ORIGINAL POST:
I know some of us on here have E46's and we are all cursed with the DSC module failing at one time or another. With that said, I needed to get mine rebuilt.
I sent it to a place called Automotive Scientific Inc. located in Tennessee. I have had a difficult time with them, especially after throwing over $300 for them to repair it, only to have to send it twice for "warranty" and it STILL isn't repaired. The first time, I can understand. Shit happens, maybe someone overlooked something. When I sent it back, they claimed it wasn't technically warranty because a double sided prong that connects the pump to the control unit was "tampered with" (which they soldered to the board, even though BMW bulletins say NOT to do and it is a separate item), but they repaired it as "courtesy". To add icing to the cake, they told me I had to cover shipping back, which pretty much gave me no choice. With all the rain lately and no anti-lock brakes or traction control, I don't want to take any chances of my wife getting into an accident. I got it back, I threw it in this weekend and sure enough, the problem still exists. I even took the entire pump assembly out to make sure everything was properly installed, hooked it back up, and still no dice. To keep things short: fuck these guys, they don't have a clue on what they are doing and it has cost me. Had I known this shit was going to happen, I would have went after a used one and recoded it to my car and went on my merry way. Time for me to send it elsewhere.
Any suggestions on other rebuilders? I've checked out BBA Reman and Module Masters, but I want to get others' input before I send it off again. This has cost me 3 weekends and I'm pretty pissed because it could have been done right the first time if it weren't for these fucking retards. I would get a new one from the dealer, but it's almost $1k for just the control unit.
UPDATE 8/4/16:
So...after all this merry bullshit I had to go through just to get a working ABS in my car, I can honestly say BBA Reman saved the day on this one. Mad props to them for doing things right the first time around. Fuck you, Automotive Scientific. You idiots have no clue what the fuck you're doing. /rant
I got my old ABS control unit and a new pump/ABS control unit back from BBA via UPS today. I only needed the control unit since I already went through the trouble of removing the block and installing it back in after doing some serious troubleshooting. I installed it today without issue considering I have already done this a solid 5 or 6 times no thanks to the retards at Automotive Scientific. I turned the key and the lights went from the trifecta of the ABS, red Brake light, and DSC to only the DSC and a yellow brake light. Generally this means that all that is needed is for the module to be coded to the car. I ran INPA to get all the fluid through the ABS pump block and tried to bleed the brakes by myself. Although I wasn't 100% successful, at least ABS works again. It has a bit more pedal travel, but a 2-man bleeding job will take care of that tomorrow. Once that is done, I plan on coding the control unit to the car.
If anyone goes through the same BS I had to, whatever you do....do NOT use Automotive Scientific. So much time was wasted dealing with them.
I know some of us on here have E46's and we are all cursed with the DSC module failing at one time or another. With that said, I needed to get mine rebuilt.
I sent it to a place called Automotive Scientific Inc. located in Tennessee. I have had a difficult time with them, especially after throwing over $300 for them to repair it, only to have to send it twice for "warranty" and it STILL isn't repaired. The first time, I can understand. Shit happens, maybe someone overlooked something. When I sent it back, they claimed it wasn't technically warranty because a double sided prong that connects the pump to the control unit was "tampered with" (which they soldered to the board, even though BMW bulletins say NOT to do and it is a separate item), but they repaired it as "courtesy". To add icing to the cake, they told me I had to cover shipping back, which pretty much gave me no choice. With all the rain lately and no anti-lock brakes or traction control, I don't want to take any chances of my wife getting into an accident. I got it back, I threw it in this weekend and sure enough, the problem still exists. I even took the entire pump assembly out to make sure everything was properly installed, hooked it back up, and still no dice. To keep things short: fuck these guys, they don't have a clue on what they are doing and it has cost me. Had I known this shit was going to happen, I would have went after a used one and recoded it to my car and went on my merry way. Time for me to send it elsewhere.
Any suggestions on other rebuilders? I've checked out BBA Reman and Module Masters, but I want to get others' input before I send it off again. This has cost me 3 weekends and I'm pretty pissed because it could have been done right the first time if it weren't for these fucking retards. I would get a new one from the dealer, but it's almost $1k for just the control unit.
UPDATE 8/4/16:
So...after all this merry bullshit I had to go through just to get a working ABS in my car, I can honestly say BBA Reman saved the day on this one. Mad props to them for doing things right the first time around. Fuck you, Automotive Scientific. You idiots have no clue what the fuck you're doing. /rant
I got my old ABS control unit and a new pump/ABS control unit back from BBA via UPS today. I only needed the control unit since I already went through the trouble of removing the block and installing it back in after doing some serious troubleshooting. I installed it today without issue considering I have already done this a solid 5 or 6 times no thanks to the retards at Automotive Scientific. I turned the key and the lights went from the trifecta of the ABS, red Brake light, and DSC to only the DSC and a yellow brake light. Generally this means that all that is needed is for the module to be coded to the car. I ran INPA to get all the fluid through the ABS pump block and tried to bleed the brakes by myself. Although I wasn't 100% successful, at least ABS works again. It has a bit more pedal travel, but a 2-man bleeding job will take care of that tomorrow. Once that is done, I plan on coding the control unit to the car.
If anyone goes through the same BS I had to, whatever you do....do NOT use Automotive Scientific. So much time was wasted dealing with them.
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