What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[fredo]

I have Conti DW. Great deal you got !

[das boots]

Weisslicht LED turn signal bulbs do not hyperflash as they CANBUS bulbs. The bulb out errors are caused by something else.
The only reason to code out cold bulb checks is so the lights do not flicker at startup. The LCM sends a pulse to see if the bulbs are there, and since the bulbs don't match the signal the LCM expects, they flicker.

PA Soft is very cheap.

Personally I have both hot and cold checks disabled because the car also sends this pulse in timed intervals while the ignition is on. It still detects bulbs that go out; the difference is that it won't detect the bulb being out until the bulb gets used instead of detecting ahead of time like with the factory coding.

BP. The installed Weisslicht LED do hyperflash. No matter if they get installed with a new bulb on the Rt Turn signal. The bulbs does not show any lights out/defect. Yet I still get the booster. Something is causing the hyperflash. I do not know where the LCM comes into play. Since technically, I am not very savvy on the LCM on how it works in connection to all outboard lights.

[Rovert]

I love my DW!! And I've used DWS too and it's not bad!!

[Aeternalis]

The bulb out errors are caused by something else.

This is depressing. The LED corners even came with resistor packs. Argh. I guess I'll see where I'm at once the new bulbs arrive for the tails.

[az3579]

BP. The installed Weisslicht LED do hyperflash. No matter if they get installed with a new bulb on the Rt Turn signal. The bulbs does not show any lights out/defect. Yet I still get the booster. Something is causing the hyperflash. I do not know where the LCM comes into play. Since technically, I am not very savvy on the LCM on how it works in connection to all outboard lights.

What I'm saying about the Weisslicht bulbs is that they are shouldn't be the cause of the hyperflash. On their own, in a fully functional system, they will not hyperflash due to the built-in electronics. It would help if a link was posted to the bulbs so I can make sure they're the ones I'm thinking of (Weisslicht Spektrum).

My recommendation is to put the stock incandescent bulbs in both the front and the back just to rule it out. If it still hyperflashes, you have a hardware issue somewhere. For the front, try to swap the bulb holders left to right and see if it resolves the front; I believe they are interchangeable. For the rear, check your bulb carrier for any corrosion or anything that looks out of the ordinary. Has the tail light ground recall been performed? If not, get that done. You can also try a different bulb carrier from perhaps a friend's car. Try to unplug the battery - unplug it for a while, 10-15 minutes, and plug it back in.

[3ZHP]

At BMW of Chattanooga having the 20K service done on the F30.




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[fredo]

Getting ready for the trip to TX !

[3ZHP]

Getting ready for the trip to TX !

Yup and it was due after her trip to Cincy and Indianapolis last weekend.


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[Aeternalis]

YES!!!!!! Did the ground wire fix on the passenger side tail light, replaced the bad bulb and unplugged the battery for 20 minutes. Fast blink is gone! Oh man I'm so happy. Haha

EDIT: well I guess I spoke too soon. Started the car a second time and the fast blink is back with the front passenger bulb out error this is really frustrating.

[Karl Lazlo]

Red battery light last night. Replaced it this morning. Seems to be the original battery. Car seems to be running smoother now. Placebo effect? 10 years on the battery, 106k miles.