Subject: Yes, the problems were more pronounced at highway speeds, Author: davidc (moderator) : member since December, 2003 : 10244 posts Posted on: 2007-06-05 05:42:42

almost as if they were made worse when hitting bumps in the road.

Re your question about the clamshell housing on the steering wheel, there are a couple of plastic prongs on the sides that mate the upper and lower halves. I used a small flat-blade screwdriver to (gently) pry them apart.

David Cecil
Lexington, KY
'97 740iL, 160k miles
'92 750iL, 92k miles
'86 735i, 101k miles

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• Ignition switch removal and replacement (long, with photos) (pic) - davidc 2006-08-29 05:26:13 (14910 views)
  • Re: Ignition switch removal and replacement (long, with photos) - vaidaseem 2007-05-20 12:27:15 (627 views)
    • Yes, the problems were more pronounced at highway speeds, - davidc 2007-06-05 05:42:42 (294 views)
      • Re: Yes, the problems were more pronounced at highway speeds, - vaidaseem 2007-06-07 02:33:13 (259 views)
  • Followup: 6 months and all is still well. This definitely fixed everything. (nt) - davidc 2007-02-18 13:31:56 (393 views)
  • A word to the wise - bois 2007-01-22 12:15:56 (749 views)
  • That is a great write up. Thank you. Looking forward to seeing it on the e38.org (nt) - kingdom7 2006-08-29 17:06:03 (302 views)
  • Nice post. Please note symptoms for future reference. (nt) - collison944 2006-08-29 10:48:51 (446 views)
  • Did you by chance plug the switch in before you - Stu 2006-08-29 07:16:42 (457 views)
    • No, I just installed it and buttoned it up. Worked fine the first time. (nt) - davidc 2006-08-29 07:19:38 (353 views)
      • Right on. It couldnt be that easy though could it? - Stu 2006-08-29 07:27:22 (292 views)
  • Beautiful Write-up David. Many Thanks. (nt) - farnarkler 2006-08-29 06:58:25 (241 views)
  • David you are so industrious, Great write up! (nt) - Blue740i 2006-08-29 06:55:23 (221 views)
    • Re: David you are so industrious, Great write up! - 18jazzy 2007-03-02 20:00:19 (194 views)
  • Re: Ignition switch removal and replacement (long, with photos) - navybob 2006-08-29 06:33:26 (792 views)
    • A dealer repair for under $1,000? Consider yourself lucky. :) (nt) - sdmike1 2006-08-29 06:44:36 (412 views)
  • Great stuff, David. I have some electrical gremlins too... - sdmike1 2006-08-29 05:54:42 (522 views)
  • Nice Job, David. I see it's made e38.org already!! (grin) - sealbeach740 2006-08-29 05:50:40 (273 views)
  • hand claps. pretty impressive. what pointed you to the iggy switch? - rogue7 2006-08-29 05:35:53 (442 views)
    • Suggestions from friends who've had similar problems in other e38's. (nt) - davidc 2006-08-29 05:37:38 (628 views)
  • Very cool. This might be my problem as well. (nt) - dwightf 2006-08-29 05:32:26 (481 views)