86 BMW loses gauges & power windows

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don - 25 Apr 2007 03:30 GMT

My windows were not working on my 86 BMW and my mechanic "fixed it" by
hardwireing a wire in the fusebox - now sometimes when I drive most of my
gauges stop working and my power windows stop also - but then sometimes
everything will work again - my mechanic can not find the problem - any
suggestions - I realize this must be a loose wire somewhere or bad ground

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John Burns - 25 Apr 2007 10:29 GMT

> My windows were not working on my 86 BMW and my mechanic "fixed it" by
> hardwireing a wire in the fusebox - now sometimes when I drive most of my
> gauges stop working and my power windows stop also - but then sometimes
> everything will work again - my mechanic can not find the problem - any
> suggestions - I realize this must be a loose wire somewhere or bad ground

More liekly a bad relay. What model is it?

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Bill - 25 Apr 2007 16:21 GMT

> > My windows were not working on my 86 BMW and my mechanic "fixed it" by
> > hardwireing a wire in the fusebox - now sometimes when I drive most of my
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> More liekly a bad relay. What model is it?

LMAO! Everybody knows ALL BMWs are the same and have only one wiring
diagram. We don't need no stinkin' model numbers! Hey, John, doesn't this
seem to be the same thing every time? I'd chime in, but my clairvoyance is
on vacation.

Bill in Omaha

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