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      05-04-2021, 12:52 PM   #1
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Finally aftermarket led m4 lights

So this month finally the aftermarket of the bmw m4 lights will be realised the only thing I don't get is I've spoke to the person snd they said it will come with the wiring loom but it won't need coding in my bmw m4 2015??? Could that be true?
I thought no matter what if you don't have led lights now you can't just put some in and they will work without any coding involved

Sorry I'm new to all this coding and stuff been researching it all the past week I didn't even know it was all possible all this haha
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      05-04-2021, 06:40 PM   #2
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Can't answer your question but I almost dropped my phone in excitement reading this post title. Not going to believe it until I see it.

Can't be making this thread without a link tho
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      05-05-2021, 05:56 AM   #3
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Sorry mate here is the link to the shop

AKD Automotive Accessories Co., Ltd
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMHruhP


Do you know it is possible to plug and play in my 2015 m4? Or will it need coding and prob extra wires
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Like the F80 versions I'm sure they'll include two adapters which fix the pinout changes between LCI/PreLCI - they also included resistors I believe to get around the cold warm checks.. this was the main reason why coding is required for the LCI taillight retrofit as the OEM units don't have hardware in place to bypass those checks, with that said though if you have access to coding the checks out then it's probably best to do so.

I was shown another listing earlier on aliexpress but they were selling for £1000 far too expensive for aftermarket LED units in my eyes. Had they actually been OLED then it would be a steal haha
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Are you sure these are for the M4 and not "M4 style" for the M3 that we've already seen from Vland?
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These are for the m3 but they said they are making the m4 version now and they will
Be out this month. Ye 1000 to much I'm really debating to buy the bayoptiks headlights tho there like £1200 the ones I want but I think I'm going to treat my self next month
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Are you sure these are for the M4 and not "M4 style" for the M3 that we've already seen from Vland?
Yeah they're official, I saw a set on instagram dm's back in Jan/Feb.

These however make me laugh.. I know only a select few have been given around 15 units to sell but reselling at £1600 is ridiculous for aftermarket LED lights https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233996403777
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Yeah they're official, I saw a set on instagram dm's back in Jan/Feb.

These however make me laugh.. I know only a select few have been given around 15 units to sell but reselling at £1600 is ridiculous for aftermarket LED lights https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233996403777
Damn! I'm guessing these will be released to everyone in a few weeks.
Can't wait to upgrade my pre-lci tails!
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It's going to be on like Donkey Kong.
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Wow nice-seriously considering them. Where is this company from?
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It’s probably worth noting that all of the photos used in their listings so far have been of OEM GTS taillights.. there’s no real photos yet what the aftermarket ones look like, so it’s a huge gamble
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Guess what lads I've just bought some cost me £600 PRE LCI taillights 😬
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Post the link to there store at the end of the month they making more I got one of the last pairs
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For what it's worth there's group buy going down on the facebook group for around £475.. I'm a bit 50/50 though as no one has reviewed them lol.

The startup animation isn't also smooth on these.. it lights up like 2 sections at a time REALLY slowly, they kind look like they have lag lol
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For what it's worth there's group buy going down on the facebook group for around £475.. I'm a bit 50/50 though as no one has reviewed them lol.

The startup animation isn't also smooth on these.. it lights up like 2 sections at a time REALLY slowly, they kind look like they have lag lol
The "non smooth" animation is actually how the OEM M4 GTS's animation is like, they missed the last portion's speeding up animation but IMO not a biggie. These are 100% fake OLED's (for the price) so each "leaf?" do not independently light up and actually share an LED underneath. This is the same as the F30/F80 except they don't try to mimic the "non smooth" animation so it's not as noticeable.

I'm on the fence on getting these.
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The "non smooth" animation is actually how the OEM M4 GTS's animation is like, they missed the last portion's speeding up animation but IMO not a biggie. These are 100% fake OLED's (for the price) so each "leaf?" do not independently light up and actually share an LED underneath. This is the same as the F30/F80 except they don't try to mimic the "non smooth" animation so it's not as noticeable.

I'm on the fence on getting these.
The non smooth bit is at the end.. https://cloud.video.taobao.com/play/...9234752027.mp4

I personally don't get why manufacturers feel the need to do x2 passes with the sweep/light up animation.. the first pass looks great to me, however doing the stuttered/slow pass for a second time kind of ruins it for me. I guess I'll await a V2 or some kind in hopes they change the light up animation
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The sets that are being sold are all sample models. If you want them, go for it. But they have issues. Here is my correspondence with the manufacturer.
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The non smooth bit is at the end.. https://cloud.video.taobao.com/play/...9234752027.mp4

I personally don't get why manufacturers feel the need to do x2 passes with the sweep/light up animation.. the first pass looks great to me, however doing the stuttered/slow pass for a second time kind of ruins it for me. I guess I'll await a V2 or some kind in hopes they change the light up animation
Hey, saw your reply earlier regarding sellers modifying their lights. I contacted the seller and he confirmed that the new and improved version with smoother second animation will start shipping in 6 days. Thanks for the heads-up, made my day.

*edit* replied to the wrong thread, no wonder I couldn't find the message.
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Hey, saw your reply earlier regarding sellers modifying their lights. I contacted the seller and he confirmed that the new and improved version with smoother second animation will start shipping in 6 days. Thanks for the heads-up, made my day.

*edit* replied to the wrong thread, no wonder I couldn't find the message.
Yeah it's definitely tipped me over into buying a set too, I'm just hanging tight until I see comparison photos between the two colour finishes in the next few days. They're going to look epic!
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An update on the sellers who are changing the light up animation - this is the demo I was given: https://streamable.com/pmkxav

This seller has fixed the slow animation
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