Headlamp switch.....

[PeterVarga]

Obtained a salvage headlamp switch from an E12 (5 series I think.) Wondering if anyone knows if it fits an E10 2002 ('76). It looks very

much the same but the electrical connections are small (5mm.) I can't remember seeing any connector (quick disconnect type) that is this size in my '02. They all seem the 7mm size. Anybody know?

[Mike Self]

wires, and it has small-sized terminals in the plug.

mike

[ClayW]

Do you need a headlamp switch for an 02? I've got a `70 2002 that I'm parting out....want the switch?

[PeterVarga]

Just got one from EBay. Its clean....but I'm not sure if it fits. The press-on connectors are smaller than I remember last time I had it apart. I'll have to open the console and look. But thanks, if this one doesn't fit, I'll reply.... I'll try and look at it this weekend. ....... It might just be a one piece connector that connects all the wires at once .....as Mike (above) mentioned....thanks.

[PeterVarga]

.....duh......as a final note, I compared part numbers for the lamp switch on a 530i and an '02 same year and it lists the same number. It be interesting to find out what it is when I pull it out of its mounting.

[PeterVarga]

Well, the final final on this is Mike was correct....the headlamp switch has a couple of plastic fittings that hold the connectors. The .187" fastons are held in that fixture and lock on the switch. Plus there is one outside lug with the same connector on it. Therefore, the E12 (530i) headlamp switch fits in the E10 (2002) lamp connector. (maybe that's why the part nos. are the same!)

I sure hope the dimmer isn't ohmic as in the older one....the panel is much too dim even with fresh bulbs.