[MRMALTIES]

I would like to do a fog light delete on my 330i as I live in a country where there is never any fog and the car just looks a lot cleaner without them.

I'm thinking of getting one of these kits to get the job done. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000...archweb201603_

Would this be a difficult task to do and would I need to code out the fog lights to clear any errors and possibly get rid of any fire hazards ? I have seen a Kies Motorsport video where they changed the cerium gray air vent to black but can't find anything on removal of the whole thing.

[mateodido]

I was thinking about doing the same thing. Anyone?!

[mateodido]

I think I'm the first one who did it. It should came like this from factory. It looks much cleaner and meaner, like an M car. What's funny is that it comes like this for Asian market only. And that's how I got the parts, for an Asian 330i. I don't like the M340i grills with big vertical piece. This one follows the lines of bumper.

Since the whole bumper needs to come off, I did it at BMW specialist. It was a 2 hour job.
I did the coding myself. Even tough it didn't throw any codes, there was a code shown through Bimmerlink for a wrong headlight switch, so I coded the following in Bimmercode:
LCE_BEI_LIN_VAR to the new variant without NSW in the line and NSW_VERBAUT to nicht_verbaut. Both lines are in FEM module. And that's it.

Here's just a quick photo, sorry for a dirty car.

[mateodido]

[bbbbadfish]

Originally Posted by mateodido

WOW. Looks fucking stellar, dude! You have a link for where I could buy, also a tutorial on how you did it?? I agree it looks a million times better than the 340i

[G20HUS]

Originally Posted by mateodido

Bro. Did you have to code it out or were there no errors showing up until you looked through it?

I’ve ordered the m340i inserts and want to remove the fog light and the curved black bit around it. But my mechanic is saying I have to take the bumper off. The coding is the issue as I’ve never done

[Calvindubois]

Originally Posted by mateodido

I think I'm the first one who did it. It should came like this from factory. It looks much cleaner and meaner, like an M car. What's funny is that it comes like this for Asian market only. And that's how I got the parts, for an Asian 330i. I don't like the M340i grills with big vertical piece. This one follows the lines of bumper.

Since the whole bumper needs to come off, I did it at BMW specialist. It was a 2 hour job.
I did the coding myself. Even tough it didn't throw any codes, there was a code shown through Bimmerlink for a wrong headlight switch, so I coded the following in Bimmercode:
LCE_BEI_LIN_VAR to the new variant without NSW in the line and NSW_VERBAUT to nicht_verbaut. Both lines are in FEM module. And that's it.

Here's just a quick photo, sorry for a dirty car.

The new LCI’s don’t have fogs anymore I hate it.

[mateodido]

Originally Posted by G20HUS

Bro. Did you have to code it out or were there no errors showing up until you looked through it?

I’ve ordered the m340i inserts and want to remove the fog light and the curved black bit around it. But my mechanic is saying I have to take the bumper off. The coding is the issue as I’ve never done

Yes, the whole bumper has to be taken off, so I would leave that part to professionals.
I did the coding myself and it's very simple through Bimmercode. I wrote that part in the previous post.

[mateodido]

Originally Posted by bbbbadfish

WOW. Looks fucking stellar, dude! You have a link for where I could buy, also a tutorial on how you did it?? I agree it looks a million times better than the 340i

The whole bumper has to be taken off, and that part was done at a dealer.
I did the coding myself with Bimmercode.
As for the parts, I sourced them through Aliexpress and eBay, since they are for Asia and other markets.
Here's an example:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwQlWrJ

Also some other parts are shared with M340i, such as bracket between bumper and grills, so you should compare it through realoem.com