facelift E60 LED lights installed!
05-03-2007, 12:25 PM
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xxterxx's PM box must be overflowing now...
If you don't do it yourself you can often think that things are plug and play, experts do make jobs look easier than they actually are.
Why doesn't anyone who has one of these sets contribute to the discussion that is currently going on to trace the pinouts of the bulbs.
What we will need is an LCI car owner to read the part numbers printed on the plug housing.
Need someone with the set to test each connection. My analysis of the photos can't be too far off.
If you don't do it yourself you can often think that things are plug and play, experts do make jobs look easier than they actually are.
Why doesn't anyone who has one of these sets contribute to the discussion that is currently going on to trace the pinouts of the bulbs.
What we will need is an LCI car owner to read the part numbers printed on the plug housing.
Need someone with the set to test each connection. My analysis of the photos can't be too far off.
05-03-2007, 03:18 PM
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maybe it was a typo, "plug and pray" 
so far, only couple people have the sets. next week many will receive the tail lights.
definitely, we need to to compare the pinout wires and test what pins light up what sections.
so far, only couple people have the sets. next week many will receive the tail lights.
definitely, we need to to compare the pinout wires and test what pins light up what sections.
05-03-2007, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RootKit' post='420816' date='May 3 2007, 04:18 PM
maybe it was a typo, "plug and pray"
05-03-2007, 10:45 PM
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Because I think the plug is going to be the hardest thing to find in this experiment it should be renamed as "PRAY for PLUG"
05-04-2007, 03:49 AM
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Oh man!!! I was very excited about the lci rear tail lights (plug & play)...Reading about about it being incompatible made me feel frustrated 
FYI I just received mine today, u know what, this is gonna be a tough installation for someone like me!!! The connectors don't fit...u guys out there, help!!! what do i do now??? :thumbsdown:...i've already spent my $$$ on these...well, what i can do now is just look at it and observe the beauty of these tail lights until somebody here can find a solution on how these can be installed... 
FYI I just received mine today, u know what, this is gonna be a tough installation for someone like me!!! The connectors don't fit...u guys out there, help!!! what do i do now??? :thumbsdown:...i've already spent my $$$ on these...well, what i can do now is just look at it and observe the beauty of these tail lights until somebody here can find a solution on how these can be installed...
05-04-2007, 11:32 AM
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Singapore is not far from Kuala Lumpur. Maybe you can go and see how xxterxx did it
Anyway back to business anyone with answers to the questions here. There are a lot of people waiting....
Anyway back to business anyone with answers to the questions here. There are a lot of people waiting....
05-05-2007, 05:38 AM
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Hey guys!!! Guess what, i've installed my tail lights... It's a success!!! 
... what xxterxx said about the lights being plug & play was bull shit 
(i think by now everybody knows) but what he said about the blinking was true...i did't try to install the lights myself because i definately can't do it, so went to a local bmw specialist to install it...bought the e46 retrofit cable to do it...the turn signals will blink fast, so an extra bulb was wired, and everything works like a charm...i'm a happy man!!!
... what xxterxx said about the lights being plug & play was bull shit (i think by now everybody knows) but what he said about the blinking was true...i did't try to install the lights myself because i definately can't do it, so went to a local bmw specialist to install it...bought the e46 retrofit cable to do it...the turn signals will blink fast, so an extra bulb was wired, and everything works like a charm...i'm a happy man!!!
05-05-2007, 05:46 AM
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The e46 retrofit cable has to be rewired or relocated accordingly to the correct pins... i don't know electronics/wiring but what i can do is i'll post pictures on how it was installed, at least the colours of the cable should help...can anybody here tell me how to post pictures? i'm new to this...i've tried to upload pictures via attachments but it won't work...