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Installed 4 new Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season tires, 18" staggered setup. Way better than the old Falken Pro G5 Sports.

Check fuse F100, this is where fuse 45 gets it power from, by the battery for corrosion to make sure corrosion is not bridging two or more circuits. Probably not but only takes a few minutes to check.

Look for any aftermarket "stuff" that may have been added to the car. It may have been tapped into this circuit on the power side of the fuse.

BMW makes a heavy duty bracket (originally for the M). Mine were cracked so I replaced them with the HD version. 41007193040 - Mount for strut brace

Do a voltage drop check on each fuse instead of amp draw. When you pulled the fuse you probably woke up another module on the network.

Continuity doesn't mean the wire can carry a load. If there is 1 strand of wire still good, it will pass the continuity check but when you apply power 1 strand is not enough to carry the electrical load.

Disconnect the battery for 15-30 minutes and then try again.

That's the only "sensor" for motion.

Mine did not need to be coded. I installed this on my 2003 and I had to add two wires to the green plug and tap those into the "I bus". The closest I bus wires are at the LCM. Just make sure those two wires are there.

If you ordered them from Amazon or eBay the plugs are most likely fake.

Not sure what engine you have.

If it runs better with the MAF unplugged, it is a good indication that the MAF is bad or it could have something on resister wire.

If you are in the States https://www.redlineautoparts.com/ has a couple of complete tops.

I'm always afraid that I'm going to break something yanking the door off. So, I found a universal torx extended bit that can get to the two screws with the door held partially open.

I bet nobody can tell with the top down!