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03-24-2010, 10:41 AM
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Installing tail light - how difficult?
Anyone have any idea how hard is it to install one of these things? 
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03-24-2010, 10:51 AM
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Hmmm, google appears to have the solution:
http://www.bmwmotorsports.org/pdf/e5...y%20Repair.pdf Seems to be a trivial install.
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03-24-2010, 10:53 AM
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It should be pretty straight forward. The most time consuming part is removing the subwoofer if you have the premium audio option. Took me about 15-30 min max.
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03-24-2010, 11:46 AM
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simoncpw is correct, remove the subwoofer if applicable than you just have three 8mm nuts holding the light to the body. that will be an easy 180 in your pocket to take your girl out to dinner
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03-24-2010, 12:50 PM
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I'm asking because more than a few owners have experienced corroded connectors. The fix is as simple as cleaning the connectors in the tail light. EDIT: Funny thing is, just recently, my passenger tail light has a bulb that intermittently won't light. When I have time I need to check the connectors. Last edited by TwinsPoppa; 03-24-2010 at 01:17 PM.
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03-24-2010, 01:02 PM
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Ironic, Yesterday I was driving our other X (Fathers) and this message came up.
I first noticed this when I was following my dad one day and the pass. light wouldnt light up. I asked him if he noticed the messge he said no. Ill have a look and follow the instructions above to see the cause... Worst case scenario... shhhh dont say anthing Ill switch my light with his and go to dealer since my still under warranty... but u didnt hear that from me....
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03-24-2010, 03:00 PM
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As has been said, the actual taillight it just three nuts to remove. The more time consuming part is removing the subwoofer if you have it. And yes I have also had the corroded connectors issue - all I had to use was a little bit of sandpaper to clean it up and it worked fine. Good luck
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03-24-2010, 07:13 PM
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How old is the X5? If it's an older one like mine, you might have to replace the assembly rather than just repairing the housing/connectors. I had this happen multiple times and after about 3x of sanding, soldering and cleaning them up, it's finally time to just replace the housing since there's not much good material left. I think I will just go with LED's since they're not much more expensive than just aftermarket factory style replacements.
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