96 328i gauges

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custom78vette@hotmail.com - 16 Aug 2007 21:29 GMT

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give, I recently bought a 96 328i.
I have no experience with bmw's but got a good price on it. It had some
overheating problems that I traced to a bad thermostat and bad fan clutch.
My next issue is the gauges, none of them work, I have searched the web and
manuals to see if I can find a common problem but have had no luck. Is there
common issue that would make all of the gauges quit? I have checked the
fuses and have power for all gauges at that location. The car also has M3
behind the 328i on the trunk, what is the difference?

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admin - 17 Aug 2007 15:00 GMT

> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give, I recently bought a 96 328i.
> I have no experience with bmw's but got a good price on it. It had some
> overheating problems that I traced to a bad thermostat and bad fan clutch.
> My next issue is the gauges, none of them work, I have searched the web and
> manuals to see if I can find a common problem but have had no luck. Is there
> common issue that would make all of the gauges quit?

Nothing "common" - but look for the bundle of brown ground wires behind
the dash. Make sure they are secure to the bolt to the body.

>I have checked the
> fuses and have power for all gauges at that location.

> The car also has M3
> behind the 328i on the trunk, what is the difference?

The difference is - the the former owner was a WANNABE.. the M3
sticker/emblem is a sign of M3 envy. Your 328i IS a 328i, and isn't even
close to an M3.

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Jed - 18 Aug 2007 01:55 GMT

>> The car also has M3
>> behind the 328i on the trunk, what is the difference?
>
>The difference is - the the former owner was a WANNABE.. the M3
>sticker/emblem is a sign of M3 envy. Your 328i IS a 328i, and isn't even
>close to an M3.

As someone who just moved from a well maintained, low mileage 1997
328ic to a 2003 M3 coupe, I can testify to that brother. There is
little comparison.

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