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      11-09-2021, 03:26 PM   #375
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If you have a rear fog wire you can use it as the 5th wire needed for the Euro tails. Yes, this will be moved to pin 4, but you also have to move it at the BDC.

This is all detailed in the last 4 pages or so of this thread, including colors of wires and where to move it to at the BDC.
Thank you very much.

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> This is all detailed in the last 4 pages or so of this thread, including colors of wires and where to move it to at the BDC.
Honestly, if I have to go back in this thread and look for my post on the BDC assignments, so can you. Not trying to be flip, but it's the same level of effort. I don't have this thread memorized page by page. It's where I discovered using the fogs as the 5th wire.
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      11-09-2021, 05:08 PM   #376
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Honestly, if I have to go back in this thread and look for my post on the BDC assignments, so can you. Not trying to be flip, but it's the same level of effort. I don't have this thread memorized page by page. It's where I discovered using the fogs as the 5th wire.
Thank you!
I'll start looking from the beginning.
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Honestly, if I have to go back in this thread and look for my post on the BDC assignments, so can you. Not trying to be flip, but it's the same level of effort. I don't have this thread memorized page by page. It's where I discovered using the fogs as the 5th wire.
Thank you!
I'll start looking from the beginning.
It definitely can't hurt to go to the beginning, but what your looking for is no more than 10 pages back from the end.
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It definitely can't hurt to go to the beginning, but what your looking for is no more than 10 pages back from the end.
Thank you very much.
I've done a lot of research and put it together in my own way.
I think this is the easiest way to make a jumper.
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It definitely can't hurt to go to the beginning, but what your looking for is no more than 10 pages back from the end.
Thank you very much.
I've done a lot of research and put it together in my own way.
I think this is the easiest way to make a jumper.
Very nice illustration. Yes, pin 4 inner to pin 1 splice outer. Are you sure on pin 1 outer? Shouldn't that be labeled "brake light"? Also, what's the difference between turn indicator and direction indicator?
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Very nice illustration. Yes, pin 4 inner to pin 1 splice outer. Are you sure on pin 1 outer? Shouldn't that be labeled "brake light"? Also, what's the difference between turn indicator and direction indicator?

Hello.
I don't have a wiring diagram for LCI, so I can't be sure.
I'll do some more research.
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I don't have a wiring diagram for LCI, so I can't be sure.
I'll do some more research.
Thanks!
Ahhh, I see what you did. The key is assigning the correct labels to the LCI pin locations after coding, they do different things than the pre LCI locations.
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I'm getting a little confused.
Can anyone tell me the signal name of the LCI tail lamp body?
pin of the LCI tail lamp body?
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Sub. Just ordered mine and will install once I have the parts next week!
I'm in Europe, purchased a 2018 BMW M5 Comp from Germany, surprise when I registered the call it was an US model, so I ordered EU spec Tailights of course.

Will post back with pictures after I have everything done.

Thank you euro, gtatx, joe and others for putting all this information together. Much appreciated and is what made me decide to go with the retrofit!
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Sub. Just ordered mine and will install once I have the parts next week!
I'm in Europe, purchased a 2018 BMW M5 Comp from Germany, surprise when I registered the call it was an US model, so I ordered EU spec Tailights of course.

Will post back with pictures after I have everything done.

Thank you euro, gtatx, joe and others for putting all this information together. Much appreciated and is what made me decide to go with the retrofit!
Nice! Good luck!
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I'm getting a little confused.
Can anyone tell me the signal name of the LCI tail lamp body?
pin of the LCI tail lamp body?
Your diagram above is correct.
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It would be great for someone to make a pigtail Y adaptor for the euro to make it nice and clean when you jump.
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It would be great for someone to make a pigtail Y adaptor for the euro to make it nice and clean when you jump.
I'm curious if anyone tried a T-Splice and just tapped in. That would be pretty clean.
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It would be great for someone to make a pigtail Y adaptor for the euro to make it nice and clean when you jump.
There’s a seller on eBay in the UK that makes a female/male wiring adaptor that piggy backs the outers on the outer so the F8x. The exact same one will work for the F90 with potentially a few changes on the pins.
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I'm curious if anyone tried a T-Splice and just tapped in. That would be pretty clean.
I t-tapped the outer light pin 1 and ran a sheathed wire along the car’s existing wiring to the inner light pin 4.
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Your diagram above is correct.
Hello.
That was good!
I'm in the process of ordering the parts and look forward to installing them!
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I t-tapped the outer light pin 1 and ran a sheathed wire along the car’s existing wiring to the inner light pin 4.
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Did it work correctly?
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Did it work correctly?
Don't want to answer for Jaker, but I'd have to assume with the correct high quality and correct gauge T-Spicers, it should work perfectly and be clean. Plus, no need for molesting the pin 1 outer wire, just tap in. Should be the same result as stripping, twisting, taping, etc. I ran from the BDC, but if I jumped, I would definitely just tap in.
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Don't want to answer for Jaker, but I'd have to assume with the correct high quality and correct gauge T-Spicers, it should work perfectly and be clean. Plus, no need for molesting the pin 1 outer wire, just tap in. Should be the same result as stripping, twisting, taping, etc. I ran from the BDC, but if I jumped, I would definitely just tap in.
Same here. I decided to run to BDC but if I did it again I’d do exactly as you describe above. Which is the way it’s on the F series LCI tail light retro fit as well.
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Hello.
Did it work correctly?
Yep, it works great. Vick coded my car last night and I have 100% functionality.

For those of you not comfortable with tinkering on vehicles or don't have much experience, just ensure you're using the right t-taps for the right gauge wire.
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Yep, it works great. Vick coded my car last night and I have 100% functionality.

For those of you not comfortable with tinkering on vehicles or don't have much experience, just ensure you're using the right t-taps for the right gauge wire.
Curious, did you have the fog wire?
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Curious, did you have the fog wire?
I did not have the fog wire. Mine's a 2020 USA-spec M5. I thought MAYBE I'd have the fog wire since I took delivery in Germany, but no such luck.
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