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Had a win today no more warning symbol yah, have been showing a low washer bottle light for some time. Have checked the float, wiring etc so had it scanned.dealer came back faulty sensor had that replaced light still on durr whats wrong.Time goes by have ordered some instrument rings and was interested to see what fitting them involved Took the cluster out to have a look see what was involved and by chance what did I find in one of the connectors bent pins. So with a small blade screw gentle prided them apart,thinking don't break don't break. Then using thin nose pliers straightened them out as best I could finally using a similar connector slid it over the pins a few times just to make sure they were in alignment.and good to go.Put it all back together and warning light has gone how the pins came to get bent I have no idea

MMM very interesting would be interested to know what size the tank is and if you get your 1050k. Then what it cost for the fuel plus the ruc to give you a total to do the ks?. Then compare it with a petrol model for comparison obviously it would take the petrol more than a tank full but $$ wise how close would they be?.

For those interested NZ new rego 20 May 1999 and 

What is wrong with your radiator.? the cores are the same on this model I believe the only difference from memory is that the one for the auto box has a thermostat and a different length drain plug. These are all plastic mounted external parts on the left hand side of the radiator

http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E46-Compact/Europe/316ti-N42/R-N/oct2001/browse/radiator/expansion_tank_manual_transmission/

http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E46-Compact/Europe/316ti-N42/R-N/oct2001/browse/radiator/expansion_tank_automatic_transmission/

A bit of the topic and asking  are these electric cars as green as they make out. Reading an article on  the making, maintenance and final disposal of them it seemed darn close. Their are a number of dangerous chemicals and process used to make not only the car panels  battery packs etc. This also comes into play when the vehicle reach's the end of it's life and needs to be disposed of and in a safe manner. So looking at the total picture of how both types source their materials for assemble, their maintenance of ie life expectancy and final disposal are they any less harmful to planet earth as a petrol driven car. Or is it just another well angled proper gander campaign using the all green slogan  to help it gain traction and sales?.

Find your self a bmw parts catalogue site www bmw fans or Realoem.com. Place the last 7 digits of your vin number in the vin decode box  and click it this will bring up the parts that were fitted to that car. From the various sections shown  choose the one you want and it will give you all the part numbers for the various items you need. From that you can check these number to see if they are combat able. Armed with the numbers you could try Milland premium euro parts or go to the Pelican parts site and  enter the part numbers their It opens up the page that those are logged in plus all the various brands they hold. Also which ones are genuine or oem and the price in US dollars. A bit long winded explain sorry but have found 10 -20 minutes research can save you a whole lot of pain and a light wallet best of luck

Were  the rear left, right vent windows manual operated or electric?.

For a Anniversary model it doesn't have a few of the goodies i would have expected, comfort seats, clear indicators and side lamps. Not sure on the wheels look more like e60 type than a e39, no rear PDC. This makes it hard to know how close you are to things as visibility out the back is sh%$^t  hence the need for a reverse camera set up. At those k's would be looking for a PPI some receipts on cooling system, suspension  work, brakes rotors, cluster pixels, cup holders or investing in a warranty cover or the like. Don't get me wrong they are a nice balanced unit but not with out some major faults and with time mounting up 16 odd years and Murphy's Law just lurking plus it is a BMW

Vehicle Identification NumberWBADT62020CE65032

TypeDT62

Model530i - EUR

Development CodeE39

ChassisLIM

SteeringRL

Doors4

EngineM54

Displacement3.00

Power170

DrivetrainHECK

TransmissionAUT

ColorTopasblau Metallic - 364

UpholsterySonderpolsterung - Z1XX

Production PlantDINGOLFING

Production Date2001-05-03

tandard Equipment

202SteptronicSteptronic

520FoglightsNebelscheinwerfer

853Language Version EnglishSprachversion Englisch

Options

204Drive Version ExportAntriebsauslegung Export

249Multi-function For Steering WheelMultifunktion Fuer Lenkrad

261Side Airbag For Rear PassengersSeitenairbag Fuer Fondpassagiere

354Green Stripe WindscreenGruenkeil-frontscheibe

360Lt/aly Wheels/star Spoke 81Lm Raeder/sternspeiche 81

401Sliding/vent Roof, ElectricSchiebe-hebedach, Elektrisch

415Sunblind For Rear WindowSonnenschutzrollo Fuer Heckscheibe

423Floor Mats, VelourFussmatten In Velours

428Warning TriangleWarndreieck

430Int/ext Rr Vw Mirror W Aut Anti-dazzleInnen-/aussenspiegel Aut.abblendend

438Wood TrimEdelholzausfuehrung

441Smokers PackageRaucherpaket

459Seat Adjustm., Electr. W. MemorySitzverstellung, Elektr.mit Memory

473Armrest, FrontArmauflage Vorn

494Seat Heating F Driver/front PassengerSitzheizung Fuer Fahrer/beifahrer

500Headlight Washer Sys/intensive CleaningScheinw.waschanl./intensivreinigung

522Xenon LightXenon-licht

534Automatic Air ConditioningKlimaautomatik

548Speedometer With Kilometer ReadingKilometertacho

602On-board Monitor With TvBordmonitor Mit Tv

640Car Telephone PreparationAutotelefonvorbereitung

676Hifi Loudspeaker SystemHifi Lautsprechersystem

694Preparation For Cd ChangerCd-wechsler Vorbereitung

807Japan VersionJapan-ausfuehrung

818Main Battery SwitchBatteriehauptschalter

823Hot Climate VersionHeissland-ausfuehrung

845Acoustic Belt WarningAkustische Gurtwarnung

875Infrared Remote ControlInfrarotfernbedienung

925Shipping Protection PackageVersandschutzpaket

938Control Zs Individual SeriesSteuerung Zs-individualserien

940Special Request EquipmentSonderwunsch Ausstattung

Information

431Interior Rr Vw Mirror W Aut Anti-dInnenspiegel,automatisch Abblendend

555On-board ComputerBordcomputer

Individual

Steuerung Individual
Hinweisschild BMW Individual

Sonderserie
E39-Japan-D-1, KA88
Variante 3

Z1XX Polster
Innenausstattung Leder Montana schwarz (Nr. 8 171 304),
Umfang N6
zuzueglich Armstuetze Tuer, Mittelkonsole, Armauflage vorne,
Handbremshebelbalg, Blende Handbremsausschnitt
Naehfaden schwarz (Nr. 1 905 499), Farb-Nr. 0020
Steppzwirn in schwarz (Nr. 1 963 800), Farb-Nr. 0020
Sitzlehnenrueckwand in Schaumfolie schwarz
Sitzblenden in schwarz
Nahtbild der Sitze vorne und hinten wie N6/N8
Restliche Innenausstattung wie bei Leder Montana schwarz,
Schl.Nr. N6SW

0940 Sonderwunschausstattung
Tuereinstiegsleisten vorne mit dem Schriftzug,
" BMW Japan 20th Anniversary"
Tureinstiegsleisten hinten analog SA 778.

 

Sweet thanks makes things a bit easier

Bentley. Purchased the set of two when i had the 530 these covered a wide range of topic's including engine dismantle. These were not cheap I might add but hands above any others I have come across. Check out your local library they may have a section on car manuals or do a google search you may find a pdf file that you could download.

That's a reasonable amount of change their fees the last i heard were 7.9% up to $200

                                    $200 -$1,500 $15 + 4.5%

                                   over $1,500  $73.50 + 1.9%

Can any one confirm or have they gone up like every thing else.

Not steel the show but what about this idea

http://www.bmwblog.com/category/models/bmw-x7/

Peter you are being ripped off. For my 2002 e46 diamond shaped keys I purchased to blank keys ebay Uk $50.00, got them both cut $48.00. After talking to a member on here on other matters he kindly transferred the data from my ews on to the new keys and it cost me the freight charge only about $10.00. This would have been within the last 12 months memory serves me right

No expert on this but as you have found out bmw change things. If one wish's to convert a Japanese GPS  system to NZ you need to throw away the computer in the boot and install one form either the US or Uk etc. The MK 4 is the best as it has the disc and better every thing also their needs to be a or a couple of extra wires run. A quick search found this it might help

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The three stages

http://www.bmw-planet.net/diagrams/

http://www.bmw-planet.net/diagrams/release/en/

http://www.bmw-planet.net/diagrams/release/en/e46/index.htm

From here it would normally bring up a warning from Java but now nothing.

Hi Neal have done what  you suggested it will load the site but not the part that says complete vehicle and various other parts.

Gess what about the old  barbie she'll be right mate.

Think they don't come as a separate piece

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_pgn=1&isRefine=false&_nkw=bmw e46 rear boot light

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-parts/m5-replica-front-bumper-conversion/e39m5ftbump/

Hi all looking to check on some wiring on my e46 and the bmw planet will not load up the wiring part . Have checked and configured Java as per the  instructions and it still doesn't work have I missed some thing out?   t

On 10/06/2017 at 10:07 AM, my_e36 said:

Politicians ruin everything fun.

It's their job and duty.

Don't vote for them next time

 

2 hours ago, Allanw said:

 so lets get back to being dicks about everything again...

 same old normal nothing has changed then

Geesss finally some of you guys are waking up.  After ten years with the marque for me  bmw stopped being a car the driver could connect with when they finished the e39 ,e46 series. After that it all went down hill to many gizmos and gimmicks each trying to out do each with extra hp, torgue and fancy drive systems  etc etc.