hood light? - BMW Forum

MiguelACA · 09-06-2006, 08:17 PM

is there a hood light on the e36's??? my 318 didnt have one neither does the 325...???

Ivan · 09-06-2006, 10:53 PM

ya know now that i think of it i dont think mine has one either.

MiguelACA · 09-06-2006, 11:12 PM

lol, i had never really thought about it, but as i was looking through the sylvania website looking for a bulb number, i couldnt help but see that it said

Under hood light
6411

i think i might take a look tomorrow...

WarNox · 09-07-2006, 12:02 AM

there is a space for it if u look underneath ur bonnet. but i've never seen an actual light there.

MiguelACA · 09-07-2006, 12:39 AM

hmmm.....the mystery of the hood light...fact or myth...stay tuned....

natem2112 · 09-07-2006, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MiguelACA

is there a hood light on the e36's??? my 318 didnt have one neither does the 325...???

Yeah, my 352i has a spot for it, but that's about it.

Shit, even my Mazda which I upgraded from had on of those fancy-shmancy thingamajigs.....

drz · 09-07-2006, 10:09 AM

You must go real quick in that 352i, don't you?

natem2112 · 09-07-2006, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by natem2112

Yeah, my 352i has a spot for it, but that's about it.

Shit, even my Mazda which I upgraded from had on of those fancy-shmancy thingamajigs.....

Yeah, this ( 352i ) is REALLY FAST!

So much faster then my OTHER 325i

Dyslexia, it's a real pain sometimes.

MiguelACA · 09-07-2006, 09:29 PM

ok, so i forgot to check, but u guys say theres a spot for it...does that mean its just missing the bulb...or?

preyash · 09-07-2006, 09:32 PM

in my car there is a spot for it its on the middle of the hood when u open it, mine has a small rectangular cut to it but no light, i think the 325's have it mine is a 318 so i dont know, but in the manual it also says its there cuz it has the bulb number listed in the manual.

Ivan · 09-07-2006, 10:40 PM

why would the 325s have it but the 318s wouldnt? that makes no sense. im sure theres a better explanation.

thekid · 09-08-2006, 12:11 AM

If you do a search this topic was discussed... 2ish years ago. I called my knoweldgeable parts guy and got him to fax me a copy of the parts diagram and there is indeed a part number for a light, if you look at your hood insulation you will see a perferated place for the light. However, my parts guy said he's never seen one or heard of an E36 actually having one in it... and he's been working for BMW Dealership in the parts department for a long long.... long long... time. But do a search, I believe Elpresidente was the one that actually uploaded and posted the fax with the diagram with parts numbers.