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1999 - 2005 (E46) (1999 - 2005) Starting in 1999 the E46 3 Series picked up where the E36 left off. Larger, with smoother lines, and with more advanced engines than its predecessor, the E46 easily held the title of "Best Car of the Year" throughout its life.

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Old 11-12-2009, 02:23 PM
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'03 325xi tail light assembly

My question is about the connectors which are in the assembly to the wiring harness. Where can I obtain the harness and connectors? It appears the only problem is the turn signal connectors (tabs both male & female) are burned out. Oh, and if I appear to be unaware of current terminology please enlighten me. Help me out friends!
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Old 11-12-2009, 02:47 PM
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It's a fairly common repair, the dealer should have the electrical connectors. Unless it's super bad, you can usually re-use the plastic housing. You'll also need to add a ground wire to keep it from happening again. The ground wire gets extended from it's current position in the plastic housing, put a new electrical connector on it and connected to the lug on the tail light housing.
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Old 11-12-2009, 03:24 PM
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Is this the piece you need? Pc. 3 in the oem drawing below? The metal tabs are corroded? Please confirm. If so.....it's 35 bux at ECSTuning.com...

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/63217165865/ES174649/

Be advised though....different part numbers for right and left sides....



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