my spedometer light

[VANCE]

the light behind my speedometer at the 80mph postion is going out or already burnt out...not sure but it is more dim then the rest of the lights
does anyone know how to change it out?

 

[flyinH]

you'll have to take the cluster out and replace the bulb(s) in the back.there's a whole bunch of them back there(sorry i don't remember exactly how many). if you have a tilt wheel,put the steering wheel in it's lowest possible position.there are two screws (phillipshead i think) facing upward that hold the cluster in place.once you got those out,the fun part is wiggling the cluster out-some poeple say you can't get the cluster out without removing the steering wheel,but i have done this acouple of times,it's just real tight and alittle time consuming.also, the harnesses that plug in the back of the cluster were a BIATCH for me to plug them back in.once you got the cluster out,the bulbs twist out easily from the back.

 

[VANCE]

thanks flyinH.

are they the same bulbs as the obc?

 

[flyinH]

i'm not too sure if they're the same as the obc,but the BMW part # for the cluster bulb is:
62 11 1 375 774
12volt, 2watts

 

[m50POWER]

Thanks for the write up. I think I might tackle that this weekend as my back-light for the fuel gauge is not operational. I hope its not as a "biatch" as stated.

 

[VANCE]

dude it was a mf'er. i do not have a tilt wheel. i messed with that thing for about 3 hours
saturday afternoon..now my milage and trip odometer are out...i removed it to check it out and must have touched the bulb with my fingers

 

[Pink_Floyd]

Aren't there only 2 Torx screws that hold the wheel on? Why not just take it off?

 

[VANCE]

on the back of the steering wheel there is a plastic cover that has an upward slope to it...once you take the 2 screws out and slide the cluster out.... the bottom of the cluster hits the top of the cover...you have to do some SERIOUS wiggling to get it out...there are to plugs that go in the back of the cluster.....in short...it is a serious PITA..