How To Remove Fog Lights - Pics
 

I had a lot of trouble when I tried to pull my fog lights out from the front after removing the trim ring. I removed my front bumper cover to do some work on my front end so I thought I would detail how the fog lights are attached:

The first picture is with the fog light attached to the body work. The second picture is with the fog light removed.....

So you have an idea what you are looking at that is the back top of the fog light looking down at it. The lower part of the picture would be toward the vehicle.....

i hate that clip so much!!!

If you put your finger in between the screws there is a lip that you can pull on and they come right out. It took me sometime to figure this out...

I could not agree with you more!!!! Took me about 45 minutes the first time I pulled out my fog lights!! Seriously might be easier to remove the front bumper cover to get at the fog lights...

I did find that putting on my Mechanics gloves really helped. That way I did not cut up or bruise my hand when I pulled on the fog light.

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For the pics Silver! I wasted 45 minutes on that damn clip till I came accross your pics. She looks great with her matching H11's...

:iagree: Can't tell you how many times i had cuts on my hands from just taking out the fogs!!!

Yup..the fog lights are hand cutters!! I got it down to a science now though..takes me 10 mins tops for both sides from start to finish..I just pull like there's no tomorrow till they unclip themselves after i remove the screws...

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so to replace the bulb I have to remove the whole lamp from the front by pulling??

correct

is there a 'sucker' tool I can do this with??? surely the BMW engineers dont lose their nails everytime thy change a bulb???

it's all about technique. Once you've done it, doing subsequent ones is a piece of cake.

Put on a set of Mechanics gloves! Sure helps with keeping your hands from getting banged up. Take a good look at the pictures. It really is a total PITA but I promise the fog lights will come out!

The other alternative is to remove the front bumper cover. It's actually pretty easy!!

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I had the same trouble but luckily I went online and found all your suggestions through xoutpost.com. Thanks. It was a little difficult but I got it out a lot quicker than if I had not looked you up.

Chris

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and oh by the way I wore mechanix gloves!

:thumbup: and :xoutpost: :wavey:

just to resurrect this thread, I removed the 2 screws then pulled tugged for 20 minutes, got bored, put screws back in and though screw this, im having a beer
so no , I cant get em out

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Thats my kind of thinking!

neither of the bulbs have gone , I think when I removed the front bumper I got moisture in them both, so they could do with being removed,
and theres no way im taking the bumper off again