Article by: Johan Article applies to: all e32, e34 models. Problem: Since I had the car I’ve had some problems with the OBC temperature reading. The reading would drop about 10 degrees when the front fog lights where turned on. About one year later the OBC temperature reading stayed at […]
Topic: Electronics
Fusebox Rebuild
Article by: Johan Article applies to: all e32, e34 models. Problem : At some point the fuse box caught fire. Probably due to corroded contacts. That’s exactly why I always replace the fuses and clean the contacts of the fuse holders in an older car. I didn’t like the way […]
EML Control Light Repair
Article by: Johan Article applies to: all e31, e32, and e38 models with the M7x engine. Problem: The EML bulb should show up for a couple of seconds when the ignition is turned on. On my 750i it didn’t do that anymore. And as a result the acceleration time from […]
Dash Cluster Bulbs
Article by: Sean Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models Typical airbag steering wheel Typical standard steering wheel Problem: What do you think? I had to turn the interior lights on to read my water temperature….after driving 10 dkm with this procedure, it was getting pretty annoying. Background: When […]
Climate Control LEDs
Article by: Johan Article applies: to all e32 models Problem: A whole group of buttons aren’t lighting up as they should. Fixing the illumination: The section “Climate control illumination” already shows how to remove and disassemble the control panel. So I won’t repeat those steps here. The LEDs for the […]
Climate Control Bulbs
Article by: Johan Article applies to: all e32 models. Problem: Some if not all the thumb wheel controls aren’t lighting up at night anymore. The thumb wheel controls are lit with plain old bulbs. I’m wondering why BMW didn’t use LEDs for this. But I guess LEDs didn’t give […]