Well, I took it out last night. I tried to remove the potting material, so I could re solder the connections, but the potting was so hard that I was afraid of damaging the unit in trying to remove it. After about an hour of scraping, chipping, cutting, etc, I finally gave up. I put the unit back in the car and planned on buying a new one today. When I started the car to move it after I had finished - it was working again! So far today it hasn't failed yet. I guess I'll just wait until it dies again, and then buy a new one. Are these available at auto parts stores, or are they dealer only?

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2001 E53 X5 4.4i Sport
Titanium Silver / Black
141k miles, and broken down more than it runs...

2002 E46M3 Convertible with 28k miles - DD