concreteman

My battery is pretty dead, car has done very few kms in last 6 months, last time i drove it it started ok, drove about 20 mins, stopped and it would not do anthing beyond clicking. Called AA and they said it had a dead cell..... So looking for a replacement, second hand ok as i am selling the car. Anyone got one to sell or can reccomend a place to buy one at a great price?

Ok have booked it into Team McMillan. i wonder if when i broke the actuator if some plastic has dropped into the lock and stops it moving??? Thanks for your sugestions, but i don't have anymore time to spend on it. My wife is driving my 735 and i want it back lol.

ok spent days trying to sort out the door - have pushed, pulled and prodded everything i can see, sprayed lube. Glenn suggested pulling off the external trim across the window and trying to push the lever the external door handle works on - no joy there. Anyone got any other ideas short of cutting the door in half?

Need a front drivers side (think they are all the same) door lock actuator for a 2003 525I Motorsport.

On Thursday night my wife took her car shopping - 2003 525i Motorsport, drove home and the drivers door would not open. Not from inside or outside. Have tried everything - key, remote centre console lock buttons, double pulling internal handle etc... The lock button would move with the remote and key. Sometimes it would automatically go back down, but often it would stay up. Took it to local BMW mechanic who did a quick look at it and said it would be the actuator. They were too busy to do anything about it, and my wife got impatient .... they did not fix it. I read a heap of forums and punched a smallish hole in the door trim and proceeded to destroy the actuator. The door would still not release. More google and forums. Found you can remove the airbag panel, airbag and so forth and then pry off the actuator. (wish i saw this before I put a hole in the trim) So the actuator is off, but i still can't get the door to release. There is a flat hook that will pivot forward inside/on the lock mechanism that would have been inside the actuator, but that does not seem to do anything either. If I push the door lock button down it releases when i pull the inside handle. The outside handle does not seem to have any resistance other than the spring - like it is not engaging. I guess this is double locked?? Anyone know what else I can try???????????

looking for roof racks for e39 525 Motorsport. Wanting to take kayaks, so any suitable accessories would be good too.

Anyone have any indication of how much it costs to re-gas the air con in an E38. can you get any auto air con company to do it?

Has anyone taken a punt on one of theses yet? I see them here http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/34797030...53_car_dvd.html Says it works with steering wheel ????? Am i right in my assupmtion that the standard E39 and E39 radio units are the same (apart form the different vesions for different years)??????? I am guessing it is just plug and play?

Hi wondering what we would get for a set (5) Motorsport rims that are currently on wifes 525I Motorsport. Really want a set of chromes like what i have on my 735I. Thanks for any responses.

ok i got it right his time Fronts are 245 x 35 x 19 Rears are 275 x 30 x 19 Third time the charm - i wrote it down this time. Anyone have prices for replacements?

I was crusing you tube looking at E38 vids and came across this vid of steering wheel shift control. I also noticed that his dash was displaying radio information. Wondering if anyone knows how to set that up. My car is ex japan - don't know it that makes any difference - has a 6:9 display.

Funny thing is - my 2001 e38 735I barely fits a NZ plate on the back (i took the delaers surround off because it was too wide to fit without bending the plate. Not it looks too bare. Maybe i need spacers behind the plate so the screws can tighten without bending it.

Hi martyn, thanks for your imput, but we don't have a sunroof in this one, (do in my E38) so i will check the drains in that one. Thanks glenn, sorry checked back too late to catch you. May chase you up on Monday, depending how busy i am?????? I think it was you i got to have a listen to the trans noise in my E38 735I.

when removing the door trim do you need to be careful with the airbags? My wife is worried i might do something. How much would it cost to get sorted?

how much am i looking at for a full set?