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Old 02-14-2019, 11:19 AM
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Steering Angle Sensor (SAS) Repair Kit? (Now Installed)

Has anyone tried this? I think I am going to order one as there are similar repair kits available for different BMW sensors (E30 AFM comes to mind) like this and well, I like giving repairs like this a try. In my head it helps encourage this kind of development by individuals and small businesses. So happy to be the guinea pig if no one has tried it but thought I would ask if someone had. I've been getting SAS errors and it's getting annoying seeing them come up every time I scan the truck. Which reminds me I have to code out DSP too as those errors are coming up now that the system has been removed.

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Old 02-14-2019, 01:28 PM
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I think you should go for it! It's what I would do in your shoes. I had SAS issues with my wife's e83 when we bought it used. At the time, FCPEuro had OE steering sensors (BMW logo filed off) for closer to $200 IIRC. At over $300 now for a genuine sensor, I'd take the chance on the repair kit. There aren't a lot of parts inside the sensor to go bad.

Also, if you change your mind and get a new sensor, keep in mind it must be "coded" to your particular vehicle. I was able to code mine using Progman.

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Old 02-14-2019, 07:59 PM
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I put one in my watch list on eBay.
I have had two steering angle sensor errors in the past half year and have been dreading replacing it. This looks very much up my alley.


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Nice. Where do you guys even come up with this on your radar. It would not have been on mine, and I believe I may on a third replacement

Just sheer luck googling for the PN on Ebay and this cropped up ?
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Nice. Where do you guys even come up with this on your radar. It would not have been on mine, and I believe I may on a third replacement

Just sheer luck googling for the PN on Ebay and this cropped up ?
Pretty much. EBay search for sas with party number.

I'll order it and let you guys know how I get on.
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I'm not going to bother looking up the PN or what bmwminiparts dot com will charge but 66% is HUGE. LOL, sure wish we had that for the abs module, etc, etc. The long laundry list of expensive parts on this not so high KBB truck
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I'm not going to bother looking up the PN or what bmwminiparts dot com will charge but 66% is HUGE. LOL, sure wish we had that for the abs module, etc, etc. The long laundry list of expensive parts on this not so high KBB truck
As AM said... they run about $300 plus or minus. Cheapest I found was on Ebay for ~$180 for what they claim is a new OE sensor. I'm curious about the repair so I'll go with that. Says they beefed up the design of the contacts that run along the track. I'm always for improving on a design to prevent having to do a repair twice.
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Ha. Tried to save $ . Did ABS module repair. They swore up and down they bench tested it, etc. Post repair, etc, ruling out the harness, etc. Ordered a new module, and boom, all good to go. Heh. I welcome inexpensive OE-like repairs anyday these days. Got too many bandaids from the bleeding.
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Ha. Tried to save $ . Did ABS module repair. They swore up and down they bench tested it, etc. Post repair, etc, ruling out the harness, etc. Ordered a new module, and boom, all good to go. Heh. I welcome inexpensive OE-like repairs anyday these days. Got too many bandaids from the bleeding.
After the new module... I would have filed a cc dispute. If they had said it doesn't always work that's one thing... But they told you they bench tested it and it passed.
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As AM said... they run about $300 plus or minus. Cheapest I found was on Ebay for ~$180 for what they claim is a new OE sensor. I'm curious about the repair so I'll go with that. Says they beefed up the design of the contacts that run along the track. I'm always for improving on a design to prevent having to do a repair twice.


If the failure is a wiper contact I would try to fix first without the kit. One drop of deoxit gold might be all you need


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