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Was able to make this happen due to this post. Thank you
Hey guys,
I made a bimmerpost account just to thank you guys for all the useful information provided here.
Luckily my issue was not as severe as described in these posts. I only had one led from one module affected/dimmed/tad yellow but due to these posts I understood that I need to act quickly so as not to damage the ring/fiberglass from further exposure to a bad/burning led.
The bad DRL in my case was also lucky as it was the driver side one, right around the lightbulb/D1S so one screw from the DRL was accessible via the back after removing the D1s bulb.
Sadly, I had to disassemble a part of the front bumper(not all the way) in order to take out the headlight.
We removed all the screws on the top/bonnet level, all the screws between bumper and engine shield, took out the plastic semicircle wheel cover and unscrewed the T30 screw holding the plastic bumper tied to the front car wing. After that we were able to gently pull away the bumper from one side so as to make wiggle room and take out the two screws from underneath the headlight and bam, it was removed.
After that, took a 10 drillbit and gently made a whole in the back of the headlight assembly right above the other DRL LED screw. Took out the DRL.
Used a 8 drillbit and gently rotated it on the fiberoptic canal for the LED just to scratch surface a bit, then used a 2 drillbit to get in deeper and scoop the burn out part. These were done by hand not using the drillbit machine(way to many things can go wrong).
After that, just put in DRL back, tested and it looks like new.
Put in a plastic clip inside hole and also put in engine silicone around plastic clip so as to avoid future condensation and etc.
Overall I'm very pleased with how this turned out. Sorry that I didn't take any pictures as I was very nervous initially for the whole operation.
Just wanted to thank you guys for all the useful info.
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