24 X3MC 10/13 build no puddle lights. Does anyone know why and if any 24s came with these? I search and seems to be all over the place i might of just been unlucky. I also looked for retro fit but most treads lead to no as the wiring is missing. So more complex then needs to be for lights.

TheJerseyDon wrote

24 X3MC 10/13 build no puddle lights. Does anyone know why and if any 24s came with these? I search and seems to be all over the place i might of just been unlucky. I also looked for retro fit but most treads lead to no as the wiring is missing. So more complex then needs to be for lights.

TheJerseyDon I am in the UK and have the same with the blanking plates where i would have thought the puddle lights would be. I did take a quick look after collecting and spotting aftermarket ones online.

I haven't attempted to pop the blanking plates off to see if any wiring is there though, I would be surprised if not as it's possibly part of the "standard" wiring loom.

Looks like BMW trying to save a few pennies (or dollars ).

My 2024 X4m doesn't have them, and I looked under the plastic cover - sadly there is no wiring. However my 2025 X5 does have those lights. Go figure:confused2

bimmerlex wrote

My 2024 X4m doesn't have them, and I looked under the plastic cover - sadly there is no wiring. However my 2025 X5 does have those lights. Go figure:confused2

Cost cutting... ugh.

I just picked up my car last weekend, and I ordered the puddle lights from Openthrottle... I went to go install them this morning, and I realized my car is also not equipped with puddle lights.

I reached out to the dealer, trying to have them installed under warranty, but they are saying they don't think it can be retrofitted. I'm waiting to hear the final 'no', they said they'd do more research.

'24 X3MC here, no puddle lights, wasn't an option either.

95wildtt wrote

Cost cutting... ugh.

Sad really for a 92k BMW. Some copper wire and $120 in lights.

TheJerseyDon wrote

Sad really for a 92k BMW. Some copper wire and $120 in lights.

Agreed... Bean Counters at their best, unfortunately.

Lower door bin lights are missing now too…..

9kracing wrote

I just picked up my car last weekend, and I ordered the puddle lights from Openthrottle... I went to go install them this morning, and I realized my car is also not equipped with puddle lights.

I reached out to the dealer, trying to have them installed under warranty, but they are saying they don't think it can be retrofitted. I'm waiting to hear the final 'no', they said they'd do more research.

Alas, I too just made this assumption and mistake. A small thing to be disappointed in but patiently waited 3 weeks to get the lights from Open Throttle only to see blanks on the bottom of my door.

Yep. Dealer says it can't be retrofitted. We're just SOL.

9kracing wrote

Yep. Dealer says it can't be retrofitted. We're just SOL.

That's very sad. I saw some puddle lights on Ali Express that are on batteries and just get attached to the doors inside panel within a minute. But I wouldn't want to deal with battery replacements all the time. they look nice though

9kracing wrote

Yep. Dealer says it can't be retrofitted. We're just SOL.

Yeah that's bullshit, its easy to retrofit. Just replace the door harness. It just has two extra connections for the puddle and door card lights.
I have pulled my doors and harnesses many times to know there is absolutely nothing exceptional about them, its plug and play.

https://parts.bmwoforlandpark.com/a/BMW_2022_X3-M/120335973__7491650/DOOR-CABLE-HARNESSES/61_5673.html

EDIT: buy this and try it. One of the pictures in the listing show the light connector

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276274601214

Light connector:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rCQAAOSwFT1lnXfK/s-l1600.jpg

The way BMW went about cutting costs in the later builds continues to baffle my mind a little bit. Sorry BMW tried to save a few bucks & deleted this cool little feature that should be standard issue on all cars.

But haven't BMW replaced the door puddle lights with the sill lights instead? The ground by the door is still illuminated showing puddles, same difference

Carpet lights are different than puddle lights

9kracing wrote

Carpet lights are different than puddle lights

Agreed but they do the same thing.

The puddle light effect, especially any motif types would be diminished by the carpet light and likewise, a standard fit white puddle light would diminish the carpet light pattern.

The fronts don't overlap if the door is open wide, but the rears certainly do like you said.

Either way, I still feel ripped off.

Funny, I was doing research just yesterday about door paddle lights making an assumption that carpet lights coming from under the doors. I gather enough information to conclude it's a NO-GO for my 2025 X4MComp.

9kracing wrote

I just picked up my car last weekend, and I ordered the puddle lights from Openthrottle... I went to go install them this morning, and I realized my car is also not equipped with puddle lights.

I reached out to the dealer, trying to have them installed under warranty, but they are saying they don't think it can be retrofitted. I'm waiting to hear the final 'no', they said they'd do more research.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who did this.

Same thing. Bought the M Perf projector lights from OpenThrottle and found out I just have a plastic blank and no wiring harness in my 2023 X3 M40i.



Pierre in another thread bought door cards AND the wiring hardness extension that includes the wiring for the puddle lights from a 2022 AND the led for the cup holders and retrofitted them onto his 2023.

I'm trying to figure out exactly what he did to make this work over there right now: https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=32535076#post32535076


Adam

TacosRule! wrote

Yeah that's bullshit, its easy to retrofit. Just replace the door harness. It just has two extra connections for the puddle and door card lights.
I have pulled my doors and harnesses many times to know there is absolutely nothing exceptional about them, its plug and play.

https://parts.bmwoforlandpark.com/a/BMW_2022_X3-M/120335973__7491650/DOOR-CABLE-HARNESSES/61_5673.html

EDIT: buy this and try it. One of the pictures in the listing show the light connector

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276274601214

Light connector:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rCQAAOSwFT1lnXfK/s-l1600.jpg

This is EXACTLY the information that I was looking for!
So the individual door harnesses connect inside the door into an existing connector and add connections for both puddle lights and the cupholder LEDs in the doors?


Adam

Adam update this thread if you get it working.

I changed out my carpet lights to the M-Performance ones, but I'd still like to have puddle lights if it's easy to do.