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I have just had to take my bike to the dealers to get the DRL sorted out as it was not working correctly. It turns out that the after market higher power bulbs that were fitted some time ago have thrown a load of errors and caused the issue.

It has been resolved by replacing the original useless bulbs and clearing the codes but I now am back to the very poor lights that I tried to improve. Does anyone know of higher output H7 bulbs, not LED or HID, that will live happily on the CANBUS please?

Cheers

Osram Night Racers have worked well for me. No codes and noticeably brighter / whiter and a little more range.

I have HID on low and high beam, also LED spots fitted, lights are mega and have never had any problem with Canbus.

The problem has reappeared and the bike is back with the dealer for further investigation. I’ll let you all know the outcome! Cheers

My guess is the globes you fitted were not the problem. My RS runs the DLR and a HID low beam with a LED high beam. No error codes.
Infrequently the RS reports the low beam is out and activates the high beam. It will reset when I turn the bike off and it then works normally.
Hooe you find the solution.

After further diagnosis my dealer has replaced the DLR unit and cleared the codes. I have ridden about 300 miles since with no problems so now I am going to reinstall the higher power headlamp bulbs and see what happens! Wish me luck!!

Cheers

Zitat von nj1052 im Beitrag #6

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After further diagnosis my dealer has replaced the DLR unit and cleared the codes. I have ridden about 300 miles since with no problems so now I am going to reinstall the higher power headlamp bulbs and see what happens! Wish me luck!!

Cheers

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I have a friend with a WC GS that had been in a crash and was repaired at his BMW dealership - to the tune of $9,000 USD! His bike came with $$$ LED headlights from the factory. A few days later he was stopped by a cop and given a fix-it ticket for having his always-supposed-to-be-on headlight off (neither beam worked). However, when he checked them before riding off they were working and after the cop left, they were also on. So he returned to his dealership's shop where they discovered that when making the crash repairs they didn't reinstall the cooling fan on the LED electronics. Apparently after being on for a while, they overheated and turned themselves off - triggering everyone's favorite bulb-out warning yellow triangle light. But after the box cooled down, they came back on again. Unfortunately for him they decided to turn themselves off just as the cop passed by. The shop found the fan assembly in their trash can. And so it goes at an authorized BMW repair facility. Naturally they reinstalled the fan for free, but were not about to reimburse him for the fix-it ticket or his time to get the repair approved by the cop shop.

Is it possible to fit LED CREE (H7 fitting) in the RS?

I have a pair in the cupboard that I bought for the F800 but can't get the heat sinks in the shell, so would be great to put them to use if I buy an RS

I use a couple of different lights. Low beam uses a HID set up. High beam uses a LED from Monster ADV.
There are no heat sinks for the HID, but the ballast (Transformer?) is mounted externally to the headlight enclosure.
The LED external equipment is smaller, and it too has what I think is a transformer. It is also lighter.
The Monster ADV set up uses a woven steel mesh "tail" that hangs out the back of the light enclosure through a hole which I have cut in the black twist-off BMW cap.
I have not taken any steps to seal the headlights. The globe is actually sealed in the reflector, and on the RS the backs of the assembly are pretty well tucked out of the way.
I have had the HID installed (initially both beams) for 2.5 years now. The LEDs are maybe 18 months in.
Of course, rain is not the big issue here as it is elsewhere.