Smoked LED tail lights

[Ricky Bobby]

Not talking at all about flickering while running.


Almost a strobing/flashing sequence just after start of the vehicle, then completely normal operation after.

Maybe it's something we all have and just live with and don't notice, because who really looks at the back of their truck when they are starting it?

[weekend camper]

Got the set in. $210 to my door was the best I could do on fleabay. Choose the clear/black combo as the others available didn't do it for me.

Had expected far more problems, but thanks to posts like this one, had only minor trouble. The main lights slid in just fine, but the pass tailgate one has one screw hole off kilter just enough to not line up at all.

Have running flickering in one side (!?) the pass parking lights. Interestingly, that was also the only light that needed the solder fix. Have a cap ready to go on today. Will remove the red "fog" bulbs when I reshuffle the setup.

Overall very impressed.

[JonK]

Originally Posted by weekend camper

Got the set in. $210 to my door was the best I could do on fleabay. Choose the clear/black combo as the others available didn't do it for me.
Overall very impressed.

I got the same one last year. I got one for 2005 X5. Supposedly slightly different electrical scheme with adaptive brake light?
Works fine mostly but I could see slight flickering, need to try to put on capacitors I got from eBay.

[JonK]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Almost a strobing/flashing sequence just after start of the vehicle, then completely normal operation after.

Maybe it's something we all have and just live with and don't notice, because who really looks at the back of their truck when they are starting it?

Eloquently put. That's what I am having... Thanks.

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by JonK

Eloquently put. That's what I am having... Thanks.

If you are having what I have then I don't think the capacitors fix it because I have those installed. The capacitors fix the "flickering" while the lights are on, aka the difference in voltage from the lights. search youtube and you will see, the flickering while running is different from the "strobing at startup"

[wrex]

Hey there -

Does anyone know if the ebay seller "zomkspeed" is still around. My tail lights are looking faded and I want to upgrade them to LED, but have had bad experiences with ebay sellers. The seller mentioned above seems to be legit as numerous forum members have bought from him with good end results. Do you think I should go for the smoked or clear LED's? My truck is Estoril Blue w/Dark grey style 87's.

Thanks

[Dannyell]

00-06 BMW E53 X5 LED SMOKED TAIL BRAKE LIGHTS LAMPS LEFT & RIGHT | eBay

I got these a few years back...liked them at first but now they don't work properly.

For example, they work as running lights, but if I brake they don't get any brighter...so the LED strip in the middle lets people know I am braking pretty much. That happened after about 1 yr or maybe more...and I noticed when I was backing up and got close to the garage door, the X didn't give me any warnings...

[tmv]

Originally Posted by wrex

Hey there -

Does anyone know if the ebay seller "zomkspeed" is still around. My tail lights are looking faded and I want to upgrade them to LED, but have had bad experiences with ebay sellers. The seller mentioned above seems to be legit as numerous forum members have bought from him with good end results. Do you think I should go for the smoked or clear LED's? My truck is Estoril Blue w/Dark grey style 87's.

Thanks

Smoked to match the wheels. Buy from seller with ten thousands of feddbacks with > 99% positive.

[TerminatorX5]

I think the flickering issue with the LED tail lights or the LED Angel Eyes come from COLD MONITORING of the light circuits - the incandecsent bulbs do not react fast enough to the electrical pulses, thus not light up, the LEDs, having a much faster react time, flicker, as the LKM tests the line for a break. Turning off the COLD MONITORING for a specific light will eliminate the flickering without any capacitors. The circuit will still be monitored by HOT MONITORING, when the LKM continues to check the circuit when the lilght is illuminated.

Also, it seems that in the programming, there is a value for LED light (I have to check to see if it says LED tail or LED something else). Maybe that function will allow the adaptive braking function to remain operational...

I have not tried the LED activation in the programming but I have turned off the COLD MONITORING for the LED I use on the factory Angel Eyes in the 4.8... No more flickering.

[TerminatorX5]

LED_RUECKLICHT_OPTION - LED tail light option, nicht_aktiv in my car...


I do not have the LED tail lights (about 5 years ago I installed totally smoked ones in 4.6, but did not like the appearance, so I sold them off on ebay), so naturally, I don't have this option checked off... I wonder, what would happen, if that option is checked as ACTIV and there are the LEDs?...

There is no CELIS inside those tail lights, is there?