Need advice installing LCI Blackline tail lights

[Free_Willy]

I recently purchased some 2nd hand blackline tail lights for my 2009 135i. As far as I'm aware, they should be just plug and play. Once installed, everything but the LED part of the light would work. So in other words, there was no light unless I applied the brakes. The seller refunded my money and was very decent about the transaction. He also said that the lights worked perfectly for him. Which leads me to believe it is something to do with my setup?

I've now decided to buy new from Scheidmann but thought I'd better email them before I bought them just to clarify that they should work. They've come back to me and said I need an adapter cable: http://www.schmiedmann.com/en/produc...1-12-2-219-698

My question is, has anyone else had issues installing these LCI lights on a preLCI car. My reading says I can just plug them in and they should work. I'd rather not buy this extra cable adapter if I don't need it. Can anyone shed some light on what I should do?

[totti84]

Good chance you purchased the wrong blacklines. What is the part number you have for your lights?

[Free_Willy]

I don't have any at the moment, I sent them back to the seller. But the ones I am going to buy from Germany are 63-21-2-225-282

I believe these are the correct lights for cars with xenons?

[froop]

I installed blacklines on both my 08 and 09 pre-LCI 135i's without the need for any sort of adapter. I bought both of mine from Tim at info@individual-cars.com.

[B135i-e82]

I was going to purchase mine from Schiedmann but for the few extra dollars I decided to buy them through BMR, took a long time to get to me but mine was plug and play without an adaptor and my car is also pre LCI

[titium]

2009 135i I ordered from schmiedman plug and play no adaptor

[1_dez]

I've ordered a single black line replacement from schmiedman. It came within the week. Much faster than the local seller (mentioned above) which i purchased the original set from. Also cheaper but make sure you order the right ones gl with install.

[totti84]

Part number ending with 282 is correct and the one you need for xenon equipped cars

[SIN-CAL]

I installed some Black Lines a month ago on my 2009 Xenon. The weird thing was although I made sure I had the correct "282" part coded lights, upon first installing one on the rear left it seemed to not work correctly.

After cycling the headlight selector switch to all positions and back to off, they then lit in the proper manner...

[Free_Willy]

Installed my new Blacklines tonight. Arrived from Schmiedmann in 4 days and work perfectly.