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[1991 525i Novs]

im installing my eat chip, got the dme out and 4 screw of the top unscrewed, how do i get the top off, how far do i have to pull the while plastic pin on the back up, all the way out??? 405 is the dme help

[1991 525i Novs]

how do i seperate the 2 boards, on the e34.net site is say to pry from the front with the tabs, where are the tabs at????





im installing my eat chip, got the dme out and 4 screw of the top unscrewed, how do i get the top off, how far do i have to pull the while plastic pin on the back up, all the way out??? 405 is the dme help

[SchnellE34]

on the corner

[1991 525i Novs]

what do i have to do, i feel like im going to break it if i pry harder, all the way between or what please details


on the corner

[SchnellE34]

truthfully i've never installed a chip but am trying to help you out because you sound like you are about to bust a nut...

are you on this step?

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h314/cpurcell34/chip9.jpg

[1991 525i Novs]

yeah at that step

i pry and pry and cant get it loose at all


truthfully i've never installed a chip but am trying to help you out because you sound like you are about to bust a nut...

are you on this step?

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h314/cpurcell34/chip9.jpg

[SchnellE34]

are you prying outward? it says its only certain models, try moving on to the next step and unclip the white clips on the other side

[1991 525i Novs]

i did, it wont slide out, its suck up front, i dont know how hard i have to pull, its not sliding at all, stuck up from

[SchnellE34]

try looking at this http://www.aaa-car-imports.com/Chiptuning/High%20Performance%20Chip%20Installation.htm#engli sh (http://www.aaa-car-imports.com/Chiptuning/High%20Performance%20Chip%20Installation.htm#engli sh)

[1991 525i Novs]

thanks alot that is alot better, holy **** alot better.

[1991 525i Novs]

anyone know how the upward clamping works, like the easiest way,

[ericcamaro]

As far as I know there is no easy way with those clips. Just gotta shove em in there.

[1991 525i Novs]

they are impossible to get undone, but i am determine to, just hope i dont break anything, any one else have this same experience?

[Mendozart]

At what step are you at now, I'm kind of lost where you're at?

[1991 525i Novs]

when u have to slide the top protion of the dme to expose the chip, i have unclipped the back, the center pin and the side pins in the front but the upper clamp is a bitch

[trumpetr]

thanks alot that is alot better, holy **** alot better.

Heres what ya do---
First of all, your DME has only one board,,,so, you can ignore that step on Bruno's site. Put the torx screws back in.

There are about 6 little metal tabs,,,that are around the edge of the DME, holding the cover onto the plate that has the board mounted. Hust pry them up with a small screwdriver, hust enough that the lid will slide off.

Where you mount yout chip,,is under that little white plastic cover, inside of the dme on the board.
Make note of the orientation of the board,and the chip will have a little indent on one end. Your new chip will have the same.
Have your new chip out and nearby, so you can look at it and recognize what your stock chip looks like, and that way you wont put the chip in upside down.

Very carefully, with the small screwdriver, pry up at either end of the chip,,,kind of rocking it a little at a time, untill it comes loose.
The legs of the chip are easy to bend,,,and might take a little light tweaking, to be lined up right,,,,,dont shove down on the new chip, untill you are certain the legs are all lined up (kind of like trying to shove a centepede down onto a marshmallow).
Once the legs of the chip are lined up with the sockets,,,press down on it,,,till it seats.

Hope this helps, and enjoy your new chip--- makes a world of difference.
Your car might act weird the first few miles you put on,,,,as the new chip has to learn how your engine likes to be fed

Place the white plactic chip cover back on,,and it clicks in place.
Then, put your cover back on your dme,,,and then using a needlenose, clamp all the metal clips back down, and crimp them flat.
Then stuff your dme back into the car, put the retainer clips back on,,then re attach the harness, and fire 'er up.

[1991 525i Novs]

all done and installed, man was that a little harder than i thought, thanks everyone for ur help, the car started up fin, took it up the block, then started to rain, so didnt really notice too much diff yet

[ericcamaro]

yea, just remember thats the easiest performance mod. pretty brave putting the chip in her at almost 160K, Hope you checked the rev limiter, btw whats a 91 redline at?? Mine with the chip is revving all the way to 7k, but I think it looses power at about 6600rpm thats where I usually shift.

[trumpetr]

yea, just remember thats the easiest performance mod. pretty brave putting the chip in her at almost 160K, Hope you checked the rev limiter, btw whats a 91 redline at?? Mine with the chip is revving all the way to 7k, but I think it looses power at about 6600rpm thats where I usually shift.
Huh? I give up. Too tired to respond to this.

[trumpetr]

Huh? I give up. Too tired to respond to this.

Wrong thread,,,my bad,,,,ignore the last,,,,sorry bout that.

[632 Regal]

glad you finished the install, first time I did mine took a couple hours and I fished it between the boasrds. Now that the bastard clips are fully non functional I can swap chips from the time I pop the hood to starting the car in about 10 minutes. First time is the spookiest cause your for sure gonna break the thing...lol


all done and installed, man was that a little harder than i thought, thanks everyone for ur help, the car started up fin, took it up the block, then started to rain, so didnt really notice too much diff yet

[trumpetr]

Wrong thread,,,my bad,,,,ignore the last,,,,sorry bout that.

At second look, its actually the right thread. Was thrown off there for a second.
Again, huh?

[1991 525i Novs]

i know, i was pretty frustrated so i stopped 2 nights ago and picked it up last night and it took me like 20 mins from then on, the chip is amazing i can noticed the diff in the power throughout the range, i kept the rev lim the same since i have an auto