I had the tail light warning come on my '01 325i. I replaced all the bulbs and plugged everything in and nothing happened. I messed with the wires and then everything came on. The problem is that the brake light socket will not fit the 21/4 watt bulb. It will only fit the 21 watt bulb like the blinker socket uses. I looked at the lights I removed to see what BMW or the previous owner had in there and there was also a 21 watt bulb in that socket. I think this would contribute to the blinker blinking fast ever since I got the car over a year ago. I think the wire may have something to do with it or is it the bulb that doesn't fit well because it is not the right size? I am afraid I'm going to have to buy a new bulb holder because it definitely does not fit the right bulb. Any ideas??
Tail light issue
- Thread starter Drummer4J2
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Did you buy these lights from a local auto parts store?
The rear bulbs need to be the proper wattage and bulb size for it to work. You can order these bulbs from either your dealer or online at http://www.autohausaz.com/bmw-auto-parts/index.html
The rear bulbs need to be the proper wattage and bulb size for it to work. You can order these bulbs from either your dealer or online at http://www.autohausaz.com/bmw-auto-parts/index.html
this saves me a lot of irritation lol thanks In looking at the connector and wiring, it is obvious that the connector has gone bad. You can see where one of the prongs is completely burned. Some of the wires have gone bad. When I wiggle the wires, the bulbs turn on. BMW looked at it with me and noticed the same thing. They said they have seen a lot of this recently. The parts aren't expensive, but the labor is $95/hr! What a rip off. I will for now drive around with no left tail light, brake light, or blinker until I get the money to get it fixed!
