Iluminated rear defog switch
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smithy318i
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http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... witch1.htm
this doesn't say HOW to modify the switch itself.
so the question is... How do you modify the switch?
this doesn't say HOW to modify the switch itself.
so the question is... How do you modify the switch?

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A1BMW325iSport
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i`d also like to know this
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smithy318i
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I have PM'd Ian332iSport

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is it just a case of changing the button part of a hazard switch then doing the wiring mod in the guide? i plugged a hazard switch into my rear heated window wiring and switched it on and the window seemed to work (abit difficult to tell in the middle???? of summer though)
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smithy318i
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So you just change the cover over on another hazard switch?
Edit: Yes you do! just checked it.
Edit: Yes you do! just checked it.

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beardymat
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thats one nice cheap mod!!!!
wonder why bmw didnt think of it first
think ive seen a glitch in the matrix?????????

wonder why bmw didnt think of it first
think ive seen a glitch in the matrix?????????
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smithy318i
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But the article should have been more specific about the modified switch.

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A1BMW325iSport
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the switch is the same? lol
so we just mod the wiring for the bulbs 12v
and swap the front cover on switch YEAH?
so we just mod the wiring for the bulbs 12v
and swap the front cover on switch YEAH?
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well,... im not sure this thread is going to go down too well with the mods, as this was a little source of income for the zone.
but in the spirit of free enterprise,.. so its a hazard lamp switch, and u changee the cover with a rear demist switch?
but in the spirit of free enterprise,.. so its a hazard lamp switch, and u changee the cover with a rear demist switch?
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smithy318i
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What they sold the re-covered switches? Thats a little sly dont you think.

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I have a feeling it's a little more involved than that.....but maybe not!johnono wrote:well,... im not sure this thread is going to go down too well with the mods, as this was a little source of income for the zone.![]()
but in the spirit of free enterprise,.. so its a hazard lamp switch, and u changee the cover with a rear demist switch?
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seem so, but i dont know, its what u guys wrote!!smithy318i wrote:What they sold the re-covered switches? Thats a little sly dont you think.
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Well guys. The directions above, on thier own, Don't work.
With a little checking with the trusty multimeter. Mine now both iluminate.
You need another wire... as shown below.


With a little checking with the trusty multimeter. Mine now both iluminate.
You need another wire... as shown below.





