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LED foglights for pre-LCI
Looking at some of the aftermarket LED fog light assemblies for a 2011. Came across these on ebay. Anyone have any experience with them?
Or is it better to retrofit a LCI LED fog? What else is needed besides the LED assembly? I was reading somewhere that the bracket for the assembly is different. Not sure about the wiring connector or light module coding. Has anyone put LCI fogs in their pre-LCI? Hoping to increase lighting to the sides of the road on the narrow dark country roads I drive on. Ebay Fog Light Link |
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Pre-LCI and LCI fog lights are not interchangeable. They mount differently. You'd need to go with LED bulbs for stock fog light housing. Make sure to get error-free LED bulbs or you'll need error-free resistor harnesses. Optionally, coding to remove the error.
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The aftermarket ones I linked in the first post says they fit 2011 model. I read that LCI ones will work but the LCI mounting brackets are required. Either way, I plan to code out the error. My question is has anyone had any experience with these aftermarket LED fogs I linked? |
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05-27-2019, 10:21 AM | #5 |
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I have LED LCI on my 2011 X3, I have the whole front end converted. These fogs flicker, I coded them out, but they still flicker, I changed the input in FRM to "LED BulB" and they still flicker. I bought some LED resistors, but had no time to plug them in yet since you have to remove the bumper, and fender flares.
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So I got some pnp resistors for my fogs and that did not work, the fog lights did not even turn on with resisters in place. I coded and still they flicker.
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That is the first thing I did and they still flicker
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Hi! I have retrofitted (for mine 2015 f25 LCI) genuine LED front antifogs, coded (bimmercode) lamps for LED and cold/warm check has been disabled as well. No error codes, though flickering starts after some 20seconds. It needs some deeper coding in expert mode. I found some coding ideas but with that was with ESys. Any ideas how to solve situation with Bimmercode?
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As I have mentioned before after retrofitting genuine LED fog lights, coded with BimmerCode for LED lamps also warm and cold check on nonexpert mode. Error messages gone but flickering after some 20sec from start was a problem to deal with. With some help from BimmerCode team and some tinkering I have now working trouble free original LED fogs. See coding below.
In my case besides of: NSW_L_KALTUEBERWACHUNG » nicht_aktiv NSW_L_WARMUEBERWACHUNG » nicht_aktiv NSW_L_KURZSCHLUSS » nicht_aktiv NSW_L_IS_LED » aktiv NSW_R_KALTUEBERWACHUNG » nicht_aktiv NSW_R_WARMUEBERWACHUNG » nicht_aktiv NSW_R_KURZSCHLUSS » nicht_aktiv NSW_R_IS_LED » aktiv Needed to code this: AUSG_12_NSW_R_VORGLUEHEN_AKTIV aktiv>>nicht aktiv Same thing with AUSG_12_NSW_L_VORGLUEHEN_AKTIV aktiv >>nicht altiv Update: it looks like flickering’s gone while fog lights come with low beam. If turn on position lights with fog lights (rings + fogs) then flickering starts after a while). I will check and update if I find coding. Last edited by Lorenas; 09-03-2019 at 05:47 AM.. |
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Tried many things yesterday but it looks was needed to code U_EFF_NSW
In my case it has been set to 13,4v and there were 2 other options: 100% or 13v. I have set on 100% and now it is not flickering anymore. If you have comments on this, please respond. |
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WOW! Thank you so much for all the info, I will code it all and report back
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In my case (F25 LCI) it looks like this now:
AUSG_11(12)_NSW_EINSCHALTSTROMRED.. aktiv 0x01 AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L(R)_IS_LED aktiv 0x01 AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L(R)_IS_INDICATOR nicht_aktiv 0x00 AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L_(R)_IS_XENON nicht_aktiv 0x00 AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L_(R)_KALT_UEBERW_AKTIV nicht_aktiv_vor_lci 0x00 nicht_aktiv_ab_lci 0x00 AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L(R)_KURZSCHLUSS wert_01 0x9A AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L(R)_OPENLOAD wert_01 0x1E AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L(R)_PART_OPENLOAD wert_01 0x7F AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L(R)_VORGLUEHEN_AKTIV nicht_aktiv 0x00 AUSG_11(12)_NSW_L(R)_WARM_UBERW-AKTIV nicht_aktiv_vor_lci 0x00 nicht_aktiv_ab_lci 0x00 DUAL_SPG_AKTIV_NSW nicht_aktiv 0x00 FLB_NSW nicht_aktiv 0x00 DUAL-DUMP_SCHUTZ_NSW aktiv 0x01 NSW_AUS_BEI_FL nicht_aktiv 0x00 U_EFF_NSW wert_02__100% 0x32 WL_FUNKTION_NSW nicht_aktiv 0x00 I hope everybody understands what I mean 11(12) or L(R) - just did not want to expand everything double that size. Also I want to say that I didn’t post this unless was waiting for response from BimmerCode, though after request fro one of members I share it here. It works ok, though I am not sure how bright should it be. Anyway, flickering is gone. Note: my car is without cornering lights function. This is purely my experience which I share and would not take any responsibility if anything goes wrong while you coding your car yourself. Always use backup restore function if something is not working after coding. |
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Do you know how to turn on Fog Lights as Daytime Running Lights?
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Thanks for this worked like a charm. After 2 years i can now use my foglights without flickering |
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