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Craig Was a Diehard Dashboard DIYer

By Design News Staff -- Design News, January 8, 2006

When Craig discovered his local BMW dealer charges $50 to reset the oil change indicator light on his 1999 BMW 528i, he did what any good engineer would do: He built his own reset tool. The simple, money-saving tool is essentially a wire with a pin on one end, a clip on the other, and a resistor in the middle. He simply attaches the clip to a proper ground point in the engine compartment and inserts the pin into the diagnostic or data link connectors and voila—lights out!

DIY Indicator Light Reset

Parts List
Amt Part Description Allied Part #
18 in. 14 gauge wire 650-4501
1 Clip 860-5405
1 470V 0.5W resistor 296-6410
1 Banana plug 885-6040
Additional parts required: BMW male pin for
either a 20-pin or 15-pin diagnostic connector
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