 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,480 Views | | | |  |  |  |  03-03-2009, 01:27 AM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 9 |  No interior lights and dash lights
I have a 1995, Club Sport and have no interior lights, except for the lights above the rearview mirror and no dash lights except for miles and trip. Any ideas would be great. |  |  | | 03-03-2009, 01:59 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston TX Posts: 309 |
check your fuses | | | | | 03-03-2009, 02:28 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sunbury PA 17801 (The 570) Posts: 104 |
turn headlight pull switch clockwise >.<
Edit : And welcome to the forums :-D just noticed that was post #1 for you __________________
WTB: 17 inch Milli Miglia MM-II's with proper fitment for a ti | | | | | 03-03-2009, 02:44 AM | #4 | | Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 9 |
Thanks, replaced fuses and tried twisting knob. Thanks for the ideas | | | | | 03-03-2009, 03:04 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sunbury PA 17801 (The 570) Posts: 104 |
Have you recently done ANY modding to the vehicle ( like a new head unit) that may have pinched/grounded a wire ? __________________
WTB: 17 inch Milli Miglia MM-II's with proper fitment for a ti | | | | | 03-03-2009, 07:40 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 |
The interior lighting is controlled by a little box. its in the console as I recall and its been known to fail. I think its the same box on all e-36. About the size of a pack of cigarettes.
Dave __________________
Dave - PDX
1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan.
2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 03-03-2009, 04:17 PM | #7 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Replace the headlight switch. Sounds like you shorted out one of the instrument illumination wires which in turn blew the dimmer rheostat in the headlight switch. I've posted on this same topic a few times before. Search my username for headlight switch. | | | | | 07-17-2009, 08:05 PM | #8 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: birmingham Posts: 20 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76  Replace the headlight switch. Sounds like you shorted out one of the instrument illumination wires which in turn blew the dimmer rheostat in the headlight switch. I've posted on this same topic a few times before. Search my username for headlight switch. | I've had the same problem! ive changed my headlight switch and now it working fine. The only problem ive got now after replacing the switch is before my front fog lights came when i had my sidelights on. Now i have to have my headlights on to on the fogs. Can someone please confirm if fogs should come on with sidelights or headlights | | | | | 07-18-2009, 02:05 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brasil Posts: 133 |
Quote: Originally Posted by ALP1NA I've had the same problem! ive changed my headlight switch and now it working fine. The only problem ive got now after replacing the switch is before my front fog lights came when i had my sidelights on. Now i have to have my headlights on to on the fogs. Can someone please confirm if fogs should come on with sidelights or headlights | Alpina, Probably you got the wrong light switch. Real OEM is not clear in that question. I have to buy three switchs before get the right one. | | | | | 07-18-2009, 07:24 PM | #10 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: birmingham Posts: 20 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Alexandre VTS Alpina,
Probably you got the wrong light switch. Real OEM is not clear in that question. I have to buy three switchs before get the right one. | Funny enought the switch is the right one. When i called BMW i was told there are 3 types of switches so they have ordered all 3. When i got there and checked only 1 switch had a dimmer. strange | | | | | 07-18-2009, 07:31 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brasil Posts: 133 |
I have here 2 different switches with dimmer | | | | | 07-18-2009, 07:39 PM | #12 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Correct, there are 3 different switches. One of them is a foglight switch which has a differnt pin configuration. The other two are for the Ti and Z3. I was wondering what the differences were and now I know. I think the newer style switch allows you to run the fog lights without the headlights or maybe it's the opposite. | | | | |
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