Sina's BMW 318i: Project Re-Shell & Beyond! (Starting Page 46)

[freeride53]

the job

[freeride53]

Discovered that the old cluster had been causing a short, blowing Fuse #12.
Replaced it, now my Speedometer, Odometer, and Liter per Meter Gauge all work again
...after three months

[freeride53]

Yeah, well sorta.
The Door gong is apparently hooked up to the OBC, to 'gong' when the temperature hits freezing..or something like that.
A lot of people who's tutorials I read said they left it out, and it isn't that important to me either.
I still haven't put installed the OBC into the dash yet, I need a new back light first. This one's way too dim.

[trackjunkie21]

did you ever find out what the 2 plugs were for?

[freeride53]

Today was VERY productive.
Took me hours, but it was worth it.
Took almost everything out of my dash.
Installed the European Cluster w. trim trings.
Did the 13-Button OBC Conversion, gutted the old harness.
Having a Fully-functioning cluster with ALL lights working is nice. :D
Pics tomorrow. Drove around tonight with it still in sort of a mess, need to reinstall a few things tomorrow as well.

[freeride53]

Sorta fixed my glove box today..but I will eventually need to replace it, as..
the cut-out slits for the screws have broken on the ends, and my washer-fix will only last for so long...
..Also: Have my 13-Button OBC harness on the way from Schneller 3er.
Hope to retrofit it all this upcoming weekend, and install this thang thang.

[trackjunkie21]

Fuck yes, much better!

[freeride53]

[e30nub]

thanks dude, lets finally get that drive to happen next year.

Yeah for sure. Spring break?

wait, what am I missing?

Hehehehe

[freeride53]

Enjoy your new weaves man!

thanks dude, lets finally get that drive to happen next year.

[trackjunkie21]

Enjoy your new weaves man!

wait, what am I missing?

[e30nub]

Enjoy your new weaves man!

[freeride53]

The Blower-motor shit really isn't that hard!
I took it all apart, and tried cleaning the resistor boards' contacts, thermal switch, and coils... but it was bad :(
so back in it went, and back at it I am, shopping for a new one.

[freeride53]

Hah, It's been that way since even before I bought the car
Yeah, definitely fuckswith Reasonable Doubt...but It was all I had in my car for two weeks :(

[bp9129]

thanks. i think i rememembered that I tried doing this a few months ago, but couldn't find it, for one reason or another...is it the same on 318i's?

Nah I dont think it is. I was gonna do it too but I said fuck it because I didnt feel like unwrapping all my wires which were in the way. Maybe you'll get lucky like me and it will just start working

Nice quote. Bring it on if you think you can hang!
Jay x DJ Premier = unfuckwithable