Those interior lights in the headliner

[dinanm3atl]

well they both work... mounts are broken :)

Local guy is going to assist me

[Skoobeesnak]

Same problem

I have the same issue with my driver's side switch not working but my passenger side switch seems to work just fine. I noticed that you were asking about the central locking as well and mine works sometimes but sometimes not. I would say about 50/50 but if it is really cold it doesn't seem to work at all. Is the door light swtich related to the central locking mechanism somehow?

[ak96ss]

ummmmm, the headliner is NOT glued in place by the dome light. just peal the rubber seal away from the headliner and pop the plastic mount out. i just replaced mine.

Well, as originally installed, the headliner is glued in place on the sheet metal, then the door seal is put in over it.

These are for a touring, but I'm sure they are the same instructions you'd find for a coupe or sedan.

[BDSax]

ummmmm, the headliner is NOT glued in place by the dome light. just peal the rubber seal away from the headliner and pop the plastic mount out. i just replaced mine.

if yout lights arent working i would first test the little door switches and also the relay that is located under the front drivers side speaker.

[rcko]

You can fab up sheetmetal or layup some fiberglass light mounts and then screws these to the lil tabs left of the plastic or nearby metal. I had to do this to my E30. Both sides tabs were busted and the lights were just hanging. It took me about an hr to measure up and fab the first one out of sheet metal. Once that was done it was a fairly easy fix. Used two small sheetmetal screws to screw the new base to what was left of the old one.

[DaveSmed]

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?

[Schneider325]

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

[soviet1942]

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?

[Jordan325iC]

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?

[mopower]

I'm in the same boat, my passenger side light is hangin by the headliner. Where the hell can you get these plastic holders?

[dinanm3atl]

I just want to fix :)

[///M42 sport]

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.

[dinanm3atl]

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

[ak96ss]

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.

[dinanm3atl]

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?