Apex 693 Report post Posted March 24, 2010 Looking at doing this, is it the best option or are genuine replacement panels cheap easy to obtain? Any experience? http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/542158 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted March 24, 2010 IIRC there is a comprehensive guide to doing this, with step by step pictures on the forum somewhere. Do a search Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted March 24, 2010 Yea I found the guide than you sir. It’s actually not the way I removed my OBC and is a way complicated way of doing it, I did as they did above and it takes ten minutes to get out, I was just wondering if it the fiddly part of replacing the bulbs justified to save cost over a new unit. I will go through the pain of calling BMW to get a cost on the replacement panel… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted March 24, 2010 When I say unit I mean the white piece the bulbs sit in not the whole OBC! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted March 24, 2010 When I say unit I mean the white piece the bulbs sit in not the whole OBC! You could get Shane in Takanini to do it Graham Ph. 0274722287 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forrest 35 Report post Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) I found a DIY on eurocca...the australian euro forum. Brought some led's and resistors from d*ck smith, soldered it following the instructions etc, worked a treat. Cost no more than $5 and about 10 min of my time soldering. Edited March 25, 2010 by Forrest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted March 24, 2010 Bravo did it recently too He posted about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted March 25, 2010 I couldn't be stuffed farting around with a soldering iron and LEDs etc so I just bought a whole new unit from the States. Cost about $25USD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted March 25, 2010 does a 18 button 1 work with a car that has a 11 button installed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted March 25, 2010 Bravo did it recently too He posted about it Yep most exciting couple of hours of my life. I should start a blog. Would have liked to have done LED's, but couldn't find the how-to so I just used regular 12v bulbs in parallel. Wish I hadn't pulled the whole dash apart and done it the bimmerboard way! Would be slightly more fiddly on RHD, but would still work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Braeden320 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2010 does a 18 button 1 work with a car that has a 11 button installed? Assume your talking about E36, If so check out Mpsecs How to 18 button OBCe Electrical Section. Its been stickyed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted March 25, 2010 yup e36... lol my OBC is communicating in alien language now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFry 1 Report post Posted March 25, 2010 yup e36... lol my OBC is communicating in alien language now...If by alien language you mean one other than english, you can change it fairly easily. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
