Genuine BMW 218i 2 Series Grand Tourer F46 fog light left 7342115 Fog

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Genuine BMW 218i 2 Series Grand Tourer F46 fog light left 7342115 Fog - part number 7342115

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About part number 7342115

A fog light is an auxiliary exterior lighting component fitted low down on the front bumper. It projects a wide, flat beam underneath thick mist, heavy rain or fog to illuminate the road edges and markings without reflecting glare back into the driver's eyes. When the circuit is switched on, it provides extra visibility in poor weather conditions while helping other road users see the vehicle.

To confirm this part is correct for your vehicle, you must match the manufacturer part number 7342115 exactly. On a light unit like this, the part number is usually stamped or printed onto the rear plastic housing or the outer mounting casing. Matching this exact number is the only way to guarantee correct fitment, as physical appearance alone is not enough.

A fog light assembly is usually replaced due to damage from stone chips, cracked lenses, broken mounting tabs or internal moisture ingress. When fitting this replacement unit on the left-hand side, a technician will typically use screw fixings to secure it to the bumper, and may need a fresh bulb or wiring connector if the existing fittings are worn or corroded.

  • Part type: Fog Light Assemblies.
  • Specification: mounting style Screws.
  • Position on the vehicle: Left.

About this kind of part: fog lamps

A fog lamp is a small sealed unit set into the lower corner of a front bumper, below the main headlamp. Its beam is wide and flat and cut off sharply at the top, which is what stops it reflecting back off fog, and that pattern is why it cannot be substituted with any other kind of lamp. On many cars the same housing also provides the cornering light that illuminates the direction the wheels are turned, and on some it is a daytime running light as well.

Why people replace one

  • A stone has broken the lens, which is almost inevitable on a lamp mounted this low and this far forward.
  • The housing has cracked or the mounting tabs have snapped in a light knock, because the fog lamp sits exactly where a bumper takes a kerb or a post.
  • Water has got into the unit through a failed seal and the lens mists up or the lamp has corroded internally.
  • The lens has clouded and yellowed from stone blasting and road salt.
  • The lamp has been removed for a bumper repair and the tabs were broken getting it out.

Fitting it

  • Most fog lamps are reached from behind the bumper cover, sometimes through the wheel arch liner and sometimes only with the bumper off.
  • They are held by two or three screws into a carrier, or clipped into a surround that is itself screwed to the bumper.
  • The aim is adjustable on most units and is set low and level. A fog lamp aimed upwards defeats its own purpose and dazzles.
  • The surround or finisher around the lamp is usually a separate part, and it is often what was broken rather than the lamp itself.

Making sure it is the right one

  • Match the part number. Within one model there are commonly a plain fog lamp, one that also provides a cornering light, and a diode version, and they are not interchangeable.
  • Count the connector pins and compare the block with your own lamp. A lamp with extra functions has extra wires.
  • Check the lens marking against your own. It records the approval and the beam type, and a lamp of the wrong type is not a legal substitute.
  • Compare the mounting arrangement: some clip into a surround and some screw to a carrier, and the two cannot be swapped.

What to look for in the photographs

A Part number — On a label or moulded into the back of the housing.
B Lens marking — Etched into the lens: the approval and the beam type. Compare it with the marking on your own lamp.
C Connector — Count the pins. A plain fog lamp, one with a cornering light and a diode unit all differ here.
D Mounting tabs — The tabs or screw bosses that hold the lamp. These snap easily and are the most common hidden fault.
E Lens surface — Look across the lens at an angle. Stone pitting on a lamp this low shows in a raking light and disappears in a flat one.
F Seal and housing — The joint where the lens meets the housing, and the back cover. Water enters where these have been disturbed.

This section describes fog lamps parts in general. The numbers and the photographs above are this part.

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