modocrat
Well-known member
I'm at my wits end..
When I received the car, the windows would not stay closed (close and drop a little bit) and the seatbelt butlers were not working. I took it to a friend who did a scan which showed the FRM to be in transport mode. I took that info and decided to read up on it as its all gibberish to me.. The next day the wipers went dead.
I had the battery checked (that's what GPT told me to do) and what do you know, it needed replacing. Replaced the battery, had it registered and voila, the windows + seatbelt butlers started working. Replaced the wiper fuse and it came it to life again but only for a few days. Replaced the fuse again to bring it back to life. At this point I didn't notice that it only worked on the first speed. I called SMG parts to get a price on an FRM and I was directed to an indy who specializes in these repairs. He did a scan and it pointed to "JBE/Junction box". Off I went to procure a junction box..
Junction box procured, installed and coded. Wipers blew a fuse again.
Took it to another indy who told me to get a new wiper motor.. Ka-ching! (The sound of money leaving my account) A used wiper motor purchased and fitted.. and what do you know.. wipers still only working on one speed. Indy checked the relay, an after-market one was fitted. Back to BMW I went, ka-ching again!
New OEM Relay fitted, wipers STILL working like a snail. He has advised me to take it back to my buddy who can reinitialize the wiper module. If that doesn't fix the issue... Do I just push it down a bank?
When I received the car, the windows would not stay closed (close and drop a little bit) and the seatbelt butlers were not working. I took it to a friend who did a scan which showed the FRM to be in transport mode. I took that info and decided to read up on it as its all gibberish to me.. The next day the wipers went dead.
I had the battery checked (that's what GPT told me to do) and what do you know, it needed replacing. Replaced the battery, had it registered and voila, the windows + seatbelt butlers started working. Replaced the wiper fuse and it came it to life again but only for a few days. Replaced the fuse again to bring it back to life. At this point I didn't notice that it only worked on the first speed. I called SMG parts to get a price on an FRM and I was directed to an indy who specializes in these repairs. He did a scan and it pointed to "JBE/Junction box". Off I went to procure a junction box..
Junction box procured, installed and coded. Wipers blew a fuse again.
Took it to another indy who told me to get a new wiper motor.. Ka-ching! (The sound of money leaving my account) A used wiper motor purchased and fitted.. and what do you know.. wipers still only working on one speed. Indy checked the relay, an after-market one was fitted. Back to BMW I went, ka-ching again!
New OEM Relay fitted, wipers STILL working like a snail. He has advised me to take it back to my buddy who can reinitialize the wiper module. If that doesn't fix the issue... Do I just push it down a bank?
