BMW torches... How many versions ???

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clipper
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Post Wed May 11, 2011 8:22 am

Just bought a black torch of ebay for my E39, great condition and fully working.

Doesn't fit in my post facelift E39 though :(

Logically, it doesn't fit in the E30 either.

Then I saw another ebay add for an E39 torch which had the part number, so I looked it up and it was only for E39s up to 1999 (from memory).

So how many types of damn torches have BMW put in their glove box over the years and what are the differences ?

As far as I know:

White torch with round female connectors - E30 all models (and E36?)

Black torch with flat pin connectors - E39 late models? (not sure how the early E39 torches were different)

Black torch with round male connectors - almost all BMWs from 2005 onwards.

Anyone help an OEM homo get his torches right ?
These are sensations as hard to forget as they are to ignore.....
snakebrain
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Post Wed May 11, 2011 12:31 pm

E28 has a similar torch to the one you describe for the E30. Flat body, white, doesn't work, is the usual description..