Article by:Johan Applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem : The OBC remains dead and I can’t see the excellent fuel economy it doesn’t get anyway. Let’s get to work : First you will have to remove your radio. As all radio’s are mounted differently and I never had […]
Topic: DIY Repairs & Mods
OBC Bulbs
OBC Temp at -30
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 […]
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 […]