Coding More Ambient Colors And Amber Sidemarker Delete?

crew_member · 03-31-2022, 04:07 PM

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If you change the white bytes, they will change on all the white programmed menu selections. Ie blue and white will become blue and pink, bronze and white will become bronze and pink etc.

Yes, that is what i want. I hate that White color lol.... Not sure why BMW did that. Can you post up how to change all the white options to Pink Please ..

Do i change BYTES 3 to ef, 4 to 00, 5 to ee, 8 to ef ,9 to 00,10 to ee, 13 to ef, 14 to 00, 15 to ee ?

Yes

All HEX code give you the same visual effect

All this code are pink:

7A 00 5C

85 00 4B

FE 00 C8

EF 00 EE

Thanks !!!

You should choose a deeper color in the spectrum. To get exactly pink color. Otherwise it would be very pale…

Compare your pink ( EF 00 FE) after coding and mine pink ( 7A 00 5C) after coding.

Yeah I saw this. My pink is washed out and light. Yours is Darker and Fuller.
Thanks 🙏

You are welcome

Broderon86 · 05-04-2022, 03:00 AM

I hope someone can help me, I fully understoo how to change color of the ambient light, I also used the excel sheet, added new colors, did not use FF hex codes, checked the codes and everything, but i have the issue, that the animated lights (opening door should cause the ambient light strip to turn red (blinking), option is activated, result is, that the light just goes off. If i deactivate the function, the light strip color stays the same what is correct.
Can anyone please help me? BMW G21 320d xDrive M Sport 48V Mild Hybrid 10/2020

G30M · 05-10-2022, 01:32 PM

For some reason can't change the orange properly. Is it me entering in wrong bytes repeatedly or what arrgh...

G30M · 05-10-2022, 02:38 PM

finally i got my head around it and have the colors i want ...

ssgm1x · 06-15-2022, 02:07 PM

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yeah its complicate, I suggest you better try.

I will give you example of mine

360A
my colours
00 yellow : FF FF 40
01 red : FF FF 00
02 PINK : FF A7 A7
03 blue : 00 20 FE
04 lime : BD FF 12
05 lilac : 78, 3C, FE

codes =>
00, 1A,01, FF, FF, 40, FF, 02, FF, FF, 40, 00, 03, FF, FF, 40, FF, 01, FF, 00, 00, FF, 02, FF, 00, 00, 00, 03, FF, 00, 00, FF, 01, FF, A7, A7, FF, 02, FF, A7, A7, 00, 03, FF, A7, A7, FF, 01, 00, 20, FE, FF, 02, 00, 20, FE, 00, 03, 00, 20, FE, FF, 01, BD, FF, 12, FF, 02, BD, FF, 12, 00, 03, BD, FF, 12, FF, 01, 78, 3C, FE, FF, 02, 78, 3C, FE, 00, 03, 78, 3C, FE, FF, 02, 00, 00, 00, FE, 01, 96, 00, 00, FF, 02, 96, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, B0, 60, FF, 02, 00, B0, 60, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, FF, 02, 00, 00, 00, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF

360D
codes =>
02, 01,
01, 03,
00, 02,
02, 04,
02, 05,
04, 03,
01, 04,
04, 05,
04, 00,
01, 05,
02, 05

some photo of applied colours attached (sorry for low quality photo, its screen shot from avi file)
pink red
red blue
yellow pink

so if i wanna code mine exactly like yours can post instructions please ?

ssgm1x · 06-15-2022, 02:27 PM

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Huge shout-out to jaimeen77. That last post cleared up everything for me.

I finally got some time to code today and made the changes I wanted to make. Wife asked me to leave green and lilac as is since she liked it and said my daughter probably will too when she grows up and is able to distinguish colors. And bronze and orange were similar. So I thought I'd change the bronze options.

I changed all three sets of hex codes for bronze (D76E14) to red (FF0000) in 360A. And I then changed the second set of bytes on 360D (01,00) to (01,03) so that the ambient light becomes blue (where it was white originally) and red (where it was bronze originally). Needless to say, I love it and it's my new favorite ambient lighting color. My wife loves it too. I tried taking a few pics but my phone cannot seem to capture the red on the door strips as well as dashboard strips (appears bronze-ish in photos when it's actually a pure bright red).

Another thing is. I believe I read a post before where someone said the two spot lights near the dome light doesn't change color and remains the same as the original light in the idrive dash (bronze in my case). But in my car, that light also changes to red.

how did you get your door handle ambient light RED and trim pieces blue ?

VipinLJ · 06-15-2022, 05:32 PM

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how did you get your door handle ambient light RED and trim pieces blue ?

By making the changes in the post you quoted. Does it not happen that way for you? The ambient lights on the handle and trim pieces?

ssgm1x · 06-16-2022, 01:56 PM

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By making the changes in the post you quoted. Does it not happen that way for you? The ambient lights on the handle and trim pieces?

I will code it in today and let you know. Thanks

plbr39 · 06-29-2022, 10:31 PM

I have a 2021 M3 and I noticed that my cupholder light is always white, whereas those with 2022 GXX vehicles have a cupholder light that matches their ambient lighting settings. Is this a coding issue or an actual LED issue? Anyone have any ideas how to replace that LED?

shake1179 · 06-30-2022, 10:38 PM

Would it be possible for the interior lights to cycle through colors. Kinda like a gaming pc.

SLF80 · 10-22-2022, 09:56 AM

If I replace Bronze with Red, how do I change color name in iDrive to "Red"?

KillerKhan · 10-22-2022, 03:43 PM

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If I replace Bronze with Red, how do I change color name in iDrive to "Red"?

Sorry, no way...

KillerKhan · 10-22-2022, 03:44 PM

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Would it be possible for the interior lights to cycle through colors. Kinda like a gaming pc.

Sorry, no way...

Almaretto · 10-23-2022, 02:52 AM

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If I replace Bronze with Red, how do I change color name in iDrive to "Red"?

Only way would be to SSH into headunit and push different image files to car.

hottroc · 10-27-2022, 12:05 PM

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Only way would be to SSH into headunit and push different image files to car.

Sounds interesting. Has this ever been done?

SLF80 · 10-27-2022, 12:05 PM

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Only way would be to SSH into headunit and push different image files to car.

How is this done please?

Almaretto · 10-27-2022, 04:22 PM

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Sounds interesting. Has this ever been done?

Yes

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How is this done please?

No guides. You have to first enable access, then ssh into unit and have password. Then, it is a matter of understanding QNX and pushing files.

oreoOozZz · 10-27-2022, 07:08 PM

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If I replace Bronze with Red, how do I change color name in iDrive to "Red"?

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How is this done please?

If you guys do the M3 cluster mod, you get this. Whoever you buy it from will remotely code it, no they wont tell you how lol. Trade secret i guess but i highly recommend maximking. Did mine and it came out great, if anyone wants pictures you can shoot me or him a DM. You get full M3 cluster and idrive with red color.

maximking · 10-28-2022, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by oreoOozZz

If you guys do the M3 cluster mod, you get this. Whoever you buy it from will remotely code it, no they wont tell you how lol. Trade secret i guess but i highly recommend maximking. Did mine and it came out great, if anyone wants pictures you can shoot me or him a DM. You get full M3 cluster and idrive with red color.

Thanks buddy for the kind words ! my pleasure

m340ninja · 11-03-2022, 06:04 PM

Has anyone ever replaced the passenger side dash trim and have to get that specific piece re-activated for ambient lighting?

Been reading through this thread and don't see specifics about activating.

Dice13 · 01-05-2023, 06:17 PM

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Yup. It seemed confusing when I read the posts. But after that last post and when I checked it further, I realised it was easy peasy. Now I wonder what color I can replace the green with and use that as a combination instead of white.

Edit - What she looks like now. I'm contemplating switching the red and blue (red strips and blue handle and door storage lights). Or maybe just replace the green and white with the red and blue alternative. Sorry for the non-central steering wheel. Should've thought of that before I took the pic.

How do you have so much lighting. My door handles or door pockets don’t light up. I only have footwell, one across dashboard and 1 strip on door. Do I have something turned off

Dice13 · 01-07-2023, 08:54 AM

Can someone please tell me about the blue in the headlights. I have the lazer lights. When I had car delivered it seemed like the blue in the headlights was lit up. Now for some reason it seems like the only way I really see them is from close up when I look on the side. Do they not light up.

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