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Tail light out - not really
Jeff 19 April 2005 08:06:22
	Hi there, I have a 2000 E39 Yesterday my dashboard indicator came on and said a right rear tailight is out. I changed what I thought was a burn out bulb seeing it was all black. The indicator still says there is a light out. I tested them all and none of them are out! I reseated them and still no luck. What could be causing this? Thanks, Jeff
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Guest 19 April 2005 14:05:43 [ permanent link ]
	Replace all of your tail light bulbs with NEW bulbs. Solved the problem for me last spring. It only takes a tiny bit of corrosion to fool the computer into indicating a bulb is out. PS - Don't forget the 3rd brake light in the rear window.
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HooKooKaDoo 19 April 2005 15:22:02 [ permanent link ]
	Replacing brake lights is a rite of passage for new BMW owners. I bought a used three year old 528i and have replaced the brake lights at least five times. I also got fooled by the third brake light once before. My suggestion: buy a pack of 3-4 bulbs and keep them in your glove box or trunk. You will need them! HooKoo "Jeff" <noway@jose.com> wrote in message news:Xns963D1D8274BDTaxi2rwy27@130.81.64.196...> Hi there,> I have a 2000 E39> Yesterday my dashboard indicator came on and said a right rear tailight is> out.> I changed what I thought was a burn out bulb seeing it was all black. The> indicator still says there is a light out.> I tested them all and none of them are out! I reseated them and still no> luck.> What could be causing this?> Thanks,> Jeff
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Clive Turnbull 19 April 2005 21:09:31 [ permanent link ]
	On April 19 2005, you wrote: I have a 2000 E39> Yesterday my dashboard indicator came on and said a right rear > tailight is out. > I changed what I thought was a burn out bulb seeing it was all black. > The indicator still says there is a light out.> I tested them all and none of them are out! I reseated them and still > no luck.> What could be causing this?> Thanks,> Jeff I've had a lot of problems with corrosion on the bulbholders on this model which will give the symptoms you describe, remove the holder unit and clean all the connections especially the contacts to the bottom of the bulbs. Hope this does the trick. Cheers Clive -- C S Turnbull Cheshire UK csturnbull@dsl.pipex,com
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Jeff Strickland 19 April 2005 22:02:53 [ permanent link ]
	There are two tail lights on each side. You fixed one. "Jeff" <noway@jose.com> wrote in message news:Xns963D1D8274BDTaxi2rwy27@130.81.64.196...> Hi there,> I have a 2000 E39> Yesterday my dashboard indicator came on and said a right rear tailight is> out.> I changed what I thought was a burn out bulb seeing it was all black. The> indicator still says there is a light out.> I tested them all and none of them are out! I reseated them and still no> luck.> What could be causing this?> Thanks,> Jeff
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Tech27 20 April 2005 01:05:14 [ permanent link ]
	The light sensing circuit is know to be very finicky. Sometimes a worn bulb will be enough to cause the indicator to go on. The standard fix for this is to replace all the bulbs when one burns out. Doing this has stopped the problem you describe for me. Good luck.
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