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April 11, 1998
By: Alan Riley
| Pros: | Neat looking upgrade without much cost or effort |
| Cons: | Not sure if this is officially street lega |
| Cost: | $17.90 (list each) |
BMW part numbers: 63-14-8-400-409 (left), 63-14-8-400-410 (right)
Push the front bumper lamp towards the front of the car. Pull out on the back of the lamp after you slide it towards the rear. You may need to exert a bit of force--I broke the plastic of one of my yellow lamps as I tried to get it out. Don't worry--the clear ones go back in much easier.
Once the front bumper lamp is off of the car, it is easy to disconnect the wire to it. You will need to pull up slightly with your fingernail on a little clip on the connector for it to come apart easily (just like the side marker). Be careful at this point not to drop the wire through the hole in the side of your car--on my car, on the left side the wire barely made it to the hole.
Attach the wire to the new clear front bumper lamp and install the lamp in the hole in your bumper. Start by placing the front of the lamp in the hole first, pushing towards the front of the car. Then, push the rear of the lamp into the hole and push the whole lamp towards the rear of the car to secure it.