Just to close the loop, my New Year's Day project was to disassemble and inspect the starter relay and voltage regulator, both of which appeared to be...

Certainly was not badmouthing BMW electrics, I mean, like James pointed out, many of these are 40+ years and many, many miles old. Simply responding t...

Thank you VERY much for sharing. From their appearance (very oxidized silver) both my regulator and relay appear to be OEM, but untouched by brake flu...

That's a bit disconcerting from a reoccurrence perspective, especially when on the road. Appreciate your help and support. Fun, fun, fun.

Believe I have what you describe as a mini-cube starter relay w/silver cube about an inch square underneath master cylinder. Care to expound?

OK, checked main cables and they're fine as far as I can tell: no visible acid corrosion, just oxidizing of the copper. Then on to ignition where I c...

Thanks for the tips. Gives me a list of things to check which I will do today. Appreciate the help.

Wobbly, Any problems with frying your circuit board or wiring insulation? How hot does the headlamp shell get? Really wondering how much heat the LED...

Wobbly, no probs with frying your circuit board w/the Cyron H4 #ABH4K-A6K in the enclosed headlight shell? Does the headlight shell get hot to the tou...

You'll NOT want a red LED for your tail/brake light if it doubles duty to illuminate your license plate. Check to see if the bottom of your taillight ...

Purists will cringe but I decided to not replace the switch (props to Max BMW for being so accommodating and cancelling my order w/full refund). Inste...

Did ohm test like you suggested and no change. Disconnected the switch at the clutch lever assembly and discovered it to be physically broken. New one...