2006 Z4 3.0si aftermarket HID headlight issues

Bill Dempsey · 02-12-2024, 05:44 PM

We decided to replace the headlights completely because the driver side mounts broke and the passenger side went out at the same time. We went with the Spyder brand with the angel eyes.

The problems we are having now are:
-The drivers side high beam is on all the time right from/during start up.
-The passenger side high beams only come on when you flash the high beams.
-The low beams are always on after turning the lights on and stay on even
when the high beams are switched to, but do turn off when high beams are
flashed.

The angel eyes are wired into the eyebrows. Turn signals work correctly.

We also took the car to a BMW shop where the guy tried to reprogram them but said he kept getting kicked out.

Any help with this would be appreciated.

3002 tii · 02-13-2024, 08:01 AM

Numerous threads about how spyder headlights never work out of the box and often times requires redoing the wiring

tomjonesBT33 · 02-13-2024, 09:07 AM

Yep - you’ll need to use a voltmeter or multimeter and determine which of the OEM wires control each of the various lights. I removed the connectors from the Spyder connector block and moved them to the correct positions to make them work with my M. Work your way through each lighting system one by one. Not hard but it is tedious.

02-12-2024, 05:44 PM	#1
Bill Dempsey Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW Z4 3.0i 2006 Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Harrisburg Pa. iTrader: (0)	2006 Z4 3.0si aftermarket HID headlight issues We decided to replace the headlights completely because the driver side mounts broke and the passenger side went out at the same time. We went with the Spyder brand with the angel eyes. The problems we are having now are: -The drivers side high beam is on all the time right from/during start up. -The passenger side high beams only come on when you flash the high beams. -The low beams are always on after turning the lights on and stay on even when the high beams are switched to, but do turn off when high beams are flashed. The angel eyes are wired into the eyebrows. Turn signals work correctly. We also took the car to a BMW shop where the guy tried to reprogram them but said he kept getting kicked out. Any help with this would be appreciated.
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tomjonesBT33 Second Lieutenant 177 Rep 267 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4 M Roadster Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW X5M [0.00] 2006 BMW Z4 M Roadster [0.00]	Yep - you’ll need to use a voltmeter or multimeter and determine which of the OEM wires control each of the various lights. I removed the connectors from the Spyder connector block and moved them to the correct positions to make them work with my M. Work your way through each lighting system one by one. Not hard but it is tedious. Attached Images __________________ 2006 Z4 M Roadster - Silver Grey Metallic 2011 X3 xDrive28i - Deep Sea Blue Metallic 2012 X5 M - Monte Carlo Blue Metallic 2017 X1 xDrive28i - Alpine White
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