View Full Version : LKM - what exactly does it control?


bmwpower
01-29-2008, 10:28 AM
So what exactly does this thing control?

Low beams?
High beams?
Fog lights?
Interior lights?
Brake lights?
etc?

bmwpower
02-15-2008, 12:03 PM
bump......someone's got to know this.

Goathumper
02-15-2008, 12:07 PM
lights.....thats all.

bmwpower
02-15-2008, 12:08 PM
lights.....thats all.

Low beams, high beams, fogs ??

Goathumper
02-15-2008, 12:11 PM
yes

bmwpower
02-15-2008, 12:20 PM
yes

gotcha...thx

slocar
02-15-2008, 01:17 PM
it also controls the interior lights: the whole deal how they fade out and crap after they come on when you pull the door handle etc.

bmwpower
02-15-2008, 01:21 PM
it also controls the interior lights: the whole deal how they fade out and crap after they come on when you pull the door handle etc.

Seriously? I was hoping someone would say this. Seems to be conflicting info on this.

I'm having issues with these on my car:

Driver's fog light - never worked
Low beams - really NOT bright at all
Visor lights - never worked
Map lights - never worked
...and now I'm having issues with the license plate lights

Yes, I've replaced the bulbs to no avail

Just wondering if all this crap is pointing to the LKM.

PCP JR
02-15-2008, 02:47 PM
I'm having issues with these on my car:

Driver's fog light - never worked
Low beams - really NOT bright at all
Visor lights - never worked
Map lights - never worked
...and now I'm having issues with the license plate lights

Yes, I've replaced the bulbs to no avail

Just wondering if all this crap is pointing to the LKM.

Dim Low Beams & inop fog light: I'd look for a bad ground up front or a poor connection.

Visor lights: check the contacts on the visor clip. There's a metal part on the inside of the curved part that connects the circuit when they are folded down. It may be the clips, or the slider thingy that covers the mirror, but I highly suspect the clip. If you fold down the visor, open the mirror slider and push the visor into the clip, you may get light... that's what i've discovered on a few older BMWs.

Good luck!

zener
02-15-2008, 03:05 PM
Have you tried to resolder the LKM? It's 5minute job, so I would start with that.

strayts
02-15-2008, 03:11 PM
Have you tried to resolder the LKM? It's 5minute job, so I would start with that.

agreed. don't buy a new one yet.

bmwpower
02-15-2008, 05:07 PM
Have you tried to resolder the LKM? It's 5minute job, so I would start with that.

No, I haven't even looked at it yet.