Re: A stab in the dark

["Demetre Koumanakos" <demetre@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Robert,

In order to remove the rear window panel you must first remove the back
seat,
once this is done, remove your speakers and then gently use the speaker
openning
and the front side of the pannel to pull upwards...
The pannel is secured into place with 6 (more or less) clips, just pull up
and they
release...
I had the pannel removed a couple of month ago when I replaced the tapestry
(the original was falling apart due to the 14 years of direct sunlight), and
I did
not notice any cables running under it ! I don't have a third brake light,
but I would
assume that would be your only cable there...

Demetre

> Ok, this could be a billion things, but I'm looking for some places to
start.
> The car: 1986 325es
>
> The situation:
> On Saturday I put in a Trunk-mount Sony 10-Disc CD player that plays
> through the factory head unit via an RF signal.  During the day,
everything
> looked fine, however when I started it up at night and flipped on the
> lights, the Active Check board lit up and the dash lights did not.  I
> checked it out and realized that Fuse 23 was popping like nobody's
> business.  Dead short.  I've looked through stuff in the back, pulled out
> the seats again and looked around for loose wires, etc.  I looked behind
> the head unit where the RF transmitter is now sitting and didn't see
> anything obvious.
>
> The one thing I can't get to is whatever is behind the very back panel of
> my E30.  You know, the one with the speakers and 3rd brake light?  For the
> life of me I can't get it loose.  I want to make sure that the screws I
> used to mount the trunk unit didn't hit anything.
>
> So... any stabs in the dark, previous experiences, etc?  I've already been
> pulled over twice on account of the fact that fuse 23 also routes to the
> right tail-light.  It's getting rather annoying.

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