HEADLIGHTS ON !

[drewjak]

i keep leaving my soddin headlights on when getting out of my car( standard lights,not halo`s or anything) i`ve got a 320i se(special equipment) apparently?, so why the hell is there no warning buzzer/ bell type thing for when this happens?
should there be one?
cant say ive ever noticed an e30 with one, is it possible to retro fit from another model?

[d6dph]

Smithy had a batchhe was selling, Very reasonable prices so its worth dropping im a pm.

(really must get round to fitting mine)

[jon_pure_british]

oh yea, i dont have one either, ive never noticed not having one before, until you just mentioned that you have never had one before

[smithy318i]

We had a group buy not so long ago (35 units iirc) but they were all spoken for.

An alternative is to install an OBC gong between the dashboard light power supply, and the drivers door switch.

[drewjak]

We had a group buy not so long ago (35 units iirc) but they were all spoken for.

An alternative is to install an OBC gong between the dashboard light power supply, and the drivers door switch.

seems simple enough, where`s the best place to locate these wires?

[smithy318i]

I used the power from one of the light bulbs under the dash (the ones for the headlight height adjustment switch)



and the other goes to the switch behind the drivers footwell speaker.

[dazleeds]

We had a group buy not so long ago (35 units iirc) but they were all spoken for.

An alternative is to install an OBC gong between the dashboard light power supply, and the drivers door switch.

yeh when you gonna fit mine smithy

[drewjak]

thanks very much m8, thats brilliant
no more people phonin me and knockin on ma door at all hours now, and best of all no more gettin off ma ass to go turn em off,

[smithy318i]

yeh when you gonna fit mine smithy

at the same time i fit your interior light relay... never.

[Gortour]

Quick tip, wire the buzzer across your sidelights not the headlights... stops you leaving them on too...

[Brianmoooore]

so why the hell is there no warning buzzer/ bell type thing for when this happens?

Because the original purchaser of the car didn't specify it from the options list! Same reason as it probably hasn't got a LSD, one touch windows, aircon or heated seats.
Don't blame BMW because some yuppie 17 years ago didn't tick enough boxes.

[drewjak]

arrrh , i was waiting for a slap ! !
i thought this might have been the case, so can the original parts still be sourced from bmw ?
i suspect its only a case of a relay needs fitting?
or is it just as easy to wire it up as the diagram shows?

[Brianmoooore]

The OBC gong from an E34/E36 has a second socket on it which I think may be for a lights on indicator.
The problem with using an E30 gong for the job is that it isn't powered when the ignition is off. Something could probably be done with blocking diodes and using the lights supply itself as the power supply.

[drewjak]

well i wired it up this morning , i used the original gong from my car, works a treat
thanks for ya help fellas

[harry_p]

so glad i found this, its been driving me mad!

even my metro had a lights on warning buzzer as standard, yet an m3 doesnt still prefer the italian system, the lights go off when you turn off he ignition, but you can force them to stay on by pressing a button next to the key and turning the key back an extra notch before taking it out.

i've taken to driving with my sidelights on most of the time so all the blind idiots on the road have no excuse for not seeing me and trying to drive into me