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Hi, yeh the bodyshop that someone reccomended on here (up to scratch) in caerphilly done a really really good job,
the repair they did was great , no visible or scratches i could feel, and the paint match they did was spot on! cant notice any difference at all between the colour on the repair area and the rest of the car.
No, to be fair to him he paid with no quibble, this is a better expeirence i have had with other people who have hit my car from the rear in the past on a roundabout for instance and then drove off!
I had 4 quotes, one was abit cheaper at £300 but wasnt too sure on the shop, the next one was that one i went to at around £520, the next one about £600 and the most expensive was £1200 or so
I went for the mid one at £520 and glad i did
Why? Rear parking sensors aren't working, I doubt it'll be the battery..
I've ISTA and Enet cable, so will check once I'm back.
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I’m not saying it is the battery - I’m saying that if it is the cause (and it could be, as batteries do suffer in colder weather and do throw up electrical gremlins), then it may not be covered and you’d be liable to pay an hour of labour for diagnosis.
It was me. You're welcome.
Because a dodgy battery can cause all sorts of weird electrical gremlins with otherwise fully functional components. A common one is the window high and low positions being lost and needing to be retaught every few days.
The fact that your radio and rear parking sensors have started going wobbly at the same time does point towards the battery, or it merely being a terrible coincidence.
ISTA won't tell you if the battery is duff unless there is something really obvious wrong. If the battery is kaput, yes, you might get an error code. But if you have one or two failed/failing cells, you need a battery load/discharge tester to confirm things like that. Halfords do a battery test for free this time of year, usually.
A low battery was causing slurring gear changes and multiple drive train warnings on the idrive. A replacement battery resolved them all.
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ISTA does actually have a battery condition test which gives a good report on the battery.
A code doesn’t need to be present to run it or kick it off.
Correct. I just had to replace mine, no chance with the warranty - it's viewed like a tyre would be.
If it was under 3 years old then I think it would be worth making a fuss over, as that could indicate a faulty battery.
This is my understanding too, the service manager said they can quickly and easily check battery health.
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The Approved Used Car warranty does cover the battery, but the insured warranty does not.
BMW approved used? covers the battery ? what battery are you talking about here the 12v ? not in my case they wouldnt replace it and said its not covered with the used approved warranty
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I don't recall saying ISTA lacked testing capabilities for the battery... I said it needs to be truly duff for it to flag it.
ISTA performing a test is not the same as removing the battery and bench testing it. You're welcome to use the ISTA function, but you can pass that function and still have a duff battery.
The battery is covered under approved used, yes. But it needs to be broken first which if I remember correctly is the argument used when yours wasn't replaced - wasn't it just throwing up a few codes?
it was undervolting codes and also some other electrical codes which i assume were being thrown up which seemed to be related because the battery.