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12-07-2019, 08:34 AM | #23 | |
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12-07-2019, 08:46 AM | #24 | |
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It's fine if you want to go on eBay and get some generic noise-suppression strap, just don't come on here, where people try to help one another, and be a prick when doing it. porsche959 pretty much sarcastically suggested the part you were considering was not of the proper configuration and go with an OE/OEM part. My comment to porche959's comment was a sarcastic response, while also suggesting you check Tischer, which has the lowest prices on the net for BMW OE parts. I doubt anyone here actually has measured the length of the strap (whichever one you are trying to replace), so you have a guessing game going. What other mature E90 Post members do in this situation is take a $10 chance and by a POS eBay part and find out if it is a good quality and is a suitable alternate to the BMW OE part. But again, you come on and behave like a dick. The part numbers that Tischer prices at $21.32 are: 12427551714; 12427578869; 12427555222. I'm sure one of those parts is the noise suppression strap from the oil sensor. The other two P/Ns look to be longer straps one of which may be the part you are looking for. I've reviewed the various pics of each of the three P/Ns I show from realoem to a pic I have of my car that shows the longish braided body noise suppression strap that is attached to the block near the left engine mount and grounds on the left frame rail near the fuel lines. Just because I'm now curious, if I get a chance I'll throw my car on the lift and see if I can read the info tag on the strap that grounds to the left frame rail and get the correct P/N. It's possible the P/N you are looking for is 12427549393, which is the link you posted earlier, which the pictorial of the part (Item 13) is nothing similar to a braided noise suppression ground strap. So again, try to figure out what part you need and then if you don't want to get a genuine BMW replacement (regardless of the price), get what you think will fit and let us know if it works. That'd be helpful. And BTW it's "tinned" copper, not "tinted"...
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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12-07-2019, 10:06 AM | #26 | |
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As long as a ground strap does what the OEM does, why spend 4x as much for it? If I'm going to piss away money it's going to be on something I enjoy. I have an electrical back ground, so I know a thing or two about wires. To each their own, if you feel good about paying more for a copper wire because it has a BMW part # wonderful, I feel good knowing my copper wire is 4x cheaper and does what the OEM does. Years down the road, due to location, it's going to turn green, create a resistance load causing the starter to work harder, which will degrade it, which will draw more current out of the battery, which will cause the alternator to work harder to replenish battery, which will degrade the alternator etc. etc. The point I'm making is you need to replace the grounding strap before it disintegrates, even though it's grounding, in a deteriorated state it causes problems for other components of the electrical systems. No matter what you pay for it, every X number of years it needs to be replaced. I'm not on here to argue, I have better things to do. I do appreciate you guys for easing on the profanity. |
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12-07-2019, 11:25 AM | #27 |
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Thirty three posts in ten years, why such the attitude for not contributing much to the forum? If you are quite the electrical expert why not craft your own instead of creating such a disturbance? Everyone is welcome up to the point that they contribute nothing.
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12-07-2019, 12:06 PM | #28 |
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I see reading comprehension nor thinking is your thing. When you lose your username and password, see, you have to get a new one. In doing so, all your old post don't magically appear under your new username. It's like grounding straps, because it has a BMW part# it doesn't magically mean it's better than a ground strap that doesn't have a BMW part#. 9.5X out of 10 I buy OEM parts. Then there are some parts that are generic. A grounding strap is generic. A perceive I've made my point clear, you just want to argue. I have better things to do. Why don't I make my own, I could. But for 10 bucks it's for more economical if I bought one as I can't make one for 10 bucks! I have contributed and I do contribute, and if I didn't who are you to judge me. Nobody put you in charge of nothing. With all do respect, get a life.
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12-07-2019, 01:57 PM | #29 | |
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He might get embarrassed when he goes to a Tint shop to get the wire he makes "tinted".
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12-07-2019, 03:01 PM | #31 | |
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You seem to believe you are some sort of electrical technical expert and somewhat of Bimmer aficionado, yet you make a noob post asking what length the ground strap is. If I were trying to buy a generic ground strap, I would have just pulled the part out, measured it, taken it to a local parts store and matched it up to something similar. Or once the I measured the strap length and measured hole size of the lugs, I'd have then done an internet search for a similar part.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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12-07-2019, 04:34 PM | #32 | |
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12-07-2019, 07:57 PM | #33 |
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Honestly tho, those ground straps are prone to corrision and should be designed better. They become brittle and crumble at the slightest touch eventually.
An insulated heavy gauge copper wire with appropriate i ends would likely work and last a lot longer but I'm not an electrician. It is a ground strap after all, not exactly a complex part. |
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12-07-2019, 09:30 PM | #34 |
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Obviously you havent seen the stock grounding straps.... They dont need to be fancy
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The grounding strap came in today. I'm proud to say it's Made in the USA. It's good quality everything is in order. As compared to the OEM, its thinner and the bolt holes are bigger. Both where .3 ohms. The OEM had a green tint(if I use that word) not too bad. Matter of fact the OEM strap wasn't bad at all. After 10 years and 107k miles it was in good condition. After talking to my neighbor, he's sort of a technical expert, he suggested that I reuse it. I sprayed it with battery cleaner and cleaned it up. So I said, well I got a brand new ground strap what do I do with it, he said use it too. So the car is Uber grounded. FYI the starter ground wire and the ground in question don't actually touch. 'It's an engine ground. I mistakenly called it a starter ground. This strap however allows the starter to be grounded. At any rate this ground strap is an alternative.
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never heard of a password manager. sounds like a great target for a hacker. but to each their own.
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I'm not a boomer, but if I were there would be nothing wrong with it. I'm tolerant of others, I chose not to denigrate others based on who they are. To any members of that generation that were offended by his comments, I do apologizes. Some of us do have common courtesy and decency. Were all not jerks.
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This thread is fucked but the length is 12" roughly. Might be some slop leftover but who gives a crap.
I have this installed on my car https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 \end of thread honestly... |
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