Installing headlamp bulbs

[Grumpy Goat]

Good video Wayne. I changed out my low beam for the 5th time Sunday as it had blown burned out the day before. It is the first time I found the black plastic cover for the 2 electric terminals falling apart and in multiple pieces. Like you I will need to mark them so I know which one is on the top. When I get back to MN I’ll check and see if my extended warranty will cover that connector.

Looks like we're going through a spate of blown H7s ... first mine last week, then Bob's and now yours. And I am mildly surprised to hear that your connector has fallen apart too. This has to be a known thing or else BMW would not have that $50 repair part (connector with 6" pigtail).

   

Speaking of which, I found a very similar connector online for as low as $5 (Ebay), and in fact I ordered this one off Amazon for $10. Should be arriving today. Rather than cut off the old connectors I will see if I can simply add spade (male) connectors to the new pigtail, and then push those into the females of the existing connector. That way next time it disintegrates I can just unplug and plug in a new one.