[BMWCSRegistry] Is everyone snowed in - No coupe e-mails recently?

[Michael Thompson]

Too late. The console and heater controls are out. This will give me 
a chance to replace the bulbs in the heater controls.

I fixed the fuse in the clock. As soon as I can get replacement bulbs 
for everything I will start putting it back together. I hope that I 
can remember where the 35 screws that are not mentioned in the BMW manual go...

At 01:49 PM 4/2/2008, Don Bower wrote:
>Michael:
>
>Leave that console alone!  You don't want to go there unless you 
>have LOTS of time available and a need to fix something else.  Wait 
>til your heater core goes bad, at which time you just drive in warm weather.
>
>You can access the gauges by removing the trim panel under the 
>steering wheel and getting a 10-year-old child with tiny hands to 
>reach up amidst the wires and loosen (not remove) those knurled 
>knobs.  Then the gauges twist slightly and pull forward.  Maybe 
>you'll get lucky and not electrocute the kid.  If his hands are 
>small enough, he may be able to reach the gauges thru the dropdown 
>panel for the fuses/hood release.
>
>The alternative I like best is to just remove the entire upper dash 
>pad incuding the eyebrow over the gauge cluster as one piece.  This 
>gives you great access to the gauges from above -- which you will 
>need if you try to fix the clock because you will have to keep 
>tweaking the clock speed adjustment.  When replacing the dash pad, 
>just leave the nuts off the back for easier access next time.  It's 
>not going anywhere.
>
>Don
>72 CSA
>
>On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Michael Thompson 
><<mailto:m_thompson at ids.net>m_thompson at ids.net> wrote:
>So my Odometer stopped working. After about three hours work I 
>managed to get it out without disassembling the whole dash. Shipped 
>it to North Hollywood Speedometer. Got it back quickly. Nice people. 
>Did a great job. Makes the rest of the gauges look shabby.
>
>Got it back in. Can't get to the nuts at the top of the tach and 
>speedo to tighten them. Figure I will really disassemble the while 
>gauge cluster and fix the clock. Look in the BMW manuals. Not too 
>difficult. Disassemble and remove the console, find the 10 screws 
>that the manual doesn't mention, partially remove the heater 
>controls, I can replace the heater control bulbs that have been 
>burned out for the last 25 years, look for the remaining screw and 
>nut that holds in the gauge cluster. Then I realize that the 
>pictures in the manual are for a CS without AC. I really don't want 
>to remove the ducting so time to buy more tools. Maybe tonight I can 
>get it the rest of the way apart.
>
>Its going to be a while before I can drive the *#@;/: out it...
>
>At 10:03 AM 4/2/2008, 
><mailto:lorenvevon at comcast.net>lorenvevon at comcast.net wrote:
>I noticed the same.  I thought everyone must be out driving the 
>*#@;/: out of their cars like me.
>
>Spring is here.
>
>Loren
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>
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