[adi58]

Originally Posted by SS80

The Greying out of plastic can easily be fixed by any detail. Also, this sort of thing is common in any car that gets regular exposure to the hot sun. Try changing the parking spot if possible, that much help.

There’s some paint done by BMW on the plastic which is coming off not the case of greying out. The texture over that area has changed too. It’s nothing to do with detailing because my car gets waxed and detailed every season. I’ve got stilt parking so that is not a problem either.

Mechanically too the car has had list of premature replacements like all 4 shock ups, link ends, control arms(twice), crankshaft pulley, engine mounts, air intake box, steering rack(twice).

We’ve booked X3 Msport which is due for delivery this Feb but I’m in two minds now on the quality control aspect.

[Ravi Parwan]

I find this very strange. I have opened up the backlights of many cars ( M800, Zen, Esteem, Baleno, Toyota Fortuner, Chevrolet Beat, Honda Amaze, to name a few). They do have condensation holes/ drainage holes, but not space enough for insects to crawl inside.

I don't know about BMW, but if any automotive light has space for insects to get in, it will be filled with dust from the road in no time and become ineffective. So there is something wrong here.

[gadadhar]

Ants made a colony in my Fortuner taillamp and the whole unit was promptly replaced under warranty.

I have not faced similar issues while using the 320D or heard complaints from BMW friends, but none are X1 users

[adi58]

The BMW logo fell off today because the quality of the glue gave up leaving the tape behind!

[audioholic]

For those of you facing this issue it's a good idea to check the rear side of the tail light to understand where the entry point could possibly be. Yes, headlights and taillights are not air tight sealed components. However there is always a breather cap provided to exactly prevent these things from happening. Might be possible that the breather cap would have fallen off due to vibrations or broken. I can imagine ants making their way inside in some cases but definitely not bigger bugs.

[hellraiser_yank]

Originally Posted by adi58

Both rear led lights have bunch of bugs trapped in them. Shouldn’t this be sealed? Any fix?

Had the same issue in my family's f generation 3 GT. Both developed this issue in the taillamp in the boot section. Lamps were replaced under warranty as the cars are under BMW secure. Have noticed the same on f series of X1 also.