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<blockquote data-quote="525i" data-source="post: 330874" data-attributes="member: 103"><p><em>Countermeasure.</em></p><p><em>1. Change the GM5 module (Best solution and most expensive)</em></p><p><em>2. Replace the affected relay (DIY but difficult to buy the relay as it is specially made)</em></p><p><em>3. Clean the relay contact (DIY but will only as long the contact surface is clean)</em></p><p><em>4. Disable the deadbolt actuator by removing the wire to this actuator at the GM5 module. This will still enable the door to be lock and unlock but will not prevent somebody from entering the vehicle.</em></p><p><em>5. Insert a emergency switch to bypass or switch on the deadbolt actuator</em></p><p> </p><p>Jarance,</p><p> </p><p>I am 99% sure that my E34 GM has failed based on your symtoms listed. Your countermeasure No. 4 is interesting as it would be the simplest/cheapest way to repair this. Have you done it? How to know which wire to bypass?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="525i, post: 330874, member: 103"] [I]Countermeasure.[/I] [I]1. Change the GM5 module (Best solution and most expensive)[/I] [I]2. Replace the affected relay (DIY but difficult to buy the relay as it is specially made)[/I] [I]3. Clean the relay contact (DIY but will only as long the contact surface is clean)[/I] [I]4. Disable the deadbolt actuator by removing the wire to this actuator at the GM5 module. This will still enable the door to be lock and unlock but will not prevent somebody from entering the vehicle.[/I] [I]5. Insert a emergency switch to bypass or switch on the deadbolt actuator[/I] Jarance, I am 99% sure that my E34 GM has failed based on your symtoms listed. Your countermeasure No. 4 is interesting as it would be the simplest/cheapest way to repair this. Have you done it? How to know which wire to bypass? [/QUOTE]
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