Welcome Lights & Coding

Bloody_diamond · 06-06-2012, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

How are you so sure there's no way to code it?

I do it very often ( coding ) and know frm 1 and frm2 better than my wife , maybe in frm3 there is option like this but i highly doubt it.

teaston · 06-06-2012, 05:36 PM

Damn! Thanks for letting me know though guys!

What about if i got an auto headlight switch, then use the auto position as off? Or would it need the light sensor as well?

Bloody_diamond · 06-06-2012, 05:46 PM

If you buy switch with auto and put it to your car without having light sensor it will work just like a lowbeam, so it will turn on welcome lights and after you start the car low beams will pop up.

If i understood you well , you dont have that switch right? Or you just turn it off via ncs ?

teaston · 06-06-2012, 06:01 PM

I don't have the auto switch but they're cheaply and easily available on ebay. But the light/rain sensors are not so easy to find.

Any ideas what else i'd need to retrofit auto headlights/wipers? Is there a control module or wiring needed? I can't find anything about it.

Bloody_diamond · 06-06-2012, 06:17 PM

For light/rain sensor you need frond windshield with sensors, new mirror, new module with automatic wipers plus wiring plus coding, total cost about 500-700 pounds , not worth the money if you ask me

Cheers

teaston · 06-06-2012, 06:44 PM

Ah ok, for that much i'll just remember to turn the headlights on every time i get out of the car, and turn them off when i get in during daytime!

Thanks for all your help mate!

jness · 06-07-2012, 09:04 PM

I'm a total rookie but learning. How do you code...what equipment is required?

teaston · 06-08-2012, 04:49 AM

Read this thread! http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=480261

Two errors in it though: 1. ignore what they say about buying the more expensive cable, the £25 ($30-$40) ebay one is fine (clear plug & cable) i've done loads of coding with it without a single problem. 2. When the guide says go to cas then cas for the digital speedo, it's actually cas then kombi. you'll understand by the time you get to that part!

*Edit*
Oh, i've just realised you've got a 2011, so the cable you need is slighty different, one without the k line like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-USB-OBD-...e86a42&vxp=mtr

Or just buy the normal one and de solder pin 8! Like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-INPA-K-C...a5eefa&vxp=mtr

MikeinAlexandria · 06-18-2012, 02:36 PM

Fyi on the Welcome lights...

wl_KZL is the rear license plate light
wl_sl_2 (I think) is the tail light
wl_NSL is the rear fog lights
wl_NSW is the front fog lights

The correct values for all of these are nicht_aktiv, soft_einschalten, hart_einschalten

I have Welcome lights on my car (which only work when the headlight switch is left in Auto) And I coded everything off, except, soft_einschalten front and rear fogs. Looks awesome!

06-07-2012, 09:04 PM	#29
jness BMWrookieluv Drives: 2011 328i XDrive Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2 iTrader: (0)	What do you use to code I'm a total rookie but learning. How do you code...what equipment is required?
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06-08-2012, 04:49 AM	#30
teaston Colonel Drives: F30 330d M Sport Plus Join Date: May 2012 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 2,766 iTrader: (0)	Read this thread! http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=480261 Two errors in it though: 1. ignore what they say about buying the more expensive cable, the £25 ($30-$40) ebay one is fine (clear plug & cable) i've done loads of coding with it without a single problem. 2. When the guide says go to cas then cas for the digital speedo, it's actually cas then kombi. you'll understand by the time you get to that part! Edit Oh, i've just realised you've got a 2011, so the cable you need is slighty different, one without the k line like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-USB-OBD-...e86a42&vxp=mtr Or just buy the normal one and de solder pin 8! Like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-INPA-K-C...a5eefa&vxp=mtr Last edited by teaston; 06-08-2012 at 05:00 AM.
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06-06-2012, 05:36 PM	#24
teaston Colonel Drives: F30 330d M Sport Plus Join Date: May 2012 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 2,766 iTrader: (0)	Damn! Thanks for letting me know though guys! What about if i got an auto headlight switch, then use the auto position as off? Or would it need the light sensor as well?
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06-06-2012, 05:46 PM	#25
Bloody_diamond Banned Drives: E9x Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 16 iTrader: (0)	If you buy switch with auto and put it to your car without having light sensor it will work just like a lowbeam, so it will turn on welcome lights and after you start the car low beams will pop up. If i understood you well , you dont have that switch right? Or you just turn it off via ncs ?
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06-06-2012, 06:01 PM	#26
teaston Colonel Drives: F30 330d M Sport Plus Join Date: May 2012 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 2,766 iTrader: (0)	I don't have the auto switch but they're cheaply and easily available on ebay. But the light/rain sensors are not so easy to find. Any ideas what else i'd need to retrofit auto headlights/wipers? Is there a control module or wiring needed? I can't find anything about it.
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06-06-2012, 06:17 PM	#27
Bloody_diamond Banned Drives: E9x Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 16 iTrader: (0)	For light/rain sensor you need frond windshield with sensors, new mirror, new module with automatic wipers plus wiring plus coding, total cost about 500-700 pounds , not worth the money if you ask me Cheers
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06-06-2012, 06:44 PM	#28
teaston Colonel Drives: F30 330d M Sport Plus Join Date: May 2012 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 2,766 iTrader: (0)	Ah ok, for that much i'll just remember to turn the headlights on every time i get out of the car, and turn them off when i get in during daytime! Thanks for all your help mate!
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06-18-2012, 02:36 PM	#31
MikeinAlexandria Lieutenant Drives: 128i M Sport Convertible Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 567 iTrader: (0)	Fyi on the Welcome lights... wl_KZL is the rear license plate light wl_sl_2 (I think) is the tail light wl_NSL is the rear fog lights wl_NSW is the front fog lights The correct values for all of these are nicht_aktiv, soft_einschalten, hart_einschalten I have Welcome lights on my car (which only work when the headlight switch is left in Auto) And I coded everything off, except, soft_einschalten front and rear fogs. Looks awesome!
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