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Thread: Chip Install, How To?

  1. #11
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    Default Yep, my first time I fished it in there...

    after the 4th or 5th time its pretty broken in and I can change a chip in 5 minutes from the time I pop the hood.
    95 E34 530I V2.37
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  2. #12
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    Default Yeah, I also assumed that all the M50's had two boards

    Always something we can learn.

    Quote Originally Posted by Russell
    Interesting how different the E34s are over the years.

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    Default Wow! How did you do that? I spent several hours,

    over two days (really!!) before I finally got the boards separated in my 1991 525i. I did not know there was any way to change the chips without getting the boards apart.

    Quote Originally Posted by all2kool
    What a PITA! No matter how hard I tried, the top board would not come off. Tabs? Broke them off rather early. I did manage to change the chip without separating the boards - and got the chip cover back on. 525 seems peppier now.

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    Default The first time...

    I couldnt get the top board to pull out of the plug, so I just lifted the rearward part of the board up as far as it would go. Then I went in with a tiny screwdriver to lift the old chip up and then fished the new chip in with hemostats (roach clip) and pressed it down carefully. It is much easier after you break all the clips and it almost falls apart.
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    Thanks guys - I don't feel so bad now knowing that others were unable to separate the boards. Once you spread the boards apart to the max, putting the chip in wasn't really that hard.

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