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BMW Repair/E39 97' 523i Faulty Bulb warning light on dash

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Hi, prompted by the dash I have replaced bulbs not working and checked all others but I still have both rear lights warning on the dash - Is there any easy fix for this?

Answer
These bulb warning systems are sensitive to the current flowing.  Have you hooked any accessories up, especially trailer lights, or something?  The second pass is to use bulbs from BMW if you haven't...small changes can affect these warning systems greatly.

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John Kingery

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BMW Repair (e24, e36, e38, e39)

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Owned/maintained 5 BMW's, plus friends. Done exhaust systems, head gaskets, fuel systems, brakes, suspensions, electrical, seats, etc., etc.

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degreed Mechanical Engineer, w/20 years experience

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