tried to remove fog lights
 

but they light would budge, unscrwed both screws, car has headlamp washers
it just would budge out
also isit possible to replace the h3 fog light bulb with a h1?

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Another helpful article:

http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/l...bs-bmw-x5.html

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thanks guys
will try again when it stops raining!

Well i got it out
Advice check what bulb it takes by taking it out
i was told it was h3 for non pre facelift and h11 for facelift
mines 2003 non prefacelift the the fogs were h11!!
fitted h3 to them now thou!

2000 to 2002 are H3 2003 to 2006 are H11

so you were able to fit the H3s?

yeh, with a bit of modifying
lol