01-29-2019, 09:24 PM | #24 |
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Had the same issue with my wife's F30.. both housings and ground wires inside the connectors were burned (charred) beyond recognition... bought brand new housings and connectors from ECS and replaced them, I also swapped the Halogens bulbs with LEDs to see if that helps minimize the amount of current flowing thru the ground wire thus preventing another meltdown.
Blows my mind that this is not a recall, this is a serious fire hazard. Oh well.. guess BMW just waits until somebody dies or gets seriously hurt before they do anything about it. |
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06-03-2019, 01:09 AM | #25 |
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Does anyone know where to connect the ground wire to the housing socket on a F32 tail light? I found f30 and other BMWs except for the 4 series.
here is the f32 socket housing |
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06-06-2019, 08:52 AM | #26 | |
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it might be a very Sily Question . Did you disconnect your batteries before doing this . How do I do that on a 2014 320i . any help is appreciated . Thanks in Advance
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06-06-2019, 10:11 AM | #27 | |
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There's no reason to disconnect the battery when working on the lights. Just don't have the ignition turned on.
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06-06-2019, 05:44 PM | #28 |
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Thank you BillFitz . I am going to try this ground Fix for my 14 320i xd tail lamp this weekend Then.
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06-07-2019, 08:03 AM | #31 |
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Bulbs that are canbus ready have internal circuitry that prevents error codes. What they won't prevent is the cold and warm checks that flash the lights every minute or so, and since you can't see them you're not aware of it. People behind you will be, and might not appreciate what could be perceived as 'brake check' on your part, especially if it's a cop.
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You probably have an outstanding SA that actually cares.. here in Houston it's impossible to find a good SA, dealership go thru them like candy and they all act they care but when it comes to real customer service.. no dice.. I just recently took my X5 for a recall and I never saw the face of the SA that got assigned to me.. then I call him to ask him about some part numbers and 3 weeks in.. no call back. |
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06-23-2019, 04:49 AM | #35 |
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This was a common issue on the E46 as well. The easy fix on those was to cut the earth wire above the plug then put a female spade connector on the end, and there was a male terminal on the actual earth track that went around the bulb holder. Never had any more issues after that. It also occurs on both sides.
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06-23-2019, 08:42 AM | #36 |
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The cause is simple to understand. Count the number of + connections. Since the lamps aren't connected to chassis ground but instead use a common ground wire that wire, and the connectors it uses, should be of a larger size than the +. It's not, so when more than one of the bulbs in the lamp are turned on the ground connection is overloaded. Connecting the lamp ground to chassis ground, the way BMW should have done it in the first place, fixes it. Why they didn't use chassis ground is odd, to say the least.
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where to connect ground on f32?
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08-09-2019, 01:42 PM | #42 | |
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See attachment. I attached the blade receptacle on the tab marked by the red circle, and I shoved the blade receptacle and wire through the hole marked by the blue circle. |
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08-15-2019, 10:27 AM | #43 |
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I had this issue 2 months ago on my 320D (F30) 2013, I had the error code for a while and I checked the bulbs and switched them over but solve the issue, I checked everyrhing again and nocied the middle pin was snapped and burnt but all the other ones where fine what was strange, I called BMW and got a replacement for the same price as ebay's cheapiest (about £37 if I can rember correcly) This solved the issue and they also said about buying the replacement wireing kit if needed, But I said I will get back to them if this doesn't solve my issue or it happnes again, But it seems fine,
I looked online again and fount your post as I want to know if there is a grounding issue or just water mabe in the electrics somewhere? Any update on solutions would be awsome!!! |
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