S4NoMore wrote

Yes, in my case the only cost was for that part plus about $10 in plastic rivets for reassembly of the front bumper. Prices on eBay vary.

How has the fix held up?

S4NoMore wrote

There is a method to change it. Someone on the FB group was bold enough to attempt, I followed suit.

The part number is 1308310415-C1, it's not a BMW part number and I don't know if it can be bought new somewhere but there are dismantlers selling them on eBay. I rolled the dice on a seller in Lithuania, paid US$79 shipped and took 2 weeks to arrive. I looked for signs of wear at the LED chips, which are visible - in my photo, the replacement is on the bottom on the bag.

The module is above the headlight bulb housing, remove the bulb for ease of access. But access still isn't easy, I drilled holes in the housing to reach in with a T20 screwdriver and remove the module.

Sadly there's another failure mode to look at - wear to the faces of the plastic DRL "tubes" which you can imagine are functionally fiber optic. The hot LED can cause discoloration. This would warrant entire housing replacement.

I carefully cleaned the faces with IPA and a cotton swab and I think the result is better. The worst part of the job is pulling the bumper cover.

Pictures are not in order but you can clearly see the difference in color of the LED output.

Have you had condensation problems after opening up the case and letting in moist air?

S4NoMore wrote

There is a method to change it. Someone on the FB group was bold enough to attempt, I followed suit.

The part number is 1308310415-C1, it's not a BMW part number and I don't know if it can be bought new somewhere but there are dismantlers selling them on eBay. I rolled the dice on a seller in Lithuania, paid US$79 shipped and took 2 weeks to arrive. I looked for signs of wear at the LED chips, which are visible - in my photo, the replacement is on the bottom on the bag.

The module is above the headlight bulb housing, remove the bulb for ease of access. But access still isn't easy, I drilled holes in the housing to reach in with a T20 screwdriver and remove the module.

Sadly there's another failure mode to look at - wear to the faces of the plastic DRL "tubes" which you can imagine are functionally fiber optic. The hot LED can cause discoloration. This would warrant entire housing replacement.

I carefully cleaned the faces with IPA and a cotton swab and I think the result is better. The worst part of the job is pulling the bumper cover.

Pictures are not in order but you can clearly see the difference in color of the LED output.

Also, are there two of these modules per head light? One for each ring?

heticor wrote

There several vendor on line fro that part number

here one from ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/164505029986

Looks like Alibaba is also selling these.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/KY-OEM-1308310415-C1-LED-DRL_1600535250144.html

X4guy wrote

How has the fix held up?

No complaints or issues so far, all good.

ClampThurst wrote

Have you had condensation problems after opening up the case and letting in moist air?

No not that I've noticed.

ClampThurst wrote

Also, are there two of these modules per head light? One for each ring?

Correct.

New link for the Angel eye repair modules https://www.ebay.com/itm/314123547311

Hey guys,

I made a bimmerpost account just to thank you guys for all the useful information provided here.

Luckily my issue was not as severe as described in these posts. I only had one led from one module affected/dimmed/tad yellow but due to these posts I understood that I need to act quickly so as not to damage the ring/fiberglass from further exposure to a bad/burning led.

The bad DRL in my case was also lucky as it was the driver side one, right around the lightbulb/D1S so one screw from the DRL was accessible via the back after removing the D1s bulb.
Sadly, I had to disassemble a part of the front bumper(not all the way) in order to take out the headlight.
We removed all the screws on the top/bonnet level, all the screws between bumper and engine shield, took out the plastic semicircle wheel cover and unscrewed the T30 screw holding the plastic bumper tied to the front car wing. After that we were able to gently pull away the bumper from one side so as to make wiggle room and take out the two screws from underneath the headlight and bam, it was removed.

After that, took a 10 drillbit and gently made a whole in the back of the headlight assembly right above the other DRL LED screw. Took out the DRL.
Used a 8 drillbit and gently rotated it on the fiberoptic canal for the LED just to scratch surface a bit, then used a 2 drillbit to get in deeper and scoop the burn out part. These were done by hand not using the drillbit machine(way to many things can go wrong).
After that, just put in DRL back, tested and it looks like new.
Put in a plastic clip inside hole and also put in engine silicone around plastic clip so as to avoid future condensation and etc.
Overall I'm very pleased with how this turned out. Sorry that I didn't take any pictures as I was very nervous initially for the whole operation.
Just wanted to thank you guys for all the useful info.

S4NoMore wrote

There is a method to change it. Someone on the FB group was bold enough to attempt, I followed suit.

The part number is 1308310415-C1, it's not a BMW part number and I don't know if it can be bought new somewhere but there are dismantlers selling them on eBay. I rolled the dice on a seller in Lithuania, paid US$79 shipped and took 2 weeks to arrive. I looked for signs of wear at the LED chips, which are visible - in my photo, the replacement is on the bottom on the bag.

The module is above the headlight bulb housing, remove the bulb for ease of access. But access still isn't easy, I drilled holes in the housing to reach in with a T20 screwdriver and remove the module.

Sadly there's another failure mode to look at - wear to the faces of the plastic DRL "tubes" which you can imagine are functionally fiber optic. The hot LED can cause discoloration. This would warrant entire housing replacement.

I carefully cleaned the faces with IPA and a cotton swab and I think the result is better. The worst part of the job is pulling the bumper cover.

Pictures are not in order but you can clearly see the difference in color of the LED output.

Your post saved me a lot of $$$$....Thats pretty easy to change it and cost almost nothing($60 CAN)....Thanks dude.....(BTW a got an X3 2015 )

S4NoMore wrote

There is a method to change it. Someone on the FB group was bold enough to attempt, I followed suit.

The part number is 1308310415-C1, it's not a BMW part number and I don't know if it can be bought new somewhere but there are dismantlers selling them on eBay. I rolled the dice on a seller in Lithuania, paid US$79 shipped and took 2 weeks to arrive. I looked for signs of wear at the LED chips, which are visible - in my photo, the replacement is on the bottom on the bag.

The module is above the headlight bulb housing, remove the bulb for ease of access. But access still isn't easy, I drilled holes in the housing to reach in with a T20 screwdriver and remove the module.

Sadly there's another failure mode to look at - wear to the faces of the plastic DRL "tubes" which you can imagine are functionally fiber optic. The hot LED can cause discoloration. This would warrant entire housing replacement.

I carefully cleaned the faces with IPA and a cotton swab and I think the result is better. The worst part of the job is pulling the bumper cover.

Pictures are not in order but you can clearly see the difference in color of the LED output.

Is this process the same with the Xenon - Adaptive Headlights? I saw thisand the headlight assembly looks vastly different. Just got my X3 and a yellow inner driver DRL is one fo the few blemishes with the car.

Hi all, I've created a Bimmer post account to join in on the discussions here and hopefully assist. My wife owns a BMW X3 2016 F25 facelift which has had one of the angle eyes recently fail and turned yellow, so I have been living this same nightmare. Like the other posts here I have been madly searching for a cheaper solution outside of the crazy $5.5k costs quoted by BMW to get it fixed. The solution for the post here works for the outer DRL only. As you can see with our vehicle the inner DRL has failed. There are two LED modules in each headlight. (two LED's in each module and so one led on each side of the fibre optic ring filament) One LED module for the outer and one for the inner DRL ring (which is not shown on the assembly diagram)

The one that sits above the main Xenon bub housing is accessible with some difficulty (drilling holes in the rear cover etc), however if the inner one has blown there no way to access for replacement without pulling the whole headlight apart. (I have taken a photo showing this through the headlight motherboard housing Panel 1)

As an alternative I found a place around the corner from where I live (luckily) that sells refurbished headlight assemblies with genuine BMW parts (6 months warranty) $822.00 AUD. The assembly is of new quality and comes with the 2 x LED modules already installed. The only items not supplied are the computer chip or motherboard behind Panel 1, the indicator globe 12, the driver module 13 and HID Xenon bulb 11. The rest is all installed in the assembly.

Will cost me a further $200 AUD to get the local mechanics to swap out over a couple of hours. They will be able to transfer the other parts from the existing HL to the new assembly.

Hope this helps whilst still not super cheap! Also, if ordering a new assembly, you will need to check if the main HL connector is an 8 pin or 9 pin. Ours was 8 pin. Website below to supplier.

Web: https://www.ahsheadlight.com.au/

Ugh. Thanks for sharing.

I'll be hoping mine never fail. I would have thought it would be "just a bulb". Always a pain to get to, but not that much work.

for the LCI Xenon Lights, if you dont whant to pay for a new one or used one, yo have to open the headlight, from the front, remove the Clear cover, and change de clear plastic of the halo light, there are some in ebay, sometimes you can scrape some plastic an put it again, and you have to check the actual LED if is not burn out if its burn you have to purshase the LED module too, the extreme heat of this LED in contanct to the clear plastic end of the halo is what it produce the yellownes, it burns it, then seal the headlight