And I finally fixed it. The lack of back light on the clock.

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 01/20/2014 at 16:00 • Filed to: e36 issues

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Really easy fix, you just have to replace the tiny little light bulbs, and boom goes the dynamite.

thebigbossyboss > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:02

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How many bulbs was there?

EL_ULY > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:02

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yup, I have a bunch of them in a drawer somewhere

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > thebigbossyboss 01/20/2014 at 16:04

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Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > EL_ULY 01/20/2014 at 16:05

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They were $1.50 from Pelican, more expensive by weight than printer ink, so I only bought 4.

ddavidn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:11

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That reminds me, I gotta find some screws to hold all the interior trim around that together...

EL_ULY > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:13

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lol right. I took some from a couple junk yard cars and stuck them in my socks :]

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ddavidn 01/20/2014 at 16:13

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#fastenlopnik

505Turbeaux > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:14

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cool! water pump went in good and all is well on the cooling front too?

offroadkarter > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:14

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what is this on, something tells me its an e36?

Fookin' Prawns > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:17

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Cool! Noted for future reference.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > 505Turbeaux 01/20/2014 at 16:18

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Cooling system is good. Suspension is next

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Fookin' Prawns 01/20/2014 at 16:19

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Just reach up into the pocket and find the spot to press, using your hands pull it out.

505Turbeaux > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:20

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great! Have fun with all those bushings!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > offroadkarter 01/20/2014 at 16:20

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Yup, is it the tag or the picture?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > 505Turbeaux 01/20/2014 at 16:21

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They're good, so I'm just doing shocks, struts and springs.

offroadkarter > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:29

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total guess actually, I just had a feeling.

I just got the OBCII working on my e23, it wasn't set for date or time and everything was in metric lol

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > offroadkarter 01/20/2014 at 16:32

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Metric Time is base 10.

offroadkarter > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:33

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that wasn't even coming up, I just had dashes for time and date. I think this is the first time the OBCII was set in 7 years.

6shelBfan6 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 16:34

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BMW pixels....I know the pain

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > offroadkarter 01/20/2014 at 16:36

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Probably.

153624 - Straight Six > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 20:44

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Nice. The light behind my odometer crapped out on me a few weeks ago. It'll be a long time until I care enough to fix that.

The HIDs I have in my car draw so much power that whenever I turn them on the time on my radio resets. So in my car it blinks permanently at —:—.

In other news, I found a 328i engine with electrics for $800 at a wrecker. I think I might buy it!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > 153624 - Straight Six 01/20/2014 at 20:50

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You may need a better alternator.

153624 - Straight Six > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 20:57

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Yeah, mine crapped out awhile ago and I replaced it with something rebuilt by Autozone because that was the only thing available locally.

It doesn't bother me too much. I just end up speeding less because I never know if I'm late.

VicVinegar > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 21:16

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Is there a way to set it to show 12 hour time? My E36 came with about 10 years of documentation and receipts but no user manual...

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > VicVinegar 01/20/2014 at 21:23

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http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthr…

VicVinegar > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/20/2014 at 21:38

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Ah very nice, thanks!