Ok, so I'm still a n00b:rolleyes . I was surprised the search turned up nothing for this but anyways...how do you set the digital clock in the gauge cluster ('83)? Im an electrical engineer, you'd figure i could solve this problem myself, but ive tried different coherent methods and still can't figure it out.

Thanks,
AJ


PS...speaking of n00bs...and instead of writing a new thread, with all the newbies posting their E36 questions here, i wonder what would happen if an E21 driver would post on one of their forums? Do you think they'd get flamed pretty bad? It would be a good test to see how different model drivers react people with misplaced questions. Granted, we've seen our share of mis-posts here, so we are fed up, but im just wondering how they would react over on the E36 forum.

:lol use a pen tip or something smaller/thinner and push it into the little holes on the clock doowickey thingy at the bottom right of the the instrument bezel ....find it?

:nutz: :nuts ...jk

:lol use a pen tip or something smaller/thinner and push it into the little holes....

:nutz: :nuts ...jk

i tried...that didnt work for me:(. Maybe i'll just unplug the battery at 12:00 and synch it that way.

try something smaller like a finishing nail...I had to mess with mine..a pen was to big...maybe a really small allen key..??
if not....someone on here can hook you up with a new (let's call it) clock adjuster?? lol...the circle part...

or maybe it came unhooked from behind the cluster?
check that out 2....

Mine was broken for a long time. It might not neccesarily be operator error.

Mine was broken for a long time. It might not neccesarily be operator error.

the clock turns on and all, ive just been trying to figure out how to fix it. ive just been telling unknowing (and gullable) people that its some technical gauge that only my car has if they ask.

hey neek how much are you selling that truck for? im not looking to get one now, but in the future it's a definate possibility.

My clock pops up random numbers on each start... I use the one in the CD player.

ken

My minute button is starting to get worn, gotta work it a bit now to set it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-e21-320i-320is-clock-control-module-unit-No-Reserve_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50459QQihZ012QQ itemZ220029029512QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

a bit expensive, someone here might be able to get you one cheaper...
josh

I can't find anything myself, thought I'd seen it before while I was browsing.

i tried...that didnt work for me:(. Maybe i'll just unplug the battery at 12:00 and synch it that way.

Thats a pretty damn good method.

mine resets to 12:00 everytime I start the car, so it's more like a timer than a clock to see how long my trip has been, lol.


It was working perfectly, but it would stay on with the car off so I cut one of the wires from the hazard switch and now the clock acts that way, the dome light doesn't work anymore either.

The hazard switch works fine otherwise and the blinkers are good, I have no idea, I thought it was the ignition switch as diagnosed by someone else on here, but the problem went away with the hazard button disconnected so I figure it has to be something wrong with the hazard switch.

I can't believe how many systems run through that button, what a horrible design.

lol, digital clocks in cars have no class...

lol, digital clocks in cars have no class...

Clockless and Time guessing ftw!

Clockless and Time guessing ftw!

I have an analog clock, it goes tick...tick...tick..

I have an analog clock, it goes tick...tick...tick..

Yeah, well I installed a grandfather clock in my car. it goes tick...tock.... BAM!

Yeah, well I installed a grandfather clock in my car. it goes tick...tock.... BAM!

Ricer. BAM HERPES!

Ricer. BAM HERPES!

Psh, Its classic rice. its right next to my vinyl player in my glovebox. Biaaatch

Psh, Its classic rice. its right next to my vinyl player in my glovebox. Biaaatch

Shut-up you homogheyfagorillious. I bet its right next to your Fleshlight in the glovebox.

Shut-up you homogheyfagorillious. I bet its right next to your Fleshlight in the glovebox.

I threw the fleshlight you gave me in the trash, it looked haggard and used up.

lol at where this thread went

My analog clock is supprisingly accurate....much more so than the digital one in the Baur.

hey neek how much are you selling that truck for? im not looking to get one now, but in the future it's a definate possibility.

I'd sell for 13,500. I have tons of Typhoon parts that go with it.

I'd sell for 13,500. I have tons of Typhoon parts that go with it.

Have you put this on eBay yet? There are plenty of people out there who would want this car. Its really clean.

My clock also just took a shit this week. It is now stuck on 1:00. And i also lost all the lights on my center console. :dunno

This car is giving me much grief lately.

Psh, Its classic rice. its right next to my vinyl player in my glovebox. Biaaatch

:lol You could probably fit a vinyl player in that glove box.

My clock also just took a shit this week. It is now stuck on 1:00. And i also lost all the lights on my center console. :dunno

This car is giving me much grief lately.


There are lights on the center console? I only knew about the hazard one, which stopped working.

Have you put this on eBay yet? There are plenty of people out there who would want this car. Its really clean.

I ain't paying ebay a percentage of the selling price.

I dont think there is a percentage on Cars. I think its a flat rate of $35. Not sure though.

edit/ from eBay Motors FAQ:

The basic listing fee is $40 for a car, truck, or other passenger vehicle. There is no final value fee in eBay Motors, but there is a $40 transaction fee that is charged when bidding meets your reserve price.