Parts and Accessories

Installation Instructions

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Facelift tail lights retrofit kit

BMW 3 Series Saloon (E46/4) LHD and RHD
Models up to 09/2001

Installation time: approx. 2.5 hours

The installation time may vary depending on condition of the car and the equipment in it.

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Contents

Section Page

Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1. Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Installation and cabling diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Facelift wiring harness connection overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. To install and connect the Facelift wiring harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5. Coding/Concluding work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6. E46 Facelift LHD and RHD circuit diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Important information

The retrofit kit is for use within the BMW dealership organisation only.

Do not kink or damage the cables during the installation work since otherwise they may cause
faults that can later only be identified by extensive additional work. The costs incurred as a result
of this will not be reimbursed by BMW.
If the specified PIN chambers are already occupied, bridges, double crimps or twin-lead
terminals must be used.

Note on national versions

These installation instructions describe the installation work for LHD cars. On RHD cars some
work must be completed the opposite way round.

Coding instructions

This retrofit kit requires coding and must be coded with DIS or MoDiC after the installation work
has been completed.

Target group

The target group for these installation instructions is specialist personnel trained on BMW cars
with specialist knowledge of vehicle electrical systems.

Work:
All servicing, repair and installation work on BMW cars is completed at your own risk.
All work is to be carried out using current BMW
- Repair manuals
- Circuit diagrams
in a rational order using the prescribed tools (special tools) and observing current health and
safety regulations.

Required tools and equipment

Set of Philips screwdrivers

Torch
1/4 inch reversible ratchet set
Angle cutter
Set of flat screwdrivers
Set of open-ended/ring spanners
DIS or MoDiC

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1. Preparations

TIS instruction No.

Conduct a brief test
Disconnect the negative pole of the battery 12 00 ...

The following components must be removed first of all:

Boot lid trim 51 49 000
Door sill strip from the front left (interior) 51 47 000
Door sill strip from the rear left (interior) 51 47 030
Trim at the bottom left of the door pillar 51 43 150
Pedal trim 51 45 185
Light switch centre 61 31 033
Replace (both) exterior tail lights 63 21 180
Replace (both) interior tail lights 63 21 180
Rear seat 52 24 005
Boot floor trim 51 47 101
Boot closing panel trim 51 46 050

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2. Installation and cabling diagram

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1 Right tail lights

2 Right interior tail light connection
3 Left tail lights
4 Facelift wiring harness
5 Light switch centre

In RHD cars the wiring harness is laid along the right-hand side of the car.
The connection (in this case item 2) is then made to the left, interior tail light.

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3. Facelift wiring harness connection overview

B1 B3

A1
A2 C
A3
A

B2 B4
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Cable colour / Abbreviation /

Item Description Signal Connection location in the car
Cross-section Slot
A Wiring harness --- --- --- ---
A1 Socket contact Terminal GR/GN, 0.5 mm2 On light switch centre, 54-pin black plug X12, PIN 20
58 RL
A2 Socket contact Terminal GR/BL, 0.5 mm2 On light switch centre, 54-pin black plug X12, PIN 38
58 RR
A3 Socket contact Terminal GE/VI, 0.5 mm2 On light switch centre, 54-pin black plug X12, PIN 29
55 RR/RL
B1 Plug casing --- --- To the existing plug on the left tail light X319
B2 Plug casing --- --- To the new left tail light E46 X338
B3 Plug casing --- --- To the existing plug on the right tail light X318
B4 Plug casing --- --- To the new right tail light E47 X339
C Socket contact Terminal GE/VI, 0.5 mm 2 LHD To the right, interior tail light E17 X328, PIN 3
55 RR
C Socket contact Terminal GE/VI, 0.5 mm2 RHD To the left, interior tail light E16 X329, PIN 3
55 RL

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Right tail light

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C Connect plug X318 to the existing plug (1) on the

X318 1 tail light.

Connect plug X339 to the lamp holder.

Lay branch C, yellow/violet cable, along the

standard wiring harness to the right-hand hinge on
the boot lid.
X339

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Lay branch C, yellow/violet cable, through the

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grommet (2) into the boot lid using a wire (1).

2

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LHD cars
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Lay branch C to the right interior tail light.

RHD cars
Lay branch C to the left interior tail light.

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LHD cars
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Disconnect plug X328 from the right interior tail

light.
X328/X329 Release plug X328.
Connect branch C, yellow/violet cable, to PIN 3.
Lock and reconnect plug X328.
RHD cars
C Disconnect plug X329 from the left interior tail
light.
Release plug X329.
Connect branch C, yellow/violet cable, to PIN 3.
Lock and reconnect plug X329.

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4. To install and connect the Facelift wiring harness

Lay the Facelift wiring harness behind the boot

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1 closing panel to the left-hand side of the car.

Left tail light

Connect plug X319 to the existing plug (1) on the
tail light.

Connect plug X338 to the lamp holder.

X338 X319

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Install the lamp holders (1) on the left and right.

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1 Lay branches A1-A3 along the standard wiring

harness on the side skirt to the light switch centre.

A1-A3

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Release plug X12 on the light switch centre and

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pull out the plug strips (1).

Reconnect the following cables:

X12

Do not confuse PIN 29, grey/yellow cable,

with PIN 28, grey/yellow cable.

Connect PIN 29, grey/yellow cable, to PIN 37

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Replace PIN 30, grey/violet cable, with PIN 49,
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Connect branches A1, A2 and A3 to the plug strip

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as follows:

A1, grey/green cable, to PIN 20

A2, grey/blue cable, to PIN 38
A3, yellow/violet cable, to PIN 29

A1 Assemble the plug again.

A3

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5. Concluding work/Coding

Install the light switch centre from the installation kit.

After the installation work has been completed, the system must be coded with DIS or
MoDiC via the Retrofit path.

Assemble the car again following the instructions to dismantle it in reverse order.

Conduct a function test on the tail lights.

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6. E46 Facelift LHD and RHD circuit diagram

X12

20 38 29

58HR_3

55HR/58JHR
58HL_3
0,5

0,5
0,5

0,5

0,75 BL GN

0,75 SW GN

0,5

1,5

0,5

0,5

0,75 BL GR

0,75 SW BL

0,5

1,5

0,5 GEVI
GRGN

GR BL
WS GR

RT GE

GR VI

BR

WS GR

RT GE

GR GE

BR
58HR_3

58HR_2

58HR_2
58HL_3

58HL_2
58HL_2

31L<5

31L<5

31L<5

31L<5
HKL 1

HKL 1
HKL 1

49HR

HKL 1
49HR
49HL

49HL

54R

54R
54L

54L

VA
VA

VA

VA
7 1 3 6 5 8 2 4 2 1 5 3 6 6 4 2 7 8 5 3 3 5 6 2 4 1 3

X319 X318

E46 E47 E16/E17

X338 X339 X328/X329

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colours

E46 Tail light left exterior RT red

E47 Tail light right exterior SW black
E16 RHD: Tail light right interior GN green
E17 LHD: Tail light right interior BR brown
GE yellow
X12 Black 54-pin plug BL blue
X318 Black 6-pin plug
X319 Black 6-pin plug WS white
X328/X329 Black 3-pin plug VI violet
X338 Black 6-pin plug GR grey
X339 Black 6-pin plug

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