interior courtesy light delay

[micahbertoli]

i have a '91 318is, and my interior courtesy lights turn off when i close the door (thus breaking the circuit by pushing the door pin in)
i know that some e30's have delayed interior courtesy lights that stay on after the door closes for a certain amount of time.
how can i mod this for my car?
is it just a matter of splicing in a simple circuit board?
any suggestions?
thanks

[NC325iC]

a capacitor would be needed i think

[Mr Deagle]

two ten watt bulbs, it would need a lot of capacitance to work for any length of time

[george graves]

shrug...

[Jean]

An extra relay to control your lights, a basic delay circuit or maybe even a cap of big enough size (still will be much smaller than one need to be in parallel with the bulbs) in paralell with a relay coilto keep the relay ON (and keep your bulbs on).

[fporro]

I have about 60 of them BMW OEM timer relays, (courtesy light function)
if you like, send me $ 25 buckaroos and I'll put one in the mail fer ya.
paypal: fporro (at) msn (dot) com

[AdamF 88iS]

Your timer relay may have just gone bad. It's down below the driver's front speaker next to the door lock control unit.

[micahbertoli]

I have about 60 of them BMW OEM timer relays, (courtesy light function)
if you like, send me $ 25 buckaroos and I'll put one in the mail fer ya.
paypal: fporro (at) msn (dot) com

so how would i wire that in? just splice it into the wires that go to/from the door pin?
if so, i'd be interested. shipping to BC, Canada? V3K 5H8

[fporro]

so how would i wire that in? just splice it into the wires that go to/from the door pin?
if so, i'd be interested. shipping to BC, Canada? V3K 5H8

it just plugs into same socket that original relay sits in., remove...

- Hood realease handle, 2 x 8mm with 1/4" socket wrench
- Speaker Cover / Kick Panel, 1 phillip screw
- Speaker, 3 phillips screws
- Plastic cover below speaker opening,
- Timer relay module bracket, 2 big / brass colored phillips screws, wiggle it up, becareful or you'll cut your self.

you'll see relay next to Central Lock Module unit., swap Dimmer relay and you're done.

make it $ 30 since your in Canada.

cheerios,
frank

[fretburnr]

Hey Frank - i'll take one of those. i'll be sending paypal shortly.

[onaquest]

sounds like a slick mod. whats the duration of the delay with these Frank?

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

sounds like a slick mod. whats the duration of the delay with these Frank?

READ man, it's not a mod, it's the OEM relay replacement

[onaquest]

READ man, it's not a mod, it's the OEM relay replacement

depends on what your definition of mod is. to me its short for "modification.

currently i have a non delayed relay installed, switching to a relay with a delay would be considered a mod.

thanks for coming out.

[nando]

didn't E30s already come with this? at least mine did..

[onaquest]

my lights turn off when my door closes. There's no delay.