Vehicle-Specific Installation Notes

Rain Tracker Model: RT-50A
Vehicle-Specific Installation Instructions
The instructions included with the product tell you how to install a Rain Tracker. This page gives special vehicle-specific information. Print this page using your browser's print function.

Application Vehicles
These instructions apply to these vehicles, which all have similar wiper systems:

BMW 323 00
BMW 325 03 - 05
BMW 328 00
BMW 330 03 - 06
BMW 525 01 - 03
BMW 528 97 - 00
BMW 530 01 - 03
BMW 540 98 - 03
BMW 740 95 - 01
BMW 750 95 - 01
BMW M 06 - 07
BMW M3 01 - 06
BMW M5 00 - 03
BMW X3 04 - 07
BMW X5 00 - 06
BMW Z4 02 - 07

Wiring Diagrams and Drawings:

BMW Logic Diagram - Color Scheme 2- Drawing applies to all application vehicles listed above. Print this.
Troubleshooting procedure- Print out if needed.

Wire colors used in this vehicle:

+12V - LOCATE
GROUND - BRN/BLK
FAST-LOGIC - BLK/BLU
SLOW-LOGIC - BLK/WHT

Special Rain Tracker Installation Notes for this vehicle:

HOW THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
In the BMW system, the stock wiper switch grounds logic lines from the
Windshield Wiper Module (WWM) to cause the system to enter high and low
speed operation. The switch does not carry wiper motor current. When a
Rain Tracker is installed, it grounds appropriate logic lines in parallel
with the switch. Thus, the WWM thinks the driver is simply the selecting
the right speed. Some models and years may vary slightly in wire colors.
Factory drawings can be wrong, so, confirm wire colors with a multimeter.

All wiper system wires, except +12V, are available at the wiper switch. They
can usually be accessed by removing one or two access panels (Kick Panels) and,
possibly, the shrouds surrounding the steering column.

FIND +12V
For Rain Tracker power (+12V), locate a source of power hot in accessory
or run. Power source should be min. 12-16ga. wire on a 15-25A circuit. This
can be one of the +12V sources as shown on the diagram, or some other accessory
source. The cigarette lighter is often a good +12V source.

The Rain Tracker wiper control system features better rain sensing performance than many OE rain sensor systems. Hydreon Corporation tests all its products to exacting standards. This page generated by vehicle data file name: bmw_logic_c2.veh