Ash tray illumination

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   Decided to change the bulbs in mine the other day but came accross a problem. I get the same 12v interior equipment bulbs I always do & went to replace them. Took out the front ash try etc & had trouble removing the bulb, after a bit of a battle I got it out but found the bulb I had removed had a length of copper wire attached to it, the piece for the other side was still in the bulb holder. This meant I couldn't get the new bulb in & left with a few questions. Were both pieces of copper supposed to come out with the bulb meaning I have the wrong bulb? Or should they have stayed in meaning I've now broken the socket? Or is this a one time use socket meaning I need to get a new one from BMW complete with special/new bulb? On the parts catalogue the nearest thing I can find to the socket comes complete with bulb. Trivial matter I know but its there for a reason so I want mine to work,
Dean.

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328i Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member I Joined: 03-August-2004 Location: West London Status: Offline Points: 134	Topic: Ash tray illumination Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:35
	Decided to change the bulbs in mine the other day but came accross a problem. I get the same 12v interior equipment bulbs I always do & went to replace them. Took out the front ash try etc & had trouble removing the bulb, after a bit of a battle I got it out but found the bulb I had removed had a length of copper wire attached to it, the piece for the other side was still in the bulb holder. This meant I couldn't get the new bulb in & left with a few questions. Were both pieces of copper supposed to come out with the bulb meaning I have the wrong bulb? Or should they have stayed in meaning I've now broken the socket? Or is this a one time use socket meaning I need to get a new one from BMW complete with special/new bulb? On the parts catalogue the nearest thing I can find to the socket comes complete with bulb. Trivial matter I know but its there for a reason so I want mine to work, Dean.
	2001 540i Sport, Silver, Black Leather

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Pete330 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 26-November-2003 Location: Aberdeen Status: Offline Points: 8969	Posted: 07-March-2005 at 06:59
	It should just be the bulb you need They are hard to remove,so prob part of bulb got left in Just go to dealer and ask for a bulb It wont be too expensive
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