Signal light problem

Jibber135i · 03-31-2013, 03:41 PM

Hey all,

Bought my very first bmw a few months ago. 2008 135i. Under 50,000km. CPO warranty till 2015. About a month ago my right side signal light stopped working. Naturally, I thought it was just a bulb that was burnt out. REplaced the bulb and nothing. The connector was actually shorted out and the dealer said I needed a whole new headlight assembly. Found one BNIB for half the price the dealer was charging. (My warranty didn't cover it). Now a couple days ago my left signal light is out. This time it was the bulb, or so I thought. Replaced the bulb and everything was fine. Today, it stopped working. Checked the connector and everything seems fine. Has this happened to anyone? Or is it just a run of bad luck?

foghat · 04-10-2013, 07:26 PM

Can you replace just the piece that the signal bulb fits into? And are you sure your twisted it back on securely?

Jibber135i · 04-12-2013, 07:34 PM

Turns out it was a problem with the actual bulb. Whew!

PA135i · 04-12-2013, 08:41 PM

I just had an issue with the side signal markers. I must have hit it while washing my car last week.. coz it fell out. Was hanging against the side of the car when I got to work. I pulled it out and the plastice clip had broke. I did not think a little bump would have caused the plastic clip to break. Maybe it was 5 years of fatigue.
So I replaced both sides because the other side would have look weathered.

Jibber135i · 04-20-2013, 12:19 PM

Ya those signal light holders don't seem to sturdy in there. Almost too easy to take them out.

03-31-2013, 03:41 PM	#1
Jibber135i New Member 1 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 135I M Sport Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Signal light problem Hey all, Bought my very first bmw a few months ago. 2008 135i. Under 50,000km. CPO warranty till 2015. About a month ago my right side signal light stopped working. Naturally, I thought it was just a bulb that was burnt out. REplaced the bulb and nothing. The connector was actually shorted out and the dealer said I needed a whole new headlight assembly. Found one BNIB for half the price the dealer was charging. (My warranty didn't cover it). Now a couple days ago my left signal light is out. This time it was the bulb, or so I thought. Replaced the bulb and everything was fine. Today, it stopped working. Checked the connector and everything seems fine. Has this happened to anyone? Or is it just a run of bad luck?
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04-10-2013, 07:26 PM	#2
foghat Captain 58 Rep 913 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Great White North iTrader: (1)	Can you replace just the piece that the signal bulb fits into? And are you sure your twisted it back on securely?
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04-12-2013, 07:34 PM	#3
Jibber135i New Member 1 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 135I M Sport Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Turns out it was a problem with the actual bulb. Whew!
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04-12-2013, 08:41 PM	#4
PA135i Brigadier General 967 Rep 3,323 Posts Drives: 08 135i 08 CR-V Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pennsylvania iTrader: (0)	I just had an issue with the side signal markers. I must have hit it while washing my car last week.. coz it fell out. Was hanging against the side of the car when I got to work. I pulled it out and the plastice clip had broke. I did not think a little bump would have caused the plastic clip to break. Maybe it was 5 years of fatigue. So I replaced both sides because the other side would have look weathered.
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04-20-2013, 12:19 PM	#5
Jibber135i New Member 1 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 135I M Sport Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Ya those signal light holders don't seem to sturdy in there. Almost too easy to take them out.
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