Watched a few YouTube videos on how to access the fuse box and tried to access mine (2012 Z4 e89).
I took the trim covering off fine, and I did the screw to drop the fuse box.
It didn't drop far at all and it won't slide out either!
Has anyone else had this problem?
It is even a pain to get back in, the wiring loom now seems to be in the way and so t want to damage anything
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Fuse box won't come out
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- Lifer
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Fuse box won't come out
I couldn't see how it comes out so gave it a good yank.
It pulled of the mounting pivot, but at least it was out.
You can then see how it slides out.
But then bit of a fiddle to get the pivot lugs back in place
Also the sliding arm gets in the way of replacing a relay.
Overall another stupid design.
It pulled of the mounting pivot, but at least it was out.
You can then see how it slides out.
But then bit of a fiddle to get the pivot lugs back in place
Also the sliding arm gets in the way of replacing a relay.
Overall another stupid design.
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Fuse box won't come out
I’ve managed it just now . The knack I found was to put my thumb on the end of the plastic rail and then pull the box with my other hand
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Fuse box won't come out
You do have to make sure none of the wiring bundles are fouling the box otherwise it won’t budge . I also couldn’t get it quite to the end of the rail but if it was far enough for me to be able to access what I needed
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- N4LLY
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Fuse box won't come out
E89 Fuse box = design of the century
AA man had fun for half an hour
AA man had fun for half an hour
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Fuse box won't come out
Cheers, move mine about an inch but then the roof fault I have fixed itself so going to put it all back. Where did you put this wire loom when putting it back; does it sit on the fuses itself? Mine is getting caught when closing ATM..jamesgarbett wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:17 pm You do have to make sure none of the wiring bundles are fouling the box otherwise it won’t budge . I also couldn’t get it quite to the end of the rail but if it was far enough for me to be able to access what I needed
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