LED fog lights. 1 off & 1 on while idle?

sds0918 · 02-27-2017, 02:04 PM

So I just noticed my fog lights are doing something strange. While my car is on and idle one of them stays on and the other is off unless I toggle them on with the button to my left. I changed these from halogen fixtures to the LED ones and then coded them. Do you think this is a cause of me coding something incorrectly? I plan on plugging up when I get home to find out. But do you guys have some thoughts?

963mw · 02-27-2017, 03:49 PM

CanBus cables / resistors are what you need.

sds0918 · 02-27-2017, 04:38 PM

Thanks for the response my friend. What do you mean? I'm a noob so I'm not entirely versed.

scostu · 02-27-2017, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sds0918

So I just noticed my fog lights are doing something strange. While my car is on and idle one of them stays on and the other is off unless I toggle them on with the button to my left. I changed these from halogen fixtures to the LED ones and then coded them. Do you think this is a cause of me coding something incorrectly? I plan on plugging up when I get home to find out. But do you guys have some thoughts?

Did you just add LED H8 bulbs or get the actual BMW OEM LED adaptive foglights?

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1027300

sds0918 · 02-27-2017, 06:21 PM

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Did you just add LED H8 bulbs or get the actual BMW OEM LED adaptive foglights?

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1027300

Yeah, I got the BMW OEM LED adaptive foglights. I had them installed months ago and coded them in. I never realized this issue until last night. I'm assuming it's been occurring ever since installation. I wonder if it's due to improper coding?

sds0918 · 02-27-2017, 06:56 PM

Hm.... just got everything ready and was about to hook it up to check my coding over but I noticed it wasn't doing it anymore. WTH lol. I trouble shooted everything last night and the issue was persistent. Now it's not occurring at all. WEIRD lol

Tr0y · 02-27-2017, 06:58 PM

Could it be cornering lights?

sds0918 · 02-27-2017, 09:32 PM

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Could it be cornering lights?

What do you mean by cornering lights? As in they turn off and on depending on which angle the steering wheel is at? Maybe that is a factor... I will have to test that out!

scostu · 02-28-2017, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by sds0918

What do you mean by cornering lights? As in they turn off and on depending on which angle the steering wheel is at? Maybe that is a factor... I will have to test that out!

Check the link I listed.... it explains the cornering (adaptive)effect of the OEM Led fogs.

Tr0y · 02-28-2017, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tr0y

Could it be cornering lights?

What do you mean by cornering lights? As in they turn off and on depending on which angle the steering wheel is at? Maybe that is a factor... I will have to test that out!

Yeah that's exactly what I mean. Could well be a factor.

sds0918 · 03-01-2017, 11:40 AM

I checked last night. The cornering lights is definitely it. I didn't realize this was a feature!

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