E90 inner tail light bulb? LCI

[Siajoon]

Anyone have a part number for the inner tail light (trunk section) mine went out today, And possibly a DIY? It's the light right beneath the reverse light. Is this just a normal bulb or is it an LED? I'm pretty sure only the outer light assembly is LED but not sure. Anyways, I tried searching but couldn't find anything.

Thanks in advance!

[shimmy23]

Why don't you remove it and check? It was a normal bulb from autozone

[Siajoon]

Originally Posted by shimmy23

Why don't you remove it and check? It was a normal bulb from autozone

No time to take it out and check, waiting to get the free time to investigate. Figured I'd post here and see what type of feedback I get..

Update: looks like the inner light flickers a bit before going completely dead... seems odd maybe a loose connection I'm guessing?

[tdott]

Originally Posted by shimmy23

Why don't you remove it and check? It was a normal bulb from autozone

The art of figuring things out yourself like a man is dead, everyone wants to be spoon fed.

They'd rather spend 5 minutes posting online, than 1 minute checking for themselves.

[GRUESOM3]

Shit like this should be minus 100 reputation points.

[Siajoon]

Originally Posted by tdott

The art of figuring things out yourself like a man is dead, everyone wants to be spoon fed.

They'd rather spend 5 minutes posting online, than 1 minute checking for themselves.

Didn't know that spreading knowledge or tips to others make people lessor of a person.

At the end of the day I'm going to open up my tail light assembly and see what's going on, but in the meantime I figured I could get some decent human beings on the forums to point me in the right direction prior to it.

Why does it pain you so much to help others out and share the "wisdom" you have. I mean you are such a "man" right? Spread the manliness brother

[Siajoon]

Originally Posted by GRUESOM3

Shit like this should be minus 100 reputation points.

Yeah, you should bring this up the to the mods attention. Maybe If you have a very elaborate and convincing story you could even get it to -200 or -300? Who knows ? The sky is the limit.

[ItsGary]

if the bars arent working you need to replace

The light below the reverse lights are the rear fog lights. Its a normal bulb.

[AK435]

Same thing happened to my E83 a few years ago. Would intermittently flicker or dim then go out. Dealer said it's a common issue and the entire inner assembly has to be replaced since it's LED. FWIW, I've seen other E83 and E90 around town with the same issue.

I never did anything about it and it seems to be working the last few times I checked it. Might be worth it to take it apart to see if anything is loose from closing the trunk over time.

[Dpc2u]

Most commonly it is the circuit board on the side of the housing. Gets corrosion on it from moisture getting past the housing seal. It could be a bad solder joint, or if you get lucky, just loose at the harness plug.

[kskpsu]

Had the same issue, OP. Would light up periodically at best. Replaced the whole housing from ECS...it's not LED, but comes preloaded with new bulbs. Easy swap...remove the trunk lid liner by prying out the plastic retention clips and you'll have access to it. Note the part # is side specific.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...t/63217211211/

[Siajoon]

Originally Posted by kskpsu

Had the same issue, OP. Would light up periodically at best. Replaced the whole housing from ECS...it's not LED, but comes preloaded with new bulbs. Easy swap...remove the trunk lid liner by prying out the plastic retention clips and you'll have access to it. Note the part # is side specific.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...t/63217211211/

Thanks for the info! Greatly appreciate it.. after investigating the bulbs they looked fine, I looked closer and there were two contact points and it looked like they were having trouble making contact with the unit so I pushed them out a bit and the light has stayed on ever since..

I'll keep an eye on it and if it starts acting up again I'll just replace the unit..

Thanks again!