E30 Zone

My OBC is workin fine but it dose not light up!, Just wonderin is ther a bulb u can change or would i need till change the whole OBC????????

Danny hi m8 done that today with mine. yes there is a lamp at the rear of the unit that works like the rest of the car lamps "dims" you will need to get to the rear of the OBC and then have a pair of long nosed pliers. the lamp is just about in the middle of the unit and is a twist fit.
hope this helps chris.

Dose it need replacein or wot? how did u get the obc outa the dash?

you can geyt to the back from the glove box, undo it and let it drop down. remove the R/H trim and you will have access to the rear of the unit, the lamp is recceced hense the need for the pliers.

If you need to change the backlight for the LCD.....

you can undo the two top and bottom screws in the dash trim panel that houses the OBC. pull it out just enough where you can see the side of the OBC on the passenger side. You will see there is a white square that houses the light board. The trim panel blocks you from being able to simple pull it out. With a Drummel, you can shave a section of the trim panel. This allows you easy access to this light board any time you need to change it......

p.s. - future owners of your car will love you for this.......

thebigone wrote:Danny hi m8 done that today with mine. yes there is a lamp at the rear of the unit that works like the rest of the car lamps "dims" you will need to get to the rear of the OBC and then have a pair of long nosed pliers. the lamp is just about in the middle of the unit and is a twist fit.
hope this helps chris.

This lights up the buttons, for the display there is a white "light bar" as robmpulse has described, easier to undo the 4 screws to remove the unit tho!

Yea its the dispaly that is not lite up, the buttons are lite up on the obc, were could i get 1of these white light bars at?? or would i be best takein it 2an auto spark??

You can remove the light bar and take it to someone like maplins and they will solder in new bulbs, 5v each i think or BMW will charge lots more to replace them......

Do a serch and you'll find the answer, it was discussed very recently.........

Tom

the actuall light bar from bmw is about 20 odd notes if i recall correctly
bought one for mine las year

Richy325iTouring wrote:the actuall light bar from bmw is about 20 odd notes if i recall correctly
bought one for mine las year

I have no idea personally but Brianmoooore said the other day its around Ԛ£40 quid!


Sod that!

Tom

nope def 20 odd pkus the vat

Richy325iTouring wrote:nope def 20 odd pkus the vat

Sorted then, thats cheap enough for trouble free motoring!

tomson wrote: I have no idea personally but Brianmoooore said the other day its around Ԛ£40 quid!
Tom

If I did, it was a typo. Theyre Ԛ£20+ from the dealer. Couple of 30p bulbs for me every time!

Have to go with that Ԛ£19:83 + the %$^%^&*%VAT. Got some to day from the states $5 works for me

[/quote]Couple of 30p bulbs for me every time![/quote]

Absoloutely!

Or do a search on here and replace them with LEDs i did this and it will last alot longer than the normal bulbs.

Had same problem on both my E30 and E24. Went mad and bought 6 bulbs from Maplins @ 28p each, plus vat and delivery, soldered in 2 bulbs per car, problem solved, and 2 spare bulbs if the replacements don't last 20 years, like the originals!!

Cheers guys!!