What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[Aeternalis]

I got my issues resolved. I think you have other issues. And you can eliminate the bulb holders or even the LED bulbs. Maybe if you might really have coding issues. Hopefully it is not the LCM.

My next step will be to rebuild the front signal harness connectors (61132359999) and rear tail bulb holder harness connectors (https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...6tailrepairkit) and replace the rear bulb holders. I think (hope...) this will solve it because one of the bulbs in the passenger rear corner will not stay lit (flickers on and off) even though the harness connector is fully seated and the bulb has good contact with the seat. This was also the corner I performed the ground wire fix on.

[BimmerDude]

New wheels... CHeck!

[BMWCurves]

Those look great! I usually don't like dish-style wheels but those work well.

[Aeternalis]

New wheels... CHeck!

Gorgeous wheels!

[johnrando]

Looks great!

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[Ssparrow]

Mmm those wheels!

[az3579]

That's actually normal operation on an E30. The check control circuit wasn't sophisticated enough to be able to perform a brake light check without the driver pressing the brake pedal to complete the circuit continuity.

I'm pretty sure it's supposed to work even without the driver pressing the brake pedal based on a couple of experiences I've had with other E30's...

I truly hope a $300 computer isn't the fix for this.

You don't need a $300 LCM; you can just buy a used one off of eBay for like $50.
If you need me to code VIN and mileage for you I can.

[egiles14]

I'm pretty sure it's supposed to work even without the driver pressing the brake pedal based on a couple of experiences I've had with other E30's...

So have I, and all six of them when first started would flash the Check light on the instrument panel, as well as the Brake LED on the overhead check panel until you pressed the brake pedal. This is from the Bavarian Autosport Blog page, where someone was asking a question regarding the brake check light on their E30:

"On the E30 chassis (3 series 84 through 91), it is normal for the BRAKE LIGHT indicator on the Check-Control display to come on when you start the engine (along with the CHECK light in the instrument cluster). Both lights should go off the first time you hit the brake pedal or if you press the CHECK button on the display panel."

If yours did not operate this way, someone modified the circuit so that it would not illuminate the check light at startup. I have heard of owners doing this before, due to issues in the circuit and the annoyances it caused.

[az3579]

If yours did not operate this way, someone modified the circuit so that it would not illuminate the check light at startup. I have heard of owners doing this before, due to issues in the circuit and the annoyances it caused.

Mine worked fine up until about a year of ownership, then it started doing that stupid CHECK thing. It wasn't modified in any way.

[terraphantm]

Mine worked fine up until about a year of ownership, then it started doing that stupid CHECK thing. It wasn't modified in any way.

E30 owners manual says it lights up and then goes away after depressing the brake pedal: http://jon.bimmerfest.com/bulletins/e30_manual.pdf (page 25)