dash illumination

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Lumpy
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Post Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:19 pm

:mad: is there any way to increase the lighting on the instrument panel. my 1986 320i needs a lighting boost, and before you ask, yes the illumination controll is turned up full power. also where can i get a good map mirror
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Post Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:38 pm

Use higher wattage bulbs....But that will mean more heat is produced which can cause some plastic bits to melt.

I think the standard dash bulbs are 3W.
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eko
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Post Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:41 pm

Take the orange bulb covers out from inside,brightens them up a bit!
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Post Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:13 pm

The map mirrors are very expensive, try ebay but its very very rare you will see them on there and they sell for about 70-100 pound