BMW and M Power Owners

Dis86 · 12 Sep 2017 at 11:20

Trying to get quotes to have that mirror trim repainted and nobody is returning my bloody calls! Bah.

NooBish AbbZ · 12 Sep 2017 at 11:41

Back this morning from my trip to the Nurburgring for the DTM Weekend and a lap around the Nordschleife.

Ypres, Spa Francorchamps, the Ring and Donuts all feature

Be aware, this post will be literally copied/pasted into the Show us your motor's thread

Robbo · 12 Sep 2017 at 11:51

I think you can adjust the headlights in iDrive, so you don't need those things stuck to them.

Django x2 · 12 Sep 2017 at 14:19

Robbo said:
I think you can adjust the headlights in iDrive, so you don't need those things stuck to them.

Indeed you can. Wow, what a European driver amateur

Havana_UK · 12 Sep 2017 at 14:23

If they're Xenon or LED then they don't need adjusting at all, just don't use them in automatic mode (which also disables the adaptive element). They have a flat beam pattern already.

NooBish AbbZ · 12 Sep 2017 at 15:02

Robbo said:
I think you can adjust the headlights in iDrive, so you don't need those things stuck to them.

Nothing through iDrive, i checked before I left

Django x2 said:
Indeed you can. Wow, what a European driver amateur

UNless I've missed it :eek:

Havana_UK said:
If they're Xenon or LED then they don't need adjusting at all, just don't use them in automatic mode (which also disables the adaptive element). They have a flat beam pattern already.

Can't lie, the lighting adjustment was very much a late thought, and didn't have time to do enough research as I'd like. The leaflet I got for fitting however did show over 150 models of cars with each different lighting type and my mode and type were definitely on there, titled LED, so.. :rolleyes:

Anywho, it made me feel better

Django x2 · 12 Sep 2017 at 16:13

NooBish AbbZ said:
Nothing through iDrive, i checked before I left

UNless I've missed it

Winning!

Antony101 · 12 Sep 2017 at 19:15

I've got a budget of about £14,000 and have been looking at 3 and 5 series tourings. Is £14k too low a budget for these cars? I'd like something as new as possible but it seems a bit bottom of the barrel.

sigma · 12 Sep 2017 at 19:37

A mate is interested in this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709089112546?logcode=visc&fromSA=true&r=2

Think he's going to look at it tomorrow. Any good? He just needs a runabout.

[TW]Fox · 12 Sep 2017 at 19:52

sigma said:
He just needs a runabout

So why buy an old BMW?

sigma · 12 Sep 2017 at 20:16

[TW]Fox said:
So why buy an old BMW?

No idea. He was looking at Volvos last time I spoke to him. Perhaps his desire has changed.

neocon · 12 Sep 2017 at 21:04

sigma said:
A mate is interested in this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709089112546?logcode=visc&fromSA=true&r=2

Think he's going to look at it tomorrow. Any good? He just needs a runabout.

It's slow.

Django x2 · 12 Sep 2017 at 21:07

Indeed. There are a thousand better cars for the money (ok, not a thousand, but at least 10)

neocon · 12 Sep 2017 at 21:10

How much would that 116i have been new? Maybe the person who bought it originally didn't want a fast car, but I bet it cost as much as a golf gti.

sigma · 12 Sep 2017 at 21:22

Does it look like it's had bump? Passenger side headlight and surrounding panel gap, bumper slightly pushed in?

NooBish AbbZ · 12 Sep 2017 at 21:53

Django x2 said:
Winning!

I'm sure this only gives me the option to change my interior lights between Classic and sport. I will check again though; I'm convinced I would have looked there

grudas · 12 Sep 2017 at 22:07

neocon said:
How much would that 116i have been new? Maybe the person who bought it originally didn't want a fast car, but I bet it cost as much as a golf gti.

base spec was like £15k RRP(doesn't mean anyone paid that) new. Not golf gti money for sure

Dis86 · 15 Sep 2017 at 16:37

Honestly why is nothing ever straightforward for me and cars?! I can't find anyone (decent) to take this damn paint job on!

wingman · 15 Sep 2017 at 20:36

The entire set of speakers on the left hand side of my E39 are not working. Sometimes they seems to crackle a little but then go off again.

Any ideas on where to start looking for problems? I've checked all the connectors that are easily accessible (in the boot to the CD changer and behind the headunit). Is it time to check the speakers themselves?

mrk · 15 Sep 2017 at 23:19

Swap the left speakers affected with the right ones. If you find the now "right" speakers doing the same thing, then the speakers are shot, otherwise it's an amp or wiring break somewhere.