Salmon Relay Change

[wanderer]

I changed the Salmon Relays today.
They were dated from 2010.
They do seem to be in good condition. But one can never be sure.
Better €50 than €4000.

 

[BeardyJon]

Yeah I did mine in October. They looked a little corroded so definitely glad to have replaced them now. Its an essential job for any E89 owner.

 

[peeblezZ4]

Yeah I did mine in October. They looked a little corroded so definitely glad to have replaced them now. Its an essential job for any E89 owner.

I need to do mine. Where did you buy yours?

 

[Argyll Andy]

I need to do mine. Where did you buy yours?

Direct from the dealer Stuart, if mail ordering try Sopers in Lincoln, mention the forum for discount. About £30 posted for the pair iirc

 

[flybobbie]

When my roof stuck, my obd reader said it had failed.
How does it know?
When i tested them they worked fine.
I threw them away but later found there is a component across the coil.
Can someone look at an old relay, is it a diode or resistor?

 

[peeblezZ4]

I need to do mine. Where did you buy yours?

Direct from the dealer Stuart, if mail ordering try Sopers in Lincoln, mention the forum for discount. About £30 posted for the pair iirc

Thanks Andy. I'll take a look. I reckoned on main dealer.

 

[B21]

https://www.bimmerworld.com/Engine/Engine-Maintenance/Relay-5-prong-Salmon-Colored-BMW-12631742690.html

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172803336479?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338624526&toolid=10001&customid=8b87f63a2e42ec6c4ae09c4edc244538

As Andy says Sopers offer good service..

 

[flybobbie]

Just go local dealer, my local said they had dozens in stock. Common part (or must fail a lot!).
Couple of years ago £15 each.

 

[Pondy]

Got to say Neil at Sopers, Lincoln is very helpful and is good at supplying the right parts first time. Of all the dealers I have had to buy from, whatever car make, Sopers are by far the best.

 

[Dave 2 dogs]

Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

 

[peeblezZ4]

Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

I've just ordered mine from ebay. Coming from Lloyds BMW, Carlisle. There's a YouTube video covering what's involved. Looks really easy to me so I'll be doing it myself.

 

[Smartbear]

Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=119167&hilit=Roof+relays
Rob

 

[wanderer]

Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

Very easy to do.
Just ensure that you have the right Torx driver bit.

It's dead simple.

The only bit easier was switching the antenna/aerial.
That took all of 20 seconds and 5hrs of research.

 

[tiglon]

Genuinely the easiest thing to do.

Unscrew one thing, unclip old relays, clip new ones in. It's as difficult as unplugging your kettle, then plugging it back in again.

 

[Argyll Andy]

Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

I've just ordered mine from ebay. Coming from Lloyds BMW, Carlisle. There's a YouTube video covering what's involved. Looks really easy to me so I'll be doing it myself.

Stuart, you don’t actually need to unscrew anything, there’s a quick release lever. If you push that the whole housing with the relays in it slides out, switch the relays over then slide back in place until it locks home

 

[Dave 2 dogs]

Excellent
Thanks guys
It seems a MUST DO job . Thanks for the info

 

[BeardyJon]

Yeah definitely must do. The salmon relays eventually basically rust shut meaning the roof motor runs constantly and you can't open the boot and your battery drains until its dead. So... replace them relays!

 

[Smartbear]

Yeah definitely must do. The salmon relays eventually basically rust shut meaning the roof motor runs constantly and you can't open the boot and your battery drains until its dead. So... replace them relays!

It’s not rust that’s the problem, the large current draw burns the contacts of the relays & they can end up arc welded together.
Rob

 

[peeblezZ4]

Stuart, you don’t actually need to unscrew anything, there’s a quick release lever. If you push that the whole housing with the relays in it slides out, switch the relays over then slide back in place until it locks home

Thanks Andy. ETA for the relay delivery is 6th Jan so I'll get it done then.

 

[BeardyJon]

Yeah definitely must do. The salmon relays eventually basically rust shut meaning the roof motor runs constantly and you can't open the boot and your battery drains until its dead. So... replace them relays!

It’s not rust that’s the problem, the large current draw burns the contacts of the relays & they can end up arc welded together.
Rob

Same thing...