facelift E60 LED lights installed!
05-07-2007, 01:22 PM
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My Ride: BMW E60 520d SE Saloon M47 2.0dTitanium Grey II, Grey−Dakota Leather, Visibility Package, Media Package, Through Load System, Lumbar support − fr seats, Automatic Air Conditioning−Advanced, High beam assistant, Hi−Fi Loudspeak
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My guess is the strobe effect is the car's Light control modules checking each light with a low power. Because the LEDs can be powered with a low power they light up but the other normal bulbs don't. It could be resolved with a software upgrade a later date which would work on new LCMs or that would need to be like a manual over-ride in the software when BMW are coding your car to say that you now have LED lights with the older LCMs.
05-07-2007, 01:23 PM
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thanks the folks here for clearing up the the pins diagram between the
LCI and pre-LCI wiring.
saves everyone alot of headache!!
about the e46 retro cable......someone says it didn't fit? from looking at the
pictures it seems to fit, just the wiring that was modified?
LCI and pre-LCI wiring.
saves everyone alot of headache!!about the e46 retro cable......someone says it didn't fit? from looking at the
pictures it seems to fit, just the wiring that was modified?
05-07-2007, 01:33 PM
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the resistor has to have a large wattage rating..since our 12v car battery are capable of putting alot of amperage. That's a good point about the turn signal not being on all the time, so less wattage rating will probably be fine.
but the resistor value should be small like maybe 1k? if the value is too big, it would make the LED less dim? i assume that the LEDs are driven by an LED driver to provide correct amount of constant current & longevity--inside the tail light assembly?
but the resistor value should be small like maybe 1k? if the value is too big, it would make the LED less dim? i assume that the LEDs are driven by an LED driver to provide correct amount of constant current & longevity--inside the tail light assembly?
05-07-2007, 01:40 PM
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1K is far too high. The normal ones used are 50W and 6 ohms.
05-07-2007, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='421999' date='May 7 2007, 05:57 PM
Alex if you or someone else in the EU can provide me with a good wholesale rate for the cables then I don't mind doing the 35+ sets. It'll probably be cheaper than getting these done via BMW in anycase. The cost will be simply for my labour and will exclude all parts (i.e. the cable and resistors) and shipping.
I'll find out how much these cables cost in the UK but I suspect it won't be cheap.
I'll find out how much these cables cost in the UK but I suspect it won't be cheap.
Did you got your set already?
05-07-2007, 02:04 PM
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The member Saridi was the guy who said the e46 cables where different but then he later confirmed that they are the same. I wonder if there are 2 cables because people on ebay seem to sells 4 cables in the e46 retrofit kit.
05-07-2007, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='422031' date='May 7 2007, 07:04 PM
The member Saridi was the guy who said the e46 cables where different but then he later confirmed that they are the same. I wonder if there are 2 cables because people on ebay seem to sells 4 cables in the e46 retrofit kit.
05-07-2007, 02:59 PM
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I haven't received my LED lights yet and I am a little disappointed they are not plug and play. I am not electrically inclined so I was wonder if I can purchase a cable made by someone on here or can I get the cable from BMW in a few months or is Alex going to provide one for us group buyers?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
05-07-2007, 03:20 PM
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Guys, take a look here smartswap.pdf
It is a modified connector for E46 LED retrofit, and there are some useful infos for us (blinking - progressive brake lights, etc)
"Another problem with the retrofit cable is you will get ghost strobing or flickering in the
taillights whenever the key is on. This is because the LCM sends several pulses to each light
every few minutes to determine if the light is burned out or not."
I think that we have to fit another "hidden" bulb so, the system will pass the initial light test and stop blinking
It is a modified connector for E46 LED retrofit, and there are some useful infos for us (blinking - progressive brake lights, etc)
"Another problem with the retrofit cable is you will get ghost strobing or flickering in the
taillights whenever the key is on. This is because the LCM sends several pulses to each light
every few minutes to determine if the light is burned out or not."
I think that we have to fit another "hidden" bulb so, the system will pass the initial light test and stop blinking