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Originally Posted by 2007_E93
I did this as well with a few modifications. I mounted it next to coin slots to give more uniform dispersion. I also used the 5mm Red-Orange LED from www.theledlight.com to match nearly perfectly. I had to use a 330 ohm 1/4 watt resistor in line with the positive end. I also mounted it using Clear Epoxy and it looks factory (LED lasts 100k hrs,...will not need to change it). Lastly, I had no trouble removing center console. Just lift hard and it unclips. Then I wired in parallel with the ashtray light LED. At the front there is a white 3 pronged plug with a brown wire on the far left (GND) and the pink/purple wire on the far right prong (7.5V measured with voltmeter) as the power (switched on with headlights). Looks PERFECT and NO CODES!  |
On your e93, is it a manual or auto? Do you have a iDrive knob? I'm going to finally lift my console to hardwire in parallel. Why did you need the resistor for such low wattage/amperage? The LED draws such low current
