E93 lci rear light conversion question?

Benplym · 07-01-2016, 11:48 AM

I have just fitted and coded genuine lci rear lights on my pre lci e93. All is perfect, apart from one thing. The rear fogs come on with the brake lights and when headlights are on, the only time they aren't on is in drl mode?!?!?

I have gone through everything, turned off all warnings and voltage checks and set the brake light parameters to normal pretty much.

Has anyone else had this issue? Would be great to sort it as I am going to have some cheesed off people behind me

Benplym · 07-08-2016, 11:38 AM

Has no one had this problem really? It would be really helpful if someone could shed some light. I've become pretty handy with the coding side of Carly and still cannot figure out why on earth the rear fog lights are constantly. Any tips would be much appreciated

JP's BMW · 07-08-2016, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Benplym

Has no one had this problem really? It would be really helpful if someone could shed some light. I've become pretty handy with the coding side of Carly and still cannot figure out why on earth the rear fog lights are constantly. Any tips would be much appreciated

when i retro fitted my lci rear lights to a pre-lci on my E90 i had to switch 2 cables over in the light loom.....dont know if thats the same for yours ?

i had to swap the green/brown wire over with the yellow/brown wire. Some places sell a harness to do the conversion but you can crack open the case yourself and just swap them.

Benplym · 07-08-2016, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JP's BMW

when i retro fitted my lci rear lights to a pre-lci on my E90 i had to switch 2 cables over in the light loom.....dont know if thats the same for yours ?

i had to swap the green/brown wire over with the yellow/brown wire. Some places sell a harness to do the conversion but you can crack open the case yourself and just swap them.

Hi, cheers for getting back to me. Yea I brought the genuine BMW harness. It's bugging the crap outa me.

richk84 · 07-08-2016, 04:04 PM

So did you just de-activate the voltage check on the rear lights and indicators?

I'm about to do the same retrofit over the weekend so can report back.

Benplym · 07-09-2016, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by richk84

So did you just de-activate the voltage check on the rear lights and indicators?

I'm about to do the same retrofit over the weekend so can report back.

Yea just turned off voltage check and warnings. It all worked perfect 1st time apart from this flipping fog lamp

richk84 · 07-09-2016, 02:27 PM

I've just turned mine on and I don't get the fog lights coming on I'm afraid. Coded all the voltage checks off and all seems to be working fine.

I'm assuming you get no errors on the dash?

marc l · 07-09-2016, 02:28 PM

I'm planning to do this conversion soon as well and will be using BMW Carly to do the coding.

Where did you guys buy your lights from?

richk84 · 07-09-2016, 02:31 PM

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I'm planning to do this conversion soon as well and will be using BMW Carly to do the coding.

Where did you guys buy your lights from?

I got mine from Euro Car Parts

ben-e92 · 07-09-2016, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by richk84

I got mine from Euro Car Parts

Did you buy them off ECP recently? They were up a few weeks ago when I looked but now they don't seem to show up on the site

Ben

richk84 · 07-09-2016, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by richk84

I got mine from Euro Car Parts

Did you buy them off ECP recently? They were up a few weeks ago when I looked but now they don't seem to show up on the site

Ben

Yea I got them when they had the 30% off deal, emailed them to make sure they were the correct part and collected from my local store

BMW Steve · 07-11-2016, 05:25 AM

Going to do the same when funds permit, need to swipe some money so the Mrs wont see it.

What is the retro wiring you need to get hold off.

And I had a look on ECP and they are advertised.

BMW Steve · 07-11-2016, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Benplym

I brought the genuine BMW harness. It's bugging the crap outa me.

Hi Ben

Have you got the part number for the BMW Harness, and how much was it.

richk84 · 07-11-2016, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GT Steve

Going to do the same when funds permit, need to swipe some money so the Mrs wont see it.

What is the retro wiring you need to get hold off.

And I had a look on ECP and they are advertised.

It's about £60 the harness. Get it from Phil @ Cotswold on the classified section

JP's BMW · 07-15-2016, 06:20 AM

OP...did you get the rear fog light issue sorted in the end ?

tobeski · 07-19-2016, 05:06 PM

Apparently the fog light issue is caused when the E93 specific harness is not used as the inner lights need a harness, not just the outer

E93 harness is 61122181311 and has four wires not just two, just purchased it for mine, although also just found out my LCI lights are not E93 but E92's as they are slightly different so not happy.

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Benplym Private 6 Rep 81 Posts Drives: E93 325 Pre Lci Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Devon iTrader: (0)	Has no one had this problem really? It would be really helpful if someone could shed some light. I've become pretty handy with the coding side of Carly and still cannot figure out why on earth the rear fog lights are constantly. Any tips would be much appreciated
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richk84 Lieutenant Colonel 130 Rep 1,534 Posts Drives: e93 330i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: All over iTrader: (0)	So did you just de-activate the voltage check on the rear lights and indicators? I'm about to do the same retrofit over the weekend so can report back.
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richk84 Lieutenant Colonel 130 Rep 1,534 Posts Drives: e93 330i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: All over iTrader: (0)	I've just turned mine on and I don't get the fog lights coming on I'm afraid. Coded all the voltage checks off and all seems to be working fine. I'm assuming you get no errors on the dash?
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marc l Private 0 Rep 60 Posts Drives: E93 325i N53 Engine Join Date: May 2016 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I'm planning to do this conversion soon as well and will be using BMW Carly to do the coding. Where did you guys buy your lights from?
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BMW Steve Captain 115 Rep 968 Posts Drives: F11 535D & e93 335i Highline Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Witlshire UK iTrader: (0)	Going to do the same when funds permit, need to swipe some money so the Mrs wont see it. What is the retro wiring you need to get hold off. And I had a look on ECP and they are advertised.
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JP's BMW Private 16 Rep 58 Posts Drives: E90 330D M Sport Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	OP...did you get the rear fog light issue sorted in the end ?
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tobeski Private 9 Rep 56 Posts Drives: BMW E93 330D M-Sport Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Apparently the fog light issue is caused when the E93 specific harness is not used as the inner lights need a harness, not just the outer E93 harness is 61122181311 and has four wires not just two, just purchased it for mine, although also just found out my LCI lights are not E93 but E92's as they are slightly different so not happy.
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