[johnnyBgood]

Welcome to the Werkz......

Have you checked the terminal connector to the cluster to make sure it's pushed all the way in & secure......also check to see if any of the connector terminals were not bent, when you reinserted the plug to the cluster.....

definitley sounds like a loose connection somewhere within the area you were working.......either in the cluster... but I don't know if you had that out.....but definitley in the steering column.

check all your connection points on every connector you unplugged

johnny

 

[johnnyBgood]

i dont know how i forgot to mention this,

thursday the battery light came on. car started friday morning but light was still on. Didnt drive it this weekend, but battery was dead flat by monday morning. I havent actually unplugged any terminal connectors other than those going to the airbag. Thanks so much for the help! I'm loving my first BMW and look forward to a little autocross this fall! I'll need all the help I can get!

Sounds like a battery charging issue......check your battery terminals & make sure they are good & tight.....next charge your battery fully with a wall charger, after you can check the alternator by starting the car & turning everything on......lights, blower motor, rear defroster, a/c......check for dimming lights......if you have a voltmeter.....it should be reading about 13.5 volts with the engine running......

low battery voltage either through the fault of the battery or alternator, would cause flickering guage lights.......