Amber engine light

Check the tail light bulbs & marker light bulbs.

Replace the turn signal switch. That is what is shorted out. All the exterior lights run threw it except the high mount brake light.

Check the amps that are being drawn by the headlights. Compare that with what the bulb should be drawing using:
amps= watts / volts
I am going to guess its higher but not to the point of blowing the fuse for your lights. I would then start checking grounds.
Or, you used halogen bulbs and you touched the glass. I doubt they would both fail at the same time from that.

Re: Replace headlight bulb

1. INSTALLATION GUIDE:
2. BMW E38 99-01 HID TYPE 7 Series 1PC Halo Amber Projector Headlights
3. Parts Identification:
4. Projector Headlight
5. Halo & L.E.D.
6. Bottom of the Headlight:
7. Ballast Bracket, Halo Wires(red/black)
8. Turn Signal Adaptor
9. TOOLS REQUIRE
10. 10mm - 8mm socket
11. Philip Screwdriver
12. Crimper/Pliers
13. For more information about how to install your vehicle, come visit our youtube page on
14. http://www.youtube.com/spyderauto
15. Remove the facotry headlight from the BMW. First remove the front panel cover below the headlight to access the bottom screw of the headlight housing. There is also two screws on the top of the housing.
16. Once you have remove the headlight, turn the headlight around and remove the bracket that holds the Ballast. Then remove the ballast using a philip screwdriver.
17. Unplug the wire from the ballast, and then remove the Xenon Plug from the housing. Put the Ballast aside.
18. Carefully remove the D2S Xenon Bulb from the factory housing. Once you have remove the bulb, transfer the bulb to the Spyder headlights.
19. Remove the bracket from the Spyder Headlight, and then install the ballast on the housing like the original. Once you have put the ballast on, put the bracket back on.
20. Remove the Panel Cover bracket from the original headlight to the new Spyder Headlights as shown here.
21. STEP:
22. Install the Spyder turn signal socket if the orignal does not fit, unplug the factory plug from the harness and plug the new one on.
23. Install the Spyder Headlight back on to the vehicle. Plug the Harness back on, the halo/L.E.D. Wires is connect to the Parking lights. These wires are optional to your vehicle, you do not have to wire them together.
24. Factory Xenon Headlight
25. Spyder Projector Headlight using Factory Xenon Lights
26. STEP:

BMW e46 HID Headlight Replace

remove upper air intake splash shield.remove the headlight housing retaining bolts and pull the housing assembly out to access the bulbs.rotate bulb holder counterclockwise to remove bulbs.WARNING YOU NEED TO WEAR CLEAN GLOVE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS BECAUSE THEY ARE HALOGEN BULBS. IF YOU TOUCH HALOGEN BULBS WITH BARE HANDS. OILS FROM SKIN WILL CAUSE HALOGEN BULBS TO OVERHEAT BLOW OUT SO WEAR CLEAN DRY GLOVES.

Something is wrong,are they using vw parts, the head light has to have a bad ground or short somewhere to keep blowing bulbs or water is entering lens,the rest of the light need to be diagnosed,maybe you need to take to dealer or another dealer, good luck.

reasons bulbs keep blowning.your head light bulbs is halogen bulbs.dont touch with bare hands.the oils on your hands will make them over heat and blow.so use clean gloves on your hands when replacing the head light bulbs.if all is good.check alternator out put.it could be overcharging causing too much current flow through electrical circuit blowing out bulbs.use a digital volt meter hook it battery with car running battery voltage should be 13.5 to 14.5 volts. if it is 15 to 16 volts too many volts.alternator is faulty.due to lock out features turn off radio before disconnecting battery cables so you wont lose radio playing code.

sounds like your check engine light is on. On 99ish 3 series the check engine light was an amber engine in the instrument cluster. I thought 5 series actually said service engine soon. If you cycle your key the bulb check should illuminate all lights. see if you have a light that says service engine soon, if not, the amber engine, is the check engine light.

check your fuses, something is blowing out your bulbs or causing a lack of electrical support, and cant support all your lights working at once...let me know how it goes

I have a 1988 jeep wagoneer limited 4.0. The other night the cops pulled me over for having my amber lights on, along with the red running lights in the rear. I hace replaced all the bulbs with new ones. When I pull the light switch out to the first stop, I get three bulbs that come on in the rear light assembly, two in the red zone and one in the amber, it is the same with the headlights on. The hazzards and turn signal lamps all work perfectly, as well as the brake lights. At night the amber lights in the rear are very bright and this is what the police say should not be on. Does anyone have any ideas where the problem might be? Thank you very much, Thomas