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Is the stock BMW sensor a standard potentiometer? Is so, can you use a hall effect sensor? Non-contact sensors should last for a very long time.

For my TPS, I sourced the Variohm sensor from Digikey—it features a standard D connector and fit my BMW throttle motor. It's also dual sensing which is needed for DBW.
Yes, the RHD recommended TPS is a potentiometer. Yes, you can replace the potentiometer TPS with a Hall effect TPS. You may need to fabricate a mounting plate to mount it to the RHD ITB. The RHD ITB's in my set up are not DBW, so dual sensing is not required.
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