HOW TO: BMW E46 HID to LED headlight conversion

[@chriss.3476]

Can you give some help? Are you able to give a link to a similar product that might be available? I'm having difficulty finding the right options. Your help would be HIGHLY appreciated!

[@G_STYLIN]

I have a e39 with h7 low and high beam factory, bought an aftermarket depot headlight that is for xenons d2s... Is it possible to install led d2s?

[@garbinsgarage]

Yes. If it’s the same bulb

[@coolandmellow]

Well that's not entirely true infact it's not true at all.The new Osram Premium cool blue intense HID are brighter and superior to any led out there

[@poorforlife6836]

You brought the wrong conversion kit. You should've gotten the High Intensity LED (HiLED). They plug directly into the factory ballast. No splicing, none of that extra crap you did. Not going to advertise brand as theres like 2-3 companies that do it and seems to be new technology. See below Upgrade high power 90W D3S D3R LED light bulb for HID original bulbs replacement. ▶Operating Voltage: 45V Pay attention: Please never install D1S D1R led bulbs to D3S D3R ballasts, and never install D3S D3R led bulbs to D1S D1R HID ballasts, it will cause HID ballast burnt out. D1/D1S/D1R ≠ D3/D3S/D3R ▶10 minutes directly install to the ORIGINAL BALLAST to replace HID headlight bulb.No need to take off the original ballast.(Please make sure the function of the ballasts are working) ▶100% super decoding error-free.

[@garbinsgarage]

This isn’t the “wrong kit” My kit worked just fine but I was unaware of this option and thanks for showing others. But for low beam only they are plug and play. The ballast delete is completely optional. You can just unplug it and plug the LED pins right into the original ballast connector

[@studiomwg]

So what do I need if I have bi-xenons, and I don’t want to cut or splice anything? My factory original bulbs/ballasts are suddenly flickering.

[@yncpollo]

@@studiomwg did you figuere it out?

[@studiomwg]

@@yncpollo No, gave up. Stayed with stock

[@top36560]

What do you mean stayed with stock?

[@Vjiovino]

Your projectors don't do high and low beam though

[@desertbound2005]

Does this work on an 03 325xi?

[@diesololeveling]

The link you provided for the low beams is no longer available. Have a new link?

[@MarkJohnMorris]

How did you connect the D2S LED to the cars 12v source bypassing the ballast? Video shows you removing the ballast, then fixing your H7 bulbs. But nothing about the D2S LEDs :-( i have same issue with my Mini, want D2S LED, but unsure about the ballast

[@likits1999]

Auxito D2S is plug and play. Get those instead of these.

[@MarkJohnMorris]

@likits1999 tried them, 2 different sets. Do not work with Ballast Drivers, voltage is way above SWL for LED.

[@chriss.3476]

I'm wondering the same thing. He had to wire them in because the cab can see they have pins at the end of the wiring. Not sure how he skipped over such an important part...

[@MarkJohnMorris]

I cut the 12v cable that comes INTO ballast (before ballast chucks the voltage to thousands) and hard wired my D2S LED that way. Worked a charm

[@chriss.3476]

@@MarkJohnMorris thanks for the reply. Was hoping to avoid having to cut any wiring. Did you happen to take a picture of where you cut?

[@kylep3759]

I did the same thing on my 330i but the angel eyes still flicker occasionally, pisses me off.

[@skrsys]

I left the hi beams at the factory angle, I think the reflector is designed to work best at that angle. I have an intense hotspot higher in the center to see further down the road, as opposed to what you show in this video.

[@garbinsgarage]

I agree. I no longer have the car but I would've gone with different style H7 bulb if the housing allowed it to fit. I did love the way these came out being much brighter and the beam was a lot wider giving more left to right visibility.

[@rafaelnavarro8857]

Can I wire a low beam bulb to high beam wiring and still have the low beam on when the high beams are off, or will the low beams be off with the highs ? Idk if it makes sense

[@garbinsgarage]

What are you trying to achieve? They are 2 separate circuits. Low beams should stay on when high beams a come on. But wiring either together would not allow individual operation.

[@DropzPD]

No they will light up both if you wire together

[@rarefruit2320]

@@DropzPDyou would need extra relays, fuses, and wiring to achieve that. It’s complicated

[@ricardofonseca3997]

Ive purchased the new d2s led to hid (plug and play) but only works in one side of the car..on other it lights up but after 1sec it shut off.. Do you have any opinion or solution on this? Thanks

[@likits1999]

It seems like you have a weak ballast problem.

[@seidemannadm.6400]

very usefull, thanks!

[@bertmensah8060]

Did you install the DZG D2S 35 or 80 watt LED bulbs? Stock is 35w I believe. If the 80 watt, how is the heat?? I want the lumens of 10000 LUX over the 8400 LUX but not at a fire risk.

[@garbinsgarage]

I installed the 80w. Same one that is linked in the description. No issues with heat. They run Cooler then the stock HID’s did.

[@malcolmwindess]

What kit have you used ?

[@gevinduxrs2]

Is it same for LCI? 2004

[@garbinsgarage]

Not exactly. The double check what bulb your projector takes and find a matching led. The LCI has a Bixenon projector and is high/low for the same bulb

[@gevinduxrs2]

@@garbinsgarage thank you 👍🏻

[@besmirqerimi6115]

Is it possible to buy the Osram LED for the High Beam or should i buy only simple LED without balast for Highbeam?

[@garbinsgarage]

The only issue is trying to fit them without modifying the housing. The little h7 I got was the only one I could find that fit

[@besmirqerimi6115]

@@garbinsgarage technicaly it is not a problem if they have a ballast?

[@EACraftingGames]

How do I make my xenon projector shutter work if I swap HID for LED and delete ballast

[@garbinsgarage]

If you mean the flap for high beam that is totally separate from anything. The ballast only ignites and operates the bulb and nothing else

[@alfred_bauer]

does it pass inspection with these lights?

[@garbinsgarage]

I don’t live an in inspection state but I don’t see why It wouldn’t

[@isaiahhague122]

Is there an alternative resistor you would recommend so it won't over heat?

[@garbinsgarage]

I tried 2 different plug and play h7 resistors from amazon and both stopped flickering but didn’t stop the error message. Might be another that will work but I just went with these because I had them laying around

[@MaxMinstats]

Another lighting comparison video with the phone camera's ISO set to auto 🙄

[@garbinsgarage]

It was fixed for the some of the comparison. Led is brighter. But I will make another video more long term review . It’s cyber hard to show light output on most cameras

[@MaxMinstats]

@@garbinsgarage Make sure to set the shutter speed and focal distance to manual also or its just going to adapt to the lighting conditions

[@idiether]

So if I wanted to convert just the factory xenon I would need that single bulb right? Not the resistor?

[@garbinsgarage]

Correct. The resistor is only high beam. You still have to bypass the ballast though

[@likits1999]

Try the Auxito D2S LED bulbs. No cutting necessary but it's hard to fit everything in.

[@Vjiovino]

​@@likits1999did you fit those in a e46 ?

[@martinmitev8608]

Great video! What brand and model are the Led bulbs in the fog lights?

[@bevanbeard5169]

Hey daddy

[@realitytev]

Hey, I want to swap my whole lense out for an aftermarket set. Would I just need to do the resistor?

[@garbinsgarage]

Are you saying to swap a whole different headlight? The lenses just clip on. I doing recommend going to an eBay cheap headlight. The stock will always look and perform better

[@realitytev]

@@garbinsgarage I wanted to just swap whole assemblies to ones of good quality. My stock sets are pretty beat with the wiring shredded from a terrible previous job. Looking to get a set with ref halos already installed but all I can find are led projectors

[@miguelpinero6810]

Dónde estas ubicado y Cuanto cobras por hacer ese mismo trabajo

[@youonlyliveonce2556]

No mames es algo super fácil , si solo quieres cambiar las bombillas, si quieres los angel lights ve a donde instalan estereos y cosas así ,si vas a cambiar tus bombillas tu mismo usa guantes , y cada q vayas quitando partes fíjate bien como están instaladas xq si no para q las vuelvas a poner vas a batallar mucho

[@oscaryivon]

You video was good but you didn’t explain or how how to connect the 12 for low beams, 12 volts wire it will go straight to battery? Thank you.

[@garbinsgarage]

My fault. There is a 12 feed into the ballast for the xenon. You unplug that connector and hook the new LED to that plug. You are basically bypassing the Ballast

[@chriss.3476]

​@@garbinsgaragehow did you connect the pins to the plug?

[@garbinsgarage]

@@chriss.3476 yes, just stick them into the connector

[@chriss.3476]

@@garbinsgarage into the back where the wires are?

[@garbinsgarage]

@@chriss.3476 into the front where the male plug would go in

[@oscaryivon]

Thank you for you help but I steel don’t understand where to connect those 2 wires. Thank you.

[@garbinsgarage]

Had a few comments about this my apologies. The grey connector that plugs into the ballast for the HID is a 12v feed. You simply slide the pins of the LED into that connector, bypassing the Ballast.

[@HQTTTH]

hy. can u make a video fort that proces..i dont really understand ...my car 04 e46 oem bixenon starts flickering worst and worst ..im tyred of buyng bulbs every couple of month after they give up ..and im relaly thinking about this led conversion . can u show us how to conetct the wires? i know these days are led plug and play that conect to the ignitor .but if i have a fault with ignitor or balast , even if i swap to led the flickering will still be there right ? the only chance is to bypass the ignitor and balast and conect to the 12 v as u did . right? @@garbinsgarage

[@garbinsgarage]

@@HQTTTH Hello. I did show me connecting all the wires together for the ballast. All you have to do it remove the ballast with the 2 t25s holding it on and the connect the prongs of the LED bulb unit the 12v connector that originally plugs into the ballast. The LED kit I linked is meant for this and has a positive and negotiable prong that slides right into the slots in the factory connector. I hope this helps The flickering will completely disappear after the led instal because the ballast is bypassed and the new LED contains a resistor to get rid of the error code

[@HQTTTH]

@@garbinsgarage thank you very much for Your response.. The kit u instaled îs unavaiable on amazon. Can you show me another one that use The same balast avoid princible.. The big majority of Them these days plug into The ignitor. And as a side question, how îs The led compared to OEM xenon? I hesrd în The rain îs a pain în The ass to drive With them

[@garbinsgarage]

@@HQTTTH DZG D2S D2R D4S D4R LED Bulbs 80W 10000 Lumens 6000K Bright White Light, Pack of 2 a.co/d/5eLPHAu here is another link to the same LED kit. LED and Xenon display a little differently. The Led is 20% brighter and white in color. If anything I felt the LED was better in the rain than my old HID