DD_mod update thread

[dd_mod]

i'm new here and this is my first e30 318is.i traded my 240 with a m3 rack+300 bucks on top for this.i got it two months ago. m3 rack, dynomax muffler not install yet and cosmo coil is on its way.. here is some recent photos of my car.

things done to it:
fog lens replace from bmwlights.com
all fluids change except p/s and brake
new cone filter

things needed to replace:
crack windshield
front valance
turn signal blink like crazy and front doesn't blink(fixed)
smog

[Farbin Kaiber]

Bulbs are bad, or they are not connected.

[weedshoes]

it could be a ground issue, that's what it was in my dad's sequoia

[MR E30 325is]

No, its the fact that the front either arent connected, or the bulb is burnt out.

Check that first.

[dd_mod]

Bulbs are bad, or they are not connected.

blubs look good to me..the rusted bulb on the driver side blink but won't light up but the passenger side will not blink but will light up when i turn the headlight on..i'm so confusssssssssss.... does the blinker light suppose to light up or not when the headlight is on?

[DREWHALL]

They stay on when you turn on headlights/parking lights. They blink when you turn on the signals/hazards. If the bulb is rusty, I would replace it either way. They're cheap enough. Check for power and ground, thats about all you can do. Try making a known good ground to see if that fixes it, or supply known good power to see if it works. If one of either makes it work you know where your problem is. It's not a complicated circuit, might help to get a diagram though.


Oh yeah, make sure you have the right bulbs.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Also, may be corrosion. New bulbs, wire brush the sockets and slather the insides with dielectric grease.

[dd_mod]

so...what is the right watts/volts bulbs.?

[DREWHALL]

I can't tell you off the top of my head, I'm sure you can find it online with a little searching or someone on here may be able to tell you.

[dd_mod]

still searching with no luck and about to go to autozone before they close......

[dd_mod]

ok got both blinker to blink normally.. but still the driver side won't light up...???

[straight6pwr]

those turn signal bulbs are dual filament. one filament is lit when the light knob is in position one or two (parking lights) the other filament is engaged when you hit the turn signals. if its not coming on as a parking light, the filament in the bulb is probably bad. did you try replacing it yet?

[dd_mod]

yes, i just got new bulbs... one thing is that metal reflector inside can be push back and seem like nothing is holding it in place while the other side that is working is stable...can that be the cause of it....for exp. like the metal reflector need to a metal in order to ground???

[E30Ison]

No... it is just a reflector

[dd_mod]

No... it is just a reflector

thanks.. just searching on google and seem like a lot of people are having this problem... but no one has a straight answer on how to fix it... i'll try replacing the socket and go from there...