2004 E53 X5 4.4i Rear Fog light Install...COMPLETE!

[mrtm2008]

With the tail light removed, I inspected it & it was obvious where the new rear fog light would be installed:




So with a knife, I cut out the red plastic filler. I used a needle nose pliers to make sure I could grab the filler part & not have it fall into the tail light:




I then inserted a new light bulb into a new bulb holder and then twist tightened it into the new open spot on the tail light:




Then I put the driver's side tail light back into the lower tailgate & did the whole procedure the same way for the passanger side tail light:




Again, starting on the driver's side, I unclipped the white cover off of the black wiring connector to expose the bushing contacts:


I grabbed one of the bigger bushing contacts (61-13-0-006-626) and inserted into the open spot:




And then did the whole procedure for the passanger side connector:


Then I tucked the wires from both of the new bushing contacts & combined then to be connected to a new 18 gauge wire:








Now I investigated how a new wire would run from that connection to the TCM. I found the rubber grommetting part & pulled it off of the lower tailgate. From here I used a straightened wire hanger & pushed it through the center of the rubber grommetting part, into the TCM area. I attached the 18 gauge wire to it from the inside of the X5 with electrical tape and pulled the wire through:






I then undid the 18 gauge wire from the wire hanger, ran it into the lower tailgate and reinserted the rubber grometting part back into the lower tailgate. I pulled enough wire so that I could connect the 18 gauge wire to the connector of the bushing contact wires:


Then I replaced the metal part to cover over the wiring:


And connected both wiring connectors back into each tail light assembly:




I then proceded to re-install the rear tailgate back together:

[mrtm2008]

I then estimated how much wire I needed to reach the TCM plus some and cut the 18 gauge wire off the spool. Here I felt it was appropriate to test the new rear fog lights, so I turned the car back on, hit the rear fog switch & placed the stripped end of the 18 gauge wire into the #3 pin spot & woohooo...it works!


Now feeling great that it all works, I routed the 18 gauge wire down to the TCM, cut it & attached the TCM connector to the wire:




Then I proceded to connect it into the #3 pin into the TCM slot:


I proceded to put everything back together & here it is...Rear Fog Lights Done:

[N S]

Where do the lights mount on the rear?