BMW Z3 airbag ECU
- Thread starter Bigbear
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- Z3 Individual Dakar / Orinoco Individual
Its the vin lock that will become your issue you cant put another module ( even with same part number) and make it plug and play the only proper blank module is a new one but they are scary dear and need coded by dealership
I have wanted to retro fit a passengers airbag but even if i buy the bag and module for twin bag i cant find anyone who can code it to work and get past the vin lock.
Your best best as has been said is get your module out and posted to one of the companies who can repair the module you have then all you need to to is refit it.
Stephen.
I have wanted to retro fit a passengers airbag but even if i buy the bag and module for twin bag i cant find anyone who can code it to work and get past the vin lock.
Your best best as has been said is get your module out and posted to one of the companies who can repair the module you have then all you need to to is refit it.
Stephen.
Thank you Stephen. I understand. Do you know / can you recommend a company that can do this type of repair?
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- Z3 Individual Dakar / Orinoco Individual
@BillyB had an issue with his airbag i have tagged him he will probably remember who was recommended at the time to look at it.
Two others who spring to mind who i will also tag @bertiejaffa , @Nodzed
Stephen.
Two others who spring to mind who i will also tag @bertiejaffa , @Nodzed
Stephen.
Thank you. All help welcome…
i have had the car for 25 years…There are lots of (practical) reasons not to keep it going…ULEZ, airbag light, costs and now no MOT etc….Yet I am attached to the car and desperate to keep it alive, if I can.
i have had the car for 25 years…There are lots of (practical) reasons not to keep it going…ULEZ, airbag light, costs and now no MOT etc….Yet I am attached to the car and desperate to keep it alive, if I can.
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All sounds familiar. I had mine checked out and it was the module as there was nothing else wrong , I was offered a second hand one by one of our resident parts supplier but was still going to have all the same issues as have been pointed out above. As I was getting close to one of our group runs I decided to buy a new one knowing that that would be good for years. I did try a company which was passed onto me by one of the guys on here but they were not taking any more on at the time and it was a swap setup and you still had to get it coded properly. Cant find there name sorry. It was explained to me that these modules store every fault that passes through them and has a limit at which point you cannot get rid of the light . Hope you get it sorted.
Thank you…! Appreciate all the replies. I called BMW today…They want c£1890 for a new one of my serial number! Not an option for me.
Carl
www.northernautotech.co.uk
He reset mine to zero, and turned the spare I sent him into a clone, for £80. Which I thought was super reasonable.
www.northernautotech.co.uk
He reset mine to zero, and turned the spare I sent him into a clone, for £80. Which I thought was super reasonable.
Carl - Thank you so much for this recommendation. I will certainly give them a call. R
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Just looked up my receipt from BMW ,I paid £874.19 +vat and got £156,22 back as an exchange unit and that was in 2019. So the prices have more than doubled since then.
AVILEC on Isle of Wight fixed my main ECU - ring them, I’m sure they can do an airbag ECU
Also allcarelectronics
Also allcarelectronics
I have managed to get a used Airbag ECU (same serial number) from EBay but my local garage says “the ‘new’ ECU isn’t communicating at all whereas the old one was…and this means the ECU is no good”. I informed the supplier I would be returning the ECU (which I haven’t yet done because he has suggested it is tested and he’s asked if the garage have used BMW ISTA software”. Any thoughts / advice?