Ultimate $40 BMW Ambient Lighting Install - E46 DIY (DOOR CARDS + DASH)

Today i will be showing you guys how to install a RGB ambient lighting kit on your E46 included with the door cards, i will also being going over the finial result.
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- Links to items used in video -
Ambient Lighting Kit - www.ebay.ca/it...
- Glove box Flashlight Power Adapter -
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[@BrodyHarris]

Dude it’s like you read my mind 110%. I’m currently saving up for a 2000 - 2003 E39 BMW 540I, and had the plan to put all of this in my future car (plus the back doors), as well as an OEM looking apple carplay head unit. You got taste my friend, thank you for making this video that I’ll surely revisit when I get the E39 one day. 👌

[@_mrklein]

haha thanks man means alot, glad the videos helped

[@KianaFoote]

Awesome video!!! I also have an e46 and I’ve been wanting to do something like this. Also want to add pink under glow 🤩

[@_mrklein]

Haha i appreciate it

[@IGLOWBRO]

You are my favorite youtuber! Keep up the videos I have an e46 325ci

[@AhmedHadiPADI_scuba_instructor]

Amazing vid dude! Where did you get this dotted lights on reflecting on your hard top? Thank you!

[@_mrklein]

Its a starlight headliner i put together myself, DIY is on the channel!

[@meetleon9793]

Very informative thank you

[@jaycook6952]

Great video, could you link me to the kit your using please, the link in your description doesn't work anymore :(

[@_mrklein]

The exact kit i used is discontinued now, its basically just any RGB EL wire kit, just make sure you get one with app control and that has atleast 5 LEDs

[@jaycook6952]

@@_mrklein wicked thankyou

[@imestia7911]

But you never made a video about the blue light under the feet where did tout but those one?

[@_mrklein]

those are just basic rgb led footwell strips, you just stick them on and power them though your choice of a power source.

[@AJRhythmic]

@@_mrklein what do you power them through?

[@_mrklein]

@@AJRhythmic the same flashlight port adapter i use for my ambient lighting kit

[@user-ht3sw1lj9e]

@MrKlein you are a legend.

[@benjamintchang3923]

Sweet... The ambient lighting goes so well with the orange lights of the console and dash.

[@ugandanotwakanda5801]

@mrklein your content is getting fame man, keep it up! How long did the whole job take, if you don't mind me asking? In addition, would you mind doing a video on how you made your vehicle have that black chrome exterior finish?

[@_mrklein]

Thanks man appreciate the support! Im not too sure exactly what you mean, do you mean the window trim pieces that are black?

[@_mrklein]

If you mean the paint color of the car its just the oem graphite metallic grey, it looks reflective because I had the car fully paint corrected, buffed and polished about a month into ownership, it really brought back the paint it makes it looks alot newer!

[@ugandanotwakanda5801]

@@_mrklein thank you! That's exactly what I meant. So it's paint work not actual vinyl wrap?

[@_mrklein]

@@ugandanotwakanda5801 yes exactly

[@willemgijs3803]

@@ugandanotwakanda5801 Re-painting a car is really pricey tho haha.

[@AquaTreasures]

Could you hook me up with new links for the products? My ocd doesn’t want to get the wrong ones

[@donniewilson6564]

1 yr later, How long did the lights last?

[@_mrklein]

They still run strong to this day

[@coolkid6440]

Is there a way to sync the footwell lights to the ambient lighting so that the Color’s are synchronized?

[@_mrklein]

Yea ive seen kits that include the el wires and the lights for the footwells, mines are 2 separate systems hence the separate colors

[@vmrre8267]

@@_mrklein would u know any ambient lights that does have the sync system?

[@VicOrlando]

Sweet car! Had to see if anyone did the same locations I was considering. The the doors look good. Thank you

[@thumperss79]

i realize this is a 2 year old vid, but i am fixing to do this mod which should go well with the fact of all my dash lights and instrument lights are blue

[@s55tim]

Can you link ur steering wheel? I want to buy it for my 330ci

[@_mrklein]

Its just the oem m sport wheel rewrapped and the bottom trim piece wrapped in carbon fiber, you can get the steering wheel wraps off of ebay or aliexpress

[@tmc8516]

I been thinking about doing this but also want starlights. I feel like both would be a little too much

[@zaytorres4524]

Led converted interior would go crazy with all this

[@jasnoorsinghuppal]

where or how can i buy that flashlight adapter with the cigarettes sockets that you use in the glovebox. Im in canada.

[@_mrklein]

I got mine off Facebook marketplace, I’ve seen them on ebay too

[@chriss.3476]

The kits i see have the fiber wire separate from a clear sleeve that has a lip to it. Did you use the sleeve with lip or did you just use the bare wire?

[@_mrklein]

Yes i used the sleeve

[@redfive6020]

Can i turn it off whenever i want or does it stay on?

[@tarikkucevic3976]

How to install ambient light only on doors?

[@OhioBallKnower]

Is installing the same for e39

[@munja5495]

Can it be connected to a light module?

[@OhioBallKnower]

Could I do the same with my e39

[@ricardoisidoro6418]

How did you install and connect the other blue strip lights already there ?

[@_mrklein]

same method, they were there from a older video i made showing how to just do the dash

[@jacobprchal7225]

Would it be easy to only do dash

[@aydinfrisina16]

im looking for the ambient lighting kit for my e46 but i cannot find it on ebay at all? any help? the link shows the product is unavailable

[@_mrklein]

Just search for EL rgb lighting kit, theres a ton available from different brands, make sure you purchase one with the right amount of LEDs

[@aydinfrisina16]

@@_mrklein Thankyou so much, my car has taken inspiration from your and i can't wait to see how it looks all put together, thanks again for all this great content

[@joshualazaras6924]

Does your head unit support car play?

[@_mrklein]

the one i have in specific doesnt but there are similar models u can get that do

[@hamzaishfaqful]

@@_mrklein whats the home screen launcher that you are running? It kinda actually looks like iDrive. Also great job on the car man!

[@_mrklein]

@@hamzaishfaqful thanks man means a lot, its just the base launcher the unit came with not too sure exactly what the launcher is but youre right, it does look like idrive

[@david-jv9bd]

@@_mrklein how much was it and where did you get it ?

[@oecarleonelgonzalez2318]

Thanks for the video

[@isrealperez9069]

Where would you where would you buy the item

[@_mrklein]

Link in description

[@russaidov2804]

Красиво, молодец 👍🏻

[@rvalent9366]

Sorry i cannot do that

[@_mrklein]

The first video i made for ambient lighting is alot less involved, mybe check that one out!

[@vlexxx]

Well done, thank you for your effort!! I will try it out :)