[LMB335IS]

Trying to help out a car club buddy with retrofitting factory Xenons to his 2007 E90 328i. He has already swapped in a FRM2 which reads as a FRM2_E89.C09. It's from a E92. I've added $522 to the VO as you can see (attached) and also attached a copy of the TRC after coding. Still not working. He works at a Indy and assured me it's wired up correctly. Can someone give it a quick look and tell me if I missed something or whatnot? Thanks.

[Sensible_]

Originally Posted by LMB335IS

Trying to help out a car club buddy with retrofitting factory Xenons to his 2007 E90 328i. He has already swapped in a FRM2 which reads as a FRM2_E89.C09. It's from a E92. I've added $522 to the VO as you can see (attached) and also attached a copy of the TRC after coding. Still not working. He works at a Indy and assured me it's wired up correctly. Can someone give it a quick look and tell me if I missed something or whatnot? Thanks.

Can't see the trc file as I'm using the mobile app.

Couple of questions:

1. Was the NFRM coded to default with NCSEXPERT??

2. Is the FRM2 at least an 'XE'?

3. Was the replacement FRM2 compatible with his E90. Checked part numbers???

4. What exactly isn't working?

5. Any fault codes?

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

Can't see the trc file as I'm using the mobile app.

Couple of questions:

1. Was the NFRM coded to default with NCSEXPERT??

2. Is the FRM2 at least an 'XE'?

3. Was the replacement FRM2 compatible with his E90. Checked part numbers???

4. What exactly isn't working?

5. Any fault codes?

1. Yes

2. I don't know what he used

3. Again, not sure what he used

4. No low beams or AE's as DRLs

5. No codes

I'll get back with him about the FRM #'s. He's going to send me a pic to the FRM label so we'll know what I'm dealing with tomorrow.
Thanks

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

Can't see the trc file as I'm using the mobile app.

Couple of questions:

1. Was the NFRM coded to default with NCSEXPERT??

2. Is the FRM2 at least an 'XE'?

3. Was the replacement FRM2 compatible with his E90. Checked part numbers???

4. What exactly isn't working?

5. Any fault codes?

Here's a couple pictures of the module. The first is the one that he had installed. The second one is another one that he has available to use if needed.

[Sensible_]

The FRM seems correct.

What if any fault codes are being displayed?

Do the angel eyes come on at all? Are you just saying they are are not working as DRL when the light switch it set to auto?

I take it you've checked bulbs and ballasts?

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

The FRM seems correct.

What if any fault codes are being displayed?

Do the angel eyes come on at all? Are you just saying they are are not working as DRL when the light switch it set to auto?

I take it you've checked bulbs and ballasts?

No codes. No ae or low beams at all whether the switch is on auto or turned to parking lights and on. High beams work. Like I said, I just volunteered to do the coding, it's very straightforward with the correct frm and wiring from what I could tell.

My only concern really is that I had the coding correct. It was missing the parameter pwm_anst_***_xenon (or whatever it) which concerned me. All the other coding seemed to be correct according to the guides I've seen. The FRM, wiring, etc is on him.

[Joe@TopGearSolutions]

Originally Posted by LMB335IS

No codes. No ae or low beams at all whether the switch is on auto or turned to parking lights and on. High beams work. Like I said, I just volunteered to do the coding, it's very straightforward with the correct frm and wiring from what I could tell.

My only concern really is that I had the coding correct. It was missing the parameter pwm_anst_***_xenon (or whatever it) which concerned me. All the other coding seemed to be correct according to the guides I've seen. The FRM, wiring, etc is on him.

Just a shot in the dark, but have you looked at the short circuit counter to make sure that the replacement FRM doesn't need to be reset?

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Joe@TopGearSolutions

Just a shot in the dark, but have you looked at the short circuit counter to make sure that the replacement FRM doesn't need to be reset?

Nope, but a good idea. Thanks.

[Sensible_]

The sort circuit is what I was getting at when I said have you checked the bulbs and ballasts?

Check if a voltage is going to the bulbs.

I don't see how this is a coding error? As long as you added 522 to the VO and coded the new FRM to the new VO then the coding will be correct.

Are you also 100% sure the wiring is correct?

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

The sort circuit is what I was getting at when I said have you checked the bulbs and ballasts?

Check if a voltage is going to the bulbs.

I don't see how this is a coding error? As long as you added 522 to the VO and coded the new FRM to the new VO then the coding will be correct.

Are you also 100% sure the wiring is correct?

Like I said, he just needed someone to write the VO to the car and make the adjustments for AE as DRLs and replacing the halogens with xenons in NCS Expert. I have no hand in any of the wiring or parts or how anything was installed. I just want to be sure that the coding as shown in the TRC file I posted was correctly done. If it is then I know the problem lies in his wiring, bulbs, ballasts, etc. I will check the short circuit counter though.

[Sensible_]

Ok, just got your TRC up.

What headlights have been retrofitted?

PRELCI - BI Xenon / AHL ?
LCI???

We're head light level sensor fitted as well? I see AUTO_LWR_ENABLE is set to nicht_aktiv

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

Ok, just got your TRC up.

What headlights have been retrofitted?

PRELCI - BI Xenon / AHL ?
LCI???

We're head light level sensor fitted as well? I see AUTO_LWR_ENABLE is set to nicht_aktiv

Pre LCI Bi Xenon, no AHL, no level sensors, hence the nicht aktiv.

[Sensible_]

To me the trc file looks fine. It's clear the FRM has recognised the VO addition of 522.

I know you say you are only the coder and the hardware is up to him, but the way you code it depends on what he's done?

You have coded the car for the proper OEM factory retrofit. However, I suspect he hasn't wired the new headlights in the factory retrofit way. If he'd used the retrofit harness this has pins for the auto levellers which are very easy to install. This suggests he's not used the OEM retrofit harness and done some wiring modification of his own.

Although I wouldn't rule out the short circuit counters needing so be reset I fell it unlikely given the same lights on each side are out.

Just guessing though, tough without seeing the car. Maybe ask him for photos of the FRM connectors and the connector at the headlights...

[siphor1989]

Pretty sure the FRM2 NSW does not support bi-xenons. The FRM2 AHL definitely will though. Other than that, coding looks right.

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

To me the trc file looks fine. It's clear the FRM has recognised the VO addition of 522.

I know you say you are only the coder and the hardware is up to him, but the way you code it depends on what he's done?

You have coded the car for the proper OEM factory retrofit. However, I suspect he hasn't wired the new headlights in the factory retrofit way. If he'd used the retrofit harness this has pins for the auto levellers which are very easy to install. This suggests he's not used the OEM retrofit harness and done some wiring modification of his own.

Although I wouldn't rule out the short circuit counters needing so be reset I fell it unlikely given the same lights on each side are out.

Just guessing though, tough without seeing the car. Maybe ask him for photos of the FRM connectors and the connector at the headlights...

Thanks so much for your help. I'm going to get with him in the next day or two and find out exactly what he did for wiring. I know they're OEM Xenons with the factory bulbs and ballasts.

Originally Posted by siphor1989

Pretty sure the FRM2 NSW does not support bi-xenons. The FRM2 AHL definitely will though. Other than that, coding looks right.

Thanks. I pretty sure he put that one in today to try and fix this. I'll have to recode and see what happens.

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

To me the trc file looks fine. It's clear the FRM has recognised the VO addition of 522.

I know you say you are only the coder and the hardware is up to him, but the way you code it depends on what he's done?

You have coded the car for the proper OEM factory retrofit. However, I suspect he hasn't wired the new headlights in the factory retrofit way. If he'd used the retrofit harness this has pins for the auto levellers which are very easy to install. This suggests he's not used the OEM retrofit harness and done some wiring modification of his own.

Although I wouldn't rule out the short circuit counters needing so be reset I fell it unlikely given the same lights on each side are out.

Just guessing though, tough without seeing the car. Maybe ask him for photos of the FRM connectors and the connector at the headlights...

Ok, so he put in the FRM2 AHL. I checked his UIF, he thought he had programmed it to his car (VIN, updates) but it still showed the donor VIN and a 2010 programming date, so it didn't take. The pic shows the error codes before I tried to code again, hoping the damn thing would just work, Lol. Coded it, everything worked but low beams. I had to leave, he used some shop diagnostic tool to try a reflash and sent me a pic of the error codes he got. 932E - AHL system: low beam, left, switched off. Reset in order?

[Sensible_]

Originally Posted by LMB335IS

Ok, so he put in the FRM2 AHL. I checked his UIF, he thought he had programmed it to his car (VIN, updates) but it still showed the donor VIN and a 2010 programming date, so it didn't take. The pic shows the error codes before I tried to code again, hoping the damn thing would just work, Lol. Coded it, everything worked but low beams. I had to leave, he used some shop diagnostic tool to try a reflash and sent me a pic of the error codes he got. 932E - AHL system: low beam, left, switched off. Reset in order?

Yeah, sound like the short circuit counter needs resetting. Use tool32, but obviously it's shut off the circuit for a reason. Maybe a bulb / ballast is faulty?

[LMB335IS]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

Yeah, sound like the short circuit counter needs resetting. Use tool32, but obviously it's shut off the circuit for a reason. Maybe a bulb / ballast is faulty?

Maybe, but he keeps switching back and forth with some cheap Chinese reps so he can have working lights until these are sorted so who knows