Can you install on OBC on a base 318ti?

[kgardnez]

What can I say, I've been spoiled in my current '86 325es :( and I'm balking at buying the 318ti I'm looking at, largely because I'm going to miss my OBC!!!

What would I need to find (ebay is my friend) and how bad would it be to install?

Would foglights be similar?

At the same time, I might as well ask if I've found a good deal. It's a 1995 base 318ti, 2 new tires, 2 at 50% (michelins), alignment recently checked and new front brakes. Appears to be meticulasly (sp?) maintained (all at dealer or a local high end shop) and has 131K miles, almost all highway. Has 15" alloys, 5 speed, sunroof and CD player. Fabric seats, no OBC, no foglights. Asking $6500.

[1996 328ti]

It is possible to install the on board computer but it is limited in comparison real OBCs.

MPG
Miles to empty
outside temp
Average speed

I know I've seen installation instructions somewhere for the BC. I can't find them at the moment.

Fog lights are a PITA to install.
http://happytogether.com/318ti/notebook/foglights/

The price is pretty low.
Also keep in mind this does not have the sport suspension

[J!m]

BUT If you want to install the sport suspension, I have all the parts available as of this note... :D

And yes, adding fog lights (and having it look 'factory') is a PITA. :x The BMW's are equipped with a specific wiring harness for the particular options of that particular car, so it's NEVER 'plug-n-play' when adding factory options. No extra wires hanging about. :cry:

[kgardnez]

Well the Bc info is encouraging, these options offered are the ones I'm looking for.

Hmm, who ever would have thought fogs lights would be so difficult.

[J!m]

The wires are just not in the harness. They are also rigged to turn off automatically when the hi-beams are activated.

If you don't care about that, you can purchase the lights (Hella makes them as well) and a new or used switch and dash piece to mount it in the correct location (oppisite the headlight switch, on the other side of the cluster) for a factory look. The switch looks just like the headlight switch (but is a different switch).

[kgardnez]

Woo hoo, I just found out the 318ti I was looking at not only had the base OBC (my oversight, I figured it would have more buttons, like my 325es) but it also has a limited slip differential.

Man, suddenly driving the '86 325es seems rougher and rougher... but man I'll miss the inline 6, makes driving so effortless ...

[J!m]

We have ways of correcting that cylindrical diffeciency... :twisted:

[fourbanger]

ahem..

cylindrical defeciency?


i've never been caught flatfooted in my car by anything short of a turbo-six or a v8.

well, there was the viper that one time... :P