Swapping out rear reflectors

[KimB]

Now all you need to do is teach your son how to help you do rinseless washes in the winter, and he could be the perfect kid! Lol

Yeah, my car definitely needs to be cleaned!

 

[Jim In Tucson]

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Is the 3rd brake light not functional north of the border?



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[SameGuy]

Why? I activated the rear fogs as fogs. Note that the main brake lights are also not illuminated.

 

[Puppethead]

Why? I activated the rear fogs as fogs. Note that the main brake lights are also not illuminated.

Do you mean you coded the car so the rear fog lights come on when you turn the front fog lights on? Wow if possible, I never thought of doing that. But it would have saved me getting the new switch (yet to be installed).

 

[teslarati97]

Do you mean you coded the car so the rear fog lights come on when you turn the front fog lights on? Wow if possible, I never thought of doing that. But it would have saved me getting the new switch (yet to be installed).

You still need the switch if you want fog lights. If you want it coded for brake lights you can do it without the switch, but it's halogen and will probably burn out prematurely.

 

[SameGuy]

Do you mean you coded the car so the rear fog lights come on when you turn the front fog lights on? Wow if possible, I never thought of doing that. But it would have saved me getting the new switch (yet to be installed).

It’s been covered in a couple of threads, but I ordered the non-NA module off Amazon — I thought I sent you the link! — with the rear fog switch, and coded it to work like it does in the ROW.

 

[Matt007b]

I've been so tempted to do this... is it fairly easy to get to that switch to swap out? :/ it's too cold now but in a few months I'd like to swap it.

 

[Matt007b]

It’s been covered in a couple of threads, but I ordered the non-NA module off Amazon — I thought I sent you the link! — with the rear fog switch, and coded it to work like it does in the ROW.

Sorry to bother ya but can you send me the link on Amazon as well?

 

[Puppethead]

It’s been covered in a couple of threads, but I ordered the non-NA module off Amazon — I thought I sent you the link!

Yeah I have the switch, just haven't mustered the courage to attempt removal of the front piece yet.

 

[SameGuy]

is it fairly easy to get to that switch to swap out? :/

just haven't mustered the courage to attempt removal of the front piece yet.

It’s dead easy.

Rather than adding several links, you can follow along starting here, with the full coding, the encouragement to do it , and the link to the source for the switch.

 

[Matt007b]

It’s dead easy.

Rather than adding several links, you can follow along starting here, with the full coding, the encouragement to do it , and the link to the source for the switch.

Thanks for the link and the encouragement - I think I'll do it, doesn't sound too bad. Thank you!

 

[CoachCookie]

Got 'em done - thanks, y'all.

Looks super good! Maybe I'll see you around the area. Keep an eye out for a lowered Moonwalk Grey with yellow mirror caps! Have seen one silver SE in Forest Park so I know we're not alone...

 

[SameGuy]

Just need to find how to temporarily silence the pedestrian warning

I found the best compromise was this:



Then you can just head over to the checkbox in iDrive, and push and hold a spare hot button to assign it to the button. I chose button 6. Now when I drive up to a CBP/CBSA booth or back into my garage late at night, I just hit button 6 to silence it. The warning defaults to “on” at the next startup.