(DIY) One little piece needed to enable our USA rear fog lights

50shadesofhockenheim · 09-18-2010, 05:04 PM

NEED HELP QUICK!

I can't get the vent part out all the way. I got the inner part undone but I cant get the outer part(closer to door) to come out. I dont want to pull too hard because I'm afraid of braking the clip.

Belarus · 09-18-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW328_

NEED HELP QUICK!

I can't get the vent part out all the way. I got the inner part undone but I cant get the outer part(closer to door) to come out. I dont want to pull too hard because I'm afraid of braking the clip.

It's not a clip, it's a metal "stud" that fits tightly if you look at the http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26545 pictures. Don't be afraid to give a bit of strength.

YellowMellow · 10-10-2010, 02:03 AM

So you DON'T have to buy the Euro Light Switch to enable the rear fog lights if you follow the DIY??

The Euro Light Switch is than only for cosmetic??

runnr548 · 10-17-2010, 04:29 PM

My youngest son & I did this DIY before lunch today. Total time was fourteen minutes. We used Legos for our missing piece & it works great! According to Lego's website, this is what we used: 3 - Brick 1X1 & 1 - Plate 1X3. There you have it!

http://shop.lego.com/Default.aspx

YellowMellow · 10-17-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by runnr548

My youngest son & I did this DIY before lunch today. Total time was fourteen minutes. We used Legos for our missing piece & it works great! According to Lego's website, this is what we used: 3 - Brick 1X1 & 1 - Plate 1X3. There you have it!

http://shop.lego.com/Default.aspx

LOL.... No new parts are required for this DIY :-)
I'm not sure why people are using legos and pencils, etc

e90TiAg335i · 10-17-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mark12345

LOL.... No new parts are required for this DIY :-)
I'm not sure why people are using legos and pencils, etc

because some cars do NOT have the piece needed. some cars, like mine, already have the piece and all we have to do is cut the tabs. really not that hard to understand...lol

YellowMellow · 10-17-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by e90TiAg335i

because some cars do NOT have the piece needed. some cars, like mine, already have the piece and all we have to do is cut the tabs. really not that hard to understand...lol

Makes sense then. Good job

Ryanstar13 · 10-18-2010, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by spydrz

I'll add my old switch to the mix...PM a best offer.

$20 for that white piece?
(to ship in Canada)

papiti · 10-18-2010, 05:38 PM

OK, that must have been the easiest MOD I have ever done to a car. Did it on my N55 2011 335i Coupe M-Tech. It does come with the extra white button, so no worries there. I calculated it took me about 5min, and that is because I forgot to bring a razor blade to my car and I had to go get it, LOL!! WOOT for the MOD!!

StylinE92 · 10-19-2010, 01:11 AM

Great to know this can be done very easy. Thanks!

PiperD · 10-25-2010, 02:28 PM

Did this on my '07, just did it on the '11 iS as well. As many have said, the white piece was already present.

I vaguely recall that the front fogs had to be active for the rear fogs to turn on - or that the front fogs would be turned on automatically with the rear fogs - so I wasn't sure if this mod would work with the iS coupe which has no front fogs at all. No problem though, it works fine.

wuchao1 · 10-27-2010, 09:41 PM

Ok I just got this done this afternoon.. I used a "Refresh" thing (the thing that plugs into the ac vent to make the car smell good) .. and some "LOCTITE" mounting putty (to hang poster on wall).. and it work out perfectly

Hind · 10-31-2010, 11:08 PM

Thanks for this write up. I used a nickel, a valve stem cap, and cut up some other random wire plastic things til it fit and felt right. Some SMALL amount of krazy glue and works perfect.

FREE FTW!

rogerdiaz · 11-01-2010, 05:21 AM

ne1 have pictures of what the fogs do when braking?

dailydrifter · 11-02-2010, 12:25 PM

Thanks OP! I got my 328 a couple of weeks ago. After reading the newer models had the white part, I decided to try it today during lunch. BINGO it's there. It took me longer to pull the vent and the actual button out.

I used nail clippers to cut the tabs off, worked like a charm. Filed down a little area with the nail clipper. Looks factory. installed and tested.

Best free mod ever! lol

javaperson · 11-06-2010, 02:11 AM

What a great and easy mod! The LCIs have the white piece already so I just had to cut the tabs. The most difficult part was removing the vent, which took like 5min. Thanks.

theanhdy · 11-08-2010, 01:14 AM

After the four small tabs are broken to make the button pushable.

Insert orange piece

Place yellow piece on top and carefully snap close the whole assembly, no glue needed, everything will stay in place as long as the yellow piece touches the nipples when the box is closed

dc5_champ88 · 11-08-2010, 02:16 PM

nice find! the rear fogs have never been my taste..i have always hated them on cars...but nice job finding this out!

SilverII · 11-08-2010, 07:28 PM

just did mine... took about 30 min... getting the button out was the hardest part.

Marcumac · 11-10-2010, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by E90 ANdy

I used LEGOS! Stole them from my little brother

Thanks Andy! I started this DIY last night and was trying to find household items that might do the trick, gave up hope after an hour of trying to ghetto rig the thing. Unfortunately I sold the thousands of Legos I had as a kid at a garage sale years ago, however, today I stopped by the Lego Store at the mall and after showing the associate there your picture, he just gave me the pieces I needed for free. That flat piece is spot on, got my switch working as soon as I got home. Just wanted to thank you for posting that picture! Legos FTMFW

also, if anyone was wondering, if you have the headlight switch removed, your headlights go to a permanent ON position, which came in handy when I drove to my girlfriend's last night mid-DIY

Ryanstar13 · 11-21-2010, 03:32 AM

I just realized that my switch is missing the white piece on the circuit board for the rear fog lights. I wonder if this was missing to disable the feature of rear fog lights in Canada. Anyone know what I should do to replace this missing white thing? Thanks in advance. (please see the circled area on the attached picture)

mkPOTO · 11-22-2010, 11:37 PM

just did this last night, awesome mod!

09-18-2010, 05:04 PM	#265
50shadesofhockenheim Colonel 2268 Rep 2,327 Posts Drives: 2005 Toyota Prius Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: boca raton, fl iTrader: (6)	NEED HELP QUICK! I can't get the vent part out all the way. I got the inner part undone but I cant get the outer part(closer to door) to come out. I dont want to pull too hard because I'm afraid of braking the clip.
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10-10-2010, 02:03 AM	#267
YellowMellow Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 235 Posts Drives: E91, E93, E46, 9974CS, 997TT Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jupiter iTrader: (0)	So you DON'T have to buy the Euro Light Switch to enable the rear fog lights if you follow the DIY?? The Euro Light Switch is than only for cosmetic??
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10-17-2010, 04:29 PM	#268
runnr548 BMW Pilot 20 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 6 BMWs 3 cars & 3 GSs Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Atomic City iTrader: (0)	My youngest son & I did this DIY before lunch today. Total time was fourteen minutes. We used Legos for our missing piece & it works great! According to Lego's website, this is what we used: 3 - Brick 1X1 & 1 - Plate 1X3. There you have it! http://shop.lego.com/Default.aspx Last edited by runnr548; 10-17-2010 at 04:37 PM..
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10-18-2010, 05:38 PM	#273
papiti Private First Class 18 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 335i Coupe M-Tech Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico iTrader: (1)	OK, that must have been the easiest MOD I have ever done to a car. Did it on my N55 2011 335i Coupe M-Tech. It does come with the extra white button, so no worries there. I calculated it took me about 5min, and that is because I forgot to bring a razor blade to my car and I had to go get it, LOL!! WOOT for the MOD!!
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10-19-2010, 01:11 AM	#274
StylinE92 Banned 0 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Crazytown iTrader: (0)	Great to know this can be done very easy. Thanks!
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10-25-2010, 02:28 PM	#275
PiperD Clutch pedal >> Dead pedal 18 Rep 709 Posts Drives: '11 e92 335is 6MT Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: GTA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 335is coupe [0.00] 2007 335i coupe [0.00]	Did this on my '07, just did it on the '11 iS as well. As many have said, the white piece was already present. I vaguely recall that the front fogs had to be active for the rear fogs to turn on - or that the front fogs would be turned on automatically with the rear fogs - so I wasn't sure if this mod would work with the iS coupe which has no front fogs at all. No problem though, it works fine. __________________ In my garage: '11 e92 335is 6MT (05/10) SpGrey/CoralRed/GlacSlvr ExecPkg/NavPkg/19" 225M Retired: '07 e92 335i 6MT (12/06) SpklgGrpht/CoralRed/GreyPoplar Retired: '04 330Ci M-Sport 6MT SilverGrey/NaturalTan/MyrtleWood Retired: '00 328Ci 5MT SteelGrey/Grey/MyrtleWood Retired: '87 Pontiac Grand-Am 3AT White/Grey
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10-27-2010, 09:41 PM	#276
wuchao1 台北台灣 44 Rep 619 Posts Drives: 2004 MazdaSpeed Miata Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan State Spartans / Taipei iTrader: (5)	Ok I just got this done this afternoon.. I used a "Refresh" thing (the thing that plugs into the ac vent to make the car smell good) .. and some "LOCTITE" mounting putty (to hang poster on wall).. and it work out perfectly __________________ 2006 E90 325i AT TiAG...Sold! 2000 E39 M5 "The Beast"...Sold! 2004 Mazda Speed Miata... Bone Stock... 2000 Ford Explorer... Beater all the way
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10-31-2010, 11:08 PM	#277
Hind ///Mmmm 81 Rep 796 Posts Drives: '09 BMW 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW 335i LCI [0.00]	Thanks for this write up. I used a nickel, a valve stem cap, and cut up some other random wire plastic things til it fit and felt right. Some SMALL amount of krazy glue and works perfect. FREE FTW! __________________ Current: E90 LCI 335i JetBlack - BMS OCC, JB4 w/ E85, ETS Charge Pipe, Vishnu Catted DP Retired:///E82 135i LeMans - 12.710 @ 108 MPH Riss Racing OCC, Shadowline Grills, Magnaflow Axle-Back, JB4, ETS FMIC, BMS DCI, BMW Perf Sideskirts, BMS 12/10 Spacers, E93 Front Sway PDC Flickr YouTube
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11-01-2010, 05:21 AM	#278
rogerdiaz Captain 28 Rep 743 Posts Drives: 2015 335i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (2)	ne1 have pictures of what the fogs do when braking?
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11-02-2010, 12:25 PM	#279
dailydrifter New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 08 535 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	woot! Thanks OP! I got my 328 a couple of weeks ago. After reading the newer models had the white part, I decided to try it today during lunch. BINGO it's there. It took me longer to pull the vent and the actual button out. I used nail clippers to cut the tabs off, worked like a charm. Filed down a little area with the nail clipper. Looks factory. installed and tested. Best free mod ever! lol
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11-06-2010, 02:11 AM	#280
javaperson Private First Class 8 Rep 123 Posts Drives: 2021 G05 X5 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norcal iTrader: (1)	What a great and easy mod! The LCIs have the white piece already so I just had to cut the tabs. The most difficult part was removing the vent, which took like 5min. Thanks.
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11-08-2010, 01:14 AM	#281
theanhdy Major 98 Rep 1,083 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SOCAL SFV iTrader: (7)	After the four small tabs are broken to make the button pushable. Insert orange piece Place yellow piece on top and carefully snap close the whole assembly, no glue needed, everything will stay in place as long as the yellow piece touches the nipples when the box is closed Last edited by theanhdy; 11-08-2010 at 01:21 AM..
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11-08-2010, 02:16 PM	#282
dc5_champ88 Captain 24 Rep 666 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maryland iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	nice find! the rear fogs have never been my taste..i have always hated them on cars...but nice job finding this out! __________________ Current: 07 e92 335i: JB4, AA Catless DP, Big Tom FMIC, CP-e Full Exhaust, Injen Intake, Type-S BOV, Meth Previous: 03 Acura RSX-S: Boosted 400WHP (SOLD)
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11-08-2010, 07:28 PM	#283
SilverII Colonel 40 Rep 2,334 Posts Drives: '11 335IS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: DFW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 335IS [9.66]	just did mine... took about 30 min... getting the button out was the hardest part.
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11-21-2010, 03:32 AM	#285
Ryanstar13 New Member 9 Rep 10 Posts Drives: BMW 323i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada iTrader: (1)	problem with my switch I just realized that my switch is missing the white piece on the circuit board for the rear fog lights. I wonder if this was missing to disable the feature of rear fog lights in Canada. Anyone know what I should do to replace this missing white thing? Thanks in advance. (please see the circled area on the attached picture) Attached Images
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11-22-2010, 11:37 PM	#286
mkPOTO Mr. Nice Says Hello 649 Rep 16,662 Posts Drives: BMW M3 \| X5 xdrive 35i MSport Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (25) Garage List 2002 Lexus GS300 [0.00] 2008 BMW E92 M3 [5.58]	just did this last night, awesome mod!
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