Turning Service lights off via jumper wire/diagnostic connector

[Matty C]

how do i fix the brake light indicator?

[e30vert]

I have done mine that same way with a piece of wire for ages. Another thing I did was take a paint pen (yellow) and touch the area of the pins that I need to short on top of the diagnostic connector. It leaves a yellow dot on the appropriate pins. Then when its time to reset the service indicator lights I dont have to crack open my Bently repair manual and hunt down the pin numbers to jumper. Instead I just look for the two yellow dots! Works well and saves the hastle. Try it , you wont be disappointed!

[wagonizzle]

I did this after letting it sit at INSPECTION for months. Only got 3 green LEDs back, but the tool I used was a Blaupunkt radio removal tool. Ford radios used the same tool for a long time. Bend it in a little and it's perfect (for a late style connector anyway).

[backtrail69]

I had a local shop do it for me on my eta... since its the old school square plug. Thanks Ron Ager. :P

[nando]

the below applies to your E30, maybe someone can help you from there....

jump pins 7 and 19. turn on ingition, but don't start the car. wait 5 seconds. turn off ingition, pull out jumper. done. :)

[Maluco]

what about the M42 way to do this?

the below applies to your E30, maybe someone can help you from there....

[psloan]

i just did it - super easy. My 87 with a 86 prod date has a round service port - weird.

[Tree18is]

Phuck

[Tree18is]

what about the M42 way to do this?

[nefarious7907]

radio shack has the 23-149's for $8 a pair they are usually in stock.

[mitch500]

honestly dont waste ur time fabbing up something extravagent.! i used a peice of speaker wire about 15 cm long cut it in half and duct taped a 5 amp fuse in the middle took 2 mins. thats right up is kinda sketchy tho its good but if you half the early style connector the illistration sucks i think i tryed 3 different pin combos befor i got the right one. its just they didnt really draw out the pins in the exact location. i dunno maybe its just me. it may take a while i had to turn the key on and off fo r like 2 mins and wait untill they flickdered and rest green . but after a couple of mins they all just reset back to normal oil servive and inspection back to red lights.
anyways that must mean i must replace the si batteries which makes me think i dont really want to special order them. for 13 dollars each. they say on the battery 1.2v AA but every AA i looked at are only 1.5V but i dunno had any one used like a deracel in it?????

[AndrewBird]

Since you aren't going to be using it often, you could just twist the wires and not worry about it. I guess you could tin the ends with solder to keep them straight and clean, but I don't think it is necessary. I don't know of any end/connector that would be small enough to fit into the pin slots.

[325iCabrio]

Cool. One more question; I've always wondered what you use for the ends of the wires? Do you just tin them with a solder? Or is there a good end to put on the wires?

[AndrewBird]

Ya, they sell them.

Any of these would work:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102784&cp=&origkw=Fuse&kw=fuse&parentPage=search

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102783&cp=&pg=2&origkw=blade+fuse&kw=blade+fuse&parentPage=search

If you don't have a radioshack near by, any autoparts store should sell them too.

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=4017D&mfrcode=BUS&mfrpartnumber=HHD

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=4017D&mfrcode=BUS&mfrpartnumber=HHM

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=4017D&mfrcode=BUS&mfrpartnumber=HHN

Just make sure you use a small fuse. 30Amp, like the one that comes with one of the ones in the link I posted, is too big. You'll fry stuff long before the fuse blows.

[325iCabrio]

Where can you find something like that ^ ? Radio Shack?