E36 Hedgehog

SiHH · 18 Mar 2009 at 15:05

Can anyone give me some useful tips on how to change the Hedgehog (Final stage resistor) on the E36.

I just cannot locate the bleeding thing..

I have literally been upside down in the drivers seat with my head under the pedals looking for it but can't seem to find it !!

Thanks !

paradigm · 18 Mar 2009 at 15:42

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3349096

SiHH · 18 Mar 2009 at 15:48

Thanks but that applies to a left hand drive one as far as i can tell ?

TaKeN · 18 Mar 2009 at 15:55

SiHH said:
Thanks but that applies to a left hand drive one as far as i can tell ?

Surely it will be in exactly the same place on the other side? :confused:

SiHH · 18 Mar 2009 at 15:56

Nope

paradigm · 18 Mar 2009 at 18:23

Imagine those pics to be of the passenger side. There is your golden answer.

TaKeN · 18 Mar 2009 at 19:05

paradigm said:
Imagine those pics to be of the passenger side. There is your golden answer.

Thats what I was thinking.. hmm

SiHH · 18 Mar 2009 at 19:08

It's not that simple.

You have to take different bits off and actually bend backwards with your head under the pedals apparently to reach up behind the heater matrix..

No pedals on passenger side..

I'd be interested to hear from someone who has actually done it..

InvaderGIR · 18 Mar 2009 at 19:13

SiHH said:
It's not that simple.

You have to take different bits off and actually bend backwards with your head under the pedals apparently to reach up behind the heater matrix..

No pedals on passenger side..

I'd be interested to hear from someone who has actually done it..

Urmm, on e36coupe.com forum they say remove the glovebox and it's around the back there...I think. Still, it's somewhere on those forums as a lot of people have changed it.

Skeeter · 18 Mar 2009 at 19:17

Christ! What kind of speed were you doing to manage to get a hedgehog right the way under your dash?!

paradigm · 18 Mar 2009 at 19:18

SiHH said:
I'd be interested to hear from someone who has actually done it..

Pretty sure I could go outside and within half an hour remove the glovebox and find it.

Removing the glovebox is a 5 minute job.

SiHH · 18 Mar 2009 at 19:53

I must be barking up the wrong tree then because I am of the understanding its not near the glovebox on a right hand drive car ?

I will stand corrected though !

SiHH · 7 Apr 2009 at 17:30

Ok after much faffing around and being a total noob when it comes to taking things apart and putting them back together again, I finally managed to change the hedgehog !

It was indeed located on the passenger side, and in the end took me 10 mins to change. Also managed to do my Pollen filter as well ! Go me... for some reason the previous owner decided not to put one in ? :confused:

Anyways, im feeling very proud of myself now. I now have a very powerful dual climate control system working perfectly

Thomas. PLease. · 7 Apr 2009 at 19:55

what does this hedgehog device thing do?

Ricochet J · 7 Apr 2009 at 20:17

It blows hedgehogs out of the blower vents. Now you know why everyone wants a BMW. I want one

SiHH · 7 Apr 2009 at 22:45

Ricochet is right..although some say it is a final stage resistor which effectively controls the blower speed out the vents.