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      07-19-2025, 04:39 PM   #1
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LED Trunk Light Failure

Anyone else have 1 or more of their BMW LED trunk lights go out for absolutely no reason? Bought mine less than a year ago and just had 2 of the LED’s shit the bed.

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I find this kind of weird, LED are supposed to have a long life span, considerably longer than incandescent bulbs, so why are they burning out.
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I find this kind of weird, LED are supposed to have a long life span, considerably longer than incandescent bulbs, so why are they burning out.
Thought so as well. But seems to be a common issue from a few searches
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Most likely a made in Ch**a part.
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lol funny update…I removed it, took the LED module out and pressed on the LEDs that went out and ta da!

But yeah probably made in china thx bmw
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Glad that it worked out.
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