Friday, June 3, 2011

Changing BMW fog lights. HELP!?

I ordered new xenon bright lights to match the angel eyes i got and theres a problem...i dont know how to change the fog lights on my 2007 bmw 530i (e60) please help. pictures would help|||You are talking of 2 different things:


a) xenon lights to match the angel eyes


b) changing the foglight (bulbs) or the foglight assembly itself


I hope that you do not mean to put xenon HID%26#039;s on the foglight. While


I have seen it done, most do not last since the control modules, and


ignitors have to be placed near the foglight itself for obvious reasons,


and this location is so prone to road damage/bumper scrapes/etc.


Changing the foglight halogen bulbs or assembly can be done in 2 ways:


a) from the back of the lights, infront of the tire, remove the small


screws holding the fender liner/splashshields, then pull the liner


back a little to access the foglight, detach the wire/connector,


twist off the bulb and replace


b) or easier, at least for me, infront of the bumper, pry off the black


plastic trim/cover of the foglight, remove the single screw holding


the assembly, pull out, detach the wire connector, then replace


either the bulb or the whole assembly.


If you really want to install HID%26#039;s in your foglights, then there is no other way than to detach a sizable portion of the splash shield to be able to install the control module and ignitor in between the fender liner and the bumper.|||Can%26#039;t give you a picture but the bulbs are taken out of the back of the lamp. You%26#039;ll need to twist them out.