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Silver Member Username: CharlesbhsDallas, Tx USA Post Number: 410 Registered: Jan-07 | well bmw did diagnostic tests yesterday on the beamer and they figured out that i killed the battery and that i fried the computer in the car, which pretty much controls EVERYTHING!! and well... i fried the first bmw computer ever... they said nothing like this has ever happened before now you might be wondering about the cost.... well im not even sure if i wanna say... |
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Gold Member Username: JkidderGunshine , State Flawda Post Number: 2931 Registered: Nov-05 | 900 plus labor |
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Silver Member Username: CharlesbhsDallas, Tx USA Post Number: 412 Registered: Jan-07 | well orignally they were gonna have to ship a new computer from germany... but luckily they found one over here... so since they have never done anything like this they have no idea what labor will be.... so i dont even know the final price yet |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 4659 Registered: Jul-06 | WTF did you do to that thing? |
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Silver Member Username: CharlesbhsDallas, Tx USA Post Number: 413 Registered: Jan-07 | Original thread: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/off-topic/414516.html |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 4661 Registered: Jul-06 | Ah, I see. Not disconnecting negative battery cable first FTL |
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Gold Member Username: AdddisorderPalm Beach, Florida Post Number: 5643 Registered: Jan-06 | wow that sucks |
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Silver Member Username: Mj23dynastySome where 12 wangin o..., The Mighty J... USA Post Number: 834 Registered: Oct-07 | Cpu for my camry is 5 stacks so I can imagine it will be a lot more than 900 plus labor... |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 2212 Registered: Mar-06 | my guess: 9500 with labor.... while theyre tearin it apart, ask em to wire up your system too...most expensive install ever period |
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Gold Member Username: Killerzracing71Fredericksburg, Virginia United states Post Number: 1786 Registered: Aug-05 | i dont see why unplugging the ground should mater i would think the positive side... cuz thats what has the current going through it you car is a ground i just wanted to say that.... but damn..... sorry to hear that i rem. u saying that that sucks alot.... but it can be fixed a guy pickeup a 745LI that was totaled.... and peiced another one together wtf.... tha comp was all in the rear and some how they got it to work it was crazy if i new how to upload pics i would... but sorry to hears.... screw a comp put a 406 chevy motor in it an ride you will be one cool dude like that guy with the 572 in tha cadillac dts look for it on you tube im bout to leave work and dont feel like lookin for it sorry to hear your lose |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 4679 Registered: Jul-06 | " your car is a ground " And WHY is that? Because your chassis is connected to the battery negative. Disconnecting that wire from the battery causes all the metal on the car not to be grounded anymore. So nothing will happen when you touch a power wire to your chassis. It is critical to always disconnect the chassis ground before doing ANY electrical work. If you don't, well you ask Charles what can happen. (not making fun of you Charles). |
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Silver Member Username: Vtouch06Q-TowN, PiStoLvAniA Post Number: 134 Registered: Nov-07 | damn sorry to hear that dude, when you first posted up the thread n i read it and saw BMW and no electric working in the car at all, at that point i knew you fried something. n cuz its a Beamer i dnt even want to imagine the price..... |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 3192 Registered: Mar-06 | Sorry to hear that man. there are some cpu's on ebay for BMW cars for under 200. If its just the CPU, it is just a few screws and a clip. Are they going to cover it under warrenty? I hope so. I bet it will be in the $2500 region. 15 hours @$100 p/h plus $1000 for cpu. Man thats bummer. You think there would be some fuses on the CPU to prevent that. There are fusible links in most cars that are not servicible, but are provide in the case of an accident it will blow in a short thus preventing a fire. |
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Gold Member Username: JtownTeam Revolution, Texas Post Number: 1311 Registered: Mar-07 | I thought you were supposed to leave the neg on the battery connected but disconnect the pos? |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sYou can call me Scroog... Post Number: 3394 Registered: Feb-06 | installing without knowing FTL... new car thats lost about 10 grand in value now |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 4685 Registered: Jul-06 | Damn where do people get this false info from............ before working on ANYTHING electrical, disconnect all negative cables at the battery. If you have multiple batteries you must do this for all of them. Only after that is done is it safe to work. |
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Silver Member Username: Yukhui3 15 AA Havocs, Memphis 4kw!! Post Number: 808 Registered: Jan-06 | My dad's old mercedes computer was a grand USED. |
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Gold Member Username: JtownTeam Revolution, Texas Post Number: 1314 Registered: Mar-07 | thanks M.S., I had it backwards apparently |
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Silver Member Username: Kpa2727Post Number: 795 Registered: May-07 | sell the beemer buy a new one it prob be cheeper. j/k but i'm tellin u man i think bmw is just raking u over the coals for tampering with the car outside of a warrenty. logically i think bmw is just dumping all the brains for saftey but i bet it's fine, after all think about it the battery got grounded. this can't be the first time a beamer ever got grounded, hell ever here of a flood? |
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Gold Member Username: Killerzracing71Fredericksburg, Virginia United states Post Number: 1792 Registered: Aug-05 | ima try it that... way and just see what it does.... im pretty sure you get some electricty to go through if thers no Positive whats it matter.... no electricy is flowing.... electrticty finds the least path of resistance so you saing that the batt. is the only thing causing a ground in the whole car????? |
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