The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[das boots]

Light went away after a few weeks. No idea what caused it.

Is the "Light went away" the cluster indication reading?

[az3579]

Phantom light-out errors are just a fact of life with old BMWs. My E30 did that all the time, even though all lights worked. My friend's E36 does the same thing.

[BMWCurves]

Is the "Light went away" the cluster indication reading?

Yeah. I should have been more clear. There was never any discernible brake light issue.

Phantom light-out errors are just a fact of life with old BMWs. My E30 did that all the time, even though all lights worked. My friend's E36 does the same thing.

Precisely. E.g. I once was driving my father's car and the whole cluster lit up light a christmas tree and then all of the gauges stopped working properly. I pulled over, turned off the car, turned it back on and everything worked fine. Never did it again. A different time the radio screenw ouldn't turn on. Same thing, turned the car off and started it back up, worked fine. Never happened again.

[das boots]

Found out that it is the 3rd eye brake light that is OOC. Anybody know how to remove the bulb from the holder or do they come as one piece?
Tried to push and twist....or simply twist either way.....won't budge. Thanks.

[Sockethead]

That bulb should come out of the holder... try squirting some WD40 in there...

[ELCID86]

Yep. Spray, let sit, push down and twist.


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[das boots]

Swimming on WD-40. Sit all night long.......and also all day long tomorrow.

[GotZHP]

Yeah. I should have been more clear. There was never any discernible brake light issue.



Precisely. E.g. I once was driving my father's car and the whole cluster lit up light a christmas tree and then all of the gauges stopped working properly. I pulled over, turned off the car, turned it back on and everything worked fine. Never did it again. A different time the radio screenw ouldn't turn on. Same thing, turned the car off and started it back up, worked fine. Never happened again.

This just happened to me. Except when I went to turn the car back on, the battery was dead and couldnt turn the motor over.

[GreatFrog]

Anyone knows what is the square head bolt for? I have two of them bolted through my bumper cover, one on each side, behind the rubber strips. Mine were loose upon removal of the rubber strips. Are they supposed to be tight? It seems if fasrened too tight they can scrape the paint of the bumper cover. I couldn't find their information in TIS either. Any idea?


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[jakksfor20]

They are used to fasten the front bumper to the bumper carrier. You MIGHT be able to get away with tightening with the bumper on, but taking it off would be easier.


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