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Expert: Evan Slater - 8/15/2006


Question
1st where would i find the blower motor resistor on a 1992 525i bmw.
when i was looking for the part i noticed there was two one was the sword that cost about 200.00 the other only cost 25.00 what is the difference thank you

Answer
Ray, I'm terrible with these cars, but I want to learn too. So I asked someone who is more experienced with these cars. This is what I came up with. If you have Automatic air conditioning then you need the $200.00 Sword and it is located in the passenger foot well toward the middle on the side of the central heater box (Two bigger connectors). If you have the Regular A/C with the manual knobs then the $25.00 Resistor is needed and is located on the opposite side in the drivers footwell on the side of the heater box (4 wires). Either way please let me know what you find and if this is correct. I would check to see which one you have before buying.
-Evan

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All 1999 model year and newer. Don't know much about pre OBD2 stuff. E46 and newer I am Especially good with late models. I NEED YEAR & MODEL OF VEHICLE! when asking questions. Please give last seven digits of the VIN number. Please give as much background info as possible when asking questions. Please read past questions and answers to avoid duplicate questions.

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6 years automotive experience and 3+ years working as a Dealership Master Technician. Will offer dealership Technician perspective with knowledge of common failures/problems, part weaknesses, Service Bulletins, and Improved components. Will not give tipical Dealer Bull

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Current BMW dealership Master Technician

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Graduate UTI Phoenix 2002 (won 9 out of 15 possible top student awards) BMW STEP Graduate 2004, Over 90% average on BMW ACT competition question for 3 years. BMW Master Technician Level 4 with Master Tech training. ASE Master Certified Technician.

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