 Cluster Swap
Good stuff!
Was worried it may turn on once we get a few miles on it and had read it might be a worse issue if just let go. I'll leave it be.
Yes on the light bulbs. Went to Keeler BMW and purchased both assemblys for behind the head/fog switches. $15 apiece, yikes!
Gray bulb is fog lamps, black is headlight. Colors will make sense once you see them. Must be an amperage thing.
Switch knobs screw off using right hand thread. Don't force it, use needle nose to hold the shaft. The headlight shaft has a hole in it to use a scribe or o-ring pick.
On another note: Being in the auto industry for a quite a while but domestic only, every time I work on an E36 I'm amazed at how well engineered and perfectly simple things are done. (Except removing the starter).
Even the most complex looking item ends up being a push of a button, i.e. removing fog light assemblies. In my case the cluster swap seemed daunting as hell electronic wise but ended up being super easy. |