Help, dash sound

[jackpot]

Hi, I have a strange sound in my dash and it's make me crazy. It's the sound of flashing light, but it's sound like 3 or 4 time per second when i'm not flashing !!!!! It seems ok when i'm turn on the flashing lights or the four corner emergency light, but when I finishing my turn, it's worst... The problem is intermittent, one day all work right, and the day after it is unbelivable how it's make me aggressive. Someone know what is that and how to fix it.....I don't care if I don't have any sound when i'm flashing, but I want to stop that bug.

Thanks

[Karim E36]

Hi, I have a strange sound in my dash and it's make me crazy. It's the sound of flashing light, but it's sound like 3 or 4 time per second when i'm not flashing !!!!! It seems ok when i'm turn on the flashing lights or the four corner emergency light, but when I finishing my turn, it's worst... The problem is intermittent, one day all work right, and the day after it is unbelivable how it's make me aggressive. Someone know what is that and how to fix it.....I don't care if I don't have any sound when i'm flashing, but I want to stop that bug.

Thanks


Check the contacts at the bulb base on all your bulbs. They have a tendency to corrode and gunk up.

[jackpot]

Bulbs in the cluster ? Where I can find a DIY for removing the cluster ?

[Karim E36]

Bulbs in the cluster ? Where I can find a DIY for removing the cluster ?


no, the turn signal bulbs (front, side and rear).

[jackpot]

I change it there are 2 weeks, but i will take a closer look.

Thanks

[hudonjea]

It happens frequently with +/- old sockets(like my RIP 318i 1996). When you replace them, because of dirt/rust/..., the contact is poor and it produce this rapid sound. Try cleaning contacts or playing with sockets to achieve a better contact.

[jackpot]

The contacts of all 4 turn signal bulbs are fine...The car is a 1994 318is with only 120k kms and it's pretty clean in general.