Parking Lamp Malfunction

"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja) 06/05/2016 at 19:19 • Filed to: None

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Thank goodness for the 4-year warranty. Surprisingly, this is the first malfunctioning part in two years of ownership. Alas, another trip to the dealer is necessary.

The normal light: right side.

The malfunctioning light: left side.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pjhusa 06/05/2016 at 19:38

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...is the bulb blown?

pjhusa > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/05/2016 at 20:03

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yep. I sort of made it sound it like the world was ending. Typical me.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > pjhusa 06/05/2016 at 20:12

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The new bmws don’t tell you though the cluster anymore right? Well at least its not in bold letters like CHECK SIDE LAMPS or STOP ENGINE.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pjhusa 06/05/2016 at 20:16

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No worries, I was thinking a wiring fault or some such from your description! :P

Aren’t you allowed to change your own bulbs uner warranty? :S

pjhusa > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 06/05/2016 at 20:35

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It does, actually. Just more detailed when you go onto iDrive.

pjhusa > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/05/2016 at 20:35

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Ahahaha! But why not spend an hour at the dealer waiting for something you can do in 5 minutes? That's the spirit!

GE90man > pjhusa 06/05/2016 at 22:02

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now if this happened to me, I would have ignored it for half a year then changed the darn bulb myself :P

pjhusa > GE90man 06/05/2016 at 22:03

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That did happen to you. Remember?

GE90man > pjhusa 06/05/2016 at 22:13

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it would but I don't have parking lamps. It was a main light, so I changed it quickly, as I believe police will pull you over for having a main low beam that is out

GE90man > pjhusa 10/11/2016 at 17:22

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but why doesn’t the BMW tell you when the turn signals don’t work, or do they not come equipped with them?

pjhusa > GE90man 10/11/2016 at 22:44

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Technically, they’re optional equipment. As in they come with the car but it’s your choice if you want to use them or not