Originally Posted by 6FT6

Shouldn't ever flicker.

Originally Posted by Mac_Mini

I have a US pre-lci F56 with aftermarket UJ lights from FunFob. They work perfectly out of the box. No coding, just plug and play. However, when I coded the rear fogs to work as brake lights it completely disables the brake lights of the UJ. Only the fogs turn on when I brake. Does anyone know how to fix that? I've asked multiple people with the same setup who have no issues but they just keep redirecting me to other people in fear of being liable for any coding issues.

Originally Posted by SwoleMini18

I’m in the exact same boat. Fogs only work as brake lights and disables UJ brake lights.

Originally Posted by JonnyUSA

Wanted to update this as I've just figured out the fix for it. My car is a US spec LCI Mini Cooper (i.e. after Mar 2018) with halogen front and backs to help others identify. I have fitted the US market UJ tail lights. On top of DunkM's instructions at the top of this thread, in order to get the lights working correctly the following is also required

3065 - MAPPING_BLINKEN_2_H_L_OUTPUT - was set to "off" - change to bl_l
3065 - MAPPING_BLINKEN_2_H_R_OUTPUT - was set to "off" - change to bl_r

Now I have the indicators flashing when brakes are applied as they should and no errors at all. And they look seriously cool :-)

Originally Posted by Smittysweets

I think i have a similar problem, i swap my halogen US UJ lights on mini 2017 f57, did my own coding using bimmercode as listed on the first post, and everything seems to be working as it should although today a very rainy day i found out that if i turn my my hazard lights and then step on the break i get an error message (see below)

but i cannot find those blinken_2_h_r anywhere in bimmercode anyone know how to fix this!? It only happens in the combo mentioned before...

Originally Posted by WHendrix

My 2017 MCS is doing the same thing. Did you find a solution?

Originally Posted by Smittysweets

actually i did!!! After lots of reading forums and re-reading the post i realized, Ive applied a code that was not applicable for my car.... the trick was to re-read that is was for a facelift and mine is a pre-facelift see below this is the code I should NOT modify in my car, so i put it back to what it was before... it was useful that somewhere in this forum ( i cannot remember where) someone posted an excel spreadsheet with different codings for mini the in what column the default code and another column with the code and what it modifies... it that makes sense.

Additional Coding Required for Facelift Halogen to US parts: The secondary output for the rear blinkers must be coded to output to the correct location to work correctly. Without this, the car thinks the blinker/brake combination does not work correctly. Under 3065, please change.
MAPPING_BLINKEN_2_H_x_OUTPUT - bl_x

Originally Posted by WHendrix

Awesome! That was it!

Originally Posted by Czptp Px

5. In bimmercode go to, BDC_BODY, 3065 Lcdlampmapping4 , MAPPING_BREMSL_2_L_OUTPUT , change from “sl_l” to “off”. Repeat for right side. This instructs the ECU to not light the tail light brighter when brake lights activated.

Originally Posted by DunkM

FIRST NOTE: Please note I cannot respond to this post so if you have questions please PM me. If I am able to help solve it please post your problem and how we fixed it so we share with others.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: There has been a number of incorrect comments popping up about LED rear lights. The pre-facelift cars had two options, halogen lights, and a 3d LED/halogen blend artwork. Please see the link below to compare to your car. To be sure, if you have LED front lights, you have LED rear lights.
Pure Halogen (on right) vs. LED package (on left)
credit to gwernerjr

NOTE: Pre-facelift halogen cars use the same wiring harness connection, but only use 5 pins instead of 6 which requires a change to the wiring in order to retrofit. Therefore, you must relocate one of the pins to another location on the connector in order to output to the running lights. The instructions can be found on a post in this thread - Pre-facelift Halogen Retrofit Instructions
Credit to Czptp Px

NOTE: Post facelift cars now use the same connectors regardless of whether they are LED or halogen. Credit for this information and the specific additional coding required (seen below) to JonnyUSA.

Preface: This post is designed to cover all issues with installation/retrofit of the LCI Union Jack (UJ) tail lights in pre-facelift cars. There are two forms: the US part uses red-colored LEDs in all locations, with the verticle brake line and the horizontal rear turn signals integrated into one light. Meanwhile, the EU part has amber-colored LEDs in the horizontal turn signal and the vertical brake line is separate. Each coding is slightly different since the US brake/turn signal is hard-wired together. And the brake force display coded for US brakes would light up the turn signals amber, which does not suggest emergency to me, so one must reprogram it to work in the European way. It has come to my attention that the US cars no longer use BFD, and it has been turned off. I believe the process for the EU part should work to set the BFD for US parts as well. I will define the process using BimmerCode as I am going to make the assumption anyone willing to use ESYS will be able to work their way through this.

Install: (Cars with the LED exterior package) The physical install is extremely simple. Gently pry the chrome (or black) rings around the lights off the light by finding the points that clip in and applying pressure to pop them out. There are two points around the hatch door which can be used to start the process. Once this is off, you will see a set of 4 or 5 torx screws which hold the light in place. These screws are not and do not needed to be torqued hard. However, I believe mine had a small amount of standard thread locker. You can then pull, or push through the service door in the hatch the light out. Moving to the wiring harness, it is a basic BMW clip which once again is not hard to determine. The new parts, whether they are US or EU, use the same connector as is already installed.

Initial Coding: Once the lights are installed, there will be an immediate error on the car. In order to code these errors out. One must enter BDC_Body. and enter expert mode. Once in expert mode, you will be presented with a number of modules, enter 3061. Once there change the following settings to the correct value where x is L and R. After you make the changes move up to the BDC_Body level (but do not exit it) and hit code to complete the coding.
BL_x_IS_LED - aktiv
BL_x_KURZSCHLUSS - nicht_aktiv
BL_x_WARMEURBERWACHUNG - nicht_aktiv
BL_x_KALTEURWACHUNG - nicht_aktiv
FRA_H_x_IS_LED - aktiv
FRA_H_x_KURZSCHLUSS - nicht_aktiv
FRA_H_x_WARMEURBERWACHUNG - nicht_aktiv
FRA_H_x_KALTEURWACHUNG - nicht_aktiv
For everyone's information, telling the car the light is LED will allow the system to correctly send the signal. Kurzschluss is the short circuit check. and the warmerber/kalteurwachung stops the lights from flickering on startup.

Additional Coding Required for Facelift Halogen to US parts: The secondary output for the rear blinkers must be coded to output to the correct location to work correctly. Without this, the car thinks the blinker/brake combination does not work correctly. Under 3065, please change.
MAPPING_BLINKEN_2_H_x_OUTPUT - bl_x

Coding Specific to US parts: I have been informed this has been wrong this whole time. When the US lights are installed in the pre-facelift car, the turn signal works separately from the brake light; however, when both are applied at the same time, the light stays on regardless of the turn signal to solve this. Under BDC_Body enter expert mode and enter 3064 and change. After you changed this setting, code it again.
MAPPING_BREMSL_2_x_OUTPUT - off fra_h_x
What is actually happening to the US lights is that the car is outputting brake signal to two locations and the second one outputs through the turn signal (which is the same physical output), so even though the turn signal output overwrites the brake output, that output is still always on during braking.
what has actually happened is that two digital outputs are physically wired together, so that both bfd_x and fra_h_x output to the brake lights. While this mapping goes to bfd_x it overwrites fra_h_ x output and you lose the turn signal. With both going to the same output of fra_h_x it prioritizes the turn signal.

Coding Specific to EU parts: The BFD must be coded to European style or turned off completely. Enter expert mode in BDC_Body and enter 3068. Change:
ESS_AKTIVIERBARER_AUSGANG - bremslicht_blinkend
Just doing this will cause an error any time you brake hard and the car will return to operating without BFD. Return to the list of numbered modules and enter 3064 and change:
MAPPING_BRAKEFORCED_1_x_OUTPUT - bl_x
The above will remove the error message. This is because the output at bl_x is an appropriate output. However, this output does not output to anywhere on the lights so the vertical brake lights on the UJ taillights will turn off completely during hard braking. Therefore, you must go back to the upper level and enter 3065 and change:
MAPPING_BRAKEFORCED_2_x_OUTPUT - bfd_x The outputs of bfd_x is the actual outputs that run to the vertical brake lights on the UJ lights. Code the system again.

Originally Posted by Czptp Px

Originally Posted by eastport_mini

I installed my US Version Taillights and coded using Bimmercode.
I attached 2 images from coding and found that changes you stated were in a different file. I have a 2017 MCS. I just want to confirm the location of the changes that need to be made.

Originally Posted by Mac_Mini

I have a US pre-lci F56 with aftermarket UJ lights from FunFob. They work perfectly out of the box. No coding, just plug and play. However, when I coded the rear fogs to work as brake lights it completely disables the brake lights of the UJ. Only the fogs turn on when I brake. Does anyone know how to fix that? I've asked multiple people with the same setup who have no issues but they just keep redirecting me to other people in fear of being liable for any coding issues.

Originally Posted by SwoleMini18

I’m in the exact same boat. Fogs only work as brake lights and disables UJ brake lights.

Originally Posted by Louise_255

I put the standard lights back on which is only giving me half a brake light (basically only have a circle and not a full brake light circle if that makes sense!) what could that be?

Originally Posted by dshn

Same problem. I did also buy them from FunFob. But I already coded fog lights as brake lights before, and when I put funfob lights there was no brake light. Did you solve the problem, should I reverse coding just fog lights?

Originally Posted by DunkM

FIRST NOTE: Please note I cannot respond to this post so if you have questions please PM me. If I am able to help solve it please post your problem and how we fixed it so we share with others.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: There has been a number of incorrect comments popping up about LED rear lights. The pre-facelift cars had two options, halogen lights, and a 3d LED/halogen blend artwork. Please see the link below to compare to your car. To be sure, if you have LED front lights, you have LED rear lights.
Pure Halogen (on right) vs. LED package (on left)
credit to gwernerjr

NOTE: Pre-facelift halogen cars use the same wiring harness connection, but only use 5 pins instead of 6 which requires a change to the wiring in order to retrofit. Therefore, you must relocate one of the pins to another location on the connector in order to output to the running lights. The instructions can be found on a post in this thread - Pre-facelift Halogen Retrofit Instructions
Credit to Czptp Px

NOTE: Post facelift cars now use the same connectors regardless of whether they are LED or halogen. Credit for this information and the specific additional coding required (seen below) to JonnyUSA.

Preface: This post is designed to cover all issues with installation/retrofit of the LCI Union Jack (UJ) tail lights in pre-facelift cars. There are two forms: the US part uses red-colored LEDs in all locations, with the verticle brake line and the horizontal rear turn signals integrated into one light. Meanwhile, the EU part has amber-colored LEDs in the horizontal turn signal and the vertical brake line is separate. Each coding is slightly different since the US brake/turn signal is hard-wired together. And the brake force display coded for US brakes would light up the turn signals amber, which does not suggest emergency to me, so one must reprogram it to work in the European way. It has come to my attention that the US cars no longer use BFD, and it has been turned off. I believe the process for the EU part should work to set the BFD for US parts as well. I will define the process using BimmerCode as I am going to make the assumption anyone willing to use ESYS will be able to work their way through this.

Install: (Cars with the LED exterior package) The physical install is extremely simple. Gently pry the chrome (or black) rings around the lights off the light by finding the points that clip in and applying pressure to pop them out. There are two points around the hatch door which can be used to start the process. Once this is off, you will see a set of 4 or 5 torx screws which hold the light in place. These screws are not and do not needed to be torqued hard. However, I believe mine had a small amount of standard thread locker. You can then pull, or push through the service door in the hatch the light out. Moving to the wiring harness, it is a basic BMW clip which once again is not hard to determine. The new parts, whether they are US or EU, use the same connector as is already installed.

Initial Coding: Once the lights are installed, there will be an immediate error on the car. In order to code these errors out. One must enter BDC_Body. and enter expert mode. Once in expert mode, you will be presented with a number of modules, enter 3061. Once there change the following settings to the correct value where x is L and R. After you make the changes move up to the BDC_Body level (but do not exit it) and hit code to complete the coding.
BL_x_IS_LED - aktiv
BL_x_KURZSCHLUSS - nicht_aktiv
BL_x_WARMEURBERWACHUNG - nicht_aktiv
BL_x_KALTEURWACHUNG - nicht_aktiv
FRA_H_x_IS_LED - aktiv
FRA_H_x_KURZSCHLUSS - nicht_aktiv
FRA_H_x_WARMEURBERWACHUNG - nicht_aktiv
FRA_H_x_KALTEURWACHUNG - nicht_aktiv
For everyone's information, telling the car the light is LED will allow the system to correctly send the signal. Kurzschluss is the short circuit check. and the warmerber/kalteurwachung stops the lights from flickering on startup.

Additional Coding Required for Facelift Halogen to US parts: The secondary output for the rear blinkers must be coded to output to the correct location to work correctly. Without this, the car thinks the blinker/brake combination does not work correctly. Under 3065, please change.
MAPPING_BLINKEN_2_H_x_OUTPUT - bl_x

Coding Specific to US parts: I have been informed this has been wrong this whole time. When the US lights are installed in the pre-facelift car, the turn signal works separately from the brake light; however, when both are applied at the same time, the light stays on regardless of the turn signal to solve this. Under BDC_Body enter expert mode and enter 3064 and change. After you changed this setting, code it again.
MAPPING_BREMSL_2_x_OUTPUT - off fra_h_x
What is actually happening to the US lights is that the car is outputting brake signal to two locations and the second one outputs through the turn signal (which is the same physical output), so even though the turn signal output overwrites the brake output, that output is still always on during braking.
what has actually happened is that two digital outputs are physically wired together, so that both bfd_x and fra_h_x output to the brake lights. While this mapping goes to bfd_x it overwrites fra_h_ x output and you lose the turn signal. With both going to the same output of fra_h_x it prioritizes the turn signal.

Coding Specific to EU parts: The BFD must be coded to European style or turned off completely. Enter expert mode in BDC_Body and enter 3068. Change:
ESS_AKTIVIERBARER_AUSGANG - bremslicht_blinkend
Just doing this will cause an error any time you brake hard and the car will return to operating without BFD. Return to the list of numbered modules and enter 3064 and change:
MAPPING_BRAKEFORCED_1_x_OUTPUT - bl_x
The above will remove the error message. This is because the output at bl_x is an appropriate output. However, this output does not output to anywhere on the lights so the vertical brake lights on the UJ taillights will turn off completely during hard braking. Therefore, you must go back to the upper level and enter 3065 and change:
MAPPING_BRAKEFORCED_2_x_OUTPUT - bfd_x The outputs of bfd_x is the actual outputs that run to the vertical brake lights on the UJ lights. Code the system again.

Originally Posted by Fatalix

Does any of you know the parameters for R58 2014? Having troubles coding out brake light errors left and right after UJ tail light retrofit. Thanks