I have a 2001 525i with a dead fan motor. Went to the dealer for repair. I
know the service manager and he told me my problem is the Final Stage
Resistor. He told me it's a shade tree mechanic fix. He said it's located
just under the gove box and the part is $119 bucks. Will me knowing you
can't return electronical parts after the sale maybe it would be a good idea
to take the old one out first. Make sure I have an EXACT match. Can
somebody assist me, I'm on my back lying on the floor board just removed the
panel under the glove box. I'm getting a cramp so what does it look like?
How do I pull it out. Is there a rubics cube combination or some kind of
secret hand shake I need to be aware of before everything just pops out in
front of me from pulling on everything in front of me. HELP! Does anybody
know what I'm doing, and I can't get up! I'm serious is there a diagram on
the net or somebody who can explain what I'm looking for, I know it's a
Final Stage Resister but I have no clue as to what it looks like. My
service manager friend would help me but his boss is standing over him like
flies on a roast, if you know what I mean? I love my Beemer but I had no
idea how much repair would be. I tried the ol' "it's under my certified
pre-owned 100k warrantee, but just my luck, that ran out last month. Sucker
never gets an even break, you know what I mean? If anybody can assist me it
would be great. Thanks guys

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"rlking" <rlking (AT) sprintmail (DOT) com> wrote

Did you ask your buddy to show you the new one?
MZ

On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:43:46 GMT, "rlking" <rlking (AT) sprintmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

Drill down on your car's VIN to something like "heater & air
conditioning/electrical parts" at www.realoem.com for a diagram of the
component parts. The part you're looking for is probably called the
"final stage unit."
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Dan.

"rlking" <rlking (AT) sprintmail (DOT) com> wrote

The Life Support System ducting is located over the transmission hump. In
the passenger side foot well (assuming a USA spec vehicle), there is a
connector that plugs into the side of the ducting. This connector goes to
the object of your desire, and my recollection is that it has two or three
screws that hold it in. When you get the part out, it will be a resistor
pack with a huge heat sink stuck to it. (It is actually a huge heat sink
with the resistor pack mounted to it via a wad of epoxy resin.)

"rlking" HELP! Does anybody
Here are the DIY instructions:
http://www.540i6.com/finalstagereplacement.html

As simple as it looks, pulling that sucker out is a PITA due to its location
and limited space. The main difficulty I had was with disconnecting the
harness that goes into the FSU.

You can get the part on line from pelicanparts.com for example for $73.
FYI, the updated part 64-11-6-923-204-M58 (the new ones aren't supposed to
fail as frequently as the old ones) looks slightly different:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...i/misc/FSU.jpg

(old part on the left)

Good luck,
Pete

In article <Cx30i.7973$Ut6.2211 (AT) newsread1 (DOT) news.pas.earthlink.net>,
rlking <rlking (AT) sprintmail (DOT) com> wrote:
My E39 is right hand drive so slightly more complicated. But you have to
remove the carpet trim down the side of the transmission tunnel - it's
behind that tight to the bulkhead. It actually fits in the airstream into
the heater, so all that shows is the plug. You need two hands to get it
out - one to release the clip. It's really a job for a supple teenager
with small hands. ;-)

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*A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory *

Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
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rlking wrote:
A dead fan motor is a tricky problem. My son's '99 M3 had the same
symptom and I also thought it was the final stage (being a high-failure
item) but it turn out to be a faulty fan motor, even more expensive than
the final stage, of course. -HR