e36 blower only working on number 4....? help!

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telski789
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:14 pm

hi,as above my e36 325i blower only works on number 4,apparently it could be my hedgehog resistor or something! any ideas? are they expensive? do you have one?!! any help appreciated...

Terry

p.s. i not on any e36 forums,not that into them!! lol
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:22 pm

By chance I saw it about 15mins ago when I bought couple of other items from GSF

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-HEATER-BLOWER ... 0347685210

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Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:25 pm

Yes it is the hedgehog resistor,otherwise known as the sword resistor.

It is a well documented problem with the E36 and the E34,not too dear to replace either.

Here is a how to.... http://www.540i6.com/finalstagereplacement.html
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:56 am

Just had this done on my E46 coupe.
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