[jmg]

Originally Posted by MMnut

You have done the different color the upper and lower sections. Now I would challenge you to do different color between driver side and passenger side !

LOL I don't think that's even possible!

[Nado]

Is this change/programming available to ID8 yet? If so, im going to give it a go and grab Bimmercode.

[BIGW0RM]

Does anyone know what I need to do?

My 22 G80 M3 has ID7. I coded custom colors some time ago. My car updated itself and my custom ambient colors reverted back to stock.

Do I plug bimmercode in and restore? Or does bimmercode start fresh since my car updated itself?

I havent plugged bimmercode back in yet and I want to make sure I dont mess anything up.


Thanks!

[jmg]

Originally Posted by BIGW0RM

Does anyone know what I need to do?

My 22 G80 M3 has ID7. I coded custom colors some time ago. My car updated itself and my custom ambient colors reverted back to stock.

Do I plug bimmercode in and restore? Or does bimmercode start fresh since my car updated itself?

I havent plugged bimmercode back in yet and I want to make sure I dont mess anything up.


Thanks!

There has been an id7 update that has changed a few things and I believe what I posted is now outdated. I'm still on an old version, so I can't test it.

I would email info@bimmercode.app, however from what I remember backups are meant to restore if something has gone wrong, not if it's been reflashed. In the past with my previous BMWs just re-coded just in case. That way, if there is a feature that has changed, I can see for myself that it has changed and that the procedure needs to be adjusted for those changes.

[BIGW0RM]

Originally Posted by jmg

There has been an id7 update that has changed a few things and I believe what I posted is now outdated. I'm still on an old version, so I can't test it.

I would email info@bimmercode.app, however from what I remember backups are meant to restore if something has gone wrong, not if it's been reflashed. In the past with my previous BMWs just re-coded just in case. That way, if there is a feature that has changed, I can see for myself that it has changed and that the procedure needs to be adjusted for those changes.

Thank you sir. That sounds about right. Thank you for the confirmation. And thanks for the email. I will reach out to them.

[yocubed]

That's a good question.
Mine updated as well. I just went back and recoded everything. The update reset all my settings including anti dazzle, turn signals and ASD

[MMnut]

Originally Posted by jmg

LOL I don't think that's even possible!

Possibility is endless

[jmg]

Originally Posted by MMnut

Possibility is endless

Teach me!

[BIGW0RM]

Originally Posted by yocubed

That's a good question.
Mine updated as well. I just went back and recoded everything. The update reset all my settings including anti dazzle, turn signals and ASD

I had forgot how that all worked...lol. When I coded my colors back last night, I noticed that bimmercode listed colors for me to choose now. When I had last coded my M3, I believe I did it the same way OP shared in expert mode. I dont remember seeing color choices pre made for you to choose from.

[Mashour]

Originally Posted by jmg

Teach me!

Yes please

[Helmetbox]

Originally Posted by jmg

EDIT 01/12/2023 - ID7 has been updated and I believe this method is outdated. I will update as soon as my IDrive has updated and I can test this again.


I thought I would post my method for coding ambient lighting since a lot of these instructions are spread out over the bimmercode thread. Here it is, all of it in once place, my step by step instructions. Please, if you find any discrepancies, let me know and I will update it.


You can use expert mode in bimmercode to code any hexadecimal color, almost 16777216 different colors.

What is described in this thread is changing the colors that will display in the three sectors of the interior when you select a color in the iDrive menu. These three sectors are:
1. DOOR and DASH
2. FOOTWELL
3. MAP LIGHT

I've done it to my G82, but it's the same process in pretty much all the G-series BMWs.

Disclaimer: Do this at your own risk. While changing colors will not likely brick your car, if you poke around enough and don't follow these directions, you might change something inadvertently with unforeseen consequences.

I HIGHLY recommend getting a ENET cable for any EXPERT coding simply because it's FASTER and more stable. Trust me, the cable is 10 times faster than any OBDII wifi or bluetooth dongle. I got mine here and it works perfectly. You just need a ethernet to lightning adapter for the iPhone or whatever smartphone you are using.


Here's how to do it.

In bimmercode:
Go into expert mode
Select BDC_BODY3 ECU
Select 360A/LIC_LCI_COLOR_LIBRARY_DATA
Select 360D/LIC_LCI_COLOR_PROFILES_DATA
Then choose G20G21G26G28G80_Lichpacket_code1 - this is your car, the G20, G21, G26, G28, and G80 generations)

Then you need to find the 9 bites by number that represent the menu item you want to choose. Here are the BRONZE bites:

Bronze bytes:
18,19,20 - (These three represent the color in the DOORS and DASH)
23,24,25 - (These three represent the color in the FOOTWELL)
28,29,30 - (These three represent the color in the MAP LIGHT)

For instance, let's say you want your ambient lighting to be RED instead of BRONZE when you select BRONZE in the menu. Replace these bites with the hexadecimal color code for RED. You can look up the codes here.

The hexadecimal code for RED is #FF 00 00

IMPORTANT: there is a bug that the system does not code any FF correctly. Instead use, FE, which is only one value off true full RGB red. It's close enough and you can't tell with the naked eye. So, for any hexadecimal color that uses FF, always replace it with FE! If you use FF at all, the MAP LIGHT will not work. Nothing serious, and the fix easy–just recode, but save yourself the headache and never use FF.

So the RED code we will use instead of FF 00 00 is FE 00 00

You need to change the 1st set of bites - 18, 19, and 20 to make the DOORS AND DASH red like this:
Go to the 18 bite and replace it with FE
Then the 19 bite and replace it with 00
Then the 20 bite and replace it with 00

Do the same with the 2nd set - 23,24,25 to replace the FOOTWELL light

Then the 3rd set - 28,29,30 to replace the MAP LIGHT

You can use different hexadecimal color codes to put whatever color you want in each set. So you can have a different color for the DOOR AND DASH, the FOOTWELL, and the MAP LIGHT.

You can do this to all the menu color options:

Lilac bytes:
78,79, 80
83,84,85
88,89,90

Blue bytes:
48,49,50
53,54,55
58,59,60

White bytes
3,4,5,
8,9,10,
13,14,15

Orange
33, 34, 35
38, 39, 40
43, 44, 45

Green bytes
63, 64, 65
68, 69, 70
73, 74, 75

IMPORTANT: You have to code all of your menu items at once. If you go back to change or add anything, all the other menu color options go back to default.

So, once you change all your bites and you are ready to code:
Hit BACK
Hit BACK again and the CODE option should appear.
Hit CODE

I've coded my BRONZE to be pure RED, which is nice against my Fiona Red interior. I've also changed my BLUE to a CYAN color, and my LILAC to a CYAN and PURPLE combination.



Please excuse the poor quality iPhone night photos:

Bimmercode has pushed some updates on android verison. Was wondering if this works? Would love to change the colour.

[GriggsyG22]

Hi! Having an F90 which has a top and bottom light on the doors. How would I change these separately? Say I want the top to be a cyan and the bottom to be red and then have cyan footwell. How would one do this?

[mtrizzle]

Originally Posted by backslashv

For some reason, I don't see G20G21G26G28G80_Lichpacket_code1 in the list.

• 360A/LIC_LCI_COLOR_LIBRARY_DATA:

  View post on imgur.com

• 360D/LIC_LCI_COLOR_PROFILES_DATA:

  View post on imgur.com

Any ideas which ones from these I need to modify?

did you end up figuring this out?

[backslashv]

Originally Posted by mtrizzle

did you end up figuring this out?

Nope. I decided to use the built-in white color after all.

[Carsy127]

Will this work for my m8 with the most recent update?

[mmmrodge]

Does anyone know which bytes to change for one of the new iDrive 8 loaded colors. For example Ivory or Citrine?

[J_Supplanter]

Originally Posted by mmmrodge

Does anyone know which bytes to change for one of the new iDrive 8 loaded colors. For example Ivory or Citrine?

Bimmercode says "Bronze" is the color you're coding. However (at least for me):

Ivory is the new Bronze.

I chose my colors as normal. Instead of choosing bronze on the car (which doesn't exist), I choose ivory (the first option, as show in the quoted post, which is what seems to exist INSTEAD of bronze). This worked for me.

PS, 2023 iDrive8 M3. I didn't use expert mode and therefore did not follow the instructions OP laid out. It was very easy, other than figuring out I wasn't coding bronze; I was coding ivory.

[chrish_22]

New to this, so I apologize if this was already asked and answered, but does anyone know the bytes for the "pearl" color? Would like to have that one coded to lilac instead.

Thank you!

[thepianist1]

Originally Posted by jmg

Reserving this spot for updates.

jmg

Is there a way to increase brightness of the door ambient light during daytime? Or is that limitation of the lights?

Is there a way to have the ambient light change based on OBD data? For example, blink the ambient lights red for rear cross traffic alert, or in risk of collision, or blink green when car has done lane assist

Right now, the ambient light only blink red when the door is open or when incoming call, or blink bronze when car is locked/unlocked. So the blinking functionality must be there

[jmg]

Originally Posted by thepianist1

jmg

Is there a way to increase brightness of the door ambient light during daytime? Or is that limitation of the lights?

Is there a way to have the ambient light change based on OBD data? For example, blink the ambient lights red for rear cross traffic alert, or in risk of collision, or blink green when car has done lane assist

Right now, the ambient light only blink red when the door is open or when incoming call, or blink bronze when car is locked/unlocked. So the blinking functionality must be there

If there is, I don't know how to do it, sorry!

[hinckley]

Originally Posted by MMnut

Possibility is endless

MMnut, is your upper driver's side ambient lighting iD8's Azure or iD7's Blue?

I'm asking because you obviously have aftermarket center console lighting that's carrying the Azure or Blue color. I have an iD8 car with ambient lighting set to Azure and have considered buying one of the aftermarket center console modules. But I've been concerned that the aftermarket modules won't display Azure.

[MMnut]

Originally Posted by hinckley

MMnut, is your upper driver's side ambient lighting iD8's Azure or iD7's Blue?

I'm asking because you obviously have aftermarket center console lighting that's carrying the Azure or Blue color. I have an iD8 car with ambient lighting set to Azure and have considered buying one of the aftermarket center console modules. But I've been concerned that the aftermarket modules won't display Azure.

I'm on ID7 so wont be able to answer your question anyway. But the module would change to whatever color I set.

What is the difference between Azure and Blue ? Azure is lighter ? If you know the color code then I can try to change it to see if the module changed to that color using bimmercode.