2011 M3 owners with Alpine Angel Eyes please chime in.

e92zero · 11-01-2010, 02:34 AM

Hi All,

I have been having some strange behavior with my Alpine Angel Eye and was wondering if others are having the same issue.

- car is a 2011 model
- day time running light is enabled from idrive

The problem/issue I am having is that each morning when I start my car I would get a warning about my driver side day time running light/parking light (the side that has the resistor). The warning message would appear for only about 5 seconds and then goes away. I do not get that warning message again through out the day after that. Here is what I have noticed:

- If I plug the original light bulb back in in the morning, I do not get the message either.
- Alex was sent me a second resistor piece and the behavior is the same.
- My brother has a 2009 328i and his car doesn't have this funny behavior with any of the resistors

My question is do others with 2011 model and the Alpine AE have this same behavior or is there something wrong with my kit/headlight?

Thanks for any help.

Other than this small issue, the alpine HID AE is amazing!

Shmelgy · 11-01-2010, 02:44 AM

I had that same problem, told Alex and he plugged in some new shit and now I have no problems. He said its been happening to the 11 models, I have no problems and my 10,000k looks m-azing

Templar · 11-01-2010, 10:25 AM

Same thing, waiting for Alex to send me the new part so I can hook it up and be good to go. He told me it is an issue on cold starts with the new models, a simple fix and he'll send everything to you for free. I'd send him or someone else from Alpine a PM (I know Alex's car just got hit so he might not be checking here regularly while taking care of business).

e92zero · 11-01-2010, 11:46 AM

Thanks for the replies guys.

I saw Alex's thread about his car being hit. I feel sad for him and the car.

I have contacted him on pm and he has replied also so I will just wait for the fix.

Labrada_Exoticz · 11-02-2010, 08:05 AM

The same thing happened to me when I had my HID halos and my car is an 08. Happened the same way you describe it, it would only come up When I first start up my car and then it would go away.

Btw I didn't have alpines HIDs.

Alex@Alpine · 11-03-2010, 09:52 PM

Hey sorry guys, I know I am very behind on the PMs due to the recent accident I had, but yes, this problem has been fixed, if you have this issue, feel free to email us at "warranty@alpinemss.com" title it "2011/2010 Driver side error fix" and put your full name and address in the email, it might take some time since I am backed up. Sorry guys!

e92zero · 11-04-2010, 12:38 AM

Thanks for the update Alex! Sorry to hear about your accident and hope your car will be fixed good as new!

11-01-2010, 02:34 AM	#1
e92zero Captain 212 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 BW Join Date: May 2010 Location: somewhere in US iTrader: (1)	2011 M3 owners with Alpine Angel Eyes please chime in. Hi All, I have been having some strange behavior with my Alpine Angel Eye and was wondering if others are having the same issue. - car is a 2011 model - day time running light is enabled from idrive The problem/issue I am having is that each morning when I start my car I would get a warning about my driver side day time running light/parking light (the side that has the resistor). The warning message would appear for only about 5 seconds and then goes away. I do not get that warning message again through out the day after that. Here is what I have noticed: - If I plug the original light bulb back in in the morning, I do not get the message either. - Alex was sent me a second resistor piece and the behavior is the same. - My brother has a 2009 328i and his car doesn't have this funny behavior with any of the resistors My question is do others with 2011 model and the Alpine AE have this same behavior or is there something wrong with my kit/headlight? Thanks for any help. Other than this small issue, the alpine HID AE is amazing!
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11-01-2010, 02:44 AM	#2
Shmelgy B.E. 444 Rep 761 Posts Drives: F80 M3 & 1969 Mustang Fastback Join Date: May 2010 Location: City of Angels iTrader: (3)	I had that same problem, told Alex and he plugged in some new shit and now I have no problems. He said its been happening to the 11 models, I have no problems and my 10,000k looks m-azing __________________ Current: 2022 TRX & 2010 GT3RS Past: 2016 M3 Individual Grigio Telesto Pearl, Sakhir Orange/Black Full Leather w/ CF trim, 6MT, ZCP, CCB, etc... Previous: 2011 E92 M3 Melbourne Red on Black 6MT ZCP. --> now 2010 dedicated track car
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11-01-2010, 10:25 AM	#3
Templar Lieutenant Colonel 268 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: One of the coasts... iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	Same thing, waiting for Alex to send me the new part so I can hook it up and be good to go. He told me it is an issue on cold starts with the new models, a simple fix and he'll send everything to you for free. I'd send him or someone else from Alpine a PM (I know Alex's car just got hit so he might not be checking here regularly while taking care of business). __________________ '11 BMW E92 ///M3 - ZCP and DCT '15 Ford F-250 - Lariat, 6.7 Powerstroke Turbo-diesel
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11-01-2010, 11:46 AM	#4
e92zero Captain 212 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 BW Join Date: May 2010 Location: somewhere in US iTrader: (1)	Thanks for the replies guys. I saw Alex's thread about his car being hit. I feel sad for him and the car. I have contacted him on pm and he has replied also so I will just wait for the fix.
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11-02-2010, 08:05 AM	#5
Labrada_Exoticz Subscribed 126 Rep 1,179 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami iTrader: (4)	The same thing happened to me when I had my HID halos and my car is an 08. Happened the same way you describe it, it would only come up When I first start up my car and then it would go away. Btw I didn't have alpines HIDs.
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11-03-2010, 09:52 PM	#6
Alex@Alpine Colonel 1313 Rep 2,441 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: United States iTrader: (50)	Hey sorry guys, I know I am very behind on the PMs due to the recent accident I had, but yes, this problem has been fixed, if you have this issue, feel free to email us at "warranty@alpinemss.com" title it "2011/2010 Driver side error fix" and put your full name and address in the email, it might take some time since I am backed up. Sorry guys!
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11-04-2010, 12:38 AM	#7
e92zero Captain 212 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 BW Join Date: May 2010 Location: somewhere in US iTrader: (1)	Thanks for the update Alex! Sorry to hear about your accident and hope your car will be fixed good as new!
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