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kitch
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:55 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E30-E34-E ... 35b29bcf3c

I have a prefacelift M20B20 and a facelift M40B18. Will this be the correct tool? Or will I need a 16 pin job?

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Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:00 pm

You need a short piece of wire, nothing else.
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:04 pm

For the sake of a few quid I don't mind buying one of these. Just not sure if I need a 20 or 16 pin one.
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:20 pm

Probably both. You can get ones with both sockets on them.

As above, why waste your money when a bit of wire or a paperclip will do?
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:32 pm

Cloggy Saint wrote:You need a short piece of wire, nothing else.

Plus this http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ostic_Plug

and this http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ion_Lights
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:33 pm

capnmchl wrote: As above, why waste your money when a bit of wire or a paperclip will do?
Thirded.

I reset all my service lights just before it was MOTed as I'd changed everything so it didn't need to say 'SERVICE ME' any more. :D
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:45 pm

gooner1 wrote:
Cloggy Saint wrote:You need a short piece of wire, nothing else.

Plus this http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ostic_Plug

and this http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ion_Lights
Doesn't seem to work.
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:53 pm

kitch wrote:
gooner1 wrote:
Cloggy Saint wrote:You need a short piece of wire, nothing else.

Plus this http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ostic_Plug

and this http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ion_Lights
Doesn't seem to work.

The links or the actual resetting?

If the latter it may well be your SI board batteries need renewing.
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:56 pm

The device you linked to is simply the Rube Goldberg version of Cloggy's solution. If you want to pay someone money for that, go ahead.
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Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:43 pm

gooner1 wrote:

The links or the actual resetting?

If the latter it may well be your SI board batteries need renewing.
The actual resetting. I guess I'll have to try replacing the batteries.
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Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:21 am

Try earthing the the battery instead . Ie pin 7 to battery earth as pin 19 didnt work for me either . Works fine for me , done it twice .
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