** OBC flickers with Indicators, Wipers, Brakes HELP!! **

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Project_E30
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Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:41 pm

My OBC backlight flickers (goes dim) whenever I use my indicators, wipers or brakes. As is goes from bright to dim everytime the wipers move or indicators flash.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Can anyone help me stop this happening?

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Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:21 am

Anybody??
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Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:24 pm

Gotta be a bad earth somewhere.

At a guess, as its common between them, check the battery to chassis is making a good clean contact?
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Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:48 pm

I get this, mine seems to pulse too. Never annoyed me enough find the fault, plus id probably just end up breaking something else in the process :(

Be interesting to hear if you find a solution, sorry i cant help more

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Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:53 pm

There's a couple of ground points on the steering columb and one above the glovebox.
There is NO nucleus.
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Martinaston wrote:There's a couple of ground points on the steering columb and one above the glovebox.
Do you have any pics so I can find their location?


I know thats lazy but knowing my luck & I wont find them. :cry:
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Project_E30 wrote:
Martinaston wrote:There's a couple of ground points on the steering columb and one above the glovebox.
Do you have any pics so I can find their location?


I know thats lazy but knowing my luck I wont find them. :cry:
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Take the steering wheel off and remove the cowling and you should see two at the top of the columb.
I think there may be another one up by the ECU, not sure.
There is NO nucleus.
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Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:58 am

Are these points clear on the RealOEM website as at least then I can see what I'm looking for :mad:
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???
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