Front Fog Lamp Replacement

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muppet
Joined: Wed 08 Feb, 2006 17:16
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  Z4 sDrive20i M Sport
Location: Roof down getting a tan

Front Fog Lamp Replacement

Post by muppet »

Noticed this last week,

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Honest it is dirty because I did not want to wash near the broken lamp..

so I bought a new here... and yes i did but the one at £27.08(Note this is the one for my ,99 facelift, enter your own reg mark when searching for parts for your car)

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_Z ... -Fog-Lamps

It arrived shiny ,new and unbroken

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First remove plastic cover at the side , I used a screw driver to prise it off

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Then an 8mm socket to remove the two screws/bolts

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Remove the connector at the Back, bit with yellow wire going in to it. Two bits on the side have to be pushed in to release it.

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There is no new bulb in the replacement lamp so open the old one by releasing the metal clip

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Remove the blue connectors, mine were quite stiff and I used pliers to do this

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Open metal clips to release the bulb, and put in the new Lamp

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The new lamp had one connector rather than two separate ones, showing this in case yours are like this

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When inserting the new lamp put the small plastic lug on the side

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In to the hole

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Once the two 8mm bolts are replace put back the the plastic trim getting the clippy bits

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into the holes in the body work

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Done

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Even for me this was a genuinely easy job that took only took 15 minutes including stopping to take pics .

Sandy
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Rob Tan
Joined: Mon 16 Nov, 2009 03:15
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  Z3 roadster 1.9
Location: Christchurch

Post by Rob Tan »

I hope you put some protective plastic film over that fog light to prevent THAT one getting broken?
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