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beemerbird
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Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:13 pm

Bet you're beginning to wish you'd never seen that original picture :(
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Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:30 pm

beemerbird wrote:Bet you're beginning to wish you'd never seen that original picture :(
yes indeed :evil:
fingerman
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Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:20 pm

Not good - if you take the front part of the dash out and just have have the bulbs showing are they bright?

Maybe replace the dash due to crap building up?
Previously owned loads of old E30s, E34s, a few E36s, E32s, E39s and an E38.

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Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:33 pm

fingerman wrote:Not good - if you take the front part of the dash out and just have have the bulbs showing are they bright?

Maybe replace the dash due to crap building up?
I took the front part out, slider buttons and round switchess...light under them is fine, it's visible and same on both sides...
I can replace the dash, I got 2 spare panels but booth are with some scratches, not my taste
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Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:30 pm

still trying to sort this light up...
just quessing...is it possible that light bar inside dash has broken?
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Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:00 pm

you have got your light dimmer set to full on havent you??
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Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:17 pm

dazleeds wrote:you have got your light dimmer set to full on havent you??
yes, it's on full...
cro320
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Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:49 pm

just took a final inspection and I can confirm that light is there but is very poor, hardly visible under OBC.
Another side is perfectly fine, dials are bright clear.

I got 2 spare light bars, today I cleaned one and get it ready for install
if this doesn't make any better... :cry:
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/142/slika008mi7.jpg
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Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:08 pm

problem solved :cool:
all lights working normal and bright, problem was dirt around bulb, after panel remove I cleaned up everything and works lovely :cool:
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Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:46 pm

almost forgot :mad:

THANKS BRIAN for all advices :cool:
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