minimatt19 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hi all, Been having great fun coding features on my car, but i want to be able to have welcome lights and follow me home lights on the ignition and key. Now i know this is a topic that has probably already been covered and all i can seem to find is the follow me home on the ignition only works on the e39 but my question is? Is there a way of (excuse my ignorance) of recoding the LCM with your own coding. i.e. you tell the LCM when the car ignition is cut to activate the lights or is it more that there is not the hardware capability? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc l Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 There's been a thread on this recently. I've already got the follow me home feature on my car (from factory) where you pull the left stalk towards you when the keys are out of the ignition and the dipped beam stays on for 20 seconds. But I would like the welcome lights feature where you press unlock and the dipped beam comes on. Chimp posted a link on here to a module that does it.... It was £95 roughly. Is it possible to do it through the LCM though? CharlE46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimatt19 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hi Marc, I am not sure if it can be done by the LCM that is what i am trying to establish, if there is some way of doing more advanced programming to the LCM making us able to write your own code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlE46 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Follow me home lights as Marc has described is standard on the E46 (all that I've owned have had it), dipped beam (xenon and halogen) with sidelights and rear number plate lights illuminate on this function The fact there is a module you can buy enabling welcome on lights would suggest to me that the hardware in the LCM doesn't support this function otherwise people would just code it in, I'd like to hear otherwise as I'd love to have it. I had considered (well still am) looking at doing it hardwired in the same way with angel eyes coming on with unlocking the car but tapping into the feed that works for the 'follow me home lights', not sure if it's possible but may well be. minimatt19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Welcome lights aren't codeable on the e46, it was introduced on the e9x chassis. The FBC module can enable them, I had one on my 330cd. I believe the intravee can also enable them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimatt19 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Thanks bungers, well i think it might be the FBC module then for me. Need to have a look into the CVM now and see if i can code it so i can up the speed the roof open at whilst moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quido Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 You can try cheap module under € 40 with various functions bmwlight.eu It works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontpannic Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 The LCM does not support this sort of feature. Follow-Me-Home lights (pulling the stalk towards you with the ignition off) are able to be coded to include different types of lights. Welcome lights (lights when unlocking) is not supported on the E46 without additional hardware. I've wired my angel eye rings as welcome lights by wiring them up to the glovebox torch charger (which is on when you press unlock on the key, and off when you press lock). These then act as DRL's and welcome lights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAvaPtEE1fM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quido Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBWO1yJH9hg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontpannic Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 15:39, Quido said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBWO1yJH9hg Looks cool, but what's it called, where can you buy it, how does it wire up, how much is it? There's literally no information out there at all about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quido Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, dontpannic said: Looks cool, but what's it called, where can you buy it, how does it wire up, how much is it? There's literally no information out there at all about it. It is my production. Tips for install can be found on www.bmwlight.eu/install.html You can buy it directly for me. I can send it in registered envelope to anywhere. I am here for further questions. Quido, info@bmwlight.eu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontpannic Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Very interesting, thanks. What's the cost? From the looks of things it's a K-BUS interceptor, reads data from the GM5 for locking and unlocking and transmits to the light switch to control the individual lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quido Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 15 minutes ago, dontpannic said: Very interesting, thanks. What's the cost? From the looks of things it's a K-BUS interceptor, reads data from the GM5 for locking and unlocking and transmits to the light switch to control the individual lights? Yes, you are right. It is K-BUS interceptor. Price is €39 + ca €5 shipment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quido Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 New "Simple Video #1" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLl2lcDBDc E46 model will be shown soon ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markc001 Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 On Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 10:53, Quido said: New "Simple Video #1" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLl2lcDBDc E46 model will be shown soon ;-) Hi sent u a email about purchasing this can u get back to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
