What's up w/ my OBC???

[NoSpeedLimits]

Got in my car this morning and started it, whew... then looked over towards the OBC to check the time of day. And to my surprise, there was nothing on the display...hummm...now what??? I then turned on the cars lights. Looked over and all of the buttons were lit on my OBC and although it was not as bright as normal, I could see the time of day. Any ideas? Do I need to replace a bulb or the entire OBC? TIA.

[Chad535]

Most probably the bulbs are gone...there are three of them and the procedure is well-described on bmwe34.net:

http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/maintenance/electrical/panel_lights.htm

[NoSpeedLimits]

Whew...that's good news. So, are these bulbs available at your local automotive store? or do I need to contact BMA?

[NoSpeedLimits]

I need P/N...spoke w/ Yves @ BMA and his ETK indicated a hole bunch of bulbs required for the OBC. The instruction at bmwe34.net do not give P/N info. Can anyone help me and Yves figure out which bulbs I need to puchase? He said there is 3 of one type and I believe he said 6 of another type and an unspecified amount of a third type. I am assuming I need the type that comes in a quantity of three, but I need to verify before ordering. Thanks.

[ryan roopnarine]

if the number of buttons on the obc in the picture matches the number on your obc, this is the one you need.

http://plaza.ufl.edu/rroopnar/untitled.jpg


I need P/N...spoke w/ Yves @ BMA and his ETK indicated a hole bunch of bulbs required for the OBC. The instruction at bmwe34.net do not give P/N info. Can anyone help me and Yves figure out which bulbs I need to puchase? He said there is 3 of one type and I believe he said 6 of another type and an unspecified amount of a third type. I am assuming I need the type that comes in a quantity of three, but I need to verify before ordering. Thanks.

[ryan roopnarine]

forgot to say....would venture to say that most american market cars have this obc, the top o' the line model like the 540 should have it.

[NoSpeedLimits]

Thanks Ryan! Yep, that would be my OBC... Not that it matters a whole lot, cause I'll be placing the order shortly... but, how many bulbs should I be ordering? Does anyone know? bmwe34.net indicates three bulbs, but the ETK above shows four...hummm???? I will play it safe and get four, but there does appear to be a discrepancy.

[rickm]

The stuff shown at the bmwe34 link...was that for the OBC or the temp control lighting? I think it's temp control....there are 3 bulbs in there for that.

[ryan roopnarine]

ya might wanna consider this
http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/page_36.htm

[gale]

The ETK shows the wrong part number. The correct number is 62 11 1 368 299 if they look like this:

http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/obcbulb1.jpg

http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/page_36.htm

They were 70 cents at the dealer last time I got some, get 3 of them.