The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[BMWCurves]

Anyone know what bulb number this is? I believe it's 7443, but it could be 7440. It's from my front turn signal (coupe):

[terraphantm]

Anyone know what bulb number this is? I believe it's 7443, but it could be 7440. It's from my front turn signal (coupe):

7440A or WY21W

[das boots]

Leatherique Question -

The leather in my car is a bit dirty, so I thought its time I clean it. I know a lot of people recommend leatherique products so i just wanted to understand how it works.

First, I vacuum all of the leather to remove any large dust particles.
Next, I apply the rejuvinator oil over the leather and leave it where it gets lots of sunlight and after a while, I just wipe the product off with a soft cloth which should remove all the dirt, dust, etc etc, correct?
Next I apply the pristine clean on the leather correct?

Is this the right process? Have I missed anything? Thanks!

Waiting for a good day and specially for my right ankle to heal from a sprain. Tissue damage. Needs lots of rest by not putting too much weight. Walking around with a crutch.

[Dual]

Just had the expensive experience of my clip-on sunglasses skittering across the dash and down into a car-wide slot which exists between the windshield glass and the interior of the car. No slots or louvers, just a big wide trap for stuff.

The clip-ons are probably down in the area behind the glove box. Can't see or feel them at all.

• Is there a way to rescue them without tearing the interior apart?
• Is there risk of something beyond the $100 clip-ons being damaged if they stay down there?

[MrAdventure]

Anyone know what bulb number this is? I believe it's 7443, but it could be 7440. It's from my front turn signal (coupe):

If you're still not sure, most stores like pep boys and autozone have a small device that you punch in your car info and it tells you...

[fw_fw]

Just had the expensive experience of my clip-on sunglasses skittering across the dash and down into a car-wide slot which exists between the windshield glass and the interior of the car. No slots or louvers, just a big wide trap for stuff.

The clip-ons are probably down in the area behind the glove box. Can't see or feel them at all.

• Is there a way to rescue them without tearing the interior apart?
• Is there risk of something beyond the $100 clip-ons being damaged if they stay down there?

Glove box drops pretty easy with 5-6 screws, several DIYs here and on other websites. There are fuses, relays, and PCBs behind that area of the glovebox so I'd do what I could to remove stray metal, i.e. clip-ons, to stop from messing things up

[fredo]

When my nephew had his Buick Century, he dropped by mistake a checkbook behind the glove box (there's a small gap in between glove box and dash). We just let it there for some years.

To recover the checkbook, I broke the glove box just before the Buick was going to trade-in.

[anandoc]

Anyone know what bulb number this is? I believe it's 7443, but it could be 7440. It's from my front turn signal (coupe):

Here is a handy E46 bulb guide on E46F for future reference

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showpos...0&postcount=29

[BMWCurves]

7440A or WY21W

Perfect. I went ahead and ordered some 7440/7443 LEDs from eBay since I couldn't find any 7440A. We'll see what happens.

If you're still not sure, most stores like pep boys and autozone have a small device that you punch in your car info and it tells you...

Yeah, I thought about it, but I've had some issues with them before because of the facelift differences.

Here is a handy E46 bulb guide on E46F for future reference

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showpos...0&postcount=29

Appreciate it! Definitely saving that.

[terraphantm]

7440 non-A bulbs won't be amber.