does anyone know what these lights are called?

[mikel2818]

does anyone know what these lights are called? I have a 2017 f82 and these seem to be much dimmer than the ones I had in my 2015 f30. Are the lights themselves replaceable/upgradable? Or would I need to replace the entire light housing. Thanks in advance!

[aa2033]

They're the ambient lights to give the interior some light/glow while you're driving. If they're dim have you tried turning up their brightness through idrive? By default they get brighter and dimmer with the dimmer wheel to the left of the steering wheel that makes your cluster brighter or dimmer. Try adjusting that too. I coded mine to be controlled separately because I drive with my cluster on the dimmest setting which turned off the ambient lighting. So I coded them to not dim with the same switch as the cluster

[mikel2818]

Yes, so I have done all of the things that you have mentioned but they are still significantly dimmer than the ones in my f30.