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  1. Used to have this with Fiestas.. try tapping the tailgate hinge pins back and forth slightly if that's the hinge they have
  2. Work continues on the Astro. After finally finding and curing the coolant loss I built it all back together, then a few days later it wouldn't start from cold. Would crank and crank but nothing. Slightest waft of brake cleaner and it would fire right up and be fine for the rest of the day. Take out wooden Starcraft dash, then plastic Chevy dash then the doghouse again and hours of diagnostics.. it's pre OBD2.. turns out its the ignition control module.. doesn't activate the injector when cranking, but as soon as it sees 400rpm, the ECU takes over and it fires right up . Early injection/ECUs are fun! Waiting on a module arriving so fitted the sink and tap, then stuck a new bumper sticker on ๐Ÿ˜
  3. I think you've connected the brake light wire to the tail light. Remember you only need to hook up 1 tail light feed too
  4. Yes, and did you test the wire colours with the lights plugged in? BMWs put on the brake light if a tail goes out etc so if it sees things unplugged it changes all the rules!
  5. Orange need to go to permanent live, did you hook up tail lights or just a brake wire? Some only need 1 connected, it'll tell you in the instructions. Tails shouldn't be on if all car lights are off .Best check this as Bimmers are terrible for not going to sleep and flattening the battery "ยท IMPORTANT! Dual lamp function: If brake light and tail light or fog light and tail light share a common wire do not connect either of the side light wires (Black or Brown) from the relay to the car. The relay will interpret the signal on the brake signal wire (Red) or fog signal wire (Blue) and operate the lights, including the side lights, correctly"
  6. Yes , that's basically what I use. Just make sure the green box has some air around it as they can get slightly warm. @mk2_craig its a common question..BMWs are weird this way, some do some don't. I did an X1 today and it shut the sensors off automatically through the CAN BUS with no coding. Usually when it doesn't, there's a button or a bit in the menu where you can shut them down. I have heard you can code it in but depends on the maker of the electrics kit. Got a 3 series tomorrow so will plug in the coding machine and see if it gives me an option to change anything.
  7. Yep, you don't really gain anything on a 2013 by going with a dedicated kit on a BMW. That kit is all you need. Check with the instructions with that box if you need to connect the tail light wiring. We use the Ryder boxes and you just connect the brake and it sorts the tail lights out. Also, test the light wiring for colours with the tail lights plugged in... German motors can have the bulb failure substitution, which can cause a bit of head scratching!
  8. @JJ0063 Ooft, that's a question which got the wheels turning. The early 1 series E81/E87 and early F20/F21 uses low speed CAN to activate the trailer module, whereas the later f20/f21 (03/14 on) use high speed CAN, so are not interchangeable. The CAN wires are different colours between the two as well. To be honest, on an earlier 1 series I'd just wire in a bypass box, power from the battery in the boot and all the light wires are at the o/ s in the boot. Really easy and doesn't upset anything. If it has battery management, remember and wire to the battery side before the little black box at the positive terminal, and - not appliccable to the 1 series- wire a BMW towbar power to the rear fusebox. It stops the car going to sleep and it won't start in the morning..
  9. 2 in 1. Edinburgh , where executive apartments surround a scrapyard!
  10. The tank is aluminium, hidden under the fairings, so fairings off, then tank out to get to tha battery.
  11. Only 1998 onwards. Before , you could bolt a towball to the back bumper of your Riley Elf and tow your Castleton up to the lakes, clutch and body structure allowing. That's why the regs were brought in .
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