[s55jesus]

Just finished the retrofit on my 21 X3MC. Took me a good 2 hours without the terminal repinning tools. Ended up doing it with a pick tool. Definitely doable once you get the gist of it. Stressful to get to that point of figuring it out though. Outer tails are easier than inner at least for repinning. The inners have way smaller pins that require some finesse.

Saw a few questions above that I wanted to answer. No coding required and DRL does not stay on when the headlights are off.

[vermethlln]

Originally Posted by X3rd Time Is a Charm

What type of wiring and coding is involved ?

Originally Posted by Stone_M6

It takes roughly two hours to install, repinning the wires, and then coding to decouple the brake and turn signals.

Originally Posted by X3rd Time Is a Charm

Can you code them using BimmerCode or Carly ?

Originally Posted by Stone_M6

If you are considering purchasing European specification lights, it's important to note that some coding may be required to ensure they function optimally. In my experience with my 2019 model, coding was necessary to ensure proper functioning fully.

I purchased euro spec LCI tail lights for my G01 which I shipped from the US to Spain. I also want to activate the fog lights in order for it to pass inspection. Can this be done with BimmerCode? I'm new here and I'm trying to figure out if I can enable the fog lights and disable the amber sidemarker lights.

Thanks

[Dinan_Rated]

Originally Posted by jinetix

Ah, you wanted the behavior to be similar to the US spec lights. Seeing that you have Euro-spec taillights, thought you would want the brake light separated from the turn signal. The coding bit I mentioned above sets it so that the system decouples the brake light and turn signal light like in Europe.

has anyone tried this?

[ushafiq]

The rear DRLs don’t stay on and this is such a shame!
As far as I know, on the LCI cars, the rear DRLs do stay on - why there isn’t way to code these or original lights to have rear DRLs ‘always on’

[Dinan_Rated]

I have euro LCI lights and trying to add them to US spec car. I have searched all over and do not see how to run the needed wires to the BCM? Can someone please point me in the right direction on how I need to run the wires or code this? I have been all over the forum and have confused my self to no end. Need an assist from this great site! Can anyone lend a hand?

[Dinan_Rated]

Originally Posted by MarinoB

The plan worked. Tail light turn signals working independent from brake signals, piggy backing off the side mirror turn signals.
Don't have to worry about getting pulled over anymore 😎
Anyone who wants Euro LCIs on your US spec go for it.

Next is to wire the brake lights to the spoiler brake light so they become independent from turn signals as well. At least for now I'm road legal and don't have amber turn signals coming on as brake lights.

Can we connect I need to do the same thing and am confused on how to accomplish this? Thank you in advance

[Dinan_Rated]

Originally Posted by MarinoB

For those with a 2020 US spec that have LCI Euro spec lights and have the signal/brake light issue...
I looked up the wiring diagrams on BMW TIS and now have a game plan.
Located the wires in the BDC that control the signal lights in the side view mirrors. Going to piggy back off those wires and run them to the tail lights. My only worry is when I leave the actual signal/brake wire to the tail lights disconnected it will throw a fault. At least I now have a place to start.

Will report back after I try it out.

For those interested below is a link to BDC wiring info and other info related to this that I downloaded from BMW TIS.

https://app.box.com/s/izq74y2qyak5xysmcvp8cg5plpegibhk

Where does the wire ran from the BDC connect to the tail lights at? Which harness, inner or outer and which pin set?

[Dinan_Rated]

Bueller anyone?

[Captcha Failed]

Originally Posted by MarinoB

Same issue here.
Going to play around with jumping wires from the inner light. Hopefully can figure this out.

Do you mind telling me what you ended up doing with your pins? I'm having the same issues where when I brake the inner will be sequential and the outer will go solid. When I signal only the inner will sequential and the outer will blink.

In the US and most likely have the euro spec lights

[Dinan_Rated]

Originally Posted by Captcha Failed

Do you mind telling me what you ended up doing with your pins? I'm having the same issues where when I brake the inner will be sequential and the outer will go solid. When I signal only the inner will sequential and the outer will blink.

In the US and most likely have the euro spec lights

I ended up getting rid of my Euro Spec Lights and went with the US spec Lights to be plug-and-play.

[mcdanielvzw]

Originally Posted by Dinan_Rated

I ended up getting rid of my Euro Spec Lights and went with the US spec Lights to be plug-and-play.

By Plug and Play, do you mean all you had to do was swap around pins to make it compatible?

I'm in the process of doing just that - getting used lights (half the cost going the used ebay route). Inners are swapped out, waiting on the outers still today/tomorrow.