2006 bmw 325xi wiring

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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: 2006 bmw 325xi wiring

Posted By: mr.papageorgio
Subject: 2006 bmw 325xi wiring
Date Posted: November 12, 2007 at 2:31 PM

hey guys gonna start putting a remote starter in a BMW 325xi ...has anyone done one before??i havent found any wiring on the car only thing i have found is a Bypass for it .....just trying to pick someones brain before i get into this headache haha

thanks

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Posted By: profuse007
Date Posted: November 12, 2007 at 2:50 PM

Remote Start
WIRE COLOR POLARITY LOCATION
Battery RED / GREEN (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Ignition 1 GREEN (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Ignition 2 VIOLET (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Accessory 1 VIOLET (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Starter 1 BLACK/ BLUE (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Anti-Theft Type BMW EWS® VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER
Anti-Theft Descript THE KEY SENDS AN RF SIGNAL TO THE BCM MODULE THROUGH AN ANTENNA LOCATED AROUND THE IGNITION CYLINDER
Key Sense RED (-) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Tachometer BLACK (-) ROUND BLACK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE FIREWALL
Speed Sense WHITE/ BLUE (AC) IN HARNESS FROM GAUGES
Parking Lights RIBBON CABLE (+) AT VEHICLE LIGHT SWITCH
Brake Lights BROWN / WHITE (+) AT SWITCH ABOVE BRAKE PEDAL
Reverse Lights BLUE/RED (+) IN HARNESS AT LIGHT

Doorlocks/Windows
WIRE COLOR POLARITY LOCATION
Power Unlock BLUE/RED (-) AT MODULE BEHIND GLOVEBOX
PowerLock WHITE/ BLACK (-) AT MODULE BEHIND GLOVEBOX

Security
WIRE COLOR POLARITY LOCATION
Battery RED / GREEN (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Ignition 1 GREEN (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Starter 1 BLACK/ BLUE (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
All Door Trigger RED / BLUE (+) IN PLUG AT WHITE MODULE BEHIND GLOVEBOX
Trunk Trigger WHITE/ BROWN (-) IN HARNESS IN DRIVERS KICKPANEL
Hood Trigger VIOLET/GREEN (-) AT MODULE BEHIND GLOVEBOX
Parking Lights RIBBON CABLE (+) AT VEHICLE LIGHT SWITCH

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"The two most common elements in the universe are H+ and stupidity" (Ellison).

Posted By: profuse007
Date Posted: November 12, 2007 at 2:55 PM

Fortin offer bypasses required.

The bypass might be a challenge bc theres a proprietary unit needs to go in conjunction w/ the CAN-bus unit. Youll also need to give up a spare key.

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Houston,TX
"The two most common elements in the universe are H+ and stupidity" (Ellison).

Posted By: mr.papageorgio
Date Posted: November 12, 2007 at 3:23 PM

ya thats the bypass i was looking at last night ....doest seem to bad with how the bypass says .just need to unplug ribbon cable and hook up to the fortin bypass and back into the ign cylinder ...but after that i kind of got confused with the instructions ....

im not worried about the extra key ..i just want to put a simple starter in no locks or anything just want it to start the car thats it ....

profuse have you done one of these cars? i want to know if its a challenge to get to the IGN wires

Posted By: reisset
Date Posted: November 13, 2007 at 4:17 PM

To do a remote start in a bmw 2006 you need the combo CAN-SL2 and INTBMW1. You also need a RS-232 Fortin Data Port compatible remote start. That the only way to do a remote start in this car.

Thanks

reisset

Posted By: mr.papageorgio
Date Posted: November 13, 2007 at 7:40 PM

hows the quality of the fortin remote starters? i have only been using DEI ....also if i have all the stuff you are talking about is it a pretty easy job to get done ???also whats the going rate for doing this job

Posted By: mr.papageorgio
Date Posted: November 13, 2007 at 7:43 PM

just checked out there site again why would i need both byapss units?

Posted By: reisset
Date Posted: November 14, 2007 at 8:37 AM

Fortin do not have remote start. Order to compustar (Firstect), a INT-BMW1, a CAN SL2 and a firstech RS-232 data porte remote start.

reisset