alex.alexutz89

Hi Guys,

sorry for stupid question but I want to upgrade my rear welcome light do LED, but I don’t know where the bulb is? I took the rear light module out and I removed all three bulbs but when I lit it back in the welcome light still lights up? Is that right ?

kd7iwp

If I'm understanding correctly, aren't your welcome lights already LEDs? For my E61, the "welcome lights" are just the normal rear lights that are on when I turn on the headlights switch and those bars that light up are tubes connected to LEDs.

alex.alexutz89

Sorry, I didn’t know those tubes are LEDs … but where is the LED bulb located for them ??

kd7iwp

There is no LED bulb, there is a small circuit board with LEDs soldered onto it and the tubes go over top of these LEDs to direct the light. They are not user-serviceable. You would have to remove the circuit board (I believe you have to cut open the light to get to it) and unsolder the tiny LEDs to replace them individually.

alex.alexutz89

Haha, never going to go near that. I just finished putting the rear light back in as you were probably typing that message…. And I’m not even going to try to change those small LEDs… I’m going to put that to rest forever. Thanks for your help kd7, appreciate it ! 👍