BMW and M Power Owners
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Am I right in thinking that NBT units have a 200GB hard drive?
Nah, you can send a destination (and a street view image of destination) to car from Gmaps if you have Pro Nav but it doesn't use the actual mapping, right?
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It's about £600 a year for the top package with no excess and goes down in price from there.
You can pay about 450ish if you add an excess IIRC.
Yea, it's purely a service port really.
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Thanks - that seems pretty reasonable. I'm guessing it's a no brainer - are there any big mechanical issues on these that could throw a big bill? I know some of the older 4 pot diesels had some design flaws with the potential to write the engine off but haven't heard much on the reliability of the current crop
The total capacity of the HDD is irrelevent really as only a certain amount can be used for music.
I never use the HDD because its just far easier to use large capacity USB sticks - and the functionality through iDrive is identical.
Anyone know if its possible to replace the trim inside a 5'er and what it costs? Think i landed a lovely 535D F11 M sport with nice options but it has the brushed aluminum trim . I can live with it but would prefer the Anthracite I currently have.... This stuff simply snaps on so I bet there are aftermarket people who can do this?????
Nearside PDC sensor has gone on the E46, went in the summer and gave the "long beep" to tell you one has gone. Diagnosed which one it was by hearing the "clicking" sound, or lack there of.
Replaced with an eBay jobbie a few months back and, shock horror, it didn't work. Now I've got no system whatsoever.
I've damaged my knee recently and don't fancy sitting under the car until the winter is over, but would like to get this fixed sooner than that anyway. Popped into BMW yesterday and they want £162.00 for one sensor
With labour and parts, what should my target price be, from an Indy say?
Thanks.
Replaced with an eBay jobbie a few months back and, shock horror, it didn't work. Now I've got no system whatsoever.
I've damaged my knee recently and don't fancy sitting under the car until the winter is over, but would like to get this fixed sooner than that anyway. Popped into BMW yesterday and they want £162.00 for one sensor
With labour and parts, what should my target price be, from an Indy say?
Thanks.
Nearside PDC sensor has gone on the E46, went in the summer and gave the "long beep" to tell you one has gone. Diagnosed which one it was by hearing the "clicking" sound, or lack there of.
Replaced with an eBay jobbie a few months back and, shock horror, it didn't work. Now I've got no system whatsoever.
I've damaged my knee recently and don't fancy sitting under the car until the winter is over, but would like to get this fixed sooner than that anyway. Popped into BMW yesterday and they want £162.00 for one sensor
With labour and parts, what should my target price be, from an Indy say?
Thanks.
Let me guess... The system doesn't even do a long beep anymore and just makes no sound whatsoever? What you have to do is swap one of the middle sensors with the eBay one on the outside and it'll work.
So the shocks and mounts have made a massive difference! No where near as twitchy.
I can steel feel the bumps and divots in the road but it's much more solid than before. Just need a decent alignment and I'll be happy
Thanks for the help
Only just seen this. Glad it improved stuff! How did it feel after the alignment?
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Can't offer thoughts on replacement cost, however it might be worth you looking into a product called Gummi Pfledge, it's a rubber treatment that stops it from freezing so should prevent it from happening again. Also quite useful for pillarless doors so the window won't get stuck against the surrounds meaning you can't open the door.
We took the back bumper off to get to it last time, it was straight forward but somewhat time consuming and awkward. Is there any easier way?
Yeah, that's exactly it, no sound whatsoever.
So if I replace one of the middle ones with the outside one, all of them will work? What's the logic there, I thought they were identical?
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Took my 320D to BMW Arden yesteday pre booked for the QE recall. Courtesy car was a 316D m sport (eco) model. The ride was very nice but the interior just felt cheap and was not inspiring at all. The idrive system was ok. No sat nav. The interior felt Bleak. Leather sport seats were ok.
Good news: The timing chains both top and bottom were both good and in BMW tolerence levels. The tensioner just needed adjustment. Driving down towards Ashford (M20) for a spin (50 miles) and I can feel a great improvement when the box is shifting, almost nearing the point I really had to listen, so suttle was the gear change. M Sport mode just feels even more sublime. The gear box just sings and sounds so sweet .
Service due at the beginning of March (oil filter, micro filter, air filters) Advised front discs will need replacing by then as well. So will get the rears done at the same time.
Excellent service provided by Arden. Going back on Saturday as a test drive has been arranged for Mrs Cyz for the new 1 series.
Good news: The timing chains both top and bottom were both good and in BMW tolerence levels. The tensioner just needed adjustment. Driving down towards Ashford (M20) for a spin (50 miles) and I can feel a great improvement when the box is shifting, almost nearing the point I really had to listen, so suttle was the gear change. M Sport mode just feels even more sublime. The gear box just sings and sounds so sweet .
Service due at the beginning of March (oil filter, micro filter, air filters) Advised front discs will need replacing by then as well. So will get the rears done at the same time.
Excellent service provided by Arden. Going back on Saturday as a test drive has been arranged for Mrs Cyz for the new 1 series.
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If you think the new 3 series is bleak, I'll be interested to hear your view on the new 1
I had a 65 plate 116 courtesy car the other day whilst my bumper was being done. Rather unpleasant place to be.