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You can buy the full retrofit kit here for 87 bucks.. in beige, black, or grey, including wiring harness.
https://getbmwparts.com/partlocator/...catalogid=4462
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You might not have as good of a ground connection on that side. May want to recheck your splices. I haven't had a chance to do this yet so I can't say if thats typical or not. Question though, was the wiring harness that you tapped into the same pinout on both sides of the car?
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Just wanted to alert anyone who is planning on doing this, as you can read in the post a few above mine, this will dim your rear door lighting. The reason being that the module that is lighting the LED's is sending an exact voltage with a limited amperage rating designed to just power the existing LED's. For example, look at any wall adapter you have at home. It will list the output voltage and amperage of that adapter such as 12v and 150mah (1.8 watts). The device that you use with that adapter can not draw any more than the rated 1.8w or it will not work, or in the case of an LED it will not be at its rated brightness. So when you add the new LED's it has to split the amperage thus lowering the output. It does seem however that the module has some headroom, and for this reason it does not cut the brightness down by half but instead only slightly. To get around this entirely you can try to find the wiring for the read power outlet and run them off of that, however that will be much more involved and the lights will always be on, and at full brightness.
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Sorry to revive an old thread but I think it's better then starting a new one.
If anyone has done this retrofit, I was wondering if the actual LED is in the "harness" or the "Optical conductor"? From the realoem site, it seems the "harness" is actually where the LED module is attached because it's marked "Interior light, B-pillar" in the site. So in a way, I can't save money by buying just the Optical conductor (The piece with the "AIRBAG" sign) because it doesn't contain the actual LED module. Can anyone who done this confirm? |
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Thanks for this, I just did the retrofit with the China clone, it has a y built in so you can de pin the rear doors, connect it, and then the original wires get inserted into a connector and to the other end of the Y. The explanation of which colors to look for was invaluable to do it right the first time.
Downside is it comes blue orange, but I fixed that by soldering in cool white 1206 LEDs to replace the blue 1206. |
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Couldn't the module be programmed to give more amperage? |
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No, and that is the point of them. They are ambient lights not accent lights. Supposed to be so dim as to be unnoticeable And not muck with your night vision unless you are looking for them or pass something where they are Aimed . Like center console, door lever, foot well etc.. .
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Currently have all the parts and wiring for this retrofit and ran into a bit of struggles finding the white w/ blue wire for the drivers side harness. Moving through the wire clamp install taping into the rear door ambient lights. Further, looking around newtis, I am unable to find the correct wiring harness diagram to confirm what the wire coloring is. Can anyone confirm what the color or pin connection on the rear door harness I should be tapping into?
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Guys, if you get the China version, it comes with the complete harness which is super easy! You can plug it into the footwell lights, no cutting, no searching for cables and what not. This is the link:
https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32831...archweb201603_ I'm sure you can even use the OEM leds and connect it to this harness if you don't like the colors from the Chinese version. |
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