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I rushed to install them and my front map looks great I'll take pics later when it's darker. And I actually broke clips on the housing for the rear dome light because I'd never done it before. I'm gonna have to replace the housing eventually but am just gonna Velcro it up inside for now I think. I'll post some pics later. Also I think I need a translator to help me figure out the different settings involved with these lights. Blue color for instance.
Install was a bit strange but not difficult. Took about 25 mins total. I'll post pics and more info later when I'm home.
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Ok good, I didn't break anything, but when i removed my rear dome light without knowing where the clips were, the metal clips were both ejected around the car, i found one just now when i was gonna velcro things up. It was very easy to slide the clip back into place on the rear dome light and click it back into the roof housing properly, now everything fits perfectly.
It's still far too bright by me to get good pictures which show the color, so I'll try tonight. I also would really appreciate some help with these instructions if anyone speaks Japanese, Google Translate isn't doing a great job for me on this. Quote:
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Album of the new LED boards installed!
Sorry I was too lazy to upload each to the forum, all photos are untouched, direct from my DSLR SD card. I still don't know how to properly change between the 4 different color setting modes these have still working on that, but I was able to get the blue on for a few pictures. View post on imgur.com Some Notes:
End result: Very Happy customer.
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When using the blue modes, the reading lamps are disabled. I didn't mention it earlier but the modes are synced between the front and rear lights using the factory harness. Very impressive engineering and design in these products since they custom fabbed the boards I'm very surprised they're not trying to sell to a larger global market.
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Very kind of you, but added there is a small problem in my case. I'm in Europe not the USA
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In this pic it's true that looks blue but here, it looks absolutely white
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Anyway I really don't understand how it works It's always glows blue and when you open the door or after a few seconds the light turns white? In the description of the Rakuten website this is what you can read ● Depending on scenes 4 stage dimming function -Directing the interior space is blue light -Please note unlockable: comfort access, this feature does not work. And have not chosen vehicles side by leaving home and this function does not work. -Change the blue and white pattern from four modes available. Mode 1: unlock when the blue lights only white lights, i3/i8 Mode 2: blue lights and accessories OFF when (*) or unlock, change to white light door open Mode 3: blue lights and accessories OFF when (*) or unlock, turn white lights up after a few seconds Mode 4: blue lights and accessories OFF when (*) or unlock / change to white lights, reading lights (map lamp) is not available State * engine starting in headlight auto or on and off of the accessory power for audio and navigation system. -Mode switching method: right and left button at the same length can be switched by pressing. -For front (RF-B) and rear (RR-B) along with on and off and various settings, but would all of the RF-B setting. -Please note cannot be RR-B (for the real me map) on the various settings.
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Didn't take any more pictures today because I'm getting my B-Pillar ambient lights in tomorrow, and am going to hold off taking pictures until the look is complete.
I did just get in a new front map/reading light from BMW, because I cracked my front map light lens a little while ago and can't deal with it anymore especially with my new boards, so I took some pictures to post for install. DIY: Materials required:
First, disconnect the ground wire from the battery (-) terminal, this is necessary because accessing the front map light board involves removing several cables from the large roof housing, some of which will record a fault in your car when disconnected (airbag). Next follow this guide by VSmotorsports to remove the map light housing. After the housing is down, carefully remove all the cables and wires running into the housing. Once you have the housing removed entirely, locate the metal retaining clips on the map / reading light, depress them and push the light out of the housing. For the rear light, use small screwdrivers or thin trim tools to release the metal retaining clips on the front of the rear dome light, and pull it down from the roof of the cabin, disconnect the cable. When you have both lights down, clip off the gray plastic rivet heads (5 for the front, 4 in the rear) with wire clippers, the factory LED boards should lift right out very easily now, the front board has a black plastic cover but it is just riveted down with the board. There may be little rubber pieces that stick to the board, just set them back into the buttons, being sure to replace them properly. Install new Promina LED boards by placing them down in the housing exactly how the old boards were installed, it should easily set on the studs of the old rivets, set the black plastic cover over the front board as before. Now use the plastic welder or hot glue to touch up the top of each rivet stud, to recreate a small head of the rivet, securing the board in the housing. (Promina provides and instructs to use small screws to secure the board down, this seemed like a bad idea, because very small pilot holes need to be drilled in very narrow plastic parts, it seemed much faster, easier, and safer, to use a small amount of glue or plastic to secure it.) Now that your new boards are installed in the light housings, reinstall the front map / reading light into the map light housing. Reconnect all wires in their original sockets, and then gently push the housing and rear dome back into their cabin roof housings, they should click in easily. Reconnect the negative battery terminal to the ground wire, and enjoy your new white / blue LEDs!
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I now have done all LED lighting upgrades inside and outside my Pre-LCI F30.
Front I have replaced all halogen bulbs with high wattage LEDs, did front turn signals in high output 80w AMBER, 100% all time Angels with soft on WL Stock xenons Front sidemarkers disabled when headlamps on. Rear Replaced turn signals with 50w Cree red bulbs on both sides. Same bulbs for the outer brake lights. I used 50w Cree white for rear fogs . I did the reversing lighting with whiter 80w Cree projectors. Interior glove box, door projector puddles Vanity lights trunk Footwells All hi power clear white color Promina front and rear LED boards with white LEDs and blue ambiance settings. Upgraded door sill ambient lighting all 4 doors, retrofitted B-Pillar ambient lighting and also did the LCI trim ambient lighting. It looks really great right now since I had the whole interior torn apart today it was too messy for photos but I'll get some photos done side by side with a stock lit car soon
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I've come a bit late to this item and wondered if anyone else had managed to acquire the Promina RF-B/RR-B kit, or anything equivalent.
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