Quote Originally Posted by Z U L8R
most early 90 european cars were using biodegradable wiring harness, therefore overtime the insulation around the wires becomes very brittle and if you go moving harnesses that have been in the same place for 15+ years, you're gonna have electrical woes.
I had a 94 318 and had SOOOOOOOOOOO much trouble with the electrical system, I even went as far as taking the car to the bimmers south and 'test ran' common failing components and we could never narrow down the problem, ended up selling the car, current owner is still having same issues.