Clear tailights, Tailight Out obc

[StuartJoyce]

hey guys i recently boguth clear tailights and installed them and all the lights work, but the obc says there is a tailight out. Is this common with the clear tailights? They arent from the bmw dealership they are from ebay? Also is there anyway to correct this? Please help. Thanks

 

[Stupenal]

yes with fleabay items thast what happens. OEM ones from dealership ($200) dont have that problem. you get what you pay for.

 

[wantahotbimmer]

I had the same problem with mine (got them off of ebay too). But i figured out that one of the contacts on the plastic sleeve thing that the bulb sits in wasn't touching the metal on the light. I just cut a bit of metal wire and jammed it in there. Im going to solder them sooner or later tho. But the problem is solved.

 

[MEIN RITT]

The problem you are having is that the tailights were not made for the obc cars. There is a metal contact that you have to break aprt the connection in order for the obc not to read a false message. I still have my instructions if you email me I can send you the instructions and it shows you where to snap apart a connection on each taillight.

 

[StuartJoyce]

Mein Ritt, I have those instructions also, but they arent very detailed. Is it the plastic piece underneathe, or is it one of the braces? If you could i would greatly appreciate the instructions you have. my email is [email protected] thanks again.

 

[StuartJoyce]

ok i fixed it thanks for all your help!

 

[MEIN RITT]

all you did was snap that one metal connection right?

 

[carcus]

Funny thing with my car, the OEM BMW lights had the OBC problem, after replacing them with aftermarket ones, no more damn error messages. Stock lights had problems with making a connection.

 

[StuartJoyce]

yes the probelm is fixed, thanks mein ritt