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      02-24-2023, 03:56 AM   #10
micdev42
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Drives: BMW E93 325i SE
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Originally Posted by Wolf 335 View Post
As micdev42 mentioned, on E92's the rear running lights are powered by 3 led strips. Each strip is powered by its own led, so 3 led's per tail light.

Early models had an issue with one, two or three led strips turing off, being dimmer than the rest, and/or flickering.

Problem is the soldering connection of the led.

When these led's fail, they do not trigger a code.

Led circuit board is enclosed inside the tail light and is not a servicable item.

Guys on the forum here have cut open the tail light housing to access the led circuit board and re-solder the connection points and some have replaced the led bulbs.
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Hi. I read all that stuff about cutting open the lights, resoldering LEDs etc. I tried it on the outer lamp cluster and failed miserably! This was an MOT failure and at the time - about a year ago - the only unit I could get was from BMW. About £200 yikes. So I bit the bullet and replaced it. Then after reassembly the boot mounted light cluster LEDs failed as well. Another £150 from BMW! still they should now last forever... Cheers
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