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Originally Posted by rasa bmw
i picked up a 17 inch wheel style 157 i think for £20 on gumtree with a 5-6mm mm rf tyre,i only use it on long trips,,more than 20 miles,,i have it wrapped up in bubble wrap and just throw it in when needed,,i also have an electric pump for emergencies,,also have an old foot pump which i use to put a few lbs in tyres when they need doing,i researched the wheel size and it fits my 335d etc with bigger calipers...
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Cheers Rasa
I haven't had the chance to do anything more on this as work has been mental this week but I will have a hunt through fleabay and gumtree later today.
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Originally Posted by blueh88
1. Common issue with these to the point BMW know about it. They do a "kit" of both actuators for like £45 quid or something. I did mine a couple of years ago. I gave the part numbers from RealOEM to BMW but said they were wrong and could have been for USA parts. I think if you tell them the issue, they will definitely know what it is and makes sense to get the parts from them. I don't have the box now or otherwise I would have told you what the correct part number for the kit was!!
2. For me, due to the conflicting advice, I just did mine for the sake of £40ish quid and is very easily DIY-able. As a bonus, the intake manifold is off so gives you a good chance to clean out which is extremely satisfying! Or it was for me at least ha.
3. Apologies, I can't answer this one!
4. I've used Carly and it is very easy to use and more or less impossible to mess anything up. You can do it straight from an Android phone too which is a bonus instead of having to connect to a laptop. I don't see why you would need anything more unless you wanted to do more specialist coding (I can't think what exactly which means I wouldn't need it ha!)
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1. It definitely does seem like a common enough issue given the number of threads on it. Will give BMW a call on Monday.
2. I'm in the same boat with the conflicting advice
Given that it's a cheap and easy enough job, I think I'll go ahead and do it
4. The coding options available for the 2006 E90 seem fairly limited compared to the later models but still well worth the £50 for the adaptor.
Cheers Blue!
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Originally Posted by J0K3R5
Darth,
do you have links on where you got the OBD Port Relocation Parts ?
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I had various bits in a box in the shed which I was able to repurpose and I picked up a wiring loom from a local(ish) scrapyard. The extension cable was the only thing I ordered online. The link is on my laptop so will dig it out for you later. It was a bit of a balls to do though and if I had to do it again, I would just order it from somewhere like
https://www.dummyobd.com/shop/bmw-du...powered-siren/. I found this website after I had bought the loom and ordered the extension cable and all in, it would have worked out cheaper and much less hassle!
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Originally Posted by rasa bmw
there is an odd occasion where they have fuccked an engine,,but rare,,but as above they leak,,blanks and 12 new gaskets is what needed,,got mine from XR8 e bay,,good quality with https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6X-33MM-F...72.m2749.l2649 |
Perfect, cheers Rasa! Added to my basket and will purchase come pay day.
Thanks,
Darth Niloc