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E46 Battery drain
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lucian
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Got the part from Motormec. Paid via paypal after my bank wanted to charge me R250 for a transfer and warned me that the bank on the other side will also charge me. WTF I thought, just use paypal cost R598 and when it got here just under three weeks, another R241 for import duties. So total cost about R820.00.
Part looks exactly like the pics on the installation document.
Installed it Sunday (17 Oct 2010) morning and all works fine still. Must say to work under the steering wheel is very uncomforable and you can't see a thing. I used the car's little flash light, but later just stuck my emergency light (bought at Midas some time ago and it just connect to the battery) behind the pedals and it lit up the whole area. By the time I figured that out, I was almost done.
The hidden torx screw was my biggest problem as you cannot see it and have to guess it's location. For this reason I did not replace it. In my opinion the covering bracket is secure enough with a clip and another torx screw. To put it back I needed a magnetised screwdriver wich I did not have.
Part looks exactly like the pics on the installation document.
Installed it Sunday (17 Oct 2010) morning and all works fine still. Must say to work under the steering wheel is very uncomforable and you can't see a thing. I used the car's little flash light, but later just stuck my emergency light (bought at Midas some time ago and it just connect to the battery) behind the pedals and it lit up the whole area. By the time I figured that out, I was almost done.
The hidden torx screw was my biggest problem as you cannot see it and have to guess it's location. For this reason I did not replace it. In my opinion the covering bracket is secure enough with a clip and another torx screw. To put it back I needed a magnetised screwdriver wich I did not have.
