Blower Motor Resisitor

[Husker_1]

i hear this is a common fault on the E30, my fan only works on the highest setting and i'm just wondering where the 'hedgehog' resistor is located on the car, i googled it but it gave me 4 different locations
it's an '87 320i, i'm replacing it with a part from a '91 316i (if it's the same)

any help is much appreciated

[sweep]

Remove the glovebox and surounding plastics and you will see it up on the side of the heater box

[Kedge]

This should help you a bit;

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... nly_on_Max

[Husker_1]

that's excellent, thanks, i'm swapping the un-cracked dash from my 316i to my 320i chromie so it should be easy to do

[Grrrmachine]

And here it is in all its glory, on the Heating page:



http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... g#Overview

[Brianmoooore]

The underlying cause of a failed resistor is usually fan motor bearings that are partly seized through lack of lubrication, so this should be addressed as well.