DIY: How to install E82 LCI LED Tail Lights

This weekend Hubs installed the OEM E82 LCI LED tail lights. These tail lights were introduced with the 2011 BMW 1-series.

For comparison, OEM LCI LED on top, stock tail lights on the bottom. 

LCI LED Tail Lights installation on BMW E82 135i:

Installation time: 15 minutes

1. Remove the truck liner panel. 

2. Use a trim removal tool to remove the panel fasteners.

3. Remove the fasteners from the rear truck trim. This is optional for those who don't want to crease the paneling.

4. Carefully loosen the gasket.

5. Bend the truck liner to reveal the back of the tail light.

6. Remove the tail light bolts with a 8mm socket.

7. Remove the light connectors.

8. Remove the stock tail light. 

9. Replace the stock tail light with the LED tail lights and replace the gasket.

10. Screw back the bolts with a 8mm socket.

 11. Fasten the light connectors.

12. Pull back the truck liner panel and reattach the panel fasteners.

 

LCI LED Tail Lights vs. Stock Tail Lights

Before

After

Here's what the lights looks like at night: