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  • dinanm3atl
    R3V OG
    • Feb 2007
    • 7305

    #1

    Those interior lights in the headliner

    Both mine don't work. I have 2 new ones. They "mounts" seem to have broken.

    How do I fix this?
  • Court M3
    R3V OG
    • Jan 2004
    • 6713

    #2
    Did they both go out at the same time? if not, maybe the the door switches?
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    • dinanm3atl
      R3V OG
      • Feb 2007
      • 7305

      #3
      No I turned the 2nd off. The housing is definitely broken on the driver side.

      My problem is I think the mount is broken. They both are just held up by the headliner. How do I "mount" them?

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      • ak96ss
        E30 Addict
        • Nov 2005
        • 461

        #4
        Did you get an answer to this? There is a plastic plate that serves as the mount for the headliner lights, you should be able to just peel back the headliner and replace this plate, then reglue the headliner in position.

        Not the best picture of it, but you can see the mount here:

        John in MD - 1991 318is
        190k miles and still rolling!

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        • Jand3rson
          Banned
          • Oct 2003
          • 37587

          #5
          Replace the bulbs in the lights with LED's. Over the winter, I'm going to replace pretty much every bulb in the car that isn't a headlight or taillight with an LED.

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          • dinanm3atl
            R3V OG
            • Feb 2007
            • 7305

            #6
            cheap plastic holders? Damnit mine are obviously broken :(

            How do I replace them? Drop the headliner? Lucky me... Can you explain more about peel back the headliner?

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            • ak96ss
              E30 Addict
              • Nov 2005
              • 461

              #7
              The headliner is glued in place, underneath the door seal among other places. You'll have to pull the door seal off, then peel the headliner back to get to those plastic plates that hold the lights in place. Then, a shot of 3M Super Adhesive or the equivalent trim glue, and put the headliner back.
              John in MD - 1991 318is
              190k miles and still rolling!

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              • dinanm3atl
                R3V OG
                • Feb 2007
                • 7305

                #8
                I'll give it a shot. Now to try and find those stupid things in real oem

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                • ///M42 sport
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 3952

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
                  Replace the bulbs in the lights with LED's. Over the winter, I'm going to replace pretty much every bulb in the car that isn't a headlight or taillight with an LED.
                  are these gonna be brighter? I checked out superbrightleds.com but was kinda skeptical about the lumen output you can gain. I'll look forward to your results.
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                  • dinanm3atl
                    R3V OG
                    • Feb 2007
                    • 7305

                    #10
                    I just want to fix :)

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                    • mopower
                      Noobie
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 24

                      #11
                      I'm in the same boat, my passenger side light is hangin by the headliner. Where the hell can you get these plastic holders?
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                      • Jordan325iC
                        E30 Mastermind
                        • Aug 2005
                        • 1697

                        #12
                        Mine are both also screwed. Probably going to hit up a junkyard for these.

                        Slightly OT, but my drivers' side switch doesn't trip the lights. I replaced the switch and still no light. Where else could the problem be?

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                        • soviet1942
                          Banned
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 237

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
                          Replace the bulbs in the lights with LED's. Over the winter, I'm going to replace pretty much every bulb in the car that isn't a headlight or taillight with an LED.
                          Where can I get these and how do they look?

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                          • Schneider325
                            No R3VLimiter
                            • May 2004
                            • 3818

                            #14
                            bavauto.com, anyone who sells LED's.
                            They look like bright lights.

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                            • DaveSmed
                              E30 Fanatic
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 1406

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Jordan325iC
                              Slightly OT, but my drivers' side switch doesn't trip the lights. I replaced the switch and still no light. Where else could the problem be?
                              Central locking work?
                              -Dave
                              2003 Lincoln Towncar | 1992 BMW 325iC | 1968 Cadillac Deville

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