How to remove the OBC?

[Qsilver7]

if you get them from the dealer...the pic you posted is what you get when you order #62 11 1 368 299. See item #7 in the diagram: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...62&fg=05&hl=43 . I've never had to do this repair...but others have stated that the 6volt bulbs (the wrong ones) they've purchased came with a green base...so that indicates that the bulb and the holder come as one unit.

If you are going to "reuse" the holder...which at the low cost for the bulb from the dealer is a waste of time...iit looks like you'll have to use a soldering iron and desolder the wires to pop it out...then resolder the wires of the new bulb.

[BigKriss]

cool. wow thanks Quicksilver. I used some long nose pliers and took the bulbs out of the sockets, breaking the bulbs in the process. They where tight. I didn't have to desolder anything. I assumed the bulbs fit in and out of the sockets, but I was wrong. When you break the bulbs, some terminals are still attached. I won't resuse the holder, I will buy item #7 like you say from the dealer.