been wanting to do this seen the first day when i picked up my E70 X5 back in 2007.
I will skip some common steps that I assume you guys know how to do or will be able to do, so I didn't document it.
Cost about $10.00 and two hours of work.
4 Resistors, you need 220-Ohm and it worked for me.
crazy glue, slicon sealant and heat shink.
1: Start in the drivers side, roll down windows, take door panels off.
If you don't know how to do this refer to this DIY: http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/e...nt-bmw-x5.html Towards the bottom it tells you how to remove your door panels.
2: Using the flat head scew driver and pop out this cover.
Using 5mm drill bit to drill out the hole.
3: time to put the LED into the cover.
(the positive line on LED is the piece that is longer, you will know when you have the led on hand).
now heat shrink one wire first as you can see it in RED.
Shrink the second wire together so it be come one wire. as you can see it in BLUE.
Checking make sure it work.
5:Now prepare to put the led into the door handle cover. Bend the led diodes at about a 90degree angle. Spread the diodes apart so that they dont touch.
The hardest parts are done, now you know what you need to do, where the leds go and how they go into place.
The rest is fishing the wires through the hole into your door panel.
Do that to all 4 doors.
View from inside the door.
6:Okay now all the wire are done fishing thru time to hardwire them.
So the LED work/lit up with the the Key remote.
The type of resistor you need is 220-Ohm.
Last edited by mrbmwx5; 03-30-2009 at 11:11 AM.