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      12-30-2013, 12:02 PM   #67
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To do so you'd have to have removed the side panel, vent, and many other clips, screws, and fasteners.

This was req'd to install a P3 vent gauge in my 1M, and I don't see much difference in the X1's dash structure.

Don't complicate it more than it needs to be....just pull the vent.
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This is the same part# (61319169404) that I used in the E90. Did it throw any fault codes on the X1 when you installed it or was it seamless integration?
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      12-30-2013, 12:26 PM   #69
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This is the same part# (61319169404) that I used in the E90. Did it throw any fault codes on the X1 when you installed it or was it seamless integration?
No issues whatsoever.
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will this work on a 2015 X1?
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      12-05-2015, 04:17 PM   #71
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Did my 2015, no issues and no coding required.
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      01-30-2016, 01:00 PM   #72
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Thanks iwantanx,

Just did this in about ten minutes. Easier to do by taking side dash panel out as noted by other users. We live in a rural area where we get a lot of fog.

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      03-18-2016, 07:58 PM   #73
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Thanks iwantanx,

Just did this in about ten minutes. Easier to do by taking side dash panel out as noted by other users. We live in a rural area where we get a lot of fog.

Thanks again,
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Did this on my 2013 also. Was able to complete it by taking the side dash panel out over lunch at work. Would've only taken 10 minutes if I had checked fit, but had to disassemble everything again as I had somehow misaligned the button the first time.
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      03-15-2019, 11:07 AM   #74
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This procedure is still used today. Thanks to the OP, 8 years later.

It took me 20 minutes, and mostly trying to figure out how to release the button. The link of the M3 forum helped out with this picture:

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      04-27-2023, 01:20 PM   #75
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Hi Everyone,

After reading an excellent and well documented post last night about how to do this mod on an E92 M3 (http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=531296) I thought I would give it a go on my E84 X1, as there clearly is a set of fog lamps in the rear tailgate.

European X1's come with rear fog lamps, and a button to activate them located immediately below the front fog lamp button in the lighting cluster to the left of the steering wheel (on left-hand drive cars). They also come with a "Dynamic Brake Lights" feature which flashes the brake lights under heavy braking.

In North America, we don't have rear fog lights, but these same lamps are used in the "Brake Force Display" feature. These "inner brake lamps" are activated in addition to the regular brake lamps under heavy braking (North American X1 Owner's manual p.82).

So... can these "inner brake lamps" still be used as fog lamps? Yes they can.


Note: This modification does not require you to purchase or manufacture any parts. Everything you require already comes with the car. The fog lamp button is present, and just needs to be enabled. And the fog lamp light is already present in your gauge cluster.


I'm not going to walk you though every detailed step, as this has already been done numerous times online. The procedure is the same as the one mentioned above, with a couple of exceptions, which I will address below.


1. You must first remove the vent housing located above the lighting button cluster. I accomplished this using my finger tips and a pair of small needle-nosed pliers to grab a hidden part of the assembly. A trim tool would have made this an easier task.

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The vent housing uses metal spring retainers on three sides (top, left, bottom) and pops out nicely under gentle pressure. Be very careful not to accidentally remove the visible outer trim piece from the vent housing, as this also serves to retain the 5 louvred vent blades. Reinstalling these blades and the tiny metal strip that connects them together could be very finicky and is guaranteed to be a huge hassle.

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2. Once the vent housing is removed, reach inside and downwards and locate the 4 plastic retaining clips (2 on the upper side and 2 on the lower side) that hold the lighting button assembly in place. Gently pressing these clips against the body of the assembly will cause it to release. Pull the button assembly inwards towards the front of the car, and then it can be passed through the open vent area.

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3. The lighting button assembly is attached by the same electrical connector described in the other thread. Use the same procedure to disconnect it.

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4. Use the same procedure to open the lighting button assembly, release the fog lamp button and trim off the plastic tabs.

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5. Perform the same steps in reverse to reassemble everything.

6. Check your work:

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7. Enjoy!

This modification took me approximately 45 minutes, but would have been much shorter without having to reassemble the vent louvres, I mean, if I had made that mistake.

IMPORTANT: Check your local laws concerning the use of the rear fog lights. Please use this feature responsibly. Do not abuse it or blind other drivers with it.
DISCLAIMER: Use this DIY procedure at your own risk. I'm not responsible for any damage to your car.
Man thanks for this write up. I seen the rear fog light mod done to a BMW car & was curious about my X1. Then I found this post about it. Awesome
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      02-01-2024, 07:18 AM   #76
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FWIW, I just bought two of these switches used via flea-bay in the UK for cheap. One is not the correct switch module per say to do a complete swap but the the buttons are the correct buttons. As such, rather than trimming the current button I'll swap buttons. Viola fully functional rear fog lights plus the correct graphics. That will make the wife happy to not wonder what the button does. And me too cause I am a bit on OCD side too.

Edit add - I made the switch swap. EZ. And of course the rear fog lights come on and the emblem in dash lights up. However, I had counted on the electronics board being the same as the Euro version. But it is not. The US version does not come with the tiny LED back lighting!! I figured that it did. That said I just used the electronics board from the Euro switch even though it has the leveling function and I have Xenon lights.

Got the second switch and it was the correct switch (front/rear/ fog, rain sensor, xenon) sans the chrome knob. I swapped it and viola correct button and backlighting.
Where can I buy one of the backlit switches? All I've found listed were new and priced above $60.
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      02-02-2024, 06:48 PM   #77
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Where can I buy one of the backlit switches? All I've found listed were new and priced above $60.
Fleabay UK: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156020154417
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