Reply With QuoteWhat do you need to know?? I took some out of a parts car and stuck them in my wife's car and they work fine- no mods necessary.
I'm talking about the C-pillar mounted lights, is that what you mean????
Bret.
Major Contributor
Rear maplights...
Wondering where I can find a how-to article, or any information at all, about rear maplights?
TIA,
-Trevor Ely
'88 535is
'95 M Sport 540i (1 of 200)
'91 M5
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What do you need to know?? I took some out of a parts car and stuck them in my wife's car and they work fine- no mods necessary.
I'm talking about the C-pillar mounted lights, is that what you mean????
Bret.
Major Contributor
Just wondering if there's any modification. As it stands, on both of the E34s we've got courtesy lights, but no maplights. Supposedly, some Euro models (or something) had maplights you could turn on/off. Just wondering what's required to do those.Originally Posted by Rigmaster
Are these what you're talking about Bret?
-Trevor Ely
'88 535is
'95 M Sport 540i (1 of 200)
'91 M5
2 Grand Master
I have those, they came with the car.
Major Contributor
Most US-spec cars come without map reading lights, while most Rest of the World E34s came with them.
My Aussie-spec E34 came with them:
Link to the map reading light image
I haven't pulled one off to see how it works or how it's wired up, however if the main courtesy light (in the front above the rear vision mirror) is anything to go by, you should just be able to replace your old rear lights with the upgraded ones -- plug and play. The map reading lights are just basically a globe and a switch.
Major Contributor
Very nice, care to post pictures of the backsides/wiring?
-Trevor Ely
'88 535is
'95 M Sport 540i (1 of 200)
'91 M5
Major Contributor
I love my rear maplights, even though i never use them.
3 Grand Master
I retrofitted them into my 535 after seeing Bret's wife's car. Plug and play. Not like they get used, but...
I'm going to install a set in my touring as well, I have like 3 sets of these things.
Major Contributor
Why the hell did BMW **** the US over so hard...I mean, I understand that some of the DOT regulations were ridiculous but come on! No rear headrests? On a $40k+ car! No rear map lights? DAMN!
Atlanta, GA/Bloomington, IN, USA
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Me too, all from E32 750, probably like yours
E34 and E32 reading lights are the same, so look for E32 on boneyards
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partxref....=on&showeur=on
BTW: the lights on the E32 behind the sunvisor are wonderful as extra light to use in the trunk.
Installed 2 of them.
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