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06-08-2015, 08:38 PM | #1 |
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How do you know if your blacklines are defective?
I've posted on the DIY section but would want to know anybody who had experience on this.
Edit: researched and these blacklines DON'T work for LCI Halogen 128 cars. Last edited by $iriu$black; 06-09-2015 at 07:15 AM.. |
06-09-2015, 12:45 AM | #2 |
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You say that your rear tail lights LED bars don't light up. Is your LCI 128i the halogen version?
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If you look on Schmeidman they have the LCI blacklines for halogen cars. there are also DIY's on how to modify LCI xenon Tail lights to work on your Halogen 1er.
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I did research the DIY and it's just too much rewiring and even painting the bulbs. Tbh, it's just too damn complicated. I got the ones ending in 282 btw. |
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Like you've seen, you can make the LED bars light up but it's a lot of wiring necessary. This is the only way to make your halogen equipped LCI vehicle make those LED light bars light up the way they should. Or maybe coding can make it light up?
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But that's baffling, being an LCI car, it should at least be backwards-compatible right? |
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There is a different lighting control module for Xenon/AHL optioned cars. The mod can be done, and from my knowledge the only way to get them to work on a Halogen car. Or just retro fit and code the Xenon/AHL complete system. your choice.
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This has been extensively discussed before.
They can work for your car - you just need to tap a wire from the licence plate lights to the wire that is missing in the tail light. ALL pre-lci cars were equipped with LED running lights for the tail lights, but the LCI models with HALOGEN headlights were not equipped with LED running lights, this is the reason why your blacklines are not functioning correctly. Pre-LCI/Xenon tail lights have 3 wires (brake lights, indicator, LED running light), LCI halogen tail lights have 2 wires (missing the LED running light wire). But like I have said, the fix is extremely simple and literally takes 15 minutes. THEY DO WORK, I've done it myself and many others have also done it.. |
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