[psyki]

On the F3X platform the rear bumper is visible on the backup camera view, and at night the license plate lights reflect off the bumper making it very hard to see. Using e-sys I coded the rear electronics module (REM) to turn those lights off when I put the car into reverse. Shifting back into drive or any other shifter position turns the lights back on, they only turn off in reverse.

Much easier to see now!

This may be possible using one of the phone apps but I used e-sys. Here are the coding parameters:

[REM] MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_2_OUTPUT Werte=00(off) to Werte=22(kzl)
[REM] MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_2_PART_OF_WL not_active to hard_on
[REM] MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_2_FUNCTION Werte=0C(bremslicht) to Werte=0F(rfs)
[REM] MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_2_PRIORITY Werte=02(priority_2) to Werte=00(priority_0)
[REM] MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_2_FIXED_PWM Werte=00(pwm) to Werte=01(fixed)

To adjust the KZL (license plate light) brightness, change the following value in hex.
[REM] MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_2_PWM_LEVEL_1 Werte=00(off) to Werte=00 to 64(100%)

*You may use "UNIVERSAL_3" or above if "UNIVERSAL_2" is allocated for another mapping.

[Ibo24]

That’s a great find!

Do you happen to know how to make the LED DRL lights go dim while using turnsignal on a PRE-LCI ?

I did manage to make them dim whilest using my warning blinkers. (I think I did it though)

[psyki]

Originally Posted by Ibo24

That’s a great find!

Do you happen to know how to make the LED DRL lights go dim while using turnsignal on a PRE-LCI ?

I did manage to make them dim whilest using my warning blinkers. (I think I did it though)

Thanks! Makes a huge difference. I didn't come up with the mod personally but rediscovered my YouTube post recently so thought I'd share it here.

Are you talking about the front or rear DRL? You mean the angel eyes? What exactly is your intent?

[Billfitz]

That's one way to fix the problem when you've got a white or light colored car. Another is to put a bit of black electrical tape over the bottom of the camera lens, so that it doesn't see the bumper.

[psyki]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

That's one way to fix the problem when you've got a white or light colored car. Another is to put a bit of black electrical tape over the bottom of the camera lens, so that it doesn't see the bumper.

My car is grey, plus I think this is a more elegant solution

[Billfitz]

Sure, if you're able to code it. Most are not. For them this is a simple alternative.

[thatgarrett]

Coded this yesterday and made a huge difference even on my darker colored car, highly recommend for anyone with a backup camera, thanks for sharing the coding steps!

[Billfitz]

Another piece of the puzzle is the backup lights. The camera adjusts its brightness to the brightest spot in its field of view. If you have stock halogen backup bulbs that's going to be the bumper. I have these, which are four times as bright as halogen, so the bumper isn't the brightest spot. Even better, I can see where I'm going. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H54SP6O...t_details&th=1

[mrpingu]

Originally Posted by Ibo24

That’s a great find!

Do you happen to know how to make the LED DRL lights go dim while using turnsignal on a PRE-LCI ?

I did manage to make them dim whilest using my warning blinkers. (I think I did it though)

It’s all written in this thread: https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...1304926&page=2

[mrpingu]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

Another piece of the puzzle is the backup lights. The camera adjusts its brightness to the brightest spot in its field of view. If you have stock halogen backup bulbs that's going to be the bumper. I have these, which are four times as bright as halogen, so the bumper isn't the brightest spot. Even better, I can see where I'm going. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H54SP6O...t_details&th=1

Do you need to code these or these plug and play and no flicker?

[Billfitz]

There is no such thing as plug and play LED, no matter what the advertising says. They must be coded. With Bimmercode it's a one click job. If you don't have Bimmercode you should, I've coded at least fifteen different items, not including LED on all of my lamps.

[mrpingu]

Ordered similiar LED bulbs waiting for them to come.

Also did this coding on F48. I only had to use UNIVERSAL 3 as I was not sure if 2 was in use or not. Really makes a difference. I coded them to ‘20’ so 32% brightness instead of totally off.

[Simon89]

This would be great for the UK until it comes to MOT, we'd need to remember to revert coding otherwise it could cause a fail.

[mrpingu]

Originally Posted by Simon89

This would be great for the UK until it comes to MOT, we'd need to remember to revert coding otherwise it could cause a fail.

You can like me code it on 20 instead of totally off. I think they won’t even notice as they probably check if the light is working not how bright.

[Bas_Met_Wielen]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

There is no such thing as plug and play LED, no matter what the advertising says. They must be coded. With Bimmercode it's a one click job. If you don't have Bimmercode you should, I've coded at least fifteen different items, not including LED on all of my lamps.

Excuse me for being a noob, but what needs to be coded exactly?
I do have BimmerCode but i have only used this for the obvious things, like folding mirrors and turning off auto start/stop.

Thanks in advance!


EDIT: I did some searching and found the answer on the BimmerCode site, thanks!