matt45

If it is still in failsafe then definatly they can see codes, if the codes were cleared and its no longer in failsafe there may or maynot be codes that have been logged scince (lots of errors are logged that dont come up on the display). Regardless if you are having issues with it take to a BMW workshop.

seen this on E39 sitting at dealers, it was a *surprise* to them when i pointed it out

go to the dealer they will be like 50c each

he meant for towing i believe.

im just waiting on the DVB-T tuner confirmation!

looks epic

its been said sort of but... There is no law against "Laser Jammers" There is law against interference with police equipment AFAIK no one has ever been done in NZ for having them. Edit: I run a Escort 9500ci laser jammer/radar detector, have had it go off with laser before (saw cop pinging me) but i'm unsure as to whether i was actually going fast enough to get pulled over so i cant confirm if it actually did its job or not, reviews online seem to suggest it is a reasonable system but not the best. Most systems will eventually fail to jam if you are really close to the gun but generally they ping from a distance so you should have time to slow down. RRP is 2500NZD (which i did not pay). Running a V1 for radar and a laserstar would be a good option. also remember for installation the laser (or rather infrared light) is line of sight so the jammer heads need to be located in clear view of the road to work, not behind grills etc (plastic or not).

Bad battery/alternator = dirty/low power dirty/low power = computer going abit french computer going abit french = surrender but yea could be heaps of things, needs to be check by someone who knows what they are doing not just a Muppet with the ability to read fault/error codes.

Would be interesting to know what they did to come to the conclusion that it needed to be overhauled. The failsafe can be caused by heaps of things eg. Bad battery/alternator.

email and ask there are different models for different features.

Ebay but RHD and LHD are probably different?

might help if the trademe link worked in first post.

i gues if its like a "private contractor" kinda thing

just make sure it doesn't eat through the application device first!

i asume you are talking E39? ... in dash on right side of steering wheel, its covered by a flap.

4k is reasonable, to completly strip it and paint absolutly everything u'd probably double that.

is it the paint itself or something on the paint? been in the vicinity of an angle grinder?

pretty sure i've seen this on the road, all that can be said is WANT

Nice ... Good example of how long these cars can last when they are looked after!

i also ordered one last week to change a few settings, as well as a obd-serial cable for EasyDIS in the hope that i can use DIS for more descriptive fault codes.

hmm that should be ok i think world tuners went in 9/02 onwards from memory so should just be a setting change in service menu. hotwire has the backing cameras, i think the hardware is about $250, defiantly worth it especially if you don't have parking sensors.

ooo like the sound of this can you elaborate on the Antenna setup? or recommended antenna setup?

If the car is 2003 built (check the Chassis number), then the dealer is an idiot uninformed. You don't need a band expander it is just a settings change, and then it will work as if it was nz new (for radio). If you are able to change the region tho you will need to remove the band expander they put in and fix whatever wiring they cut into. http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi put your vin/chassis into there, found printed on drivers side tower under bonnet, or look it up via rego plate at carjam.co.nz

^ what he said on another note, if it was an insurance job i would have expected the panel shop to get a brand new part from BMW.

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