BMW F30 LED Radio Trim Upgrade & Installation LCI

Today we are checking out this center console trim upgrade radio trim. In this video I install this blue and orange LED upgrade into a F30 LCI 2014 BMW 335i.
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[@F30_Hellion]

Did you do anything with the loose blue wire?

[@syncrosizer668]

Nobody talks about the extra blue cable, no matter which tutorial i watch 😅 I'm so confused why it's there

[@gianni_schicchi]

Blue wires are usually the dimmer lead.I’m assuming they left extra cable if have an aftermarket radio gauges that take a 12V+ for the lights on/off signal. Radio amps too, at least those are usually blue.

[@ThePatrickBateman69]

good review helpful tip use pliers for the power cable i broke the surrounding pins on both cables lol

[@jsingh4272]

1:32 "don't want to rip off any panels or anything" *proceeds to rip off a panel* lmao

[@BlackEagleGermany]

not all bmw 3 or 4 series have this oem led ad the buttonm, how to connect the cable then!? all radio led trim you can order didnt have the information but it should fit to all this cars models.

[@ShafqatAhmed]

Same problem

[@BADITM]

did you find a solution

[@neoandprissy]

Hi, does the BMW F20 have something similar? I've been looking with no luck. Only finding one for F30

[@SPADERZ216]

is there a way to buy ONLY the wiring adapter for the cup holder light on that center trim panel?

[@JuniorD135]

The cup holder trim doesn’t fit back on properly with this trim or am i the only one having this issue?

[@SelfMadePaPAPA]

Hello guys i have also done this mod, have developed issues since so the panal works and changes colour . However my Radio /AC panal now shows no sign of life , my streeing wheel controls + indicators are also not working and the light control panal is not working. I have try to plug and unplug the cable going into the radio as thst was the only one i unpluged but no luck snyone have any ideas on what have done , what i could do to repair this? Thank you in advance

[@Xanadu98]

What the hell. Really? Should I avoid this mod?

[@mannisingh4950]

You probably didn’t disconnect your battery before doing this… you fried your electrical system

[@honestguy9864]

Hey i have the same trim but i cant change the colour from orange to blue,because i domt habe the option to in the menu.what can i do to get the option ?

[@williamrivas5946]

Same here I haven’t figured it out it’s really odd !

[@roandejong1878]

bimmercode my friend!

[@Pidur89]

Hi there. I have the BMW 320d Touring (F31) - 2017 - and below my Radio there is no cupholder light connector. It's empty. The series seems not to come with a light below the radio. So how can I wire the ambient LED's now? ... by the way: the Amazon description of the LED ambient radio part says, that my model is full supported, LOL

[@F30_Hellion]

Don't know if you solved it but ambient lightning is actually an upgrade feature that you purchase when you order your car. If your car does not have ambient lighting I'm afraid you cannot install this upgrade. You'll have to look into another option unfortunately.

[@ShafqatAhmed]

Do you have a solution?

[@roopetormakangas7333]

Does anyone have solution for this?

[@andreaspantelias937]

You can wire it to the wires that go to the central lock button. brown to brown and orange (or if you prefer blue) to light grey-red wire which is the dimming wire. Since the trim has already a Y cable, you can cut the wires that go to one connector to wire on your cars harness that go the the central lock. That way, whenever you want to take off the trim, just you unplug the connectors as if it oem.

[@marwanshamaih7201]

@@andreaspantelias937could you please show us how its done like a tutorial vid or something cuz ik scared ima blow the car up 😅

[@koraykatmer9329]

thanks dude i learned something from you and i will buy it and put it on my bmw

[@frankimccu6276]

How do you pop out the light to test it

[@mpoppe]

Top Video !

[@OCz4Life]

Does it work with pre LCI as well? F30 2012?

[@6ty964]

Yes

[@GT-ln8gt]

Hi I have a 2014 f30 not lci and I can't change the colours it's always orange. Is it a coding or my car has only one colour?

[@balkiratsingh6603]

I have the same car and it only comes with orange.

[@skinbonetv5636]

can i get this for a bmw 340i??

[@SoyDonNadie93]

what can I do if I don't have the light cable where you remove the first plastic?

[@TTVTancov]

I have the same problem

[@YungLimox]

Get a cable which splits footwell ambient lighting to either cup holder or radio trim or get one that splits into both

[@TooEasy24]

So I bought the exact one you have in your description, I’m pretty sure I put in the wires the exact way they are in the video, but my led lights will not come on. Am I doing anything wrong ?

[@Brandoview]

Either its faulty or they aren't connected all the way/in the wrong connectors. They will only come on when your headlights are on btw and you need to make sure your brightness isn't set to 0 in the iDrive settings

[@ananonymouslamp8861]

Same happend to me, was daytime so when i put lights in park, it worked..

[@MrCro007]

is it too bright compared with OEM ambilight?

[@YungLimox]

Extremely bright. Colors won’t match either

[@MrCro007]

@@YungLimox thank you!

[@sabastiang9774]

How do you get blue light option mine only has the brightness no choice between sport or classic

[@arodriguez9005]

Means you don’t have the m sport package

[@claudiugurin5375]

Good job man , thanks!!!👍👍👍

[@RobertNaidu]

Great video.Thank you!!

[@GiaX5]

I my f32 2016 i doesnt have the led, so how can i fit it?

[@ShafqatAhmed]

Have same problem

[@JennifercatalinaRodriguezjaime]

No puedo desconectar donde van lls cables😢

[@SoyDonNadie93]

Hi, what can I do if I don't have the light cable where you remove the first plastic?

[@BADITM]

its the same for me , did you find a solution

[@SoyDonNadie93]

@@BADITM Yes, I took it to an auto electrician, and it got power elsewhere.

[@icebruner]

Does this fit the 2 series as well

[@nickdyas5412]

Did you ever find out?

[@KareemKayy]

it fits but i dnt think you can use the light, i dnt have the secondary wire to connect the light cable to

[@BlackEagleGermany]

i never reccommend a screwdriver for clips or all that !!! use plastic tools on market they are very cheap and on most as set or packet with 20 - 30 plastic tools to save oem parts!!!!

[@charliebla12]

A

[@Brandoview]

A

[@KareemKayy]

i don't have the under lighting, where else can i connect that to get power for the light?

[@doriend.7594]

I wanna know too 😄

[@KareemKayy]

@@doriend.7594 nah turns out this is specifically for the F30 , i have a 2017 M2 thinking this is the same setup but it's not, all the LCI models of that generation like M2 that have the updated entertainment cluster have a slightly diff design