Check brake lights

andym3 · Post by **andym3** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:08 pm

My check brake lights keeps coming on, but have checked the lights & they are working fine!
Any ideas? :-[

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:19 pm

Intermittent bad connection on the bulb holder most likely. The bulb check test is only a short pulse and may be highlighting a poor connection.

andym3 · Post by **andym3** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:49 pm

Take them off & give them a clean then you recon?

storminmike · Post by **storminmike** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:52 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
Intermittent bad connection on the bulb holder most likely. The bulb check test is only a short pulse and may be highlighting a poor connection.
[/quote]

Agreed.....look at the brake/tail light holder. Have you taken it out, given it a teensy tweak on the holder ears and put it back?

A quick dab with fine wet n dry on the back of the lamp...or worst case take the light out completely and look for pits where the holders make contact. Bit of fine sanding or filling with solder

andym3 · Post by **andym3** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:02 pm

[quote="storminmike"]
[quote="X5Sport"]
Intermittent bad connection on the bulb holder most likely. The bulb check test is only a short pulse and may be highlighting a poor connection.
[/quote]

Agreed.....look at the brake/tail light holder. Have you taken it out, given it a teensy tweak on the holder ears and put it back?

A quick dab with fine wet n dry on the back of the lamp...or worst case take the light out completely and look for pits where the holders make contact. Bit of fine sanding or filling with solder
[/quote]
Ok thanks, I'll hopefully find time over the weekend to sort it out!

storminmike · Post by **storminmike** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:04 pm

[quote="andym3"]
[quote="storminmike"]
[quote="X5Sport"]
Intermittent bad connection on the bulb holder most likely. The bulb check test is only a short pulse and may be highlighting a poor connection.
[/quote]

Agreed.....look at the brake/tail light holder. Have you taken it out, given it a teensy tweak on the holder ears and put it back?

A quick dab with fine wet n dry on the back of the lamp...or worst case take the light out completely and look for pits where the holders make contact. Bit of fine sanding or filling with solder
[/quote]
Ok thanks, I'll hopefully find time over the weekend to sort it out!

[/quote]

Don't drop the nuts!!!!!!!!!

andym3 · Post by **andym3** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:16 pm

) ok will try not to!

andym3 · Post by **andym3** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:13 pm

Found the problem & now sorted! Thanks for the advice all!

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:04 pm

Nice bit of insulation you have there.....

andym3 · Post by **andym3** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 8:47 pm

Yeah not sure why it went like that as the other two bulb holes were fine no rust! Anyway cleaned it up with a wire brush & re positioned the seal & now all good!

Steamyrotter · Post by **Steamyrotter** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:53 pm

That looks about normal for an E53!!

Mine appear to have rusted right through!!

andym3 · Post by **andym3** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:36 am

Is weird how they rust like that when that part is not open to the elements! :-[

storminmike · Post by **storminmike** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:41 pm

Have you been imitating James Bond under water

andym3 · Post by **andym3** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:47 pm

[quote="storminmike"]
Have you been imitating James Bond under water
[/quote]
How did you know?

)
Is weird though as the other two bulb holes on the same light are rust free! It was literally the brake light hole! :-[

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