Flickering rear led lights

[philx5beamer]

!!can anyone help!! I have fitted some nice looking smoked led rear lights to my 2004 4.8is x5,everything works fine apart from I get a message up on the dash (check rear tail lights) which I have been told is the cancbus system looking for bulbs,also the rear lights flicker when on.I have fitted resistors but it has made no difference,has anyone got any idears how to cure these.problems as I really like the lights.cheers.

[Zulu95]

If I remember correctly (A quick SEARCH would verify) you need to fit 4700 µf across each of the + and - wires feeding the lights on each side but I am open to correction.

[philx5beamer]

Thankyou ill see if i can get some,One other thing do you know if i connect them to the wiring on the light units or the main car wiring.cheers phil

[Zulu95]

Lights. I would do the search as it shows the whole connection.

[philx5beamer]

Thanks again !!!! As you seem to know your stuff,I purchased some new blue hid headlight bulbs for my 4.8is,How hard is it to fit them because it looks a bit tight to get in there.cheers phil

[indianapolisX5]

Milton Keynes? Stop by Red Bull Racing HQ and have one of their engineers wire that up for you!

Totally off-topic and completely unrelated, but congrats on your home town team's F1 World Championship. Bet it was one hell of a party!

[philx5beamer]

Hiya,I think they might be busy at the moment (red bull) new car and all,I follow mclaren myself two Brit drivers Brit team.cheers phil

[jac80m]

yeah, i've been chasing my flickering for 2 years now. As of the other day i fitted some resistors to the parker + and - but i still have flickering. I'm wondering now after reading this if i need them across the brake lights too?? Anyone??

[schurikde]

Do you know someone who has EDIABAS/INPA with NCS? With this tools you can recode the LCM so that check-control won't check the bulbs. I coded that myself for my X5 for the AE's LEDs.

[robzilla]

i had the same problem and it turned out to be the connector that plugs into the rear light, i pulled it out a little and wrapped some electrical tape round it tight, job done, the connectors get worn i was told.