The gong is handy for the lights but I would like to set mine up like modern cars with a timer to switch them off after a programed time.
At the moment the headlights turn off with the ignition leaving the parkers on but I have never left parking lights on when stopping on the side of the road so I don't see the point of them staying on after I leave the car and the indicator light can be left on by moving the stalk past the normal stopping point of either direction anyway, so I am going to fix mine to turn off with the headlights when I turn my car off. This way I will never run the battery flat with the lights and I am sure there is a kit available to retrofit that will shut them off after a set time like newer cars.
1995 525i 225,000km Still stock for now