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?

Hi all,

We have had our 2003 525I for a couple of months and have just noticed that the footwell behind the drivers seat (and to a lesser degree the other side) has heaps of water in the carpet.

I can't see where it might be coming in. The sides of the footwell seem to be dry.

I vac'd it out the other day and got about 2 cups of water out of there.

Anyone had this before? What is the solution?

Hi all

Just bought my 2001 E38 a couple of weeks ago. I really like the wheels that came on it (fresh jap import), i have seen a few online that are similar, but not the same. tyres are 275 x 35 x 19 rear and 255 x 30 x 19 on front.

1) wondering what they are (rims)???

2) looking for something very similar for my wifes E39 525I Motorsport (really want chrome finish). She currently has M sport wheels 17".

3) Also looking for definitive advice. I bought my car from a dealer, the tyres are perishing (fine cracks between the tread). Should it have passed a WOF. is the car yard obligated to replace them?

It's a shame because they have plenty of tread left, though they are wearing on the inside edge.

4) what $$$ would I be looking for to replace the tyres?

Hey just noticed that the tyres have some fine cracks (perishing) between the tread.

Just a question - should that have passed a WOF?

I just bought the car - fresh import

It has low profiles 275 x 35 x 19's on the back

and 245 x 30 x 19's on the front

The tyres have quite a bit of tread on them - and i am sure they will not be cheap to replace. Just wondering if i should go back to the yard and demand they replace them.

Ok also need a towbar - would prefer a detachable one, but would depend on price. Also prefer one the does not look falic symbol (cast one that looks like a penis)

Take it to Seth for the tints. Congrats on the purchase.

Sorry - who is Seth?

Hi I have seen a lot of information about changing the OEM nav/cd changers etc. It's all a bit expensive for what it is. I have a HTC HD2 phone (4.3" screen) that does navigation/mp3/phone etc.

One problem i have is the only oem power source is the lighter that is half way down the console. So running power to my screen mounted phone holder and visor mounted uniden bluetooth unit looks untidy and interferes with dash buttons (gets in the way).

I also want to run the audio out of my phone (has a 3.5mm out) to the sound system.

Has anyone got some bright ideas about putting in some unobtrusive power jacks. Was thinking maybe using 3.5mm mono sockets, and a right angle male? What about where to source the power from?

I have a 2001 e38 735I with sunroof. It does have an OEM phone kit (but no phone).

Anyone got one of these or have an opinion on what they are like to live with/drive every day?

Will this work with the OBC? I understand that the display in an E38 (and all the rest) is just a display, and a tape deck for 1980???

I guess it depends on on the controls.

If you remove the standard BMW audio "head unit" do you still have access to that info on the cluster?

Anyone know what the wheels are on my car, want something very similar for my wifes e39 525.

anyone know of something secondhand - like the chrome finish more than the magnesium finish.

hate brake dust too lol.

Also need a mirror glass for the passenger mirror - the chromatic has gone and has that sepia tone to it (except the top inch). Anyone got a cheap one?

Hi all, been a member for a short while. Bought an E39 525I motorsport a few months back and just bought a 2001 E38 735I this week. Someone ran up the back on my Legnum VR4 last week on the Southern Motorway and wrote that off.

Really surprised that it does not have 3 shoulder belts in the back or easy to setup child restraint bolts! when they are sold as big family cars. See below for picture of my new car.

Now my wife want wheels like mine instead of the Motorsport ones. Not 100% sure what my wheels are, but i really like them. Are the wheels interchangable between E38 and E39?

Who would you reccomend in Auckland for tints?