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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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i need to disconnect battery for a second, i found where it is but have no idea how 2 disconect this thing....afraid that i might get shock or start a fire~ also some one said i have to disconect the negative first,is it true?
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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Always disconnect the negative first and reconnect it last...

The following might help:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?s=&sho...ost&p=45318
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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do i have to disconect both negative and positive? can i just disconect negative and plug it in later?
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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Yes, only the negative.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by JiMmY912' post='344434' date='Oct 12 2006, 10:35 PM
i need to disconnect battery for a second, i found where it is but have no idea how 2 disconect this thing....afraid that i might get shock or start a fire~ also some one said i have to disconect the negative first,is it true?
Why????? Please do not. You will have active steering malfunction and go knows what else.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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Active steering malfunction can be re-initialized, then you have to reset the date, and thats pretty much it. Just disconnect the negative terminal. What are you trying to do exactly? Maybe we can help you better with more details from you.

if you can't or don't even know how to disconnect a car battery, don't do any mods to it yourself! <_< (I'm just teasing, sorry, didn't mean it, just a joke. )
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 525iSE' post='345217' date='Oct 15 2006, 08:08 PM
Active steering malfunction can be re-initialized, then you have to reset the date, and thats pretty much it. Just disconnect the negative terminal. What are you trying to do exactly? Maybe we can help you better with more details from you.

if you can't or don't even know how to disconnect a car battery, don't do any mods to it yourself! <_< (I'm just teasing, sorry, didn't mean it, just a joke. )
im trying to instal LED puddle lamps~i finished all the all the instal except last step, connect them. i need to

connect the wires to interior lights.
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Old Oct 22, 2006 | 01:07 AM
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Cool!! Wat colors did you get? I got a set, but they were BLUE, so I didn't put them, I'm looking for white ones.. Make sure to post some pics once you're done. For a job that small, I don't think you need to disconnect the battery, just make sure the wires don't touch once you splice them.
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 525iSE' post='347615' date='Oct 22 2006, 04:07 AM
Cool!! Wat colors did you get? I got a set, but they were BLUE, so I didn't put them, I'm looking for white ones.. Make sure to post some pics once you're done. For a job that small, I don't think you need to disconnect the battery, just make sure the wires don't touch once you splice them.
i got whites ones~ here r some pics
Attached Thumbnails plz help~~how do i disconnect the battery????-1234.jpg  
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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Sweet! does it turn on all the time? Where did you tap for power? How'd you install it? Where'd you run all the wires!? I'm gonna go do it, your pictures convinced me. Did you drill or did you just tape it on? Please assist me!
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