on board computer convertion

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:35 pm

how do i make the the range on my e30 computer read miles in stead of kilometres?

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:37 pm

wouldnt mind knowing this too welcome bronk lad another norn iron member......lol

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:19 pm

Full OBC instructins are on here somewhere, but in the meantime:
Press "consum", and then toggle through the three available sets of units (US, UK and metric) by pressing the recessed button on the front lower left.

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:45 pm

when Brian says 'button', he means tiny thing that a pen-point fits nicely into

and isn't it front lower right?

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:47 pm

It's in the owners handbook !

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:38 pm

orangecurry wrote:
and isn't it front lower right?

Yes - just come in from the pub when I wrote that!

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:41 pm

Brianmoooore is human ! He makes mistakes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:47 pm

LOL!

OK guys..another qustion how can you make the lights on that thing readable? Mine is like almost dead and too dark to read

Post Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:50 pm

Unscrew it, four screws dead fiddlly, remove the readio and the glovebox bits, then replace the bulb. Easy but fiddly, the bulb is 20p from maplin an needs soldering in place. You'll see the bulb holder instantly when you remove the unit. There is a way to loosen it and pull the bulb holder out but by the time I done that it was easier to remove the unit !

Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:10 am

Herrity wrote:Unscrew it, four screws dead fiddlly, remove the readio and the glovebox bits, then replace the bulb. Easy but fiddly, the bulb is 20p from maplin an needs soldering in place. You'll see the bulb holder instantly when you remove the unit. There is a way to loosen it and pull the bulb holder out but by the time I done that it was easier to remove the unit !

It's important to replace both bulbs. They have to be identical.
Note: A new complete light bar from BMW is well over Ãƒ”šÃ‚£20, so it's well worth making an effort to replace just the bulbs. They are 5V ones.

Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:03 am

the bulb holder is the white plastic thing at one side - you slide the whole thing out - use thin-nosed pliers.

It's NOT the bulb you can easily see from the back of the unit - this single bulb back-illuminates the buttons - the twin 5v bulbs on the white slidy-bar illuminate the display

Brian... human? Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh