Dario's OB ZHP Revival

[Avetiso]

Nice buy, at that price if it doesn't work out fixing it you can almost certainly get that back parting it out.

Not sure if you've seen this before or not but while you're waiting for it to arrive you can familiarize yourself with this:

http://www.bmw-planet.com/diagrams/r.../e46/index.htm

Thanks, buddy. That looks like a great utility. Once I take it apart it'll let me know how it was supposed to be.

[Oli77]

Good luck with the project Dario. We'll be watching!

[Avetiso]

Thanks, Oli. Will, do you think you could find me which diagram I need? I don't know any of these things by their technical names.

[wsmeyer]

The navigation on that site uses Java so I can't link you to it but drill down to:

Component and signal information >> Components >> A_Control units, modules.

The Light Switch Center is A3

Once you open that branch you'll find the one applicable to your year / model but also notice there are three different icons for the choices. The first group are the actual diagrams, second one is a picture of the module so you can confirm you're looking at the right thing, third group is a list of the pin #'s and where they go.

What I would do first would be to pull the burned LCM, identify all the pins in the diagram that have voltage going to them and then use a continuity tester to see if any of those pins are now shorted to any of the non power pins. If any of them are, use the diagram to see what module was sent voltage instead of signal. This should minimize the chance of frying a replacement LCM.

[trancenation]

Looking forward to this thread! The car doesn't have ZCW based on the absence of headlight washers.

[BavarianZHP]

Shipping price depends on the season, open carry, etc... FWIW I shipped mine from Illinois to Seattle which is about the same distance as Ohio to CA for just under $1k (~$950?), so your quote is comparable. Oh and expect your car to be utterly FILTHY when it gets to you. Going cross-country open carry will dust her up good. My engine still has some dust and dirt from the transport - it'll be everywhere. Honestly, I almost regretted transporting it since it got so dirty - but it's just dirt and can be cleaned... I changed the air filters immediately.

Oh, I do know heated seats was a stand alone option so it may not have ZCW. Check for fold down seats and headlight washers to be sure.

Good luck!

[Avetiso]

Thanks, guys. I actually love that about it. Heated seats without all the ZCW fuss, although I hope it has fold down seats, as well.

Phillip, oh, I know it's gonna be dirty. FILTHY. I just hope it doesn't get scratched. However, I have a guy with a trucking company looking for a driver to pull it for me in a closed van, which would be awesome. Hopefully he finds me something.

[johnrando]

Congrats on the pickup and GL with the werk!

[Avetiso]

Congrats on the pickup and GL with the werk!

Thanks! Looking forward to it.

Sent from a junkyard via GS4.

[ELCID86]

My broker tells me this is the going rate for cars from that distance. Might actually be $100 too low.

I guess that is reasonable give the distance.