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RADIO CULPRIT ELECTRIC DRAW/FIX?
The darn radio has a short, it was drawing down the battery, setting off the ABS/trifecta lights and wacky codes. I hate to think I had to change the ABS module, steering angle sensor and programming that didn't actually fix any of those problems - I pulled the radio tonight and now I need to find a professional, reputable place to have it fixed. I don't imagine Best Buy has the radio or ability to install a new aftermarket. Besides I really like the Media bridge when it works. Oddly, this issue was also messing up the cruise control. Can you believe it? A radio. Really BMW? Help...
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What most people consider the radio is really the MID unit. The real radio is located in the trunk.
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My headunit shorted out because the po put coins into the tape deck for some reason? Took it to the stealership and they wanted $900 to replace it, so I decided I might as well take it apart and see if somehow I could fix it. Comes apart easy with a few philips screws and I noticed a tiny transistor had cracked in half. Took a chance and found the part online and I ordered 5 just to be safe cost about $6 shipped. 10 minutes of soldering later and the new part worked and the headunit was fixed. I figured it was already broken so how could I mess it up more? $6 in parts and two hours of my time are a lot cheaper than the stealer's price. I have some extra transistors if you need them pm me.
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2001 4.4i E53 172k 01/01 Mfg Mods: Led interior lights, rear footwell lights, black powder coated rims, carbon fiber wrapped interior trim, matte black ecs kidney grilles, arnott air springs(rear), rear console-quad usb chargers, K&N air filter, akebono ceramic brake pads & zimmerman rotors, black painted calipers, 5% rear window tint over factory tint, 50% front window tint, rear airbags activated, 4:3 nav head unit auxilary input, diy trans rebuild at 160k, spyder led tailights, hella horns |
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Thanks , I appreciate it and will keep it in mind. I think I found a repair company in CA. Worse case I go aftermarket, it is 15 years old now.
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If you know how to solder then I would suggest taking it apart first to visually inspect the components on the circuit board. It is pretty easy to disassemble the case of the headunit. Just a few small phillips screws.
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2001 4.4i E53 172k 01/01 Mfg Mods: Led interior lights, rear footwell lights, black powder coated rims, carbon fiber wrapped interior trim, matte black ecs kidney grilles, arnott air springs(rear), rear console-quad usb chargers, K&N air filter, akebono ceramic brake pads & zimmerman rotors, black painted calipers, 5% rear window tint over factory tint, 50% front window tint, rear airbags activated, 4:3 nav head unit auxilary input, diy trans rebuild at 160k, spyder led tailights, hella horns |
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I did a similar fix(capacitors) to my sisters TV and saved hundreds on new 1080i, but I knew what the problem was because the capacitors expand. Not sure what to look for wit this radio short.
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Can you not just get a replacment unit off evilBay? Maybe that's the easiest option...?
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The little black transistors crack in half so they're pretty easy to spot. Sorry for the late reply, had a busy weekend.
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2001 4.4i E53 172k 01/01 Mfg Mods: Led interior lights, rear footwell lights, black powder coated rims, carbon fiber wrapped interior trim, matte black ecs kidney grilles, arnott air springs(rear), rear console-quad usb chargers, K&N air filter, akebono ceramic brake pads & zimmerman rotors, black painted calipers, 5% rear window tint over factory tint, 50% front window tint, rear airbags activated, 4:3 nav head unit auxilary input, diy trans rebuild at 160k, spyder led tailights, hella horns |
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