Tail light water ingress

expatguy · 04-01-2024, 03:04 PM

I have had my 2012 x5 for about a month now. I noticed today both the driver and passenger tail lights (on the vehicle not the door hatch) have some drops of water ingress.

I have a warranty so will go that route.

Have others had this issue? Were you able to fix it without replacing the casings?

StradaRedlands · 04-01-2024, 11:00 PM

E91 wagons get this a lot for some reason. Most people just have to replace the whole thing as the gasket is attached to the plastic cover. I think you could try sealing it off with some butyl tape, probably wouldn't make it worse, but could mess up the chance at warranty repair.

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expatguy Registered 2 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2012 X5 Join Date: Apr 2024 Location: Wales iTrader: (0)	Tail light water ingress I have had my 2012 x5 for about a month now. I noticed today both the driver and passenger tail lights (on the vehicle not the door hatch) have some drops of water ingress. I have a warranty so will go that route. Have others had this issue? Were you able to fix it without replacing the casings?
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StradaRedlands Brigadier General 4951 Rep 3,014 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i MT Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.21] 2009 BMW 328i Touri ... [7.90] 2013 BMW X5 35i [7.63] 2011 BMW 528i [8.75] 2006 Mazda3 [5.50]	E91 wagons get this a lot for some reason. Most people just have to replace the whole thing as the gasket is attached to the plastic cover. I think you could try sealing it off with some butyl tape, probably wouldn't make it worse, but could mess up the chance at warranty repair.
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