My E46 Tail Light Ground Fix.... doityourself

[danewilson77]

I. Assemble tools

A. Electrical Connector set. I already had this.....and it had the appropriate connector.

B. Some to cut and strip wire. I used a combination of wire cutters and pocket knife.

C. Small tweaker.





II. Remove old ground wire by slowly "tweaking" out on clip, and pulling wire out simultaneously. Mine came right out. You can see where the plastic was melting and where the brown wire is starting to char.



III. Cut off old connector and strip back to where good wire exists.

IV. Install new ground connector. I ended up using the blue one.

V. Plug into lug on circuit board. Red "Dot" below



VI. Plug main connector back in, and your all done.

[danewilson77]

First drive into work this morning without a bulb warning....since buying the car August 2010.

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[Whitexi]

Well done Dane, I still had a fast blink issue before because the connector has melted into the surrounding pins.

On a second note, the dealer can't actually deny the repairs because this has been sent through the NHTSA correct?

[Meric]

Another well written DIY! Thanks Dane. (I though i was in trouble for some reason when i saw my name) :D

[danewilson77]

Another well written DIY! Thanks Dane. (I though i was in trouble for some reason when i saw my name) :D

Lol. Thanks for making me do this.

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[nike001]

Hmm.. I'll probably be doing this tomorrow. Any special connector I need? And the connector just slides onto the new point?

[danewilson77]

Hmm.. I'll probably be doing this tomorrow. Any special connector I need? And the connector just slides onto the new point?

Connector just slides on. I think I got that connector kit at Lowes...it mat have been an impulse buy at walmart. I got it when I was planning for my A/E's just to have it. Just size it up to the wire.

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[shadowpuck]

yup, exactly what i did........easy fix, nothing to it.

[johnnyrad]

What size are those female connectors? Anybody know? I went to Lowe's and they have nothing and Walmart and Home Depot seem to have nothing on their website.

[danewilson77]

I bought that kit at Walmart.....might also check RadioShack.