Lights
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Forum Name: BMW 8 Series
Forum Discription: This forum will deal with any issues on the E31 BMW 8 Series
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Printed Date: 12-May-2024 at 04:30
Topic: Lights
Posted By: aussie840
Subject: Lights
Date Posted: 14-August-2003 at 13:46
Hey, that 6 times on/off for the lights trick does make cleaning them easier. Lets through that 480kW of halogen so much better!
Ian ------------- http://home.iprimus.com.au/charlew/e31/840-1.jpg"> 
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Posted By: Sniff
Date Posted: 14-August-2003 at 14:53
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I know! Fantastic tip from Roadfly. What amazes me is why the BMW engineers/designers would go to so much trouble as to build in stuff like this, and then not bother to document it in the owner's manual!
I wonder how much more stuff there is that we're just not aware of? 
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Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 14-August-2003 at 18:57
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Guys
whats the gen on this... There's a problem with the search facility on roadfly at the moment Phil |
Posted By: aussie840
Date Posted: 14-August-2003 at 20:55
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Hi Phil, there was a tip on the roadkill site - switch lights on/off 6 times for them to pop up in maintenance mode. When you turn ignition off/on they reset to normal.
Just as handy as the the diagnostic modes for the OBC. Ian ------------- http://home.iprimus.com.au/charlew/e31/840-1.jpg">
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Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 14-August-2003 at 22:19
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Thanks Ian
ain't that bloody great. Wonder what else BM have hidden away waiting to be discovered.... Phil |
Posted By: Beammer
Date Posted: 18-August-2003 at 21:34
Yep, mine works too. Pity they didn't install an ejector seat for when the wifey is nipping your ears!
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Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 19-August-2003 at 09:57
| Ejector seat... LOL, I've been frantically working all the switches but mine won't do this. Is it a quick fix?? |
Posted By: aussie840
Date Posted: 19-August-2003 at 10:38
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Go into the OBC diagnstic mode and switch NDM (Nag detection mode) to automatic.
This should help. Ian |
Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 19-August-2003 at 12:29
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Excellent... Automatic mode instigates with nagging related references to cleanliness, shaving, DIY, flat pack furniture, watching soccer, playing Battlefeild 1942 internet multiplayer game for extended periods of time, porn on the computer or 'that bloody computer', clothing colour co-ordination and 'I know what I am doing with money'.....
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Posted By: Sniff
Date Posted: 19-August-2003 at 13:55
| Rewire the heated seats to ensure that any passenger you choose gets a little more than they bargained for! |
Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 19-August-2003 at 15:05
| I must have the 'club' version. No heated seats or cruise. |
Posted By: Sniff
Date Posted: 20-August-2003 at 07:26
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I thought all 8's had heated seats? I knew cruise was an option.
So the stripped down CSL version for track days eh? Cool! 
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Posted By: aussie840
Date Posted: 20-August-2003 at 10:43
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Mine doesn't have seated seats. God knows why you'd need them here. Even SAABs ship here without them. Have cruise and photochromatic rear view mirror though.
Skippy |
Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 20-August-2003 at 11:04
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My other cars (lesser manufacturers) all have(had) cruise and heated seats. I enquired about retrofitting cruise but my local independent but OEM kits are just not available anymore. I think cruise became standard in 1996. Not sure about heated seats.
Guess mine would be the 'clubsport' version except for the 1/2 MT subwoofer and the amp that would drive all NORAD computers. 
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Posted By: Sniff
Date Posted: 20-August-2003 at 14:21
| Where have you mounted the sub? |
Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 20-August-2003 at 14:23
| In the boot behind the RH rear seatback |
Posted By: Sniff
Date Posted: 21-August-2003 at 11:59
| I thought of mounting something in the boot and having it firing through the opening for the ski bag. That way you could put the armrest back and no-one would be any the wiser. |
Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 21-August-2003 at 12:13
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Mine covers the opening for the ski bag to the very right hand interior trim. Whoever did it did a professional job as the trim is done properly. Also, they put in a trim door to the left where the amp is mounted. Noticed that they used the same latch mechanism as the toolbox kit for the trim door hiding the amp
(just replaced my toolbox door nut and bolt as the thread strips off really easily - cheap platic s**t - should have been a metal thread). |
Posted By: Sniff
Date Posted: 21-August-2003 at 13:35
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Yeah it's a bit crappy. Did you get the full toolkit when you bought it? I hear that lot's are missing the warning triangle, but mine was there fortunately.
Best of all was the first aid kit...the original one from 1993 was still there, sealed in cellophane. Mind you, all the contents had long since passed their sell-by date. |
Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 21-August-2003 at 15:08
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I've got the complete toolkit/triangle etc.. I knackered the latch on mine trying to sneak in some extra little useful gadgets. The plastic thread on the locking nut strips off really easily (probably just me being heavy handed; can't shake off my offshore roots)
Think the first aid kit is original. Got those annoying scuff marks on the leather on the drivers seat from sliding in and out. Silver grey leather.. You don't notice unless you are looking for it. Looks really crap on black leather interiors I've seen. |
Posted By: Sniff
Date Posted: 21-August-2003 at 15:37
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A great place for storing gadgets is behind the trim on the driver side (passenger side for you!) next to the battery and jack. There's quite a lot of room in there. I have a small electric air pump, pressure gauge, spare bulbs, etc. Stops them rattling around in the boot.
Mine's two tone black/grey leather. A bit scuffed on the edge trim of the driver's seat I agree, but it's not too bad. I also have my entire dashboard covered in leather (dread to think how much that option was back in 1993!) which looks surprisingly good after 10 years. |
Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 21-August-2003 at 16:06
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I know the space you are talking about. Would need to fix things to the internal struts to stop them clanking around.
The interior sounds great.. I'd like to see it.. next time you are over here supporting Ken Dodd at the Tower give us a shout and we can try and rustle up some Northern 8's for a blast down the motorway. Not quite 8-Fest roadfly style. We'll have to paste Ian's onto the pics!!! |
Posted By: Sniff
Date Posted: 22-August-2003 at 09:02
| Phil, great idea, I was thinking the same myself. All being well I should be in the UK in december to visit my parents over Christmas/New Year, so we should try and arrange a get-together. I'll let you knwo nearer the time when teh details are firmed up a bit. |
Posted By: PhilC
Date Posted: 22-August-2003 at 10:26
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I'll Look forward to it. Not sure of my work schedule yet as I've been sat at home for 8 weeks (on full pay) waiting to start work in Syria. Once I'm back from the first stint I'll know my dates and we can firm something up.
Cheers Phil |