I didn't think they'd even use relays these days, especially in a situation
which is subject to vibration, maybe that's why they're soldered in place
but more likely to save money.
...Wayne
> All the best with BMW electronics. I am getting really fed up with
electrical
> issues on my Z4. Car recently reverted to a 1door version..central locking
> refused to release, deadlocking passenger door. drivers side could be
> opened with the key BUT no keyhole on passengers side. my wife was not
> happy about climbing over the gearbox to get into the passengers side!!
The
> fault was traced to the central locking module. BMW ,in their wisdom,
solder
> the central locking relays to a double sided circuit board behind the
glovebox.
> Why on earth they do not use sockets is beyond me! New circuit board £350
> plus re-setting central locking plus labour equals a lot of money. Local
firm
> carefully destroyed relays and removed pins individually before
re-soldering
> in new relays...Cost £50.00
>
> Regards
> John Duggan,
> Wales, UK
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 16:08
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: From a Trip to My Independent Volvo Mechanic
>
>
> > I must ask...why are you replacing the cabin air filter on a wrecked
> BMW? ;-)>
>
> I must have messed up the possessives somewhere. Or split my
> infinitives. I hate that when it happens.
>
> I'm REMOVING the brand new cabin air filter from my wrecked BMW to
> INSTALL in the replacement BMW. These filters cost around $60 and it
> was only two days old.
>
>
>
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> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com
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