BMW 63217160780 Light Bulb

Located at the middle of the fender and bumper is the foglight plastic trim ring which you should pull out with fingers. Then, remove the foglight mounting screws and shift it backward a little thus removing it from the bumper. Pull the electrical connector to disconnect it from the rear of the housing and then remove the housing rear cover. Then remove harness connector. Twist the bulb socket holder in anticlockwise direction in order to pull out the bulb from the housing. For models from 1012002, to replace the bulb, turn the socket holder anticlockwise and take out the bulb. It also advises avoiding direct contact of the bulb surface with bare fingers, because the grease may cause failure.

No, LED lights are mentioned as non-replaceable in certain cases.

When replacing bulbs, you should ensure that the bulb is not hot if it has been recently used. Additionally, it is important to disconnect the battery before working with bulb contacts to clean any corrosion or dirt for proper metal-to-metal contact. Lastly, handle the new bulb carefully without touching the glass to avoid moisture and grease contamination.

To access exterior lights such as Xenon (HID) headlights or halogen headlights, you need to remove the covers or caps. Then, disconnect the electrical connectors and release the retaining clips. Finally, replace the bulbs, making sure to avoid touching the bulb glass.

Yes, there are specific procedures for replacing interior lights. These include center light unit bulbs, front light unit bulbs, footwell light bulbs, trunk light bulbs, instrument panel lights, glove box light bulbs, heater/air conditioning control panel light, switch illumination bulbs, and vanity lights bulbs.

The foglight harness connector should be detached.

Ensure not to touch the bulb surface with bare fingers, as grease from the skin can cause the bulb to fail prematurely.

Yes, front side marker, turn signal, side-turn light, front fog light, and high-mounted brake light bulbs have specific removal and installation procedures.

Body-mounted rear lights on sedan E-series chassis models and F-series chassis models can be accessed by either releasing retaining clips or removing the taillight housing.

To replace the xenon low beam bulb, detach the harness connector from the xenon bulb ignition unit, unlock the ignition unit retainer, and fold it down. Remove the ignition unit and xenon bulb together from the headlight.

Replace the bulb without touching its surface with bare fingers, as grease from skin can cause premature failure.

After removing the plastic retaining collar, the mounting screws and the bulb rear cover should be taken off.