E30 dashboard warning lights

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tregzybmw
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Post Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:28 pm

one has come on and i need to find out what it is, anyone have a link to a useful site...i will get a picture of what it looks like up here....2 ticks...
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Post Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:31 pm

it looks like this....but red

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Post Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:35 pm

bet its the brakes....

might just drop it off at the scrappy on my way to work tomoro :x
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Post Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:59 pm

Brake Lining warning light basically need new brake pads not really worth scrapping the car
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Post Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:40 am

Zerotonine wrote:Brake Lining warning light basically need new brake pads not really worth scrapping the car
And a new pad sensor.
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Post Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:50 am

or re-solder the infamous 220 Ohm resistor on the back of the dash...
1 & 2 bed flats in Bournemouth areas, with parking
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Post Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:29 pm

if your scrapping it, just drop it off to me.. I'll take care of it for you ;)
Bollocks to this 24v scrap!
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Post Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:37 pm

i hate that damn light, always glows staring at me ever since i had mine!
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Post Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:31 am

Gouki wrote:i hate that damn light, always glows staring at me ever since i had mine!
Well, fix it then!