How to remove the side blinkers on e90

CaliE90 · 01-05-2009, 08:20 PM

how do you remove/swap the side blinkers on the e90 sedan? I've tried the search and doesn't seem like anyone has a guide for it

NinetyEight740 · 01-06-2009, 10:14 PM

push the light towards the rear of the vehicle and lift out... Easier said then done, both mine broke on the way out lol

CaliE90 · 01-07-2009, 12:24 AM

LOl that doesn't sound so safe, anyone have ways without breaking it? possibly with pics as well?

NinetyEight740 · 01-08-2009, 12:33 AM

im a BMW tech, thats how they come out, but the problem is they dont come out like they should lol

uabimmer · 01-08-2009, 12:38 AM

yeah you just have to toy with it ... I got one of mine off one time, but that might have been an accident LOL

NinetyEight740 · 01-08-2009, 01:26 AM

the problem is there is a gasket on them, the rubber between the blinker and paint and they tend to get stuck to the paint... so when u try to move them they dont move, and when they finally do, they break... I just epoxied the metal clip back in and they have been fine since.

txusa03 · 01-08-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NinetyEight740

the problem is there is a gasket on them, the rubber between the blinker and paint and they tend to get stuck to the paint... so when u try to move them they dont move, and when they finally do, they break... I just epoxied the metal clip back in and they have been fine since.

I just wiggle the blinker up/down to break the tight seal a little before I push it back, that loosen the gasket which could have been caked onto the paint from the tight fit and dirt/bebris over the years. I took both of mine out to clean the rubber gasket and clean the gunk built up over the year. Yeah, but these light does not have much of a surface for you to grap onto. Hope that help.

AMT92 · 01-08-2009, 06:34 PM

dam i tried taking mine off last night, no luck

AMT92 · 01-10-2009, 02:35 AM

Anyyybodyy Got A Diy For This?

NinetyEight740 · 01-10-2009, 10:57 AM

why do u need a DIY??? we just told you how to do it!!!

AMT92 · 01-11-2009, 07:31 PM

cuz mine dont come off
haha

FotiosF90M5 · 01-11-2009, 07:53 PM

I got mine off easily. Just give them a jiggle to loosen them up, push them back, and I get a butterknife under it once it sarts to come off then just slide them out.

txusa03 · 01-12-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by NinetyEight740

why do u need a DIY??? we just told you how to do it!!!

because he is a noob

AMT92 · 01-12-2009, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

because he is a noob

hey its true
its my first car and i'm only 16
haha sorry for noobishness

txusa03 · 01-13-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Joker330i

hey its true
its my first car and i'm only 16
haha sorry for noobishness

it's all good just messing with ya, we were all noobs at some point. You just have to try it again or get a family member to try it and see if they have better luck then you at removing the blinker.

GL

AMT92 · 01-13-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

it's all good just messing with ya, we were all noobs at some point. You just have to try it again or get a family member to try it and see if they have better luck then you at removing the blinker.

GL

haha i know
and i'll try again today, put a little elbow grease into it haha

01-05-2009, 08:20 PM	#1
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01-06-2009, 10:14 PM	#2
NinetyEight740 Major General 235 Rep 5,691 Posts Drives: 2 - 2013 535i msport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 E91 [0.00]	push the light towards the rear of the vehicle and lift out... Easier said then done, both mine broke on the way out lol
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01-07-2009, 12:24 AM	#3
CaliE90 Colonel 367 Rep 2,189 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Worldwide iTrader: (19) Garage List 2021 M550xi [0.00]	LOl that doesn't sound so safe, anyone have ways without breaking it? possibly with pics as well? __________________ Retired- '14 F10 535i -- 3 2 1 \| '08 E90 335i -- 4 3 2 1 \|
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01-08-2009, 12:33 AM	#4
NinetyEight740 Major General 235 Rep 5,691 Posts Drives: 2 - 2013 535i msport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 E91 [0.00]	im a BMW tech, thats how they come out, but the problem is they dont come out like they should lol
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01-08-2009, 12:38 AM	#5
uabimmer Україна 24 Rep 868 Posts Drives: JB e90 330i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sac. California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2003 330i [0.00]	yeah you just have to toy with it ... I got one of mine off one time, but that might have been an accident LOL __________________ IN THE PASSING LANE - e90 330 JetBlack / 6000k D1S / 40% all around / LED Lic.Plt. / LED reverse lights / 7500k Fogs
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NinetyEight740 Major General 235 Rep 5,691 Posts Drives: 2 - 2013 535i msport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 E91 [0.00]	the problem is there is a gasket on them, the rubber between the blinker and paint and they tend to get stuck to the paint... so when u try to move them they dont move, and when they finally do, they break... I just epoxied the metal clip back in and they have been fine since.
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01-08-2009, 06:34 PM	#8
AMT92 Lieutenant Colonel 396 Rep 1,894 Posts Drives: G05 45e Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (4)	dam i tried taking mine off last night, no luck
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01-10-2009, 02:35 AM	#9
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01-10-2009, 10:57 AM	#10
NinetyEight740 Major General 235 Rep 5,691 Posts Drives: 2 - 2013 535i msport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 E91 [0.00]	why do u need a DIY??? we just told you how to do it!!!
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01-11-2009, 07:31 PM	#11
AMT92 Lieutenant Colonel 396 Rep 1,894 Posts Drives: G05 45e Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (4)	cuz mine dont come off haha
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01-11-2009, 07:53 PM	#12
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