» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,517 Views | | | | | | 09-11-2011, 04:18 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rensselaer, NY Posts: 254 | Changing Front Turn Signal Bulb My drivers side front turn signal has stopped working and I'm thinking the bulb needs changing. I am ashamed to admit I have never changed the front bulbs so I don't know how to do it. I searched this site but I couldn't find an answer. I took a brief look under the hood but it's dark out and I don't have proper lighting so I couldn't see much, but it looks like I can just pull the bulb out without removing the entire housing, is this true? Can someone give me step by step instructions for removing the bulb? And can you also tell me which bulb is the indicator and which one just lights up with the headlights? Because the headlight bulb is fine, it's the indicator that needs changing. Thanks. __________________ | | | 09-11-2011, 04:58 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | It's just one bulb with 2 filaments... Yes, you can remove the bulb without pulling the housing. The bulb is held in a plastic grey socket that clips/snaps into the housing. There are 2 clips that you press together in a pinching movement that releases the socket, then just pull back with a gentle rocking motion. The bulb is a push in and twist 1/4 turn counter-clockwise to remove. Installation is the reverse of the removal, and the bulb socket only fits one way when you are replacing it. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 09-11-2011, 06:09 AM | #3 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | Wow... weird timing here. My drivers side front turn signal went out the other day also. When I reached in to release the clips, I discovered that it bulb holder was loose. I reseated the clip so that both of the clips were making contact... and the light started working again. So, check that before you buy bulbs. :-) __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 09-11-2011, 09:46 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rensselaer, NY Posts: 254 | Unfortunately, it wasn't just a loose connection and I did have to replace the bulb. But with wolferj's instructions, it was a piece of cake! Thanks guys! __________________ | | | 09-11-2011, 09:50 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Glad it all worked out! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |