Looking for the footwell module? It is in the front footwell, behind the kick-panel trim at the base of the A-pillar — driver's side on UK BMWs, same area on R55–R61 MINIs. Below: how to spot it, what it looks like out of the car, and the honest bit the postal repair firms will not tell you — for an at-your-door repair, you do not need to remove anything.
Same module family, same neighbourhood on every car — low in the front footwell, hidden behind trim.
Behind the kick-panel trim at the base of the A-pillar in the front footwell — driver's side on UK cars. The trim pops off its clips to reveal the module mounted against the footwell side.
Most common requestE84, E89, E70 and E71/E72 keep the FRM low in the front footwell area behind trim, with the exact position varying by model. Send the reg and we will tell you precisely for yours.
Reg check availableSame BMW FRM3 family, same idea — low in the front footwell behind the side trim. Countryman and Paceman included.
Same module familyA flat black box about the size of a paperback with two or three wide multi-pin connectors along one edge. The label carries the part number and variant — FRM2, FRM3 or FRM3R. See it opened up in the photos below.
Photos belowIgnition off, keys away from the car. Unplugging a live module logs fresh faults — and remember, on these cars battery disconnect/reconnect is itself the voltage event that corrupts FRMs. Already faulty? Leave it be.
Read this firstOnly postal repair firms need you to strip trim, remove the module and courier it away. We come to the car and repair it in place — which is rather the point.
You don't, with usWe would rather you did not need this section. But if the module is coming out, do it right.
Ignition off, keys away, interior light off. Kick-panel trim releases from its clips; the module unbolts and the connectors unlatch. Label the connectors, work gently — brittle clips and pins bend easily.
While the FRM is out the car has no lights, windows, indicators or central locking. If it is going in the post, that is your car dead on the drive for however long the couriers take — both ways.
Call or WhatsApp with your reg and postcode. We come to the car — driveway, workplace or roadside — and repair the module in place, about an hour, everything tested. The trim clips live to fight another day.
Front footwell, behind trim, on every FRM-equipped BMW and MINI, roughly 2005–2014.
Full detail on the fix: BMW FRM repair · MINI footwell module repair · symptoms checklist.
This is what the job actually looks like — FRM boards opened, read and repaired at component level, not swapped for a costly new unit. These photos are from our own bench.
The whole reason this service exists: no trim stripping, no couriers, no days off the road. We repair the FRM at the car in about an hour, coding intact, everything tested before we leave.
The paused DIY. Trim half off, three forum tabs open, nerve gone. We finish at the car — module repaired in place, trim back on with all its clips.
The courier near-miss. Module out, jiffy bag ready — then the maths on days-without-a-car got done. Repaired and refitted at the door instead.
The curious owner. Found the module, read the label, sent us the part number. Quote back in minutes, fixed at the kerb — trim never came off twice.
The quickest way to get a price is to call us — or WhatsApp with your reg and the symptoms. Most quotes back within minutes, 7 days a week.
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