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03-25-2011, 06:47 PM
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so i just bought some solaris invisibulbs for my headlight turn signal. They havent come in yet but was wondering if anyone can show me how to install them.
03-25-2011, 08:57 PM
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hardest part is getting a good handle on the bulb base to turn...IIRC: I think there are instructions in your manual as well...
03-25-2011, 11:38 PM
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03-25-2011, 11:40 PM
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03-26-2011, 07:01 AM
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AFAIK, no DIY has been posted for this, as it really is just a bulb swap, no headlight removal needed...again, have you looked at it for yourself?
again, per the manual: https://5series.net/information/2007..._Manual_US.pdf page224 provides a pretty good illustration of what you need to do...it's the same for any year e60...good luck
03-26-2011, 09:07 AM
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It depends on your hands. I started by not taking the headlights out, 40 minutes later, after scraping and frustration, I took both headlights out and replaced them both under 10 minutes.
03-26-2011, 11:08 AM
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I used a two hand technique, since the base has 4 flippers, I used the fingertips of both hands, one on a separate "flipper" of the base to counterforce the bulb base to turn,..worked very well for me...
03-26-2011, 11:58 AM
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Yeah I opened up the hood and changed my angel eyes yesterday and getting my bigass hands into that small ass hole to twist in a bulb was almost as annoying as Justin Bieber. I noticed a square cap that had a few tabs on the top but if I did unhook them from the tabs then it's impossible to lift the square cap out of the area because of the little room to work with. but maybe I need to open it up and pay more attention to that. I might've just over looked it since I was excited about the AE lol
03-26-2011, 12:47 PM
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My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
removing the headlights isn't that hard either if you have the proper tools...there's a few good diy's on here as well as a vid or two on youtube IIRC.....