Hey Kent,Originally Posted by CrayzeeM3
I thought wire taps were just a type of connector to connect one wire to a complete circuit (i.e., a wire with no open ends). Worse comes to worse, I would just use some scissors and strip each of the four wires. Then twist them together and cover with some electrical tape.
It would, however, be a good idea to get some male & female connectors as well as some butt connectors (more permanent though but good and quick). You can get some at Radio Shack or Home Depot. You'll also need a crimper which can be expensive.
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Yea I bought a molex connector from radioshack but just ended up twisting them together, soldering, and wrapping with electric tape. Couldnt figure out how go get the damn wire to stay in the molex connector.
HAHAHHA I did the SAME EXACT THING! First I put them on the wrong damn wires then I tryed to get them off and I was like ah F%CK it so I just soldered them glad I wasnt the only one I felt kinda newbishOriginally Posted by Estoril4dr
i would pay for something that doesn't involve wire cutting, etc (Matt, weren't you coming up with something like that?)
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As far as I know, this is BY FAR the easiest fix for this problem. Others I have read about require wiring in a huge amount of resistors or messing with your fusebox. If you've got this problem, this is the way to go.Originally Posted by Ali
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Agreed, plus its not something that you'll never be able to hook back up if you want it again.Originally Posted by clumpymold
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Bump for a GREAT fix!
Still have yet to do it but I'm sure it'll work.
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WTF is LBF? And how does one know when one's LBF has failed?
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LBF = lettuce bacon and fries. A special you add on to a typical cheeseburger.Originally Posted by badmonkey
Seriously, it stands for "LOW BEAM FAILURE". Your OBC will say that when one (or both) of your low beam bulbs have gone out. It does this by checking the total wattage received. Most people get this problem when they install HIDs since they require less wattage to be powered (70 watts total vs. 110 watts with stock halogens). This "fix" will hopefully solve this problem but now we won't know if one of our lights are out.
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Are you SURE it's total wattage? Not resistance? Not voltage?Originally Posted by clumpymold
Why would some cars have it and not others? It's the same wattage isn't it? My car doesn't get the LBF, but someone else's 98 M3/4 might.
LBF = comes in many varieties:
Blown fuses
Blown bulbs
or....and that's the reason mmaigret came up with this ingenious work around.
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Yes, I'm not 100% sure so it could be any of a variety of other factors. It's just what I've read on these forums. The main differences between an HID kit and the stock halogen setup (aside from the light output, etc.) is the wattage used, I believe. They both use the same voltage. Not sure about resistance since I haven't measured that yet.Originally Posted by umnitza
A blown fuse would result in less wattage returning to the sensor, which is essentially the same thing as a blown bulb, but I'm not 100% on this either. Just what I've read.
I am curious, however, as to why some get it and why others don't. As of now, this has been one of the easiest fixes to this problem but isn't there a way to determine the differences between, say, your kit/setup vs. one that gets the LBF? Maybe that would be an easier fix?
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Hmm, something I didn't know...
My fix was to remove the OBC, useless POS it is.
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Amazing write-up and so easy.. took 30 minutes and *poof* no LBF.. Quick ? though.. We connect the wires on the wire/car side.. do we just leave the wires on the connector/CCM side hanging? I sealed them to prevent any arcing and all seems to be working fine..
Thanks,
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Just did it. This mod is indeed the bomb. Thanks again, mmaigret!
BTW, I skipped steps 6 thru 8. I just grabbed the needed wires, snipped and connected them. Left the module/plug alone.
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why not use some butt connectors?
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Originally Posted by JT///M3
that's what I did..
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Yeah, you can use just about anything you are comfortable with. I used male/female connectors, so if I ever want to undo it, its an easy/clean re-plug n play affair.Originally Posted by JT///M3
I also shot my clutch arm pivot points w/ some silicone spray while I was in there. Squeak gone.
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Good job on the write-up bro! I've installed 3 HID kits on 3 different E36's and never got the LBF error on any of them. Maybe I'm just lucky?
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Another one bites the dust!!!! Just did the exact same thing, skipping 6-8. The contortions i had to do laying half way out of the car had me cursing, but it took me in total 35 minutes. MMaigret- MAD PROPS!!!!Originally Posted by Mad Dog 20/20
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Awesome! I just did this last night and it worked!!! Yay! The CCM was a pain to get to though. I actually had to go through all the steps.
Now to figure out how to get my fogs to stay on when my highs are on. Anyone know how to do that? I tried this write-up but it didn't work
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...hreadid=188902
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Just did this on my '95 M3 with Umnitza 4500k HID's. It was really quick and painless! I was able to clip the wires without dropping or unplugging the plug, so I just skipped that whole part.
Put the 4 wires together with spade connectors.
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Umnitza makes HIDs? Or was it from Umnitza (Xtec kit)?Originally Posted by DocWyte
I don't know how you guys managed to do this without unplugging that console. It was WAY up there for me. Is it different for different years?
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Think it was the xtec stuff, not sure tho.
It really wasn't hard to get to on my car at all. I pushed a little wiring out of the way and it was pretty much in front of my face. I did have the seat all the way back and my head on the floor near the pedal cluster tho.
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Yet another happy customer! I just soldered and heat shrink, 20min of my life gone for the bling bling.
Hey you said you had trouble getting the bolster out. Just get it to the point pictured in the writeup and then go to the very passenger edge of it, where it curves down into the footwell 3". Just push back on that section really hard (push directly on that curve dpart, not the bolster as a whole) and a 3/8" lip will come out from behind the center console plastic and then just pull the bolster straight out.
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