[BMWCSRegistry] Temperature gauge

[Art Wegweiser]

Could be Jim but I have never experienced a problem by using the 
correct socket style and watt rating for good ole US&A bulbs - made 
in China or Bangladesh, of course.

Actually, I wonder if the problem might have to do with using those 
good ole German ceramic fuses that are still in some cars.  I'm 
talking about the ones with pretty color codes and without glass 
protection so they slowly corrode quite nicely and tend to eventually 
give up in the most embarrassing situations.

First chance you get, replace them all with glass - but you will need 
to find the ones with those little pointy ends - not the flat ones. 
And always carry extras as they sometimes flop out of those 
vertically arrayed clips and disappear.
I'm not sure we can blame this engineering blunder on our Karmann but 
somebody might have  put down their litre of bier and had a look at 
where and how the 2002, costing less than half Coupe prices, carries 
its fuses.

Then find somebody with really skinny and steady fingers or use a 
needle nose pliers to insert them while you are on your knees poking 
at the conveniently located fuse box.
While down there, pray for help to your choice of God(s) - They will 
laugh as they do at pious athletes who expect Divine help on the 
playing field as if Jesus, Yahweh, Allah or others have nothing 
better to do than get a ball through a hoop, into the end zone or the 
bleachers so players can keep their multi $mjl salaries.

Art

At 11:23 AM -0500 1/8/07, JMLaughead at aol.com wrote:
>In other BMWs I have owned, having the turn signal indicator light 
>go out after a few flashes has been caused by using the incorrect 
>bulb in one of the light sockets--sometimes even if the wattage is 
>correct, the cars want German bulbs, not domestic ones.
>
>Jim
>71 2800CS
>74 R75/6
>
>_

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