Yeah I had 2 radios and now I have 0.
Story behind it is, don't try to swap faceplates I think I killed the ribbon cable on the bmw faceplate. Who the hell uses a ribbon cable on a faceplate? Screw you bmw
Anyway, this is what I need, plain ol stock radio, just need some noise in my car.
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=17093
Bellevue WA
90 535iM - not much stock remains. 3.7 liters, ported head, cammed, 3.73 diffy, M5 brakes, MAFed, yadda yadda yadda
86 Porsche 951 - Track Toy
Still have my extra one for sale.
535 Rear Wheel Enjoyment
I've had good luck on eBay.Originally Posted by misfortune
Ralph Mendoza Jr. - Long Beach, CA
The hell do I fit this ribbon cable back in?Originally Posted by uscharalph
http://home.comcast.net/~jsnord/images/134-3484_IMG.jpg
I can't seem to get it. I need some really really small pliers that bend sideways or something.
It's a typical ribbon cable connection. You should have to force nothing. On each side of the black connector there a release. If you trip the release with a small screwdriver or something, the ribbon cable pulls out of the connector.
To re-attach the cable, you need to make sure the releases are "open" and then slide the cable back in. Snap the releases down.
That should do it.
I'm not sure why you'd need some pliers - can you explain?
Jeff
Originally Posted by misfortune
Bellevue WA
90 535iM - not much stock remains. 3.7 liters, ported head, cammed, 3.73 diffy, M5 brakes, MAFed, yadda yadda yadda
86 Porsche 951 - Track Toy
2 broken ribbon cables later. I didn't realize this! Well I need a new radio, or another good faceplateOriginally Posted by Jeff N.