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03-11-2012, 03:17 PM | #1 |
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Left brake light failure warning but it's working? Confused!
As per title, my 335 is giving me a warning for a left brake light failure but all lights are working fine.
Any ideas or any way to reset? It's quite annoying. |
03-11-2012, 03:21 PM | #2 |
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03-11-2012, 03:34 PM | #3 | |
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03-11-2012, 03:55 PM | #4 |
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Good plan. If the contacts are corroded, you can always give them a bit of a clean. New bulbs are only a couple of pounds.
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03-11-2012, 05:16 PM | #7 |
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FWIW - the lamps are monitored even when off.
So possible to get an alarm for a tail lamp when its turned off too
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03-12-2012, 05:14 AM | #8 |
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I have exactly the same thing. Are both bulbs the same (the normal and the progressive force) and which bulbs would I need to buy?
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03-12-2012, 05:25 AM | #9 | |
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I have only seen the progressive lights come on under very hard braking on track, but then again I don't normally follow myself and there are no indications inside that you have activated it. |
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03-12-2012, 07:13 AM | #10 |
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03-12-2012, 02:57 PM | #11 |
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Had this a few times myself and replacing the bulbs are pretty easy. If it keeps happening then have a look at this post. There is a bulletin for this, but I don't know if the dealers here would be willing to replace the bulb holder.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...29&postcount=7 |
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03-12-2012, 03:13 PM | #12 |
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I have this happen only when its cold outside. And I mean like under 40F. Otherwise, no issues. I chalk it up to the lci tails i retrofitted. When it gets too annoying, ill look into it, but everything works fine to my knowledge.
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04-23-2016, 02:15 PM | #13 |
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Had the left brake lamp malfunction come on this morning and noticed left side wasn't as bright as right side. Went to dealer to get the 2 bulbs and replaced them. It's all good now!
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06-28-2017, 12:55 PM | #14 |
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Just replaced my left side brake lamp bulb this morning again. Lasted 1 year and 2 months only. Seems these bulbs from the dealer don't last very long and they are expensive. (2) bulbs for $16 bucks. Can we get the same bulbs from o'reilly?
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06-28-2017, 05:36 PM | #15 |
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Could be moisture/corrosion in the plug or on the bulb prongs. Kept happening on my E46 corner light and I pulled the plug off the bulb and there was corrosion in there, cleaned it with a scotch brite pad and good as new. Throw some dielectric grease in there also to keep moisture/corrosion out.
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