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"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 03/10/2015 at 11:40 • Filed to: Steno's M3

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Just when I thought all my displays were functioning properly, the damn bulb for the clock/date display on my OBC blows out.

The only way to see it now is shining a super bright light on it. Grrr.

Guess this is an excuse to swap everything over to LEDs. I have a blown out bulb on my instrument cluster too. Might be doing that when I get home if we can source the right bulbs locally.

At least the OBC is super easy to remove from the center stack. No screws or anything, just some somewhat strong clips. A few screwdriver prys and its out.

Checked all the fuses for cruise and my OBC and they're all good. I can only rule the cruise control down to the module behind the glovebox or the controller in the engine bay. OBC I'm fucking clueless about. Kinda annoying. At least my range isn't stuck on 195 anymore!

bob and john > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/10/2015 at 11:47

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so close, yet no cigar.

Twism > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/10/2015 at 11:55

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It's an E36, did you really expect that everything would work perfectly AT THE SAME TIME?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Twism 03/10/2015 at 11:56

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I did for like a month!

Well, if you only count working light bulbs since I had a dash full of warning lights for the first week of ownership...

Twism > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/10/2015 at 12:08

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There is always something...

Also, that is one complicated computer. Do you use all that?

Jonathan Harper > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/10/2015 at 12:21

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At least it's marginally legible. Usually they just go scrambled pixel and you can't read shit.

finn's arm > Jonathan Harper 03/10/2015 at 12:50

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My 1st 2 E36's had perfect pixels and bulbs. My newest one has busted pixels & no working bulbs :(

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jonathan Harper 03/10/2015 at 12:50

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Yeah, luckily it's just the backlight bulb that's out. The LCDs themselves all work perfectly.

*knocks on all the wood in the country*

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Twism 03/10/2015 at 12:53

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The only thing that I use often is the fuel range. I'd use the average MPG consumption if it worked. The Check Control is nice since it tells me if anything goes wrong on the car, like a tail light out or something.

Twism > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/10/2015 at 12:59

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check control? it displays OBDII codes?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Twism 03/10/2015 at 13:27

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I'm not sure if it shows OBDII codes or just what the code means. It has sensors absolutely everywhere so I'd imagine it tells you damn near everything.

Twism > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/10/2015 at 13:47

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So you can know exactly what broke down as soon as it happens... nice.

I always wondered why the base-model computer looked so barren. now I know.