Odd Parking Lamp issue

opinion914 · 08-01-2018, 11:23 AM

Left side parking lamp works fine. Right side parking lamp flashes for a split-second than stays off.
Regardless of whether I install an LED or Sylvania H6W (stock bulb) I always have this problem, even with parking lamp warm/cold coding off or on.

What am I missing here?

Thanks

expl0de · 08-01-2018, 11:35 AM

Try to clean the contacts where bulb touches the socket. Or maybeyou have short circuit. Are these the original headlights?

opinion914 · 08-01-2018, 03:46 PM

Yup, original headlights. Contacts were/are clean. I even took a little 200grit to them. Doesn't matter the bulb type, or coding. Just a quick flash and that's it.

opinion914 · 08-01-2018, 06:32 PM

..and to confuse us even more;
When I rurn that side only parking lamps on (hitting right side directional stalk before exiting car), the damn light works fine. I'm officially stumped.

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opinion914 Private First Class 50 Rep 162 Posts Drives: F31 N47 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Orange County NY iTrader: (0)	Odd Parking Lamp issue Left side parking lamp works fine. Right side parking lamp flashes for a split-second than stays off. Regardless of whether I install an LED or Sylvania H6W (stock bulb) I always have this problem, even with parking lamp warm/cold coding off or on. What am I missing here? Thanks
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expl0de Private 22 Rep 65 Posts Drives: BMW f30 320d and e92 320i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Bulgaria iTrader: (0)	Try to clean the contacts where bulb touches the socket. Or maybeyou have short circuit. Are these the original headlights?
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opinion914 Private First Class 50 Rep 162 Posts Drives: F31 N47 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Orange County NY iTrader: (0)	Yup, original headlights. Contacts were/are clean. I even took a little 200grit to them. Doesn't matter the bulb type, or coding. Just a quick flash and that's it.
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opinion914 Private First Class 50 Rep 162 Posts Drives: F31 N47 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Orange County NY iTrader: (0)	..and to confuse us even more; When I rurn that side only parking lamps on (hitting right side directional stalk before exiting car), the damn light works fine. I'm officially stumped.
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