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E36General discussion and technical help for (E36) 1992-1999 3 series cars. 318, 323, 325, 328.
So I jumped some wires to make use of the spare circuit in the tail lights, now they turn on to add more braking light. Question is, should I keep them that way . . what do you think, yay or nay?
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[QUOTE=Dudesky]So I jumped some wires to make use of the spare circuit in the tail lights, now they turn on to add more braking light. Question is, should I keep them that way . . what do you think, yay or nay?
Well, this shot was taken in daylight...wonder how bright they are in the night???
No. There's an unused trace circuit in the tail lights, I believe it's for the rear fogs on Euro spec cars. The bulb in that section is a dual filament, the second of which is unused. That's what I wired up. It's completely independent of any other lighting.
Yea xsperf, I'm not too crazy about the dim area between the two lit up. Guess I'll mull it over a few more days. I'd seen it done on a 318ti, and it looks good.
yea what would be cool is if you actually ran the wire through the car and made a switch for rear fogs, maybe one that is infront of the shifter, where all the empty lots go
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I keep forgetting that - I have a great memory but it doesn't last long
there is a factory diagram for wiring rear fogs. I did it for my E34 and there's actually an indicator on the dash for rear fogs. (The euro versions almost all have them standard)
Dudesky, you need to tint the rear window for the clowns with hi beams or head lamps aimed high. That or set up a switch to activate your brake lights for a "brake check".
Speaking of (not to hijack) coming from airport today I "brake checked" some bitch tailgaiting me while she was putting her make-up on. She then pulled up along side us giving me the finger and bitching - but she hadn't noticed the left side of her face was covered in smeared mascara - we just laughed and waved back at her. She looked like a pirate...