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Thanks a lot for your help by the way! PS! I will post pictures if I get the right-side apart... |
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The right side is a lot more difficult to get at the bolts because of the bass box. I dropped a bolt and only used 2 to put the taillight back on. I did not have any problems with the right side, only the left side.
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Here are the SIB's for people still needing them.
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Here's the write-up of the procedure....2 years after following this method, my lamps are still holding up like nothing ever happened.
http://www.bmwmotorsports.org/pdf/e5...y%20Repair.pdf Be sure to keep a copy for future reference. |
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I did the solder fix. Sanded down the burnt area on the cheaply made galvanized holding bracket and floated copius amounts of solder around and over it. The key trick is to then paste all around the area with dielectric silicon grease. sold for a few bucks at any auto store. This will keep the moister out of the contact area and eliminate the arcing.
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rear tail light issues
In addition to the solder and dielectric grease treatment, I noticed that a plastic "Rivet" was loose and the back plate was not a tight as it should be. I took a drill with a small bit and drilled a hole into the plastic mounting post. It then took a small screw and screwed it into place. It held very snuggle and tight. That was 4 months ago and no problem since.
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X5 DIY Rear Lamp Repair
First-time post, figured I'd share my write-up on repairing my X5's tail lights with this thread, since it was all of you that helped me figure out how to do it!
Thanks and be kind, I'm a noob.... n ------------------ X5 DIY Rear Lamp Repair I have been dealing with the well-known problem with my 2001 X5’s rear tail lights for a couple years now by simply sanding the corroding spots on the circuit board and bulb holder contact points. Unfortunately, my luck with this simple fix ran out last week and the pitting finally got to the point that it was too big for the bulb holder to complete a circuit no matter how well I cleaned up the contact points. Been reading through the forum posts and knew there were two problems I had to fix.
Tools/Supplies:
Reference/Credit: CharlieHustleX5’s excellent write-up for soldering the circuit board posted to the Xoutpost’s "X5 Tail Light Alteration and fix. “ thread.
Reference/Credit: Service Information bulletin – SI B63 08 07 (Image of SIB posted to same thread here).
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Fantastic write-up gents...both rear brake lights went out at the same time. I followed the instructions and repaired both within a couple hours...with enough time to surf the swells at the beach
Last couple times this happened, on previous X5's, dealer replaced the entire unit, only to have the issue return. Glad to have such resourceful contributors on this forum |
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Rear light problem
Hi, our other X ran across this problem.
The drivers side bottom flickers slowly, and the passenger side is just not on. I re & re the bulb sockets on the passenger side and still same problem. Also my front DRL on the passenger is not lighting up. Anyone care to chime in... Im thinking I should switch it with my rear light and see if it still happens, just wondering if anyone had the same issue prior to me removing and so on. Here are the pics.
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