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Front lights

Post by Spartanx5 » Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:54 am

I seem to of lost the oval ring type lamps from the front, forgive the technical terms, I have no clue wether I need whole new units or can the lamp be replaced, is it a fancy defuser or an actual circle lamp, led or????? Help
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Re: Front lights

Post by X5Sport » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:24 am

Just needs a new bulb each side.  It is a diffuser system and called an 'Angel Eye' by most of us, or 'Halo' by BMW.

Unusual to lose both though.  Have you had a warning on the dash panel about them?

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Re: Front lights

Post by Raj » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:48 am

Id check the fuse in the first instance if both have gone of simultaneously.

But as a Rich has mentioned they are just illuminated rings from a single bulb each side.
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Re: Front lights

Post by Spartanx5 » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:07 am

Cheers guys, I get a warning about the rear lights, but I think that's because the previous owner had the led units fitted and I don't think they fitted a cap, I don't get any warning lights about the front, it's just the passenger side but know I know what I am looking at I will have dig in and see what I can find.
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Re: Front lights

Post by X5Sport » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:51 am

If you have Xenons then there is an angled cap at the top that just twists out.

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