You didn't say if you checked, cleaned and/or replaced the grounding straps. In a car of this age they turn green and don't give a solid ground. Had a similar problem in an E30 when the engine was R/R'd. One ground was not bolted solidly and all the electrics checked out OK. Fred Callender RMC -- to be removed from bmw, see /bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe bmw" to [email protected]