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R50/53 Indicator lights relay placement

Old Nov 9, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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Indicator lights relay placement

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I have done a long search but I can not find the flasher relay's position anywhere. Does anyone know were it is? I have led lights on my car, currently with resistors. I would like to remove the resistors and get an electronic flasher that does not need them. I have a Mini Cooper S 2005 model.

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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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Flasher relay is electronic, its built into the center gauge cluster if I remember correctly.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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Do you know what type it is so I can get a replacement that does not flash rapidly when we use led flash bulbs?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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Its built into the car, theres no way of changing it.

Its an electronic item, not electrical.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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i believe their is a resistor you can put in line that will correct the fast flash... i am not sure where i saw it though
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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i believe their is a resistor you can put in line that will correct the fast flash... i am not sure where i saw it though
He already has these on his lights, and that's what he is going to need to stick with.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 01:08 AM
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Yes, I already have resistors on them but doing so I raise wattage drawn by them cause they convert power to heat intstead of light. I wanted to minimize power consumption by using leds all around. I have a 900 watt RMS amplifier plus a small factor PC at the boot that kills my battery after a while, sitting with hazard lights on. I am now in the process of changing all internal bulbs with leds.

BMW confirmed that the control unit is a whole board that also controls various other things and can not be replaced with anything else.
 
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