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Old 01-22-2012, 09:14 PM
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LED Tails for sure!
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Persona, how about a write-up on getting the inners to light up.
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Persona, how about a write-up on getting the inners to light up.
I wish I could! Those skills belong to mrbmwx5, Mod Master himself.

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Liking the LED look Just wished someone would come out with a set that's able to accommodate the '04+ adaptive brake lights
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Liking the LED look Just wished someone would come out with a set that's able to accommodate the '04+ adaptive brake lights
Ok, what? I didn't know we had adaptive brake lights. So no LEDs.
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Ok, what? I didn't know we had adaptive brake lights. So no LEDs.
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I have a 04 X5 , do all of them come with the adaptive brake lights? if not, how do you know if you have that function?
If I do have the adaptice brake lights, are there LEDs that don't need the Cap?

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Old 01-23-2012, 04:05 PM
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Liking the LED look Just wished someone would come out with a set that's able to accommodate the '04+ adaptive brake lights
Get the Lightwerkz capacitors for 25 bucks and you should be set! 04+ guys have used them on the forums before

email [email protected] and plug them into the wiring of the LED tails
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Old 01-24-2012, 12:35 AM
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The capacitors would only fix the flickering issue. The adaptive brake light still won't work unless the taillight was designed for it.
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The capacitors would only fix the flickering issue. The adaptive brake light still won't work unless the taillight was designed for it.
You're 100% correct.
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Old 01-27-2012, 07:11 PM
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OK SO I NEED HELP:

I installed my tails last night, hooked everything up, used the capacitors from Lightwerkz, and when I turned on the tails tonight, they don't light up! The running lights on the LED's anyway, the blinkers both work and when I hit the brakes all the LED's light up!


Maybe I should take off the capacitors?


Please help, they look so good on my truck and of course I'm the guy who has a problem with an install!

All connections are fine, everything plugged in as it should. My X is a 2003 model, pre-facelift. Thanks!
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