Parking Lamp Bulb Installation | H7 Connector Upgrade

[Grumpy Goat]

The bulb connector appears to be the same as the one used on our last couple bikes.
Wonder why this one is falling apart after only 4 years.
The heat should be the same as other sealed H7 bulbs.
Different supplier?

I agree, Lee. The heat should be the same and the fact that both Darrell's and my bike had the same failure pretty much at the same time but with vastly different mileages make the problem even more strange.

The only difference I could think is that Darrell uses stock H7 bulbs (I believe) while I have been using Silvania Silverstars of one flavour or another for some time now. Maybe there is a difference in the current draw and heat output seen at the connector. So even if you take my bike out of the equation that leaves your bikes and Darrell's. So it must be a different manufacturer and when you look online there are several to choose from with different prices so who knows what supplier BMW got.