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Thanks for the replies Guys. Do I need to take it into a dealer for the bulbs, or is it something I can do DIY?

Guys, I have a 2002 525 (Jap). Unfortunately driving over a rough road the back light in the LCD display failed. I can still see the info in strong light but thats it. Does this mean a new display? Or can I get the back light replaced? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

No worries - Location added. And thanks for the heads-up on the cooling.

Thanks Guys I guess the "si" is not quite right, OK double checked and I think I should have just used the "i". 20 years of Honda takes some changes.

Guys, I’m a first time Bimmer owner and I must say I LOVE IT! Always been a bit of a Honda enthusiast, but no longer, I’m now 100% BMW. Metallic Black, 2002 525si (Jap import) VIN: WBADT420020GX97224 99,000K on the clock I got the opportunity to purchase the beastie at a really good price a couple of weeks ago and I took the plunge. At first I was expecting it to bite me some how – you know “if it seems too good to be true then it probably is†but so far it’s been superb. A mate of mine brought a 7 series V8, 1998 I think, a couple of years ago and swears by it, but all I could do was poke the borax at him, you know the standard – fuel hogger, expensive parts and service, heavy, tank like etc etc etc. Now the shoe is on the other foot and I’m getting rings from him – and rightly so, cause the negatives don’t seem very important now! Got a few issues to sort out though. I naturally thought there would be a CD stacker in the boot, nope, just a hole. Got lucky though, managed to get one from a wrecker with the brackets etc – fitted it and “hay presto†the sound system picks it up the stacker and I can play CDs. Well one song anyway – tried to change the CDs and the unit jammed – it’s in a repair shop at the moment. Oh well you gotta have a few teething problems I guess, next to tackle is the NAV and the TV. There is also the cell phone (cable no phone) along with finding out what all the features are, but one thing at a time. Owners manual looks impressive, but I never did get round to learning Japanese. I’ve been looking through the forum posts and I noticed after mid 2001 the cars come out with a world radio – but I have a band expander fitted, perhaps this is not needed and I should just change it to Oceania? Anyway guys thanks for the opportunity to rave a little and to share my enthusiasm. It’s nice to know there is a New Zealand BMW forum with a lot of useful info available and help if required. Oh and by the way if there is anything I should be aware of I’d appreciate the heads-up. Cheers, Tony PS will load a pic or 2 when it lets me PPS Location Wellington - Kapiti Coast