Headlight Issue

1995 BMW 740
149,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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THEMORTGAGEMAN
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I have a headlight on the passenger front that will not turn off. It came on about 6-months agao after a hi-pressure car wash.. Also, the headlights will flash every now and then as I go down the road and you can hear soft sound as if an alarm is going off.
Dec 31, 2010 at 4:41 PM
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DOCHAGERTY
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I resist guessing at intermittent issues without having all the facts I can get. Has a scan been done with the proprietary BMW scan tool?
Dec 31, 2010 at 8:00 PM
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THEMORTGAGEMAN
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No scan has been done regarding the issue as it's a 95 and the typical CHeckers and Autozones don't have a set-up for this year...
Jan 1, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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DOCHAGERTY
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The issue was most certainly due to the pressure wash, a fault or faults have been set from that event. The scan I requested is what needs to happen next. Seek out a BMW repair facility that has the scan tool I mentioned and get back to me after the results are known.
Jan 1, 2011 at 6:04 AM
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DOCHAGERTY
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Is there anything new?
Jan 27, 2011 at 6:07 PM
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