LCI Taillight retrofit was easy. But the relay is killing me.

askme · 10-24-2022, 11:03 AM

updated Pre-LCI '08 M3 e93 taillights to LCI lights with the adapter dongles. 10 minute job. Looks great.

I get the bulb failure warning due to the LED vs bulb. Not a problem for me and I can code it out at some point.

But the relay now runs at such a high rate it is annoying. Is it resistance or impedance that is too low? Can I just add an inline resistor on ground, or should I swap the relay for a more appropriate one?

askme · 10-24-2022, 12:12 PM

I got my hands on another retrofit adapter kit. It just has three incandescent light bulbs in a box LOL.

10-24-2022, 11:03 AM	#1
askme Private First Class 85 Rep 138 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW M3 Vert E93 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Wilmington iTrader: (0)	LCI Taillight retrofit was easy. But the relay is killing me. updated Pre-LCI '08 M3 e93 taillights to LCI lights with the adapter dongles. 10 minute job. Looks great. I get the bulb failure warning due to the LED vs bulb. Not a problem for me and I can code it out at some point. But the relay now runs at such a high rate it is annoying. Is it resistance or impedance that is too low? Can I just add an inline resistor on ground, or should I swap the relay for a more appropriate one?
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10-24-2022, 12:12 PM	#2
askme Private First Class 85 Rep 138 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW M3 Vert E93 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Wilmington iTrader: (0)	I got my hands on another retrofit adapter kit. It just has three incandescent light bulbs in a box LOL.
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