I was chatting to a pal in Oz yesterday.  His e46 M3 is playing up just a little.  He seems to have lost all his instruments, not a flicker from any of them.  He also has the TV option (no sat nav) and that has disappeared too.

I was loath to say it to him but it sounds like more than a fuse or a relay.  Could this be a dodgy cluster or is there a loom or local ECU that handles these functions that might be worth a look first?  Cluster failures seem to be relatively rare going by reports here it would appear.

Any one with similar experience?  Feedback or suggestions  appreciated.  He has the car booked in with his dealer later in the week but would like to prepare and wear loose fitting pants so he can bend over more easily should it be a worst case scenario!!

Dose your pal have a 'Soundlinks' type interface and aftermarket dvd player linked to the screen?

Remember a friend having similar problems and he had the above mentioned, removal of the interface from the tuner unit [in the boot behind panel on the left] sorted out his dash/tv problems.