Dealer quoted $1650. Since I just had to do the upstairs A/C
for the CEO's castle, my personal transportation can wait a bit. In the meantime, I'm going to throw in another FSU just in case, because the initial symptom was the blower not changing speed at all. The next day it stopped blowing after about 20 minutes, the next day it took fifteen minutes for it to start, and then the fourth day and since it hasn't started at all. So I'm not 100% convinced it's the motor.
And that dash removal looks tedious, a full day's work without prior experience I'm sure. Believe it or not, I'm most concerned about the cloth covering coming off the A pillar trim more than anything and not being able to get it back on smoothly. It's already come loose at the base from the sun.
I do love seeing the structural reinforcements behind the dash and console though.
2002 X5 3.0 348,200 miles
2014 428i 40,000 miles
2004 325i sold at 123,600 miles
2001 325i sold at 66,000 miles
1970 Firebird Under restoration - Long block delayed for defective roller lifters - aargh.