Mod I forgot about. Since I had the interior torn apart, I re-wired the lights in the rear hatch, cutting the feed in the hatch and running a splice off of the rear right ceiling lamp. Now they come on when the interior lights come on and fade off when the doors close or when the timer expires.

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2006 BMW X5 Alpine White
M54 3.0 w/auto
Pretty much a stock rig
180,000+ miles

2008 Audi A4 Quattro S-Line Silver
2.0T mated to 6 speed manual
160,000+ miles
GFB DV+
Pioneer head unit with Rockford Fosgate sub and amp
ECS HFC and 3" downpipe
JHM HPFP Fuel pump upgrade
034 Motorsports catch can