Most expensive headlight bulb --- ever

[locp10]

On the way out to a bike meet last Wednesday my dipped beam blew. I wasn't far from my local dealer so I called in to get a new one.The old bulb was tight to remove but not ridiculous, the problem started when I came to fit the new one, after lining up the tab I pushed the bulb home with a small amout of force, as I did this I felt something give, the next thing I know is the whole of the silver reflector assembly is wagging about inside the headlight housing. Anyway, cutting a painful story short, it turns out that the height adjusted assy is ona ball and socket inside the housing, push too hard and it pops off. £70 later it was sorted, but what a crap idea, searching this site reveals it's common problem.You would think BMW would sort stupid flaws like this, idiotic things like this really pee me off.

 

[Fanum]

How did you end up paying £70 to get it 'sorted'

Just pop it back on

 

[nedflanders]

Having been one of the unlucky few that this has happened too (I needed a headlight and bought a UK one from fleabay and surprise the previous owner had done the same ) one thing they don't do is 'just pop back on'. , mine took some lockwire and ALOT of pulling

 

[shready]

You would think BMW would sort stupid flaws like this, idiotic things like this really pee me off.

You would think BMW wouldn't introduce stupid flaws to start with

 

[Mr K]

What flaws?

50,088 miles, at least half a dozen headlamp bulbs, original headlamp assembly.....