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      10-25-2020, 08:39 PM   #1
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Rear LED Reflector Replacement

Looking to switch the rear deflectors on the back of the car to the LED replacement ones, but having a hard time finding a link to them.

Its for my F30 2016 BMW 340i xDrive if anyone has the link they can share.
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      10-25-2020, 09:04 PM   #2
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The rear reflectors don't have bulbs.
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      10-26-2020, 07:35 AM   #3
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The rear reflectors don't have bulbs.
Yeah, I know that but there is an aftermarket reflector that seems to light up when you activate you're turn signals.

I saw it once on a F30, not entirely to sure if it was a 340 or not.
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eBay or Aliexpress - there is tons of sellers with those LED reflectors with tinted/red/clear lenses.
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Looks tacky but here you go

https://www.ebay.com/i/383457644596

Looks to be non msport though.
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Looks tacky...
Agreed. Personally, I'd prefer if there was an option available that lights up as a panel with diffused beam and not as a string of LEDs behind the lens...
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Want to thank oksamit for all his advice regarding wiring. Wasn’t an easy task, as the wires from the led reflector running underneath the car up to the taillight fitting (no other way to route them) do I need to seal them with electrical tape or maybe something more robust, to protect them from rotting in bad weather or will they be ok?
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Want to thank oksamit for all his advice regarding wiring. Wasn’t an easy task, as the wires from the led reflector running underneath the car up to the taillight fitting (no other way to route them) do I need to seal them with electrical tape or maybe something more robust, to protect them from rotting in bad weather or will they be ok?
Can you provide the details/ tips on wiring?
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This worked for me thanks to another member here. Wouldn’t recommend them as brake lights due to the frequency of them lighting up,they’d probably wear out faster. But I’ve never seen them used as brake lights so may work for you. Try them and see, you can thread the wiring up from the reflector to the lamp housing through a small gap, you will see daylight. It’s not easy to thread it through and you will curse a lot and cut your arms up trying! But persist and you will get there. Be sure to insert the reflectors gently or you will snap the fitting, make sure you push the wires through the reflector gap before you click them in, I made the mistake of not doing this and had to take the reflectors off again.other advice is before you fit them, wrap the wires of the led reflectors with fabric tape, not electrical tape as the damp and and rain will pull it off. This is to prevent the wiring from perishing in bad weather
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