BMW Footwell Module (FRM) Repair
Very common on the E Series vehicles that have had electrical issues in the past such as a flat battery. The software on the chips becomes corrupted and needs to be reformatted and recoded for the car. Most of the time this is a simple job for us as we have very capable and expensive equipment and can even recode it from scratch.
A faulty FRM usually stops your windows from working, hazards from working and other light faults. We can repair these on site and also carry working replacements should yours be phyically faulty.
Why Key Crafters?
We have multiple machines that can handle this job, and we do a fair few of them. We also carry spare modules and should all else fail, we simply swap modules and recode it to your car.
- Quick and Same Day Appointments
- Replacement Modules Available in Case of Physical Faults
- We Recode Them Properly So They Work 100%
- We'll Perform a Battery Test For Free
- Around a 1 Hour Turnaround
- We Can Come To Your Home or Work
Friendly Asked Questions.
What are the symptoms of a failing FRM?
When the FRM fails (or currupts), usually you get errors on the dashboard for lighting problems, your electric windows won’t work and neither will your indicators or hazards. The car will still start and drive, but obviously it’s not ideal and won’t pass an MOT in that state.
How do you fix it?
We remove the FRM and then recover the corrupted data, reformat the chip with the correct filesystem and then add the recovered data back in. This will fix the issues and get it working. Typically that’s all that required. However, we do a full recode to your vehicle when it’s in the car with expensive equipment, as usually coding isn’t perfect from recovery alone.
What if it's totally broken?
If your FRM is completely broken and has physical damage, then we carry most FRM modules that are confirmed working. We just fit a working FRM and then recode all of the coding to your vehicle. We will only charge the cost of the replacement FRM at cost. We don’t charge an ‘admin fee’ or similar.
How can I stop it from happening again?
This normally happens when the car has been started (or failed to start) with a flat battery. It’s very common. Going forwards, simply make sure your battery is healthy and get it replaced. If you don’t drive your car often, or only do short trips, give it a charge every so often with a battery charger.