Topic: Electronics

E34 Temp Control Panel Light Bulbs

Article by: Winston Fong Article applies to: early e34 models (pre-11/90). Start by removing the small panel on the left side of the center console next to the radio. Open the tiny left and right panels on the outer edges of the radio. Using the special five sided screwdriver remove […]

White Lid Dash Cluster Repair

Article by: Winston Fong Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models with the white lid dash cluster. My 1990 535I instrument cluster started to fail by having the fuel, temperature, and lower digital readouts not working during the first 20 minutes of driving or until it warmed up. My […]

Fuse and E-box Overview

Article by: Johan Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models The layout for the fuse box is for my 1987 model 735i. Apparently this is valid from 10/86 to 09/87. There have been many changes in the electronics of the E32 during production so there are also various fuse […]

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 […]

Key-less Entry Version 2

Article by: Ivo Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models. In recent years I got a lot of questions about installing the original BMW key-less entry. Because the E34 5-series is quite similar to the E32 7-series, this document is also very useful to the 7-series owners. This example […]