Does anyone have a diagram/list of the bulbs that are at the bottom of the instrument panel (under the odometer)?
I suspect a couple of my bulbs are burnt out (from before I got the car) but I have no idea what is meant to be there.
Thanks
Instrument cluster bulb description
Item 2 and 3 here - http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=62&fg=05
More info here - http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showth ... ight=bulbs
More info here - http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showth ... ight=bulbs
Good find!
Good find Si, (second link)
I have both front and back fog lights (OEM). I found a few owner's manuals online but none had both. (eg http://home.arcor.de/z3qp/anleitung/anleitungengl.pdf)
I thought it was strange that the front fogs did not have a bulb in the cluster. Something to do today..........
.............if I can find some shade.
I have both front and back fog lights (OEM). I found a few owner's manuals online but none had both. (eg http://home.arcor.de/z3qp/anleitung/anleitungengl.pdf)
I thought it was strange that the front fogs did not have a bulb in the cluster. Something to do today..........
.............if I can find some shade.
Last edited by BonBon on Sun 21 Jun, 2009 20:48, edited 2 times in total.
I accessed the rear of the cluster. No need to remove the wheel or even completely remove the instrument cluster.
To my surprise, there was only a bulb/housing in the rear fog slot (illuminates yellow) despite having OEM switches for both.
Inserting a suitable 1.2W 12V bulb/housing into the front fog slot - it also worked. (Illuminates green)
After 12 years my front fogs finally had a bulb to represent them in the dash.
I was told by a couple of locals that the front fogs were not standard which may explain the lack of a bulb/housing.
Still a qwerk... the front fog switch was on the right of the rears, but its green dash bulb was on the left side. Being a combination of anal & compulsive I put it right by disconnecting the plug of the switches from behind and turning them both around by 180 degrees and reconnecting.
Tip #1 that took me a couple of minutes to figure out - pull out the cluster by alternatively inserting a small screw driver into the "ears" which had the torx screws which hold the cluster in place.
Tip #2 - easier to remove the bulb/housing with a 6mm socket with your fingers (no need for the ratchet and the risk of scratching the dash. Just be careful that the socket does not fall behind the dash)
<a href="http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 ... G_0301.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 ... G_0301.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
You can see both green (pale on left side) and yellow fog bulbs illuminating.
<a href="http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 ... G_0302.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 ... G_0302.jpg" border="0" alt="fog"></a>
Hey, the dash looks great in the pics - it never looks so clear when driving (without the reading glasses). The perils of getting a roadster as part of a middle age crisis.
To my surprise, there was only a bulb/housing in the rear fog slot (illuminates yellow) despite having OEM switches for both.
Inserting a suitable 1.2W 12V bulb/housing into the front fog slot - it also worked. (Illuminates green)
After 12 years my front fogs finally had a bulb to represent them in the dash.
I was told by a couple of locals that the front fogs were not standard which may explain the lack of a bulb/housing.
Still a qwerk... the front fog switch was on the right of the rears, but its green dash bulb was on the left side. Being a combination of anal & compulsive I put it right by disconnecting the plug of the switches from behind and turning them both around by 180 degrees and reconnecting.
Tip #1 that took me a couple of minutes to figure out - pull out the cluster by alternatively inserting a small screw driver into the "ears" which had the torx screws which hold the cluster in place.
Tip #2 - easier to remove the bulb/housing with a 6mm socket with your fingers (no need for the ratchet and the risk of scratching the dash. Just be careful that the socket does not fall behind the dash)
<a href="http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 ... G_0301.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 ... G_0301.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
You can see both green (pale on left side) and yellow fog bulbs illuminating.
<a href="http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 ... G_0302.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 ... G_0302.jpg" border="0" alt="fog"></a>
Hey, the dash looks great in the pics - it never looks so clear when driving (without the reading glasses). The perils of getting a roadster as part of a middle age crisis.
