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⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 12:35 pm
by meniack
Yes in depth. I was hoping to purchase something like your amazing y3 roof diag system.
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 2:18 pm
by flybobbie
My Foxwell reader shows real time the switching of roof switches or hall sensors when operating the roof.
If there's a fault it stops and you can see where it got to and the fault code comes up.
For instance i could see a salmon relay said open when it should have been closed. Replacing the relay cured that problem.
Also used it to diagnose a lack of charge problem on battery.
Just about to use to bleed abs replacing brake fluid.
Has been worth every penny of about 130 quid.
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 5:51 pm
by na51hog
Which Foxwell model no. is that? There seem to be a fair few
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:56 am
by RobbiZ4
Back to the initial topic!
2022 Upgrade:
Integration of the new
4 series convertible G23 ongoing.
All 5 concentrator boxes K1...K5 in a row.
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Supported BMW models:
K1: E89 - Z4 Roadster
K1: E93 - 3er convertible
K2: F33 - 4er convertible
K2: F83 - M4 convertible
K2: F91 - M8 convertible
K2: G14 - 8er convertible
K3: E46 - 3er convertible
K3: E52 - Z8 Roadster
K3: E64 - 6er convertible
K4: E88 - 1er convertible
K4: F23 - 2er convertible
K4: F12 - 6er convertible
K4: R57 - Mini convertible
K4: R59 - Mini Roadster
K5: G29 - Z4 Roadster
K5: Boldmen CR4
K5: G23 - 4er convertible
K5: I15 - i8 Roadster
K5: F57 - Mini convertible
The complete system configured for a
3 series E46...
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... and in a new
Z4 G29:
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⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 7:27 am
by Smartbear
Are you planning on producing these to sell?
Rob
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 7:32 am
by RobbiZ4
No, it's unique.
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:58 am
by RobbiZ4
Update 10/2022:
RobbiZ4 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:40 am
Thanks guys for the flowers.
Well, did you have a look at the above linked details on the German website? Read the "short summary".
Here directly translated by Google (not bad, but not perfect):
https://translate.google.com/translate? ... st-3264750
For the following BMW convertibles, the
Y3 tool got finished (K1..5 are these blue concentrator boxes):
K1: E89 - Z4 Roadster
K1: E93 - 3-series convertible
K2: F33 - 4-series convertible
K2: F83 - M4 convertible
K2: F91 - M8 convertible
K2: G14 - 8-series convertible
K3: E46 - 3-series convertible
K3: E52 - Z8 Roadster
K3: E64 - 6-series convertible
K4: E88 - 1-series convertible
K4: F23 - 2-series convertible
K4: F12 - 6-series convertible
K4: R57 - Mini convertible
K4: R59 - Mini Roadster
K5: G29 - Z4 Roadster
K5: G29 - Boldmen CR4
https://www.boldmen.de/en/
K5: G23 - 4-series convertible
K5: I15 - i8 Roadster
K5: F57 - Mini Cabrio
All 5 concentrator boxes (K1...K5) got completed in between, as well as tested with at a minimum of one model.
Work in progress:
K5:
G83 - M4 convertible
K6: E85 Z4 Roadster
K6: R52 Mini convertible
Completed:
Addon interface box for the concentrators
K2 ... K6 to manually control the front locking motors. Up to now this feature was only available in
K1 for the E89/E93 models.
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First integration of an additional D-SUB interface connector into the concentrator K3 (E46 3-series, E52 Z8, E64 6-series):
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K3 completed - new AddOn box on the left, white remote control on the right, both connected to K3.
This interface connector has to be integrated into the other concentrators K2, K4...K6 as well in the next weeks...
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⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:58 pm
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:06 pm
by RobbiZ4
Grazie.
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:01 pm
by RobbiZ4
RobbiZ4 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:58 am
Update 10/2022:
Work in progress:
K5:
G83 - M4 convertible
Completed:
K6: E85 Z4 Roadster
K6: R52 Mini convertible
The above named concentrator
K6 for the elder Z4 E85 & Mini R52 has been completed as well.
A completely new interface cable for the 14+6 pole connector had to be built as well as the BlueBox K6.
Have a look at the development process of this Y-cable:
20 wires forth plus 20 wires back
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Additional 1.5mm² wires to control the motors
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Voila, Germany's Next Y-Cable.
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⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:08 pm
by RobbiZ4
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:44 pm
by N!co
That took a bit of soldering!
Keep up the good work.
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:09 pm
by RobbiZ4
RobbiZ4 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:08 pm
[...]
Completed:
Meanwhile also this concentrator got successfully tested on a Z4 E85.
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N!co wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:44 pm
That took a bit of soldering!
Keep up the good work.
Yes, indeed!
⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:10 pm
by RobbiZ4
RobbiZ4 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:58 am
Update 11/2022:
Work in progress:
K5:
G83 - M4 convertible
K6: E85 Z4 Roadster
K6: R52 Mini convertible
Update 11/2022:
For the following BMW convertibles, the
Y3 tool got finished (K1..6 are these blue concentrator boxes):
K1: E89 - Z4 Roadster
K1: E93 - 3-series convertible
K2: F33 - 4-series convertible
K2: F83 - M4 convertible
K2: F91 - M8 convertible
K2: G14 - 8-series convertible
K3: E46 - 3-series convertible
K3: E52 - Z8 Roadster
K3: E64 - 6-series convertible
K4: E88 - 1-series convertible
K4: F23 - 2-series convertible
K4: F12 - 6-series convertible
K4: R57 - Mini convertible
K4: R59 - Mini Roadster
K5: G29 - Z4 Roadster
K5: G29 - Boldmen CR4
https://www.boldmen.de/en/
K5: G23 - 4-series convertible
K5: G83 - M4 convertible
K5: I15 - i8 Roadster
K5: F57 - Mini Cabrio
K5: xx - reserved
K6: E85 - Z4 Roadster
K6: R52 - Mini convertible
All 6 concentrator boxes (K1...K6) got completed in between, as well as tested with at a minimum of one model.
Upgrade process of the
K5 BlueBox to integrate the new
4-series convertible:
Before starting
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Opening of the BlueBox
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While soldering the additional wires to the G23/G83 plug
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Integration completed
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Ready for testing
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Re-mounting all plugs
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Top view
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⌛Y3 Roof Diagnostic System (for all BMW convertible & roadster)
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:53 am
by RobbiZ4
RobbiZ4 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:58 am
[...]
Completed:
Addon interface box for the concentrators
K2 ... K6 to manually control the front locking motors. Up to now this feature was only available in
K1 for the E89/E93 models.
[...]
Arrgh, during a test session on an older Z4, here's what happened to my new addon interface box for the front locking systems:
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Melted conductor tracks on the circuit board.
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I had to redesign the complete unit and added an electronic overload protection (shunt, transistor, relay) to timely shut down this unit if a short circuit or current overload occurs on the front locking system. This additional group was placed on the left:
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My test environment with 3 different front locking systems: E93 , F33, E89
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