DIY (How to) Interior - Ambient Light - Color change.

[jo2134]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

Pretty sure the I step is a dealer only installation but this is good to hear. Sucks cuz I'm out of warranty so any update is gonna cost me like $200

Shawn sent me a guide w step by step on how to do it

Requires an external power source so that the car doesn't die while its being flashed

Will be attempting tomorrow will let you know how it goes

[Mitchfin]

Originally Posted by jo2134

Shawn sent me a guide w step by step on how to do it

Requires an external power source so that the car doesn't die while its being flashed

Will be attempting tomorrow will let you know how it goes

Good luck, I hope it works for you

[MK2018]

Originally Posted by Russmov

I have an email into the developer. I showed him my screen shots of what I am seeing in 3070,3071,3076 and how I can't find RGB to change the values.
He said it "looked like mapping is missing, will see if it can be fixed".
Hopefully it can and then we can change our colours. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻

Did you get any answers from Developer?

Looks like I have the same software as you and same manu

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by MK2018

Did you get any answers from Developer?

Looks like I have the same software as you and same manu

He said probably have to have software updated at dealership

[MK2018]

Originally Posted by Russmov

He said probably have to have software updated at dealership

Are you planning to do that?

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by MK2018

Are you planning to do that?

No I don't think it's worth hundreds of dollars just to change the colours inside personally.

[MK2018]

Originally Posted by Russmov

No I don't think it's worth hundreds of dollars just to change the colours inside personally.

I will be changing my winter tires at the Dealer and will ask them to update my software

[Russmov]

So, as I said before, I definitely changed something for my colour but I can't for the life of me figure out where lol. This is a clear example of the difference though. (This is on the first colour orange) the top is clearly yellow.

[Mitchfin]

Originally Posted by Russmov

So, as I said before, I definitely changed something for my colour but I can't for the life of me figure out where lol. This is a clear example of the difference though. (This is on the first colour orange) the top is clearly yellow.

What did you change? Maybe send me some screenshots of what you did and I can help decipher it

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by Mitchfin

What did you change? Maybe send me some screenshots of what you did and I can help decipher it

I changed a few things in different parts. Lol
Between 3070 and 3076 I was trying different things.
I just need to go back into BimmerCode and go through things.
I know changing things only in 3070 doesn't work for me.
According to the developer mapping is missing, he said he would look into it but last time I spoke to him he said I needed to update from bmw.

[jo2134]

Originally Posted by Russmov

So, as I said before, I definitely changed something for my colour but I can't for the life of me figure out where lol. This is a clear example of the difference though. (This is on the first colour orange) the top is clearly yellow.

This looks to me like you just have orange with white contour selected =(

Unless it is not?

Ps. Went through some trouble to get my i-step updated, don't recommend doing it yourself as I corrupted my HU ECU and luckily dealer fixed for free and updated

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by jo2134

This looks to me like you just have orange with white contour selected =(

Unless it is not?

Ps. Went through some trouble to get my i-step updated, don't recommend doing it yourself as I corrupted my HU ECU and luckily dealer fixed for free and updated

No it's not white. Its is definitely yellow in person. It's on the first setting which for me is supposed to be solid orange.

Also I for sure won't be trying to update myself, nor will I pay BMW to do it. It's not that important, just a want, not a need.

[Maverik259]

Can someone post the RGB values for the popular colors.

[jo2134]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

Can someone post the RGB values for the popular colors.

MINT (Gruen):
R: 10
G: FE
B: 32

DYNAMIC BLUE (Blau):
R: 00
G: 42
B: FE

LILAC (Flieder):
R: 78
G: 3C
B: FE

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by jo2134

MINT (Gruen):
R: 10
G: FE
B: 32

DYNAMIC BLUE (Blau):
R: 00
G: 42
B: FE

LILAC (Flieder):
R: 78
G: 3C
B: FE

Thanks! How about Hellrot?

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

Thanks! How about Hellrot?

Were you able to do anything with these? Did you find out which spot we need to change?

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by Russmov

Were you able to do anything with these? Did you find out which spot we need to change?

No. Just figured ask now while people are doing it. Lol I need a firmware update to do this. But I'm not gonna tackle that till next winter when I put on my brakes and do the exhaust.

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

No. Just figured ask now while people are doing it. Lol I need a firmware update to do this. But I'm not gonna tackle that till next winter when I put on my brakes and do the exhaust.

Ohh ok. I'm gonna try changing things in some of the other spots again. Maybe I will try this weekend. See if I can get something better than yellow lol
If I figure out which one needs to be changed for sure, I'll let ya know.

[mindcontrollerone]

Originally Posted by Mitchfin

Here’s how to update the ambient with updated bdc_body.

Here is my coding for ambient lighting color changes on the updated BDC_BODY ECU.

So, for some reason I can only get the channel to show up in Bimmercode and not in Esys, I have tried searching for the exact channels in Esys but they do not pull anything up, but here is the path:

BDC_BODY->Expert Mode->3076 DG_3076
This will pull up all of the ensemble groups and layers just like the previous versions but now each layer is split into an R, G & B channel. As a reminder, only 1-9 Ensemble groups are used in the F15 and only layers 1-3 (1-door contour line, 2-armrest area, 3-footwell).

To change the color of a layer each layer you have to set the RBG color parameters in Hexadecimal, which could potentially lead to infinite color options, as you could choose any RGB combo and convert the numbers to hexadecimal.

For instance, if you wanted a Red color you would just make the R channel FE (255) and leave the other channels at 00. Here is one website where you can choose your RGB color, https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_rgb.asp then take those RGB Values to this site http://hextodecimal.com/index.php and find the corresponding Hex number and just plug that hex in for the werte value for each corresponding R G B channel in bimmercode.

Here are the Wertes for the three colors I've figured out that match the previously pre-selectable ones:

MINT (Gruen):
R: 10
G: FE
B: 32

DYNAMIC BLUE (Blau):
R: 00
G: 42
B: FE

LILAC (Flieder):
R: 78
G: 3C
B: FE

Voila! Now it's not a curse to have the updated BDC_BODY but a blessing because we are no longer limited to pre-selected colors and can create whatever color you'd want!

Hello, do you have the values for pink?

[maDjzo]

Originally Posted by mindcontrollerone

Hello, do you have the values for pink?

https://www.rapidtables.com/web/colo...olor.html#code

[hufington]

When I use Bimmercode, I don't see

BDC_BODY->Expert Mode->3076 DG_3076

but instead

BDC_BODY->Expert Mode->3076 DG.

Is this normal?

[mindcontrollerone]

Originally Posted by maDjzo

https://www.rapidtables.com/web/colo...olor.html#code

Much appreciated!