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The issue with me is that's it's not worth it for me to pay for shipping from Europe to me and then back to Europe or Australia (in your case). If I do that, I'll be loosing money. This is the first time I had a hiccup with lights being shipped from Europe directly. Instances like this is why I hate drop shipping. I can easily have all my products drop shipped from Europe to customers and I'll save money, but I rather see it being it picked up myself by UPS. Anyways, I'll be contacting them Sunday night (Monday morning in Germany) to figure out what the hell is going on. We'll stay in touch via email. |
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I had my retrofit done too and all the parts supplied by @Abdul. It was directly shipped from Germany as I live in Poland and there was no point paying for shipping from US. Not sure what happened with one of the above buyers in Australia but it looks like some one-off hiccup to me. I can highly recommend Abdul for the parts.
I bought my car in US and I did Euro conversion together with LCI rear lights. I can confirm installation was the same and coding as all above posts. |
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Also agree that the red turn signal is a cleaner look than the orange one IMO. Would love to see them take a turn on what Audi is doing these days haha.
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You are spot on. Do I go with lights where something doesn't work that is supposed to? Or do I go with lights that don't throw errors that have something as trivial as an amber blinker? I would never experience the blinker from behind the wheel, but I would experience the welcome lights? Just another perspective. I'll take the Euro's for the same money Alex (RIP).
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I just ordered the US version of the lci lights. I do like the look of the European amber blinker strip when it’s activated. BUT, inattentive US drivers, not accustomed to a small amber strip signaling a turn could easily miss the signal. I’d rather have the big red signal blinking to get the attention of a driver behind me. Also, I’ve had the welcome lights turned off ever since I bought the F90, so that problem didn’t bother me.
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THe red looks great but for us in Australia/New Zealand if we don't have an orange turn signal we get a defect notice on the car and usually have 14 days to get it fixed or the registration is suspended.
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Now if being compliant is the issue, that's holds some water.
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I believe a driver behind me, who might be texting on their phone, or adjusting a setting on their car’s touchscreen is much more likely to see the large taillight blinking than the thin strip of blinking light, whatever the color. I use my turn signals much before I hit the brakes to turn so I give the car behind me time to slow. I’ve said all I want to say about this. You try to justify your choice in any way you like.
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Good afternoon to all
I've been a follower of this site for years as I own a 2018 F90 and have gotten excellent info as well as entertainment. I feel like a dummy to have to ask but I'm not sure if I missed something in the pre-LCI retrofit. I ordered the NA spec lights for my car and installed myself. My car has the 5 wire set up for the inner lights which I rearranged as per this board and had coded by BMW NYC coding. The issue I'm having is that the outer tail light "big" lights don't flash when the signal lights or hazard lights are activated. All 4 thin strip leds work fine as well as the trunk mounted large panel lights and when I'm on the brakes the outer big lights work fine. I just can't get the outer big tail lights to flash with the signal lights. From what I read- the outers were plug and play. No errors after coding . Can someone please clue me into what I may have done wrong? |
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The issue you are describing is due to coding. I'd suggest to recode with somebody who has done this before. |
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Thanks Euro for the response. Your step by step guide was the reason I decided on this great mod so I'm going to try your suggestion . Just have to find one in the New York area
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Try Vic. 12-hr time difference but workable. Highly recommend.
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