Corner delete success! (finally)

dhan · 04-26-2008, 09:34 PM

Thanks to alex310, mattscott, and stevemondragon for the DIY/tips.

So while doing this DIY for an E92, I was stuck on trying to find and tap the sidemarker for the passenger side. I didn't have a jack so taking the wheel off and the fender liner off was out of the question, and for the life of me I couldn't find the wire in the engine bay for the passenger side. This thing so far has taken me 3 hours!

So, out of sheer frustration and desperation, I took off this rubber grommet in the engine bay and stuck my clothes hanger in there and suddenly I felt an opening! So I shoved it in as far as I could and lo and behold I felt the hanger from the sidemarker area. I stuck my finger into the sidemarker hole and when I caught the hanger I was SOOO

. From there, I just taped on that piece of wire the best I could (I wasn't going to lose this) and very GENTLY pulled it through. The wire comes out right next to the headlight housing so soldering the connection was a breeze.

I found very convenient places so that you don't have to drill any holes to ground or mount the load equalizers too.

I highly recommend anyone to try this mod. The hardest part was just finding the wires and soldering the connections is painless. I honestly began panicking a little when I couldn't find the passenger side sidemarker wire to tap - wasted 3 hours. But, it makes your car look 10000x better at night so it was def worth it (a very unique mod too). Now the amber lights on e92's look as bad as the yellow reflectors that everyone replaces (I JUST replaced mine thanks to Bavarian X).

I purchased 25 watt LED load equalizers for $12.99 a pair, excess wires, crimps, and nuts and bolts. I do electrical work as a hobby on guitars and amps so I had to purchase some stuff in bulk because I didn't feel like going to a hardware store. I spent like $30 so I have enough to do like 10 more cars

.

Yes, I'll take pictures tonight, but sadly they'll be from my iphone. I get my dslr back tomorrow since I let my friend borrow it for a wedding, so I'll def put up all the pictures including all the locations asap.

UPDATE: Better pics and diagram

My engine bay and where I placed everything

Two convenient holes on the left side. Just use a nut and short bolt to ground both the equalizers

This is where I routed the wire to tap the passenger side sidemarker. I took the rubber grommet off and stuck a hanger in through there to reach the sidemarker. Once I got the wire, I fed it through and took it out form the hole lying above it.

Where I routed all the wires. Excuse the conspicuous white wires - I'll replace them later when I don't feel lazy.

This is where I tapped the wire coming from the driver's side sidemarker. It's always going to be a blue/yellow wire.

Convenient clips that run along the front of the car for me to route the ground wire coming from the driver's side.

This is where I jammed in my driver's side equalizer. Fit's very snugly and hasn't come loose.

This is where I tucked in my passenger side's equalizer.

No yellow!

AJayE92 · 04-26-2008, 09:37 PM

EVEN IF ITS FROM AN iPhone!!!

dhan · 04-26-2008, 09:40 PM

wait a little for the sun to go down and I can post some pictures...gp thunders suck in this light

dhan · 04-26-2008, 09:58 PM

thread updated with iphone pics

dhan · 04-29-2008, 10:15 PM

bump for new pics!

asdflkijd · 04-29-2008, 10:34 PM

holy hell that looks sick.

Alpine · 04-29-2008, 10:44 PM

Congrats!! Welcome to the corner delete club!

amuzement · 04-29-2008, 11:03 PM

Oh wow, that looks very nice. I love the OEM lip.

dhan · 04-29-2008, 11:24 PM

haha thanks I love it! whenever it approaches dusk....it just gets...exciting. now I gotta get my hands on a lux e92 and some HID fogs.

Kit523 · 04-30-2008, 12:20 AM

wow
those are iphone pictures?
good shit!

karliejai · 04-30-2008, 12:25 AM

nicely done!

O-cha · 04-30-2008, 12:29 AM

Those cheap resistors worked?

dhan · 04-30-2008, 02:14 AM

yeah...as stevemondragon suggested i checked out the autozone that had the resistors and i thought they were going to be the 60w ones, but they happened to be 25w. no fancy heatsinks...just ceramic. not bad. no flaws - though they appear to be super cheapy. oh well, it was only 12.99.

KkSc · 04-30-2008, 03:01 AM

congrate man..nice mod!

dhan · 04-30-2008, 03:25 AM

thanks. here are some more pics.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...35#post2581235

Bluesummer · 04-30-2008, 04:14 AM

nice!

dhan · 04-30-2008, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kit523

wow
those are iphone pictures?
good shit!

haha I wish. they are 5d + 24-70L pics

rubber_ducky · 04-30-2008, 05:20 AM

Good job, but do yourself a favor and get a jack & some stands.

dimisa1977 · 04-30-2008, 05:58 AM

AH MAN! I love it.

Also, that AW 335 you got just made me wanna order the front spoiler (oem lip!)

white shows the lines best! (second to tit silver, of course!)

dbtran · 04-30-2008, 09:23 AM

Do they still blink when you signal?

dreamk · 04-30-2008, 09:54 AM

where did you get the load equalizers from?
nice job BTW

Das M · 04-30-2008, 09:56 AM

posting so i can see the pics when i get home from work.

04-26-2008, 09:34 PM	#1
dhan Lieutenant 20 Rep 558 Posts Drives: '11 TiAg E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	E92 Corner yellow light delete success! (finally) UPDATE w/ PICS Thanks to alex310, mattscott, and stevemondragon for the DIY/tips. So while doing this DIY for an E92, I was stuck on trying to find and tap the sidemarker for the passenger side. I didn't have a jack so taking the wheel off and the fender liner off was out of the question, and for the life of me I couldn't find the wire in the engine bay for the passenger side. This thing so far has taken me 3 hours! So, out of sheer frustration and desperation, I took off this rubber grommet in the engine bay and stuck my clothes hanger in there and suddenly I felt an opening! So I shoved it in as far as I could and lo and behold I felt the hanger from the sidemarker area. I stuck my finger into the sidemarker hole and when I caught the hanger I was SOOO . From there, I just taped on that piece of wire the best I could (I wasn't going to lose this) and very GENTLY pulled it through. The wire comes out right next to the headlight housing so soldering the connection was a breeze. I found very convenient places so that you don't have to drill any holes to ground or mount the load equalizers too. I highly recommend anyone to try this mod. The hardest part was just finding the wires and soldering the connections is painless. I honestly began panicking a little when I couldn't find the passenger side sidemarker wire to tap - wasted 3 hours. But, it makes your car look 10000x better at night so it was def worth it (a very unique mod too). Now the amber lights on e92's look as bad as the yellow reflectors that everyone replaces (I JUST replaced mine thanks to Bavarian X). I purchased 25 watt LED load equalizers for $12.99 a pair, excess wires, crimps, and nuts and bolts. I do electrical work as a hobby on guitars and amps so I had to purchase some stuff in bulk because I didn't feel like going to a hardware store. I spent like $30 so I have enough to do like 10 more cars . Yes, I'll take pictures tonight, but sadly they'll be from my iphone. I get my dslr back tomorrow since I let my friend borrow it for a wedding, so I'll def put up all the pictures including all the locations asap. UPDATE: Better pics and diagram My engine bay and where I placed everything Two convenient holes on the left side. Just use a nut and short bolt to ground both the equalizers This is where I routed the wire to tap the passenger side sidemarker. I took the rubber grommet off and stuck a hanger in through there to reach the sidemarker. Once I got the wire, I fed it through and took it out form the hole lying above it. Where I routed all the wires. Excuse the conspicuous white wires - I'll replace them later when I don't feel lazy. This is where I tapped the wire coming from the driver's side sidemarker. It's always going to be a blue/yellow wire. Convenient clips that run along the front of the car for me to route the ground wire coming from the driver's side. This is where I jammed in my driver's side equalizer. Fit's very snugly and hasn't come loose. This is where I tucked in my passenger side's equalizer. No yellow! Last edited by dhan; 04-29-2008 at 10:16 PM.. Reason: New pics
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dhan Lieutenant 20 Rep 558 Posts Drives: '11 TiAg E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	haha thanks I love it! whenever it approaches dusk....it just gets...exciting. now I gotta get my hands on a lux e92 and some HID fogs.
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dhan Lieutenant 20 Rep 558 Posts Drives: '11 TiAg E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	yeah...as stevemondragon suggested i checked out the autozone that had the resistors and i thought they were going to be the 60w ones, but they happened to be 25w. no fancy heatsinks...just ceramic. not bad. no flaws - though they appear to be super cheapy. oh well, it was only 12.99.
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