Which bulb locations give canbus errors?

stroberaver · 02-18-2013, 10:22 AM

Whilst I prefer the warmer, softer light from the stock interior bulbs, I'm thinking of replacing the door/puddle lights and boot/trunk light with some decently bright LEDs. Whereas I don't want the interior lights to destroy my night vision if a passenger switches them on, I do want as much light as possible from the door puddle lights and in the boot!

Are the lights in the bottom of the doors affected by canbus errors? I thought I saw it mentioned somewhere that they weren't, but I can't find it now, and am just wondering if it will throw an error message if I stick a normal LED in there.

And am I right in thinking the boot light is definitely canbus sensitive?

BOBKUR · 02-18-2013, 10:55 AM

ALL the lights are affected.

stroberaver · 02-18-2013, 02:07 PM

Ah, bugger, that restricts my choice of LED.

Cheers for the info!

Agentphish · 02-18-2013, 09:30 PM

Bummer to hear this. Was thinking about switching mine out and just got my car. I'll need to look into this.

charmin · 08-13-2013, 06:21 PM

Not the case, at least in the UK, only exterior bulbs are CANBUS but even that excludes the front indicator repeater bulbs, all others interior (inc trunk) are not CANBUS.

Let me know if different in US but I doubt it.

Cheers

Drrncour · 08-14-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by charmin

Not the case, at least in the UK, only exterior bulbs are CANBUS but even that excludes the front indicator repeater bulbs, all others interior (inc trunk) are not CANBUS.

Let me know if different in US but I doubt it.

Cheers

Plus 1, changed all mine no issues

bhmax16 · 08-14-2013, 02:52 PM

Not even a real concern because you can always code the errors out if one did occur

charmin · 08-15-2013, 06:29 PM

Very true, but they don't occur, however I think Stroberaver was struggling to find T10 CANBUS I expect when he doesn't need to, although they are available they do cost a lot more.
I've just picked up 10 x T10 non CAN for a few UK £, same CANBUS which are not as compact would be around 5 times the price and not quite so easy to find, especially well constructed good ones.
Hopefully, anyway this might help others thinking of upgrading internal bulbs.

02-18-2013, 10:22 AM	#1
stroberaver Private 42 Rep 64 Posts Drives: BMW X3 G01 M40i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Which bulb locations give canbus errors? Whilst I prefer the warmer, softer light from the stock interior bulbs, I'm thinking of replacing the door/puddle lights and boot/trunk light with some decently bright LEDs. Whereas I don't want the interior lights to destroy my night vision if a passenger switches them on, I do want as much light as possible from the door puddle lights and in the boot! Are the lights in the bottom of the doors affected by canbus errors? I thought I saw it mentioned somewhere that they weren't, but I can't find it now, and am just wondering if it will throw an error message if I stick a normal LED in there. And am I right in thinking the boot light is definitely canbus sensitive?
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BOBKUR Major 20 Rep 1,361 Posts Drives: 2008 E 90 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: CALIFORNIA iTrader: (2)	ALL the lights are affected.
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stroberaver Private 42 Rep 64 Posts Drives: BMW X3 G01 M40i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Ah, bugger, that restricts my choice of LED. Cheers for the info!
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Agentphish Major 129 Rep 1,052 Posts Drives: '08 328i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (2)	Bummer to hear this. Was thinking about switching mine out and just got my car. I'll need to look into this.
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charmin Enlisted Member 3 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 320i M-Sport June 2009 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Hampshire UK iTrader: (0)	Not the case, at least in the UK, only exterior bulbs are CANBUS but even that excludes the front indicator repeater bulbs, all others interior (inc trunk) are not CANBUS. Let me know if different in US but I doubt it. Cheers
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bhmax16 Lieutenant 164 Rep 401 Posts Drives: '22 M4, '23 CX-50 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Not even a real concern because you can always code the errors out if one did occur
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08-15-2013, 06:29 PM	#8
charmin Enlisted Member 3 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 320i M-Sport June 2009 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Hampshire UK iTrader: (0)	Very true, but they don't occur, however I think Stroberaver was struggling to find T10 CANBUS I expect when he doesn't need to, although they are available they do cost a lot more. I've just picked up 10 x T10 non CAN for a few UK £, same CANBUS which are not as compact would be around 5 times the price and not quite so easy to find, especially well constructed good ones. Hopefully, anyway this might help others thinking of upgrading internal bulbs.
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