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Do you enjoy driving at night into oncoming traffic and being blinded by the wrong beam patterns produced by people fitting xenon bulbs to non-xenon lenses? Please do NOT encourage fitting xenon bulbs into lenses that are NOT designed for xenons! Fitting such bulbs creates a serious night time hazard to oncoming drivers.

And remember the following_ When removing the stock radio and fitting an aftermarket radio: a) you need to ensure the antenna amplifier stays powered, or otherwise you'll not have any useful signal you'll loose the FM antenna diversity function, and the antenna diversity switcher will revert to antenna 1, stead of switching between all 3 fitted FM antennas c) as a consequence of , your FM radio reception with an aftermarket stereo will never be as good as with the original factory stereo

Every E39 has the immobilizer fitted ex factory. It is an integral part of the vehicle and cannot be removed.

Digital TV in NZ is in the UHF band. Any wide-band UHF antenna will do, and these are available from many car audio shops as a stick-on window antenna. Use a TV tuner with diversity if you wish to have TV reception on the move

The method for changing the language on a Jap car is the same on a non-Jap car, ie: the menu layout is the same. Select Settings, scroll down to language, select the Language Screen layout: Select settings, then scoll down. The language choice will be clear to see. Select and click.

Do all controls and displays work properly? If so, likely just an amplifier or radio module problem Monitor the audio out lines of the radio module with a speaker /tem push wires into the output pins) Do you hear constant audio level sound? If so radio module is fine, problem will be a failled amplifier

Taking the battery off won't change anything. A dead antenna or dead receiver is what you have PM me your email address and I'll send a document that shows the complete nav system wiring On an E39 touring, the GPS antenna is under the dash, above the glovebox Yes, it has a long cable all the way back to the nav unit in the boot of the Touring. That confirms the internal gyro sensor inside the nav unit (in the trunk) is working. Zero = zero signal = either bad antenna, bad receiver, or antenna connector is unplugged (or antenna cable is damaged)

Let's correct a few technical errors here. No, it doesn't "adjust" anything for the extra draw. It's much simpler. When you plug in a trailer, the Lamp Control Module (LCM) expects to have a current draw equal to a normal tungsten filament lamp. When the current draw is too low, ie: lamp blown, or LEDs fitted, then the LCM says: lamp is faulty. And takes whatever actions are appropriate for a faulty lamp (indicators flash faster, or warning light on dashboard, or uses backup system to use other lamps as a failsafe). Correct, you need to fool the Lamp Control Module into thinking that a normal bulb is fitted.

Use the BMW diagnostic software and do a smooth-running test You'll see what cylinder is the culprit The swap coils from suspect cylinder with a known good cylinder My money is a faulty coil, the above test will easily confirm it

Turn ign off, wait for car to go to sleep. That powers down the GPS receiver. On next power up, it reboots. Tip: the original GPS antennas can fail. If you have weak signal levels in Service Mode, then consider a replacement antenna. You can get generic replacements from TradMe for around $50, with magnetic mount, easy to fit If the antenna is OK, then replace the GPS receiver inside the Mk3 or Mk4 nav. Plug and play, cheap to replace, easy to do

Select English in the Menu as the display language. If your Japanese is poor, this may be a challenge for you... To do that you replace the nav drive in the boot. Jap out, Euro model in, slight rewiring and insert a NZ map disk, voila!Get a Mk4 DVD nav, faster, and customisable. The quality is reflected in the price. OEM: about $6k. Trademe: <$500.

A 150W RMS load on a 12V battery is 12.5 Amps (Power / Voltage = Current) And then allowing for whatever peak power your amp can provide... you may be doubling or trippling the current E.g 3 x 12.5 Amps = 37.5 Amps If you wish to run your stereo loud all the time, then you need to consider if your alternator has enough reserve capacity to power all electrical items and charge the battery, as well as power your sub amp. PS: the body / chassis is a much bigger earth cable than you can ever fit. So earth the amp to the nearest, solid earthing point. It will be better than running an extra cable to the battery.

They are 6.3V, 100mA (that's for definite, because that is what is written in the circuit diagram of the lamp board)There are 12 bulbs in total, in 4 groups of 3 lamps in parallel.

Please Wait means looking for a BT phone and trying to start the pairing process.... happens a lot

And it is possible that the bulb is aging, reaching the end of its life, and the internal resistance is increasing Try swapping it with the bulb from the other taillight, or fit a new one.

Nope. A bit of a design oversight by BMW, IMHO.

Put a SIM card in and it works Be aware: The BMW phone systems are GSM only, and so only work with GSM operators (vodafone, 2 degrees) The BMW phone systems are 900 MHz GSM only, and so you may find coverage not so good in some areas

My pick is a faulty LCD display. They fail when old... Replace just the LCD display part of the on-board monitor, very easy DIY Get 2nd hand screen from USA or Europe, much better price than Stealer or car wreckers...

The nav unit in the boot has failed The TV tuner detected no response from the nav, and took over generating the graphics Likely causes for nav failure: corrosion through water damage (take covers off and look for any corrosion signs) Easiest repair: replace old Mk3 with a newer Mk4 nav and enjoy a much better nav system - faster, better graphics, 3D view, and customisable.

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Yes, see prior post to yours Select Television Change channel to AV IN

The ULF is a phone The Motorola phone is a phone You can have one or the other, not both. Only one phone can exist in the vehicle. The phone transceiver is in the trunk/boot space, close to the nav. Easy to recognise. Post a photo and we can identify the modules for you

All band expanders are crap, they all reduce sensitivity and selectivity Depending on the age of your E39, you may not need a band expander at all All E39s built after Sept 2001 have a world-radio and with the push of a few buttons, you can change the radio from Japanese mode to European mode. And then it works perfectly For cars built before that date, I recommend swapping the radio 8or radio module, depending on the type of sound system fitted) from the Japanese model to the Euro model. Replacement radio modules can be found on ebay. And they can be gotten for very good prices. Remember: band expanders are crap, and they make the BMW radios work especially poorly.

Make sure the vent and drain tubes are clear.Make sure the water seal is good And thoroughly dry the lamps inside with a hair dryer

NavCoder has collision detection in the software, not in the hardware. My method is 99% reliable :-)