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Salmon relays
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Is it worth changing these as a precaution? Nothing wrong with my roof at present, cars 5 years old, any thoughts?
- tintoverano
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it looks that these relays start to fail after 7-10 years, depending on usage of course this varies
I changed them when the car was 9 years old, had no issues before that and they looked OK
I changed them when the car was 9 years old, had no issues before that and they looked OK
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- Beeacon
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For the £30 it costs, I'd just do it, replace every 5 years and it's cheap peace of mind.
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Past: 2009 BMW Z4 35i sDrive DCT
Past: 1997 BMW Z3 2.8 wide boy
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My car is 10 years old and hadn’t had any roof problems but I changed my relays just as a precaution after reading earlier posts. As others have said for £30 or so it is not worth taking the risk of not doing so.
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I changed the 10 yr old relays on my perfectly working top and was appalled at how pitted they were.
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Where do most people get their famed salmon relays from, do they all come from the main stealers or are there other reputable sources to acquire them?
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Main dealers only I think.Big Bad Boris wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:07 pm Where do most people get their famed salmon relays from, do they all come from the main stealers or are there other reputable sources to acquire them?
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Salmon relays
You can get them in many places the part no 12631742690 is available from dozens of sources..it’s a generic reply made by Tyco used in dozens of bmw applications...around £15 ish is the market price for one relay..make sure the date code is within the last couple of years to avoid old stock..
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Sopers BMW in Lincoln will give a small discount if you mention that you are a member of this forum.
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Thanks to all.
Stumbled upon this thread so I picked up a pair of relays.
Just changed them and it looks like they have never been replaced from new with a date code of 0949!
Possibly dodged a bullet but would never have known about it without this forum.
So I've got an original pair of salmon relays that could have been destined for an M if anyone wants to buy them, only £50 each
Stumbled upon this thread so I picked up a pair of relays.
Just changed them and it looks like they have never been replaced from new with a date code of 0949!
Possibly dodged a bullet but would never have known about it without this forum.
So I've got an original pair of salmon relays that could have been destined for an M if anyone wants to buy them, only £50 each
I like to think I'm an optimist.
2010 Grey Z4 E89 N52 3.0 with stuff
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2010 Grey Z4 E89 N52 3.0 with stuff
2018 VW Arteon 2.0tsi daily workhorse
2020 KTM 1290 Superduke GT
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As Austin Powers would say ‘behave’Owdgit wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:52 pm Thanks to all.
Stumbled upon this thread so I picked up a pair of relays.
Just changed them and it looks like they have never been replaced from new with a date code of 0949!
Possibly dodged a bullet but would never have known about it without this forum.
So I've got an original pair of salmon relays that could have been destined for an M if anyone wants to buy them, only £50 each
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Went to my “local” dealer in Colchester today for some salmon relays, I promised myself it would be the first thing I did to the new car. Probably just as well, as in line with Owdgits post above the ones I removed were numbered 0926, so I guess the previous owner dodged a bullet !!
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I didn't and it's all ok.
Only takes 5 minutes.
Only takes 5 minutes.
I like to think I'm an optimist.
2010 Grey Z4 E89 N52 3.0 with stuff
2018 VW Arteon 2.0tsi daily workhorse
2020 KTM 1290 Superduke GT
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2018 VW Arteon 2.0tsi daily workhorse
2020 KTM 1290 Superduke GT
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I didn't either, no troubles.
E89 3.0L 6 MT gone
Michelin P4s
Bilstein struts & shocks
Luxon tower brace
Michelin P4s
Bilstein struts & shocks
Luxon tower brace