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      09-07-2011, 06:04 PM   #23
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What's yours... Halogen or Xenon?
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      08-14-2012, 07:19 AM   #24
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I have the same issue with the DRLs on my car in Spain - I only have the Halogens. It seems that BMW have fixed this for the new 1 and 3 series, as I have seen a lot of them here, driving with just the Corona rings lit, no dipped beam or rear lights on. Pity they can't do the same for the 5 series ...
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The DRL lights behaviour on F10 can be coded.

If you have halogens and only want your 'Angel Eyes' to turn on when DRL is checked; it is possible.

You can code your car and choose from various options:
a) Angel Only
b) Angel with Rear
c) Angel with Halogen (which most people have)
d) etc..

A similar set is also available with Xenons.

I have recently programmed both in 2 different cars. My own car is Xenon and I changed some of the behaviour.

The other car was halogen and he had Angels+Low Beam and we converted this to Angels only.

So, in a nutshell; definitely possible via coding using E-Sys.
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The DRL lights behaviour on F10 can be coded.

If you have halogens and only want your 'Angel Eyes' to turn on when DRL is checked; it is possible.

You can code your car and choose from various options:
a) Angel Only
b) Angel with Rear
c) Angel with Halogen (which most people have)
d) etc..

A similar set is also available with Xenons.

I have recently programmed both in 2 different cars. My own car is Xenon and I changed some of the behaviour.

The other car was halogen and he had Angels+Low Beam and we converted this to Angels only.

So, in a nutshell; definitely possible via coding using E-Sys.
Really? Very interested in just having Angels only on my halogen set-up. How do I go about doing this? I assume this s different to just turning on the sidelights.
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      08-14-2012, 04:15 PM   #27
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Really? Very interested in just having Angels only on my halogen set-up. How do I go about doing this? I assume this s different to just turning on the sidelights.
You need to code your car using E-Sys.

The parameters are in FRM CAFD module/ 3050 - The parameter is DRL_MODUS and possible values are
nicht_aktiv / drl_h / drl_l / drl_s / tfl_s / tfl_ece / tfl_s / drl_s_ohne_sl / tfl_s_ohne_sl

I presume you are familiar with coding...
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You need to code your car using E-Sys.

The parameters are in FRM CAFD module/ 3050 - The parameter is DRL_MODUS and possible values are
nicht_aktiv / drl_h / drl_l / drl_s / tfl_s / tfl_ece / tfl_s / drl_s_ohne_sl / tfl_s_ohne_sl

I presume you are familiar with coding...
Ummmm No.

Think I'll leave it where it is...

Thanks anyway.
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      08-16-2012, 01:26 PM   #29
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Ummmm No.

Think I'll leave it where it is...

Thanks anyway.
Fair comment. If you are ever around my area, Hampshire Basingstoke, Winchester- give me a shout and I will do it for you.
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Hope it's OK to ask in this existing thread, because something has been bugging me about some F10's I see here in the US.

Most of them have the LED DRL. However, I have seen a few, that appear to have halogen DRL on the inner headlight. Why is this? I can't tell if the car has the standard LED DRL, because it is usually driving when I see it. It always stands out to me, because I either expect to see Xenons + dimmed LED DRL, or just the LED DRL corona rings lit up.
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Hope it's OK to ask in this existing thread, because something has been bugging me about some F10's I see here in the US.

Most of them have the LED DRL. However, I have seen a few, that appear to have halogen DRL on the inner headlight. Why is this? I can't tell if the car has the standard LED DRL, because it is usually driving when I see it. It always stands out to me, because I either expect to see Xenons + dimmed LED DRL, or just the LED DRL corona rings lit up.
Not seen such a thing here in UK, so cannot really comment...
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are you able to code them to make the halos brighter? Someone has already done it as mentioned in this post http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708039
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reduce main beam as DRL's is one of teh options.
I was recently in Laos and saw a F10 there with that option set, didn't look great.

If you look at the F10 cheat sheet (goole it from these forums) you'll see tehre are lots of options as mentioned earlier on thsi thread

there are 8 options for DRLs
so pasting form that doc they are
0: DRL disabled;
1: DRL_H via beam, halogen U.S. (without lights);
2: DRL_L via low beam;
3: DRL_S via separate TFLeuchte; U.S. Xenon (rings +
bottom);
4: TFL_S via separate TFLeuchte; ECE Xenon (rings + bottom);
5: TFL_ECE (North Country Comfort);
6: DRL_S_ohne_SL via separate
TFLeuchte without taillight / tail lights, U.S.;
7: TFL_S_ohne_SL via separate TFLeuchte without tail light / rear light, ECE

So I imagine the one you saw must have been option 1 I would assume.
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Not seen such a thing here in UK, so cannot really comment...
Browsing through some threads, it seems like for MY2011, there was a "halogen" option, or maybe LED halos + Xenon was an upgrade or part of a very common package?
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The DRL lights behaviour on F10 can be coded.

If you have halogens and only want your 'Angel Eyes' to turn on when DRL is checked; it is possible.

You can code your car and choose from various options:
a) Angel Only
b) Angel with Rear
c) Angel with Halogen (which most people have)
d) etc..

A similar set is also available with Xenons.

I have recently programmed both in 2 different cars. My own car is Xenon and I changed some of the behaviour.

The other car was halogen and he had Angels+Low Beam and we converted this to Angels only.

So, in a nutshell; definitely possible via coding using E-Sys.

Hi im busting to get this done on my car. Ive asked bmw and even been around some independent bmw specialist with no joy since reading this post a couple of weeks ago. Were can I get this coder and is it straight forward enough to do. Ive no experience in anything like this. My car is a f10 with halogen lights.

Really appreciate it if you can help. Thanks in advance.
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Hi im busting to get this done on my car. Ive asked bmw and even been around some independent bmw specialist with no joy since reading this post a couple of weeks ago. Were can I get this coder and is it straight forward enough to do. Ive no experience in anything like this. My car is a f10 with halogen lights.

Really appreciate it if you can help. Thanks in advance.
If you do not understand coding, I would not recommend trying it yourself. E-Sys is a complex bit of software and you can inadvertently damage stuff (if not careful). This is not to discourage you, but just being realistic.

If you are ever around the Hampshire area (Basingstoke, Winchester) give me a shout and I will do it for you.
Alternatively, try and find a coding expert near your area.

If you still want to try and code it yourself, then try reading this link and see if you are game. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=631884
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If you do not understand coding, I would not recommend trying it yourself. E-Sys is a complex bit of software and you can inadvertently damage stuff (if not careful). This is not to discourage you, but just being realistic.

If you are ever around the Hampshire area (Basingstoke, Winchester) give me a shout and I will do it for you.
Alternatively, try and find a coding expert near your area.

If you still want to try and code it yourself, then try reading this link and see if you are game. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=631884
Thanks for the swift reply mate.. looks to complicated for a roofer

Thanks for the offer too. But I think were doing east anglia for hols this year or would of popped down shame it wasn't last year as we were in Weymouth

Can you direct me give me some sort of idea as to who could have this equipment? Im presuming its not just for bmw. As ive said spoke to some independent s but they cant do it much appreciated and thanks
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I don't believe the dealers have this software at all. I believe its only used at the factory and presumably specialists within BMW. My local dealer has not even heard of the software. You'll need to obtain the software and get (or malke) a cable. I did this and after following the guides found online, did some very basic coding.
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I don't believe the dealers have this software at all. I believe its only used at the factory and presumably specialists within BMW. My local dealer has not even heard of the software. You'll need to obtain the software and get (or malke) a cable. I did this and after following the guides found online, did some very basic coding.
How much is it likely to cost? My brother might be able to do this for me.
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How much is it likely to cost? My brother might be able to do this for me.
Cable/ Connector: £10-£15
Software: Free
Other requirements: Patience and a steady hand
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I was nervouse the first (and only to date) time I coded but as long as you follow the instructions carefully, its fine.Mine worked first time without any issues. (I coded the stop start to be last setting whifh is about the easiest change you can make, its just one single change)
There are others on this forum far more experienced than me but its not too bad.
You'll obviosuly also need a laptop with I think from memory around 45Gb of free space . Its quite a large amount of code and data.
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Cable/ Connector: £10-£15
Software: Free
Other requirements: Patience and a steady hand
Hi again mate. A friend mechanic is going to do this for me he's got the software just waiting for the cable.
As mentioned in this thread can the angels also be programmed to look brighter?
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Hi again mate. A friend mechanic is going to do this for me he's got the software just waiting for the cable.
As mentioned in this thread can the angels also be programmed to look brighter?
Short answer seems to be No.

I have read many forums talking about this, but the values are already set to 100% - so they cannot be made brighter.

The coding does exist... but maybe it is for older or other variants where the value is not set to 100%.
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Short answer seems to be No.

I have read many forums talking about this, but the values are already set to 100% - so they cannot be made brighter.

The coding does exist... but maybe it is for older or other variants where the value is not set to 100%.
Thanks pannu for your help and quick replys much appreciated.
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