Headlamp washer relay

Rush 335i · 06-12-2020, 07:50 PM

Hi,

I’m trying to find a way to control the headlight washer manually, by tapping the relay. However on my glove box there is only one green relay on the left, which I believe is for the windscreen, not the headlamps, unless they are shared somehow?

My glove box is the version where the fuse puller is stored vertically, will try and get a pic up tomorrow. All my attempts to search come up with a fuse location, or an older / different fuse box style.

Does anyone know where it is located, or any other way I can get the pump to activate on command? ( and for as long as I want it to? - trying to use the pump for an intercooler mist system

Tia

Rush 335i · 06-17-2020, 06:17 AM

Bump.

relay labeled k6 is normally in the glove box, but can’t find it there at all. Wiring diagrams for my specific production run still show the relay as part of the city hit but I still can’t figure out where the physical thing is!! Help please

therealdb1 · 06-17-2020, 10:14 AM

According to the info I have, k6 is on the right hand side of the fuse box immediately above relay k6304 for the auxillary air pump and below the 30g relay, i.e. on the opposite side of the fuse box to the wiper relays. Note also it is only half the height of the other two relays on that side of the fuse box and dark in colour; sorry I cannot be more specific but the photo is black and white!

From the circuit diagram it appears only to switch supply to fuse 43, 46 or 48 depending on the year of manufacture. If you can work out which fuse your car is using you could just put supply to that to make the headlamp washer pump run if you really don't have k6.

Mo3350821 · 07-28-2024, 02:24 PM

Hi, sorry to bump an old thread here, but did anyone ever figure out where your washer relay was located? I tried downloading ISTA+ and scouring then internet wherever possible, but came up short in finding this location. It seems that from 04-09, the 2007 MY had a different set up than any other production month. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with this one.

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Rush 335i Private First Class 8 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Headlamp washer relay Hi, I’m trying to find a way to control the headlight washer manually, by tapping the relay. However on my glove box there is only one green relay on the left, which I believe is for the windscreen, not the headlamps, unless they are shared somehow? My glove box is the version where the fuse puller is stored vertically, will try and get a pic up tomorrow. All my attempts to search come up with a fuse location, or an older / different fuse box style. Does anyone know where it is located, or any other way I can get the pump to activate on command? ( and for as long as I want it to? - trying to use the pump for an intercooler mist system Tia
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Rush 335i Private First Class 8 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Bump. relay labeled k6 is normally in the glove box, but can’t find it there at all. Wiring diagrams for my specific production run still show the relay as part of the city hit but I still can’t figure out where the physical thing is!! Help please
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06-17-2020, 10:14 AM	#3
therealdb1 Lieutenant 106 Rep 575 Posts Drives: Graphite E93 335i Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Norfolk UK iTrader: (0)	According to the info I have, k6 is on the right hand side of the fuse box immediately above relay k6304 for the auxillary air pump and below the 30g relay, i.e. on the opposite side of the fuse box to the wiper relays. Note also it is only half the height of the other two relays on that side of the fuse box and dark in colour; sorry I cannot be more specific but the photo is black and white! From the circuit diagram it appears only to switch supply to fuse 43, 46 or 48 depending on the year of manufacture. If you can work out which fuse your car is using you could just put supply to that to make the headlamp washer pump run if you really don't have k6.
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Mo3350821 Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Jul 2024 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Hi, sorry to bump an old thread here, but did anyone ever figure out where your washer relay was located? I tried downloading ISTA+ and scouring then internet wherever possible, but came up short in finding this location. It seems that from 04-09, the 2007 MY had a different set up than any other production month. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with this one.
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