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I have been talking with more and more people who have damaged the inner LED board on install, just like I did.. five times. Once I got the 6th and final board, I wanted to protect the install and avoid any future issues. After speaking with an electrical engineer for advice, I sourced out the coating and redid the install.
I wish I had known this on first install as I would have done this initially, but if you run into trouble here is how you can avoid making the same mistake.
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[@EEscapeTheMatrix]

I’ve managed to do this on 3 pairs 🤦🏻‍♂️ so glad I watched your video!!!

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Ah man.. sorry to hear that! Wish I could have posted this sooner for you (and me too!)

[@oficina_moomoo]

I am glad I saw this on your last video, I was just pretty careful putting the board in and it was fine.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

me too!

[@patrickgarcia1083]

Thank you so much for this! I fumbled the first try which was costly as i need to order another. Followed your instructions here and go it to work perfect! All the best!

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Makes me so glad to hear it helped, thank you for letting me know!

[@kam8361]

Thank you for this

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Happy to help!

[@oficina_moomoo]

I used the thermal glue that came with it, now thinking about it if you use the 3M tape which will raise the board slightly and probably why you keep scrapping the resistors, every mm counts.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Absolutely possible for sure.

[@ozo310sk8]

Used two coats of acrylic coating topside and thermal glue bottom, no issues.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Well done!!

[@davewallace9048]

Sounds like they should do that right from the factory. If it’s that easy to make that mistake, they should put the coating on!!

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Completely agree and I have given that feedback to the manufacturer very.. strongly..

[@BMW_MLife]

As a Designer of both mechanical components/systems and PCBs I feel this is a Mfg issue and should not be incumbent on the consumer to alleviate in any fashion. Ideally the PCB needs revised to move the fragile SMT resistor to a safer location, or at least they should add the conformal coating at the factory as a layer of mechanical protection (which BTW is not it's primary function in use)

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Dont argue one bit.. no exposed resistors on the OEM, where this has one that is very vulnerable.

[@victorsullivan815]

Sounds like that could have been an expensive lesson. The half and half looks sharp. The yellow does look better than the white.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

yeah honestly really painful and I felt positively silly once I realized the problem was me. Easy fix though.. 8)

[@slammedgod3557]

So im having a similar problem with my g20 yellow drl lights, but for some reason, after I drive my car hard, the actual clip seems to pull the board off the actual module. Do you know why?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Can't say I have seen that but my assumption would be its not locking in place?

[@WTF_888]

Great video! Question: is silicone conformal coating the same as acrylic?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

I don't believe so..

[@WTF_888]

@@BMWDIYGuy Thx, just curious if the silicone one will work too.

[@Maximiliano89]

Thx for the video , just wanna know if rgbw can be installed the same way ?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Very similar

[@Matt_C_N]

If you scrape off the resistor, is it going to fail right away, or very soon after?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

They will fail immediately, and that side wont work properly at all. You will also get an error on the dash about the lights not working. The resistor is so light and frail, you wont even feel it come off.

[@dilraj8_]

hey i have a problem with mine, i had them installed for 6 months and my turn signals both got malfuctions and i read forums and people have the same problem as me, any solution??

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Ah man not good.. I haven't heard of that issue, but if you are still having it I would look to get the boards replaced.

[@LiveFastJayy]

Did you figure out the problem and was it the drls that caused the turn signal to malfunction

[@denishamdiev2686]

What happens if one of the halos does not come on or is dimmed in light output ? I am looking at one 4 series with the iconic lights and on the left side one halo does not light up and the other shines really dimmed, just to note the car appears to have had a front collision because the front bumper was a little cracked nothing major though, and the bay of the engine seemed to be fine radiator and other metal parts were all good. Could a chipset replacement bring the shine back and light up the other halo also ? Thanks!

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Lots going on there.. LEDs could be out or damaged. The halo light channel could also be damaged or broken so the light doesn't transmit. Definitely start there and see what you find.

[@denishamdiev2686]

@@BMWDIYGuy thank you

[@BMWDIYGuy]

@@denishamdiev2686 Happy to help

[@denishamdiev2686]

@BMWDIYGuy should this be a reason to give up on the car, they are not that cheap and if I have to find someone else to work on those lights hes not gonna charge pennies also, it could get really expensive quick

[@BMWDIYGuy]

@@denishamdiev2686 looking to buy it? I would look elsewhere personally.

[@tha5raikage]

Link to product ?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Should.be in the video description

[@Tight--LiNeZ]

I do not like those anodized blue bolts/nuts in the engine bay. OEM Silver or black if you must change them. Cos those blue ones like cheap, like something a teenager would do to their car. This is BMW, not a 16yr old's old honda civic. No modern BMW engine bay is ever going to look that good. They aren't classic cars. Under the hood is a performance place. Not an aesthetic place. Sorry, they just look so cheesy and "try-hard". Please remove & replace them back to oem, or black even. Lol, i'm sorry.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Just wait until you see the red! 8)

[@Tight--LiNeZ]

@@BMWDIYGuy Not. Don't so it. So many people are making what are classy German cars, into some Jap import with terrible tasteless mods. Just cos someone can afford a modern BMW, doesn't mean they have BMW level of sophistication. No cheesy add-ons.

[@staycalm4952]

what do u use for covering that resistor element?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Link is in fhe description