Footwell Lighting Module Failure

Came back from a wee trip abroad and started up the 123d to discover no full beam, no indicators, no dash lights, no fog lights, window drop/close not working correctly. Fortunately there seemed to be some kind of fail-safe and the headlights, rear lights and brake lights were working correctly so I could drive home and then to the dealer. Apparently all this was caused by a defunct Footwell Lighting Module.

2 wee things I discovered while getting this fixed under warranty :

The E82 fuse box is not as accessible as my old E36 one - buried as it is behind the glovebox.

The part, as it was replaced under warranty, is only warrantied until the end of the car warranty rather than the 2 years it would have been warrantied for had I paid for its replacement myself which I found both surprising and very disappointing.

Mike Fishwick wrote: It is even more disappointing that a failure of the footwell lighting module should cause such mayhem!  BMW now seem to prefer complexity to reliability . . .

Surprised?

The trick is to offer a "contribution" to the cost of the part. People in the past have given as little as £5 for the 2 year warranty and its been accepted.