Classic BMW engineering wisdom: put battery in trunk for improved weight distrbution, require power to open trunk lid and completely eliminate mechanical lock... 😉
15:34 to work more confortable, using knee pads or a soft layer of padding unber the knee can make the work a lot more confortable. Yes you still have to twist your torso/body, but from knee position it is a lot different because you can lean forward an twist while on the knees.
Congratulations for your effort, great job! I want to do a similar procedure but with another car, i want to put a heating kit in the seats and I want to pass the wire through the ignition so that I have power on it after I put the ignition on, however i don't understand one thing: You connected one end of the red wire to the fuse panel via that double leaf spring contact pin, but where did you connect the other end of that wire? Thanks in advance.
Hi Aurel thank you for the comments! The double leaf spring contact pin will connect the fuse, so this is the +12V power source. The other end of the wire will go to the module/device/consumer we add to the car. For your plan, the wire goes to your heating mat. Let me know if you have any questions! And best luck with your project 🤗
@@funcarsgoodpeople So I understand that where the fuse is inserted on the panel, in one of the holes we already have that leaf spring contact pin and voltage, but the second hole is empty and leaf spring contact pin is missing, and so we only have to insert that missing pint so that we can extend the current through the fuse to our consumer? I hope you understand what I mean, my english is not so good :) Thank you.
Yes Aurel your understanding is correct! Don’t worry about language 🤗 this is my very early video so I might miss a lot of information. Please excuse me for that. Further discussions are welcomed! And don’t forget to let us know your progress!
So this method can be used for the heated steering wheel, instead of using relays like you’ve shown in other videos? The heated steering wheel would be the only new device I am adding.
Hi Doc yes you are right. It depends on how many unoccupied fuse slots you have for the new devices. If you have enough empty fuse slots than the relays are not necessary 🤗
Hi friend. I have a 2006 BMW 325i n52 engine with ZF transmission. I've been looking for the trouble code a731 supply terminal 30g-f. I've watched all of your videos. Would you have an idea where this would be coming from? I replaced most everything
Hi FIS.org what are the symptoms you are having? I searched this code in bmwfault.codes and found that this code comes from the JBE junction box (the fuse panel.) It mentions about power supply on 30g_f, are some of your modules (non-essential) not having power? For your car model, the 30g_f relay should be built in the JBE. The power management tells the relay to switch off non-essential modules when the battery is low. I guess that your modules on 30g_f is not getting power even when there's no fault so we get the code. If you really have to replace the relay, the whole JBE has to be replaced. But I hoper this is not the case. Please come back and let us know more!
@ Hello, FCGP. I appreciate your response to my inquiry. I have indeed replaced the JBE. The prior JBE was substituted, yet it exhibited the same problem. I was under the impression that the issue had been resolved. Thank you once again, my friend. I will keep you informed of any developments. I am uncertain if any non-essential items are malfunctioning. The car has not functioned properly since I purchased it.
I see. I'm glad to know that this problem is solved. The E9x series rely much on electronics. Based on my limited experience, the fault codes help us solve 90% of the problems. You are welcome to discuss with me about the codes via email: funcarsgoodpeople@gmail.com
Hey question I have a 2003745li b m w I am trying to retrofit the back seat that recline back seat and retrofit the back center console if you can help me I appreciate it so much
Hi baby z I got your message. Sounds interesting! Could you please send the information over to funcarsgoodpeople@gmail.com so I can take a look? Any link, webpage or tutorial video that you used for the retrofit?
Great tutorial thanks! This was exactly what I was looking for, great idea to setup the replays behind the fuse box! :) I have question the terminals connectors you have used the BMW oem parts, but Im sure these are some generic terminal connectors, do you happen to know that model these are? Double leaf spring contact - BMW# 61 13 1 378 906 Double leaf spring contact with pickoff - BMW# 61 13 6 937 069 What gauge wires were used to provide switch to the relay and to power the devices? The ground connector was a normal 6.3mm? Many thanks
Hello Tiago thank you very much for the comment! And sorry for the late reply because of my busy work. Yes I happened to find the part numbers of the double leaf spring contact on the M3post (or E90post, I cannot remember) forum. Somebody shared a post about adding a fuse to the fuse panel. These part numbers can also be found in realoem.com but they are not easy to find. Some cross reference work (online forums, realOEM and ISTA) is needed but it's fun for me. For the wire supplying the relays, I used the gauge of 0.75 mm^2 (ua-cam.com/video/Jyl_B9-8CZM/v-deo.htmlsi=gR0mGlnuiLnxMvaG&t=466). I saw on the wiring diagram the wire is connected to a 10 Amp fuse so I thought the 0.4 Amp required by the relays should be okay. The gauge of ground wire for the relays is 4.0 mm^2 just because I have no other brown wires (BMW color for terminal 31, the ground.) Of course this gauge is too much for 0.4 Amp but it should be safe. Let me know if I can help you with more information! Carl
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Great technique and very well paced video. Job done professionally! Hope to see more videos on E90, subscribed!
Thank you for your comments! What an encouragement to us. We will keep on doing our best. See you soon!
You have a green garage! How nice!
Thank you! But there are a lot of mosquito too lol
Classic BMW engineering wisdom: put battery in trunk for improved weight distrbution, require power to open trunk lid and completely eliminate mechanical lock... 😉
Hahaha yes José I had goose bumps at the very moment I closed the trunk lid! And isn’t this the fun part of DIY 🤣🤗
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to work more confortable, using knee pads or a soft layer of padding unber the knee can make the work a lot more confortable.
Yes you still have to twist your torso/body, but from knee position it is a lot different because you can lean forward an twist while on the knees.
Thank you Mr. FryFish for the tips! It was my first time and yeah really learned a lot from it 🤗 I hope I never have to go back in there again 😂
Congratulations for your effort, great job!
I want to do a similar procedure but with another car, i want to put a heating kit in the seats and I want to pass the wire through the ignition so that I have power on it after I put the ignition on, however i don't understand one thing: You connected one end of the red wire to the fuse panel via that double leaf spring contact pin, but where did you connect the other end of that wire?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Aurel thank you for the comments! The double leaf spring contact pin will connect the fuse, so this is the +12V power source. The other end of the wire will go to the module/device/consumer we add to the car. For your plan, the wire goes to your heating mat.
Let me know if you have any questions! And best luck with your project 🤗
@@funcarsgoodpeople So I understand that where the fuse is inserted on the panel, in one of the holes we already have that leaf spring contact pin and voltage, but the second hole is empty and leaf spring contact pin is missing, and so we only have to insert that missing pint so that we can extend the current through the fuse to our consumer?
I hope you understand what I mean, my english is not so good :) Thank you.
Yes Aurel your understanding is correct! Don’t worry about language 🤗 this is my very early video so I might miss a lot of information. Please excuse me for that. Further discussions are welcomed! And don’t forget to let us know your progress!
@@funcarsgoodpeople Your answers helped me, i appreciate this. Now i understand. Thank you!
So this method can be used for the heated steering wheel, instead of using relays like you’ve shown in other videos? The heated steering wheel would be the only new device I am adding.
Hi Doc yes you are right. It depends on how many unoccupied fuse slots you have for the new devices. If you have enough empty fuse slots than the relays are not necessary 🤗
@@funcarsgoodpeople Thank you! These videos are very well done, and also helped me get better with ISTA!
You are very welcome, Doc! Let me know if your have any questions or interesting findings🤗 Keep in touch!
Hi friend. I have a 2006 BMW 325i n52 engine with ZF transmission. I've been looking for the trouble code a731 supply terminal 30g-f. I've watched all of your videos. Would you have an idea where this would be coming from? I replaced most everything
Hi FIS.org what are the symptoms you are having? I searched this code in bmwfault.codes and found that this code comes from the JBE junction box (the fuse panel.) It mentions about power supply on 30g_f, are some of your modules (non-essential) not having power?
For your car model, the 30g_f relay should be built in the JBE. The power management tells the relay to switch off non-essential modules when the battery is low. I guess that your modules on 30g_f is not getting power even when there's no fault so we get the code.
If you really have to replace the relay, the whole JBE has to be replaced. But I hoper this is not the case. Please come back and let us know more!
@ Hello, FCGP. I appreciate your response to my inquiry. I have indeed replaced the JBE. The prior JBE was substituted, yet it exhibited the same problem. I was under the impression that the issue had been resolved. Thank you once again, my friend. I will keep you informed of any developments. I am uncertain if any non-essential items are malfunctioning. The car has not functioned properly since I purchased it.
@ I don't notice any problems. It just driving me crazy that I can't figure out why I have these codes.
I see. I'm glad to know that this problem is solved.
The E9x series rely much on electronics. Based on my limited experience, the fault codes help us solve 90% of the problems. You are welcome to discuss with me about the codes via email: funcarsgoodpeople@gmail.com
Hey question I have a 2003745li b m w I am trying to retrofit the back seat that recline back seat and retrofit the back center console if you can help me I appreciate it so much
Hi baby z I got your message. Sounds interesting! Could you please send the information over to funcarsgoodpeople@gmail.com so I can take a look? Any link, webpage or tutorial video that you used for the retrofit?
@funcarsgoodpeople I just was looking on line I couldn't find much about it sucks because the car ran great now it don't start just crank
@funcarsgoodpeople anything you could help with means a lot anything I can help just ask me with pictures or videos anything
@funcarsgoodpeople I got a computer and downloaded the inpa and ncs dummy but I don't know how to program I have the cord to connect to the car
I lost the soft close doors dont lock windows don't go down
Great tutorial thanks! This was exactly what I was looking for, great idea to setup the replays behind the fuse box! :)
I have question the terminals connectors you have used the BMW oem parts, but Im sure these are some generic terminal connectors, do you happen to know that model these are?
Double leaf spring contact - BMW# 61 13 1 378 906
Double leaf spring contact with pickoff - BMW# 61 13 6 937 069
What gauge wires were used to provide switch to the relay and to power the devices?
The ground connector was a normal 6.3mm?
Many thanks
Hello Tiago thank you very much for the comment! And sorry for the late reply because of my busy work.
Yes I happened to find the part numbers of the double leaf spring contact on the M3post (or E90post, I cannot remember) forum. Somebody shared a post about adding a fuse to the fuse panel. These part numbers can also be found in realoem.com but they are not easy to find. Some cross reference work (online forums, realOEM and ISTA) is needed but it's fun for me.
For the wire supplying the relays, I used the gauge of 0.75 mm^2 (ua-cam.com/video/Jyl_B9-8CZM/v-deo.htmlsi=gR0mGlnuiLnxMvaG&t=466). I saw on the wiring diagram the wire is connected to a 10 Amp fuse so I thought the 0.4 Amp required by the relays should be okay.
The gauge of ground wire for the relays is 4.0 mm^2 just because I have no other brown wires (BMW color for terminal 31, the ground.) Of course this gauge is too much for 0.4 Amp but it should be safe.
Let me know if I can help you with more information!
Carl
Many thanks for the info 🙂 Im going add a few relays just like you
@@7R350R You are welcome Tiago! Don't forget to come back and share with us your work! Best luck!