[insane79]

Hi Guys,
I got a E90 lci, i noticed today that my left inner tail light is not coming on, i m not even getting any error in the dash or idrive, i m talking of the tail light that is on the trunk near the license plate, are they easy to replace? they are bulbs right?

Thanks.

[pritch21]

hey , i have the same issue. i have had the unit off quite a few times since i have had the car. I’m sorry to say its going to be a new unit because there is no bulb.

mine will flicker if you tap it . im planning on taking it off again and resoldering the connections to make sure that there isn’t any breaks in the connection.


hope this helps.

[insane79]

Originally Posted by pritch21

hey , i have the same issue. i have had the unit off quite a few times since i have had the car. I’m sorry to say its going to be a new unit because there is no bulb.

mine will flicker if you tap it . im planning on taking it off again and resoldering the connections to make sure that there isn’t any breaks in the connection.


hope this helps.

Hi,
Do you have the e90 lci? are you talking about the inner tail lights which are on the trunk?

Thanks.

[pritch21]

infact its the same light thats not working.

[insane79]

Originally Posted by pritch21

infact its the same light thats not working.

i checked the tail light assembly diagram & tis is what i found on real oem,
NO-5 & NO-6 in the diagram look like normal bulbs to me. What you think?

Thanks..

[makkan00]

Originally Posted by insane79

i checked the tail light assembly diagram & tis is what i found on real oem,
NO-5 & NO-6 in the diagram look like normal bulbs to me. What you think?

Thanks..

There are:
LED bars (you cannot replace them)
reverse bulb
rear fog bulb


Out of interest, which one is not working in your case?
LED bars?

[insane79]

Originally Posted by makkan00

There are:
LED bars (you cannot replace them)
reverse bulb
rear fog bulb


Out of interest, which one is not working in your case?
LED bars?

yes the inner left side one on the trunk, i tried openign the boot & shutting it with the tail lights on & it came to life for a while & shut off again after i drove off, so i have to get the whole light replaced?

Thanks..

[insane79]

update on the issue, i tried opening the trunk & shutting it when the car lights were on & then the inner left tail light came to life, i got super excited but when i parked the car back home the same issue it was off, could be a loose connection? i m get no error on dash, i also checked the idrive "check control" & no error

Thanks..

[insane79]

Originally Posted by pritch21

hey , i have the same issue. i have had the unit off quite a few times since i have had the car. I’m sorry to say its going to be a new unit because there is no bulb.

mine will flicker if you tap it . im planning on taking it off again and resoldering the connections to make sure that there isn’t any breaks in the connection.


hope this helps.

well i feel i got the same issue, mine comes back to life when i shut the trunk & then again stops working later on, could be a loose connection?

[pritch21]

most certainlly is a loose conection. there is intermitant power as its flickering on and off . when you shut the boot lid it puts a break in the circuit.

a good idea would be to take it out and resolder the conections

[pritch21]

you will only get an eror message on the obc when the outside slight fails.

[insane79]

Thanks for the info , will take the car to the dealer & hope its a simple loose connection,
yup i got no error now so hope this can be fixed.

Thanks..

[Hopeful]

This may be relevant (you'll need to register to see the pics)
http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum/...8-lci-t115027/

It should be covered by warranty if you have any.

[insane79]

thanks for the link, going to the dealer in few days will keep this thread updated..

[insane79]

Update.

Toke the car for a nice long trip today & all of a sudden the inner tail light is back to life,
at first even use to come on for a while after shutting boot but now after a long drive it seems to come on all the time, loose connection? taking car to the dealer anyways in a week so will see if its alright till then.

Thanks..

[insane79]

Originally Posted by pritch21

you will only get an eror message on the obc when the outside slight fails.

You mean the outside tail lights?

Thanks..

[Deon]

My cars left inner taillight (the one on the bootlid) was working intermittently so I traced the fault to a wire inside the feed loom which connects the bootlid to the main body on the right hand side through a flexible rubber tube. Moving the rubber tube with the bootlid open caused the light to flicker.
Next i removed the bootlid lining to gain access to the wiring inside. The wires are all bundled and taped where they go through to the main car body and I did not want to undo all of that, so I located the left and right taillamp wires where they come out of the clusters and simply connected them by soldering a piece of wire between the two.
Problem solved.

[insane79]

Originally Posted by Deon

My cars left inner taillight (the one on the bootlid) was working intermittently so I traced the fault to a wire inside the feed loom which connects the bootlid to the main body on the right hand side through a flexible rubber tube. Moving the rubber tube with the bootlid open caused the light to flicker.
Next i removed the bootlid lining to gain access to the wiring inside. The wires are all bundled and taped where they go through to the main car body and I did not want to undo all of that, so I located the left and right taillamp wires where they come out of the clusters and simply connected them by soldering a piece of wire between the two.
Problem solved.

hmmn, when your tail lights was giving issues did you get a bulb warning on the dash?

Thanks..

[tropical335i]

a friend of mine who has a 2008 LCI 325i MSport got the same problem and the rear lights were all replaced by the dealer as it appears it is a recall.they lose their brightness after some time and the new one is a completely new light module much more brighter than the previous one.i will ask my dealer if this really is a recall.

[insane79]

Originally Posted by tropical328i

a friend of mine who has a 2008 LCI 325i MSport got the same problem and the rear lights were all replaced by the dealer as it appears it is a recall.they lose their brightness after some time and the new one is a completely new light module much more brighter than the previous one.i will ask my dealer if this really is a recall.

i don't have any brightness issues they are as bright as new just keeps turning off after a while, could be a loose connection. I m talking about the inner tail lights on the trunk that also has the reverse light on it.

[tropical335i]

OK was at the dealer today.I confirm it is NOT a recall.
They do lose their brightness after some time and the dealer will replace them as goodwill.
At least that's what they told me.
Keep fingers crossed,mine are as bright as new

[Deon]

Originally Posted by insane79

hmmn, when your tail lights was giving issues did you get a bulb warning on the dash?

Thanks..

The dash warning light did alert me...or I might never have known