E30: turn signal turns on brights

snuka · 2005-04-29T05:53:00+00:00

I've searched the net and haven't found a solution to this problem yet.I own an 87 325iC. Starting about two years ago, with my headlights on, whenever I used the turn signal and completed a turn and it would snap back to the normal position, my high beams would come on. I explained the problem to a mechanic that told me it would cost about $800 to fix. I decided to just not use the signal lights at night. Now it's gotten worse. Whenever I turn on my headlight, my high beams come on and I can't turn them off. If I jam a peice of folded paper behind the turn signal stick, it will move it up enough for the high beams to turn off but then I can't use the turn signal or the paper will fall out and I'm back to brights.Has anybody else ever experienced this? Any idea what could be causing the problem? How hard would it be to fix this myself? Thanks.

Apr 29, 2005 22 Replies

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shadetree E30 mechanic 21 years ago

I had this *exact* issue on a '86 325e.

I bought a new switch online and put it in and problem went away. Agree a used one would have been cheaper :)

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snuka 21 years ago

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dave 21 years ago

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