mtec AE's Strobing
07-01-2010, 08:10 AM
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I believe the BMW light control module performs a a series of bulb checks when ignition is turned on and a single check at 180 seconds interval. Normal bulbs do not react fast enough to such low voltages and short power bursts. LED is far more sensitive and will respond.
Here is an informative post on disabling LED strobing and flashing, with a video that shows before and after coding.
E90Post: 2011 LCI Taillight Retrofit Overview - Q&A
Here is an informative post on disabling LED strobing and flashing, with a video that shows before and after coding.
E90Post: 2011 LCI Taillight Retrofit Overview - Q&A
07-01-2010, 09:34 AM
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mhmmm so I see, nothing to worry about then! Now I just have to deal with the hell my friends give me for driving a bmw with "fancy blinking lights" as they put it. Needless to say I think I'm the only person in the county with a bmw less than 30yrs old...with fancy blinking lights of course!
Are you saying that the MTEC's are flickering as you drive along? I notice the flickering when I start the ignition (car faces a wall so I see the reflection flickering), but I don't know if mine flickers as I drive.
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07-01-2010, 10:32 AM
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In a non-LED light field, the LED replacement will flash at intervals because of the bulb check. Bulb checks do not occur if that lamp is already lit. MTEC AE aren't a real problem, as the flashes are not noticeable during the day (no one looks at the front of a moving vehicle for a long time). At night, the MTEC AE aew probably on anyway. It's the side LED repeaters, rear LED turn signals and LED brake lights that could create a problem when they flash on the road, especially at night, even more if those flashes catch the attention of a patrol officer. For the E80, Bruce's cables provide the flash and error message suppression, in addition to providing the LCI light bar look, without replacing LCMs, harnesses, or coding.
My local BMW center will provide official retrofit programming and coding, if a specific LED retrofit is available for a specific vehicle. However, they cannot and will not tweak Bulb Check options individually. I have located a Depo LED rear light replacement for my E90, but have not found anyone locally with an Auto Logic programmer.
My local BMW center will provide official retrofit programming and coding, if a specific LED retrofit is available for a specific vehicle. However, they cannot and will not tweak Bulb Check options individually. I have located a Depo LED rear light replacement for my E90, but have not found anyone locally with an Auto Logic programmer.
I would write Mai Lun Mor Ngor instead. 
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