BMW Korea is now offering M Performance carpet lights to replace the falcon/eagle/magic carpet light on the lower side skirt.

X3M was included on the list.

Signed up today!

Looks pretty cool man.

Kevin_The_Clean1 wrote

Looks pretty cool man.

Will definitely try and get the parts number listed here.

They said it’s only possible as a dealer install and they won’t provide parts numbers.. if anyone can find it earlier (couldn’t find it myself), please feel free to post.

Typical stealership gatekeeping :/

I would definitely switch out to this. Subscribed.

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Says discontinued.

Th3Walrus wrote

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Says discontinued.

Weird, there aren’t even pics of them, lol.

Anyways, it was officially announced here in Korea so I went and ahead and applied for a dealer install.

simplyeric wrote

Weird, there aren’t even pics of them, lol.

Anyways, it was officially announced here in Korea so I went and ahead and applied for a dealer install.

Let me talk to my Service Advisor and see if they will install them... if so I may need you to source me a set.


Considering I don't have puddle lights, this is a 'must have' for me



edit: oof, these ain't gonna be cheap

Total excl. VAT - $780.21 USD

9kracing wrote

edit: oof, these ain't gonna be cheap

Total excl. VAT - $780.21 USD

They aren't $780.21 cool

Wait a few months and they should be on Alibaba for $21.00

9kracing wrote

Let me talk to my Service Advisor and see if they will install them... if so I may need you to source me a set.


Considering I don't have puddle lights, this is a 'must have' for me



edit: oof, these ain't gonna be cheap

Total excl. VAT - $780.21 USD

It's really strange how dealerships operate. This is currently a group buy and thankfully it's exceeded the threshold. So far, only two X3M's have applied, so that's pretty awesome.

Strange, I'm not sure why these are discontinued and hard to find. Anyways, the dealership said these are going back into production and a batch has already been allocated for South Korea. which is why it's being posted.

https://www.schmiedmann.com/en/product/e5754149-new?product=63-17-5-B61-FE0

https://www.schmiedmann.com/en/product/e5756019-new?product=63-17-5-B61-FE1


After shipping and tariffs you're looking at almost $1000 just to get them here, and then whatever the dealership is going to charge to install them... so probably 2 grand all said and done.

9kracing wrote  

After shipping and tariffs you're looking at almost $1000 just to get them here, and then whatever the dealership is going to charge to install them... so probably 2 grand all said and done.

Wow.

I’ve spent money on silly things before but $2k on puddle lights is….

Wow.

who is this noob wrote

Wow.

I’ve spent money on silly things before but $2k on puddle lights is….

Wow.

This is the "light carpet" as shown in the first post, if you use it you can't really even see your puddle lights on the ground...

Wait, why is everyone saying it's $2,000? Just wait for an alibaba one.

I'm paying $520 USD (converted), including labor.

as cool as those look I think I will buy a carbon fiber front spoiler and rear defuse for that Money.

I bought the puddle lights not knowing the wiring harness wasn't installed in my 2025 model. I'm wondering what it would take to connect them to the door switch that operates the carpet light. I did an install in my C5 Corvette a few years back.

Burnt C6 wrote

as cool as those look I think I will buy a carbon fiber front spoiler and rear defuse for that Money.

I bought the puddle lights not knowing the wiring harness wasn't installed in my 2025 model. I'm wondering what it would take to connect them to the door switch that operates the carpet light. I did an install in my C5 Corvette a few years back.

Not gonna lie, the ///M Carpet is pretty cool, and if I didn't have puddle lights I'd be tempted.

It still floors me that BMW dropped the puddle lights, that's been a BMW signature thing over many years...

Did someone actually confirm that there is no wiring/connector in the harness for the lights?
Removing the door card and looking for a 2 pin connector with a ?? and brown wire?
I know there is no cutout in the door card, but it seems like it would cost BMW more money to change the wiring harness (by removing those 2 wires in each door) than by just keeping it the same, especially if later model years have them back... ???

Just got an official quote and receipt from BMW Korea. The total price is $380, including labor and parts. This includes a 30% discount applied for being an early bird. Can't do math on the top of my head, but it aligns with the $500 quote I got earlier for the full MSRP price, including labor.

Also, the part numbers seem to align with what Th3Walrus has provided and starts with the code number "63".

Production has officially started and will be imported in October.

Only 28 vehicles will be installed, and two of them are X3M's. Hopefully I can get some cool night shots on them.

95wildtt wrote

Not gonna lie, the ///M Carpet is pretty cool, and if I didn't have puddle lights I'd be tempted.

It still floors me that BMW dropped the puddle lights, that's been a BMW signature thing over many years...

Did someone actually confirm that there is no wiring/connector in the harness for the lights?
Removing the door card and looking for a 2 pin connector with a ?? and brown wire?
I know there is no cutout in the door card, but it seems like it would cost BMW more money to change the wiring harness (by removing those 2 wires in each door) than by just keeping it the same, especially if later model years have them back... ???

yes there are a couple of post about it https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2146669&highlight=puddle
looking at the bottom of the door card / panel there is a spot that can be cut out for the install. it seems it shouldn't be that hard to find the correct wire and just splice into it with a connector that will work to plug it into.

95wildtt wrote

Did someone actually confirm that there is no wiring/connector in the harness for the lights?
Removing the door card and looking for a 2 pin connector with a ?? and brown wire?
I know there is no cutout in the door card, but it seems like it would cost BMW more money to change the wiring harness (by removing those 2 wires in each door) than by just keeping it the same, especially if later model years have them back... ???

Correct. In 2022 the Ukraine war was in full swing, and the harness' BMW uses came from Ukraine. So no 2023 BMW has puddle lights, the harnesses simply are not there

simplyeric wrote

Just got an official quote and receipt from BMW Korea. The total price is $380, including labor and parts.

Jesus must be nice. I wonder how much I can ship my car to Korea and back for :P

simplyeric wrote

Wait, why is everyone saying it's $2,000?

I can order the lights themselves from Germany, but it's $900 plus shipping plus tariffs. Then I have to get BMW to install them. Honestly, it'd probably be over 2K

9kracing wrote

I can order the lights themselves from Germany, but it's $900 plus shipping plus tariffs. Then I have to get BMW to install them. Honestly, it'd probably be over 2K

broo, that's crazy :/ that's literally 4-5x the cost of what I was quoted.

Anyways, I'm almost sure that these will be mass produced in the months/year to come. Let's hold hands and wait.

Burnt C6 wrote

yes there are a couple of post about it https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2146669&highlight=puddle
looking at the bottom of the door card / panel there is a spot that can be cut out for the install. it seems it shouldn't be that hard to find the correct wire and just splice into it with a connector that will work to plug it into.

I did cut out the plastic piece in the place of light cover. There are no any connectors underneath

bimmerlex wrote

I did cut out the plastic piece in the place of light cover. There are no any connectors underneath

They are just 2 wires with a black connector hanging down from the main wiring harness, which runs horizontal in the middle of the door.
I wouldn't expect BMW to leave them hanging as they could rattle against the door or doorcard, and then they get complaints...

Most likley, they are either taped or wrapped around the main wiring harness, and you'd have to look up through the cut out with a flashlight, or probably pull a doorcard to look for them.

95wildtt wrote

They are just 2 wires with a black connector hanging down from the main wiring harness, which runs horizontal in the middle of the door.
I wouldn't expect BMW to leave them hanging as they could rattle against the door or doorcard, and then they get complaints...

Most likley, they are either taped or wrapped around the main wiring harness, and you'd have to look up through the cut out with a flashlight, or probably pull a doorcard to look for them.

Yes, I did look up with a strong light that time and haven't found anything reminding that connector (I know exactly how it looks like from my other bimmers). I just didn't feel like removing the entire door panel in a new car for this relatively insignificant thing to avoid any future possible rattles

EDIT: I think someone even mentioned in another thread there is a different harness that has this connector that you can buy separately for like $300