A few days ago a light in the dashboard lit up indicating that the right rear brake light is out. I was impressed that the e39 not only indicated that it was a brake light, but on which side. I’ll post a picture of the indicator light soon.
Anyway, I drove around with it like that for a while risking a ticket from the friendly Fairfax County police, because I thought it would be a big ordeal to replace. To my pleasant surprise, I discovered all the lights in the back are incredibly simple to replace, without the need for any tools whatsoever. The trunk battery cover area just drops down, then each one of the tail light bulbs are easily removable by simply twisting and pulling.
So I replaced the break light yesterday (7/3/09) and in doing so gained even more respect and appreciation for BMW engineering.
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Nothing beats BMW engineering. An amazing piece of art.
Comment by BMW Owner September 11, 2009 @ 1:09 pm