000k HID inside reflective housings would get pulled over before I would. Errors/Flickering I drive a really early production E90 2006 325i (not sure exactly what the production date was, but I'm thinking late 2005). Therefore my carputer is prone to throwing errors. Surprise, surprise, I throw an error with these new headlights, even though there's Canbus Pro ballasts, and the angel eyes and turn signals flicker. The good news... the angel eyes and LED turn signals only flicker at startup, even with the headlights set to off. They all work fine, no hyper-blinking. Also, no error code is thrown with the Parking Lamp on or the headlights completely off. The bad news... the low beam error (with the exclamation pt) shows on the dash but not at startup. It occurs while I'm driving, making this ANNOYING *DING* every 4 minutes or so, which obviously means it's some sort of warm low beam check. It goes away on the dash, but then it keeps re-appearing and keeps making noise. If it would just come on once and stay there, it wouldn't bother me, but it's really bothersome when it keeps appearing and making noise every time. I have to drown out the noise with music. I'm obviously going to have to do some coding, but question... would it be cheaper to have the dealership do the coding than to buy a $100 coding cable and have to wait 3 weeks for it to arrive from China? Especially if it doesn't work? Last edited by Trevendous03; 11-08-2011 at 11:19 AM.. |
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11-08-2011, 11:27 AM | #39 |
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I was going to do this mod also, but man.. all those errors are a deal breaker for me.. I'm going with Jaye @ ProjectM he does remote coding and it's included in the price and he actually sends you the cable as a loaner
but the setup you went wtih looks promising, if you can fix the errors.. please post pics very interested and congrats on ur xenons |
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11-08-2011, 11:40 AM | #40 | |
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Good luck with your choice though... I'll let you know if I can code out the errors. It may just be my carputer too. It's been annoying in the past. I forgot to mention that the LED amber turn signal is a little more orange in color than my Weisslicht LED sidemarkers, barely noticeable though. Overall, I'm very happy, as long as I can get rid of the error. It's only one recurring error, thank goodness. And about the cracking that the OP mentioned, I believe DEPO has fixed this in the V2, but I still purchased some LaminX film just to be on the safe side. Weather here sucks! |
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11-08-2011, 02:40 PM | #41 |
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Congrats on the installation! Can't wait for pictures and hopefully u can code out the errors...let us know!
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11-08-2011, 04:37 PM | #42 | |
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anyway, hopefully you can code that error away,and definitely send in pictures for the cut off and the AE in action during daytime! i'm sure a lot of us is dying to see these babies in action. btw, does your AE act like the Daytime running lights? and the inner light bul b inside the halogen highbeam reflector bowl does NOT light up at the same time as the AEs right? because on the halogen lights DRLs are highbeam bulbs running on low power?(and it would be ugly to see both that and the AE are on at the same time during daytime) |
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11-08-2011, 04:41 PM | #43 |
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I'm curious about the angel eyes for DRL too ^
I've got an 08 as well so hopefully mine doesn't have the errors!
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11-08-2011, 05:16 PM | #44 |
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lets hope so, have you ordered your set yet? i'm still waiting for the money to be transfered to my account so i can place the order...ehhh i hate banks...
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