Fluctuating cluster brightness.?

[mtechnik]

Yes, :) I seem to have this slight problem. Some nights it is vividly brighter than others.

Anyone else? Or knows what the phenomenon is cuased by.

Thnx in advance.

[MikeE30325i]

damn, anyone know how to get them to work? my headlights owrk fine, but my dash lights dont come on, well all but the ones in the center near the radio.

[porsche gt1]

Yeah, I have been trying to figure that one out on mine as well. Mine get really brite then really dull, depending on the day. Some insight would be helpful.

[mtechnik]

yeah. im like so happy when they guages are lit up brite (as they should be) mostly they are in between. Seldomly "dim" I must say.

[MikeE30325i]

this seems to be a common problem to have......

[mtechnik]

bump

[smonkbmw]

center lights didnt work in my girlfriends "e" and i changed the gauge cluster and now they work....go figure

[Garageaholic]

Change the lights..or maybe you have a bad connection between your lights and your instrument cluster board.. I think the Inst cluster board takes 3w lights, NOT 5w lights...

[erik325i]

You know that to adjust the brightness of the cluster lights, you just turn the headlight knob, right?
Your cluster lights are brobably getting bright-dim just because when you turn your headlights on and off, you are accidently turning the knob...

-Erik

[mtechnik]

say what....?!?!?!

I'll feel so stupid later tongiht when i try that.
Well i guess that's what you get when you have no original manual and knobs/stalks with the marking worn off

[Garageaholic]

hahahahahhaahah, that would be hilarious if that's the case... nice shot erik

[mtechnik]

hmm
:D never knew E30's to have a dimmer

[porsche gt1]

You know that to adjust the brightness of the cluster lights, you just turn the headlight knob, right?
Your cluster lights are brobably getting bright-dim just because when you turn your headlights on and off, you are accidently turning the knob...

-Erik

Yeah, not in my case I have mine dialed al the way up. Would be funny though if that was someone elses problem.

[ZinRot325i]

hmm
never knew E30's to have a dimmer

Actually I didn't know that either.

[mtechnik]

WELL I DECLARE.!!!

Just went out to get a movie and for the 1st time ever adjust the
brightness.. More than 2 years of owning my E30 and even more driving in them and only now find this feature.