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      10-14-2022, 10:21 PM   #1
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Ambient lighting retrofit -

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When I purchased my 2020 M340i this summer, it came without ambiant lighting, no wireless charger, no comfort access... I can definitely live without it but wouldn't mind to retrofit it.

Since she was born during the pandemic, there was a a shortage of multiple parts, but I was wondering if the cabling/wiring was already done so I would only have to change the trims and benefit from it.

Is there a way to check if it's the case?

Any advice, suggestions are welcome... would be nice to retrofit the comfort access as well 😬

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Hi

When I purchased my 2020 M340i this summer, it came without ambiant lighting, no wireless charger, no comfort access... I can definitely live without it but wouldn't mind to retrofit it.

Since she was born during the pandemic, there was a a shortage of multiple parts, but I was wondering if the cabling/wiring was already done so I would only have to change the trims and benefit from it.

Is there a way to check if it's the case?

Any advice, suggestions are welcome... would be nice to retrofit the comfort access as well 😬

thx
I bought a 2019 without comfort access but made sure it had ambient lighting. A retrofit would be a huge undertaking - probably not worth the effort and time, IMO. Also, I think you'd need to reprogram the car so that could control the brightness and change the colors.

If I were you, I'd trade in (or sell) my car in exchange for one that has ambient lighting. Probably better time and money spent.
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I bought a 2019 without comfort access but made sure it had ambient lighting. A retrofit would be a huge undertaking - probably not worth the effort and time, IMO. Also, I think you'd need to reprogram the car so that could control the brightness and change the colors.

If I were you, I'd trade in (or sell) my car in exchange for one that has ambient lighting. Probably better time and money spent.
Makes sense.
I don't have comfort access either... wish I'd retrofit that first tho.
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Makes sense.
I don't have comfort access either... wish I'd retrofit that first tho.
yo bro, I retrofitted ambient lighting in my g20 and it was super easy after doing my research. It took a day to install myself.
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yo bro, I retrofitted ambient lighting in my g20 and it was super easy after doing my research. It took a day to install myself.
That's awesome. Well if you willing to share the parts number /reference that will be appreciated.
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