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E34 touring tailgate window woes

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Topic: E34 touring tailgate window woes
Posted By: BULLDOG
Subject: E34 touring tailgate window woes
Date Posted: 13-October-2006 at 19:26

Why can this be?

my tailgate window won't open on my e34 and there's no sound from the handle when Its activated. Solenoid problem or wiring fault ?

Anybody had this happen before and if so what did you do to fix it guys/

apart from that it's a great car especially as I've just got it back on original 15" crosspokes and taken the 17" r32's off. great wheels but no good in potholed and speedbumped Sheffield.

I can now parambulate around like a geriatric on horlicks



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Paul Drummond
BMW 316 e30 Touring (M) Reg
BMW 525 e34 Touring 1994
Triumph Spitfire 1972
Happiness is an e30 tourer and a Black Labrador



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Posted By: 540 V8
Date Posted: 13-October-2006 at 22:35

I have heard these can be prone to broken wires where it hinges.

Check this out......

BMW E34 Touring Rear Wire Harness Repair Layout

The repair wiring harnesses for E34 touring models are universal for ALL applications (Europe,

Japan, US, etc). The part numbers, as noted in other resources like ETK/websites are:

61 10 8 365 702 Right main harness

61 10 8 365 704 Left main harness

61 12 8 355 153 Rear window defroster

63 25 8 359 099 High mount stop light

The high mount stop light wires (two wires in one sheath), and window defroster wires (two

wires in one sheath), connect directly to plug ends behind the grommets where the harnesses enter the D pillar. If you observe how things are assembled as you are taking the old wiring out, you will see how they should go back together. At the other end of the respective wiring, the high mount stop light has two spade ends that connect to the back of the stop light, while the defroster wiring needs to be spliced in to the leads coming off the grid on the rear window. Cut the existing ones 4 or 5 inches from where they are attached to the window and solder and shrink wrap the new ends to them.

There are, however, slight differences in coloring code for some of the wires in the main repair harnesses vs. existing wiring. This chart serves two purposes: 1) display the differences so that it is easier to match up wiring at the splice ends of the repair harnesses with the wiring that you will find inside the car, without going back and forth between your old wiring harness or the plug ends in the tailgate, and 2) layout the function of each wire in a format more focused than what you will find across multiple pages in the ETM or Bentley. This way, as you note any damaged wires in the existing harness, you can immediately identify what problems they were causing (wiper never returning to park, central locking not working, etc etc). Note: There are two white/green wires in the left repair harness. You must test the wires to determine where they lead to in the tailgate so you can assign them correctly with the wiring in the main harness.

Right Harness:

Existing Color Repair Wiring Color Function

Black/Red Black/Red Rear wiper trigger

Black/Yellow Black/Yellow Rear wiper 12v

Brown Brown Ground

Blue/Yellow Blue/Yellow Reverse lamp 12v

Yellow/White (blank in US cars) Yellow/Violet Rear fog lamp 12v

Brown Brown Ground

Gray/Brown/Yellow Gray/Black Right license plate lamp 12v

Brown Brown Ground

White/Black/Yellow White/Green Glass open/closed micro switch

White/Blue White/Blue Glass open/closed micro switch

Black/Violet Blue/Red High mount stop lamp 12v

Brown (separate from common) Brown (separate from common) Ground

Left Harness:

Existing Color Repair Wiring Color Function

Red/Blue Red/Blue Glass motor 12v

Brown Brown Ground

White/Black/Yellow White/Green Gate open/closed micro switch

White/Black White/Black Gate open/closed micro switch

Gray/Brown Gray/Black Left license plate lamp 12v

Brown Brown Ground

Blue/Yellow Blue/Yellow Reverse lamp 12v

Yellow/White (blank in US cars) Yellow/White Rear fog lamp 12v

Brown Brown Ground

Red/Black Red/Black (thick) Wiper in park signal

Brown Brown Ground

Brown/Yellow Brown/Yellow Rear glass switch 12v

White/Brown White/Brown Glass open interior lamp trigger

Brown Brown Ground

Red/Black Red/Black (thin) Gate motor/locking 12v

White/Red/Yellow White/Blue To central locking

Blue/Red/Yellow White/Green To central locking

(blank in US cars) Pink Unused

White/Brown (white plug) White/Brown (clear plug) Gate open interior lamp trigger

Brown (white plug) Brown (clear plug) Ground

Brown (separate from common) Brown (separate from common) Rear Defroster

Black (separate from common) Black (separate from common) Rear Defroster

Hope this helps

Mike



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