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      06-09-2014, 02:07 AM   #1
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335i LED Conversion (work in progress)

I've switched out the front blinkers, reverse lights, and all door/footwell lights. I'm not sure if I like the footwell lights being so white so I left the passenger stock - the color difference between the reading lights and footwell lights kills it for me I think. I was going to swap the trunk light but the light is a different size. The door lights are noticeably brighter (for a brightness comparison, the footwell lights are the same as the door lights)

I'll add pics of the front blinkers in the housing tomorrow. I'm waiting on the rear blinkers from Bimmian still but I'll make sure I get those pictures up as well.

I apologize for the low quality photos but an iphone in low light isn't the best... don't have my DSLR

6/11/14:
Coded out all the flickering. The reverse bulbs definitely flickered, I coded the others before I installed anyways.

Front left and right LED turn signals to remove flicker
Module Section Function New Value Default
FEM_BODY 3061 FRA_V_L_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 FRA_V_L_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 FRA_V_L_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 FRA_V_R_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 FRA_V_R_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 FRA_V_R_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv

Rear left and right LED turn signals to remove flicker
Module Section Function New Value Default
REM 3061 FRA_H_L_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
REM 3061 FRA_H_L_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
REM 3061 FRA_H_L_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv
REM 3061 FRA_H_R_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
REM 3061 FRA_H_R_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
REM 3061 FRA_H_R_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv

Reverse LED lights to remove flicker
Module Section Function New Value Default
REM 3061 RFS_L_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
REM 3061 RFS_L_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
REM 3061 RFS_L_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv
REM 3061 RFS_R_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
REM 3061 RFS_R_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
REM 3061 RFS_R_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv
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PN for the rear backup lights please!
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PN for the rear backup lights please!
Turn signals
**Reverse bulbs
Interior foot-well and door lights - here is for all 6 lights. (two in footwells, 1 on each door).

FYI on the reverse bulbs, Bimmian has one set of reverse bulbs listed under the turn signals page. Get those and not the ones from the blinkers page

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Here's what the turn signals look like
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Got news I won't get the rears for another month unfortunately. Will keep you in the loop
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Thanks for the writeup.
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E-mailed and asked if the blinkers will also work as brake lights (not sure if there will be a heat issue or not). I can pull the bulb from the brake light and see if it's the same kind of bulb as the reverse lights, or if it's the same as the blinkers. If it's the same as the blinkers, I'll put both of them into the brake lights and snap a quick video

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No problem - I'll keep updating as I make some progress
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What bulb type are the door lights?
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What bulb type are the door lights?
The puddles on the bottom of the door are the same as the interior footwell lights
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The puddles on the bottom of the door are the same as the interior footwell lights
Yea i just managed to get the cover of one, the standard lights are LED, but they're warm (yellowish) light. I don't really understand why BMW didn't make them the same white light as the under exterior handle lights!
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Yea i just managed to get the cover of one, the standard lights are LED, but they're warm (yellowish) light. I don't really understand why BMW didn't make them the same white light as the under exterior handle lights!
Made absolutely no sense to me either. If you only got the cover off of one, I'm pretty sure you just broke it. They're not meant to come apart. There's one side you take a tiny screwdriver and push a tab in and it'll pop out.

Aren't the M lighted door sills the same bright white color? that makes triple no sense
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Are there LED's available for the brake lights? I dont see them anywhere on Bimmian
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Made absolutely no sense to me either. If you only got the cover off of one, I'm pretty sure you just broke it. They're not meant to come apart. There's one side you take a tiny screwdriver and push a tab in and it'll pop out.

Aren't the M lighted door sills the same bright white color? that makes triple no sense
The lens just unclipped on mine, then i clipped it back on and it's secure!


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Are there LED's available for the brake lights? I dont see them anywhere on Bimmian
It's a P21W which is the same as the reverse light
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Are there LED's available for the brake lights? I dont see them anywhere on Bimmian
That's what I'm waiting to hear back on - whether they're suitable for brake lights or not.

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The lens just unclipped on mine, then i clipped it back on and it's secure!




It's a P21W which is the same as the reverse light
The whole thing is supposed to come out, not just the cover? And the bulbs are the same, just not sure if there would be a heat issue or whatnot
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Hi
Which kind of light for trunk and footwell?
Could you post a photo with the differences?
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Could this type of coding also code out the flickering headlights (HID) on a non projector (halogen) headlights for a 320?
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Could this type of coding also code out the flickering headlights (HID) on a non projector (halogen) headlights for a 320?
In the FEM_BODY / 3061 section there are several sets of lamp settings, but they all follow the same pattern for coding out the bulb checks:

Left side:
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv

Right side:
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv

XXX can be (thanks to Shawn...):

NSW is for the front fog lights
FRA_V is for the front turn signals
FRA_Z is for the mirror turn signals
POL is for the parking lights (non-xenon I think)
AL is for the low beams (not tested)
FL is for the high beams (not tested)
TFL is for the Corona Rings (not tested)
BIX is for the BiXenon bulbs? (not tested)
SML ???
LCI_[0..8] ???

In REM, they are:

SL ???
SL_2 ???
BL_ (Outer Brake light?) (not tested)
BFD_ (Inner Brake light?) (not tested)
NSL_???
RFS is for the reverse lights
FRA_H is for the rear turn signals
KZL (no left/right, so this may be the license play light) (not tested)
BL_M (no left/right, so this may be the center brake light in the rear window) (not tested)


If anyone knows what the ? (unknown) are, please post what you know!
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Could this type of coding also code out the flickering headlights (HID) on a non projector (halogen) headlights for a 320?
Have you tried using a relay? That is a more probable cause of the issue from past experience with other vehicles, but not sure about BMW's.

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Which kind of light for trunk and footwell?
Could you post a photo with the differences?
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I have a comparison of the footwells in the original post... if you want something different, let me know. Still haven't switched the passenger side over.

The trunk - the bulbs don't fit properly in, so I haven't switched them.
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In the FEM_BODY / 3061 section there are several sets of lamp settings, but they all follow the same pattern for coding out the bulb checks:

Left side:
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv

Right side:
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv

XXX can be (thanks to Shawn...):

NSW is for the front fog lights
FRA_V is for the front turn signals
FRA_Z is for the mirror turn signals
POL is for the parking lights (non-xenon I think)
AL is for the low beams (not tested)
FL is for the high beams (not tested)
TFL is for the Corona Rings (not tested)
BIX is for the BiXenon bulbs? (not tested)
SML ???
LCI_[0..8] ???

In REM, they are:

SL ???
SL_2 ???
BL_ (Outer Brake light?) (not tested)
BFD_ (Inner Brake light?) (not tested)
NSL_???
RFS is for the reverse lights
FRA_H is for the rear turn signals
KZL (no left/right, so this may be the license play light) (not tested)
BL_M (no left/right, so this may be the center brake light in the rear window) (not tested)


If anyone knows what the ? (unknown) are, please post what you know!

BL_M should be IS_LED aktiv already? I think all F30's have the LED middle brake light?

I'm not sure what the horizontal red bars are coding wise, but those are LED too I believe. So if SL and SL_2 are IS_LED aktiv already, I'm going to assume those are them
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In the FEM_BODY / 3061 section there are several sets of lamp settings, but they all follow the same pattern for coding out the bulb checks:

Left side:
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_L_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv

Right side:
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_KALTUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_WARMUEBERWACHUNG nicht_aktiv aktiv
FEM_BODY 3061 XXX_R_IS_LED aktiv nicht_aktiv

XXX can be (thanks to Shawn...):

NSW is for the front fog lights
FRA_V is for the front turn signals
FRA_Z is for the mirror turn signals
POL is for the parking lights (non-xenon I think)
AL is for the low beams (not tested)
FL is for the high beams (not tested)
TFL is for the Corona Rings (not tested)
BIX is for the BiXenon bulbs? (not tested)
SML ???
LCI_[0..8] ???

In REM, they are:

SL ???
SL_2 ???
BL_ (Outer Brake light?) (not tested)
BFD_ (Inner Brake light?) (not tested)
NSL_???
RFS is for the reverse lights
FRA_H is for the rear turn signals
KZL (no left/right, so this may be the license play light) (not tested)
BL_M (no left/right, so this may be the center brake light in the rear window) (not tested)


If anyone knows what the ? (unknown) are, please post what you know!
For those of us with Halogen headlights, who want to replace the Daylight Running Light bulb with an LED, what is the correct "prefix" -- do you use TFL as well?

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For those of us with Halogen headlights, who want to replace the Daylight Running Light bulb with an LED, what is the correct "prefix" -- do you use TFL as well?

Thanks
POL_ will do it. I've done this for 2 others so far.
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POL_ will do it. I've done this for 2 others so far.
You know I just realized that my owner's manual is incorrect; I do not have parking light (item 1 in attached)
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