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Electrical 05 Halogen headlamp swap to OEM Xenon headlamp

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Old 07-09-2012, 01:50 PM
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05 Halogen headlamp swap to OEM Xenon headlamp
I know somewhere on this forum it has been talked about but I'm having difficulties getting a correct answer. If I swap xenon headlights into my 05 R52, will the dealer be able to flash my computer in order to get rid of the flickering?
 
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Assuming you have all the required parts correctly installed and connected, I do believe a dealer ECU flash, telling the system it has xenons, should fix the flickering, although some people have miraculously not required this...
 
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Yes, the dealership has to do a flash. Reference this thread: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...n-flicker.html.
 
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