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1983 - 1991 (E30) (1983 - 1991) Born from the sporty character of the 2002 and the sharp design lines of the E21, the E30 was a blend of the best of BMW's heritage. The second generation 3 Series provided a thrilling driving experience that used the best technology available.

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Old 11-22-2009, 04:14 PM
AlexHochbmw AlexHochbmw is offline
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Driver's side Fog Light not working?

I replaced my driver's side fog light bulb today with a new bulb but it still doesn't work.

Any ideas on what else could be preventing it from working?

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Old 11-22-2009, 04:29 PM
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I just had the same problem. Make sure the black and white wires are connected into the back of the light. Mine would work randomly and I would jiggle the wires down there and it would work. During this last week, the driver side fog light wouldn't work no matter how many times I jiggled the wires. Today I went under to see what was wrong and found that the two wires weren't even plugged into the back of the light.
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Old 11-23-2009, 03:30 AM
AlexHochbmw AlexHochbmw is offline
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I have tomorrow off from work to screw around with it.. the plug and wires into the back of the light itself are pretty solid..

the negative terminal inside the foglight case is pretty rusty though.

I duno.. I'll post up more info tomorrow if im still having trouble. The problem has to be something simple, I just havent had time yet to really get in there and check it all out

If anyone has anymore suggestions or comments that would be great. thanks
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:35 PM
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bad connection, wiggle the wires and undo and reatach the connector.
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Old 11-23-2009, 10:04 PM
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I took it all apart and saw that the negative terminal is rusted out.

I could probably solder it though
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