Checking Interest : PnP cable for the tail-light Ricky Effect
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Folks,
I've received a lot of interest to build people cables to achieve the Ricky Brake effect. I can provide such cables but in order to work out some prices I need to know what the true interest is like. Personally I do not recommend this modification because I think its unsafe, there is a good reason why BMW choose to make the Brake light so noticeable on the tail-lights.
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I've received a lot of interest to build people cables to achieve the Ricky Brake effect. I can provide such cables but in order to work out some prices I need to know what the true interest is like. Personally I do not recommend this modification because I think its unsafe, there is a good reason why BMW choose to make the Brake light so noticeable on the tail-lights.
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If you have the V6 and you would like an add-on module to achieve this then please make a separate list.
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For people who have rear fog lights, you will need to be prepared to loose your rear fog light for this. I am unwilling to make a cable where the fog light bulb is used both for the Brake and the rear fog, that is really a safety hazard. If I provide the fog light as well, then in a fog when the rear fogs are ON and you hit the Brakes a driver behind you will need to watch only for the high mounted brake light and the fact that the LED rods become brighter, which may not be sufficient.
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For people who have rear fog lights, you will need to be prepared to loose your rear fog light for this. I am unwilling to make a cable where the fog light bulb is used both for the Brake and the rear fog, that is really a safety hazard. If I provide the fog light as well, then in a fog when the rear fogs are ON and you hit the Brakes a driver behind you will need to watch only for the high mounted brake light and the fact that the LED rods become brighter, which may not be sufficient.
So perhaps the "safety hazard" (original Ricky Effect way) is indeed the only way to have the Ricky Effect in the UK (and elsewhere/US?).
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Rear fogs are not mandatory in US.
We don't even have it on our E60, or the 3 series. Over at e90post, they mod their light control module to have the fog switch, lol. Not sure about the 7.
We don't even have it on our E60, or the 3 series. Over at e90post, they mod their light control module to have the fog switch, lol. Not sure about the 7.