GB: Interior light delay dimming - *new* - $39.50

[vonkamp]

I want one!

[george graves]

I'll order some more parts - I've been sold out for a while.

[daveyboi]

Yeah I'd be up for one too... assuming you could ship one down under? Looks like a nice little addition, cheers to accident for reviving the thread, hadn't seen it before

[peerless]

Hey George,

I am installing your light dimmer into a 90 318i that is NOT equipped with the relay. In your included instructions you say to simply find the wire to the door switch and splice in the green and yellow wires.

Sounds very simple, but you are missing the fact that their are 2 wires going to the drivers side door switch. Green and Purple and Brown and Purple, so which is it?

Will either one work or do I have a 50/50 chance it will work?

Now I am a smart cookie and can figure it out, but it does add some confusion and you may want to make a note of updating your instructions to include which of the 2 wires to cut and splice.

Your current instructions simply say;

Next find the factory wire that connect to your door pin switch.

So much for plug and play.

[george graves]

Hey George,

I am installing your light dimmer into a 90 318i that is NOT equipped with the relay. In your included instructions you say to simply find the wire to the door switch and splice in the green and yellow wires.

Sounds very simple, but you are missing the fact that their are 2 wires going to the drivers side door switch. Green and Purple and Brown and Purple, so which is it?

Will either one work or do I have a 50/50 chance it will work?

With the door open and the light on, unplug one of the two wires, one at a time, untill you find the one that causes the light to go out. Easy hun?

[peerless]

With the door open and the light on, unplug one of the two wires, one at a time, untill you find the one that causes the light to go out. Easy hun?

Yes I got it, but for future reference its the brown and purple wire you want. Being the ground side of course.

Installed and works perfectly as advertised, my customer will be happy with the mod.

Thank You George ;)

[Kingb]

So this only works on the drivers door. can you add one to each front door so it works on both doors??

[george graves]

It works for both doors - the light comes on. The delay is only triggered by the drivers door. That how BMW wired the car - nothing to do with my unit.

You can run a wire from one door to the other to have the delay triggered by both doors. But because a car rarely goes anywhere with out a driver, it's kinda a moot point.

[Kingb]

Thanx and I will still take one and not run the extra wire.

[Kingb]

Ok so I am ready to take one. PM me with paypal. Also Do you or has anyone made a contraption that will roll the windows up or down with one push instead of holding it. Pelican sells them. If you can solder this up you can make one of these. PLS http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/cata...MISCLL_pg2.htm
All the way at the bottom

[george graves]

This is an old thread. Here is the most recent.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=125550

As as for one touch windows - you can keep track of my projects here:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=100449

Oh, and PM sent.

[ClayW]

Couple questions:

1. Do LED some lights work with this?

2. Which wire is the "12v out"? I'm considering adding some footwell lights. I'm assuming that there is a single 12v out line that I can tap for this.

[george graves]

1. Do LED some lights work with this?

Yes.

2. Which wire is the "12v out"? I'm considering adding some footwell lights. I'm assuming that there is a single 12v out line that I can tap for this.

If you wanted to add footwell lighting, you would simply wire the additional lights to (fused) constant power, and then my unit will supply the ground connection.

[ClayW]

1. Do LED some lights work with this?

Yes.

Cool. Any guidance on specs for LEDs that might work with it?

If you wanted to add footwell lighting, you would simply wire the additional lights to (fused) constant power, and then my unit will supply the ground connection.

Ah....I see. The relay/your box works on a "ground switch" configuration. Which wire would I tap into for that ground?

EDIT: Looks like the yellow wire is the ground to tie into.

[moatilliatta]

I need one of these!