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  • Hawk
    E30 Addict
    • Oct 2003
    • 549

    #1

    Help!!! Guage cluster!

    Sorry mods I have to get my car back together before 7 am. I have the guage cluster out and in process of installing rings a bulb burned out! Are the cluster blubs same as side marker? They fit. But new one is brighter than old one (dont know if this has too high of wattage or just cause its new?
    Summer '85 E24 635csi Winter '88 E30 325iX, I lose 25% of my hp before I even turn the key.
  • BENdashdash
    Tom is not my friend
    • Aug 2004
    • 2506

    #2
    Originally posted by Hawk
    Sorry mods I have to get my car back together before 7 am. I have the guage cluster out and in process of installing rings a bulb burned out! Are the cluster blubs same as side marker? They fit. But new one is brighter than old one (dont know if this has too high of wattage or just cause its new?
    If you're talking about the little bulbs that pop in, just borrow them from your ash trays. Then go to an auto parts store tomorrow and buy more.

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    • Hawk
      E30 Addict
      • Oct 2003
      • 549

      #3
      My rear ashtray is burned. Sidemarkers are 2 w diffrent will that cause problems?
      Summer '85 E24 635csi Winter '88 E30 325iX, I lose 25% of my hp before I even turn the key.

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      • BENdashdash
        Tom is not my friend
        • Aug 2004
        • 2506

        #4
        What cluster bulbs are you talking about?

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        • Hawk
          E30 Addict
          • Oct 2003
          • 549

          #5
          Ones that light cluster amber at night. The side maker lights look better.
          Last edited by Hawk; 01-18-2006, 01:38 AM.
          Summer '85 E24 635csi Winter '88 E30 325iX, I lose 25% of my hp before I even turn the key.

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          • BENdashdash
            Tom is not my friend
            • Aug 2004
            • 2506

            #6
            As in inside the cluster? Sorry, I forget whats in there.

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            • mikeedler
              R3V OG
              • Feb 2004
              • 6707

              #7
              it will probably melt the amber caps, it is a higher wattage.

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              • clavinZERO
                Hella sick E30
                • Mar 2004
                • 2027

                #8
                the gauge cluster bulbs are totally different from the side marker bulbs. The gauge ones have a lil black housing around them, whereas the sidemarker bulbs have a smashed-flat base. they are also 1.2 watts versus 5 watts, IIRC.

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                • Hawk
                  E30 Addict
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 549

                  #9
                  Thanks for the help guys! By the way they are the same just 2v diffrent u can pull them outta black base.
                  Summer '85 E24 635csi Winter '88 E30 325iX, I lose 25% of my hp before I even turn the key.

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                  • mikeedler
                    R3V OG
                    • Feb 2004
                    • 6707

                    #10
                    2 volts will melt the crap out of that plastic amber thing.

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                    • lordofthewaters
                      Mod Crazy
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 714

                      #11
                      I've ran one in mine for about 2 months now, no melting.........It came from my rear side marker.

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                      • Febi Guibo
                        E30 Addict
                        • Sep 2005
                        • 407

                        #12
                        3-watt bulbs for the instrument cluster main lights...

                        haven't melted yet? its cold out...

                        over time.. it doesn't just melt the orange caps over the bulbs, it melts the plastic surround around the gauges.

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