Got it & heres whats wrong
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Topic: Got it & heres whats wrong
Posted By: paulfinucane
Subject: Got it & heres whats wrong
Date Posted: 12-August-2005 at 10:37
 Right,I got my lovely 96 525I today & its superb except for the following :central locking doesnt work from driver side. rear passenger elec window doesnt work. aircon needs a regas. drivers door stop broken. Aircon needs a regas. any tips you can give on how to fix these will be very much appreciated. on the plus side it was last serviced by autobahn 2000 miles ago & drives beautifully,cant wait to get on a wide open motorway (does such a thing exist ?) Wheels look superb & I will definitely be keeping these ones on it. ------------- 1990 e34 M5,Macau Blau Metallic,Extended Champagne Leather,Auto Climate,Hella clear corners,Rondell 058,SS exhaust, 
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Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 12-August-2005 at 11:19
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Not where you live matey! Drive her up to the M74 between Carlisle and J15. Wide empty motorway and mostly free from the filth..... er sorry Nigel I meant law enforcing people! There will be a number of mobile Air Con specialists who come to your house who can carry out air con services but you have to ask yourself why it needs a re-gas, has it got a leak in something expensive i.e. the matrix of the compressor. I got a local guy to come out and check over my Senator air con but it had a leak in the matrix which was ££££s to fix so I just left it. Good luck with the E34 Andrew ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
paulfinucane wrote:Posted By: jamie (e39)528i
Date Posted: 12-August-2005 at 14:58
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Looks nice paul!! I like those wheels too they really suit the car and they are easy to clean Are you coming to our mini meet on sun at 4pm at the halfway house??
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Posted By: fingerman
Date Posted: 15-August-2005 at 06:03
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Regarding the rear electric window, here's what you do:- Sit in the seat (lots of room back there isn't there!  ), press the down button on the window switch and punch the door quite hard 
just next to where the handle is the shut the door - you may have to do
this a few times whilst keeping your finger pressed down in the button
- hope this helps.It should become unstuck and hey presto! ------------- Current: E34 1996 525tds 113-125k Previous: 9xE34s, 5xE30s, 2xE39s, 1xE32, 1xE36.... phew! My Ebay bits: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZseany69ukQQhtZ-1 |
Posted By: paulfinucane
Date Posted: 15-August-2005 at 06:31
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cheers,ill give that a go . paul ------------- 1990 e34 M5,Macau Blau Metallic,Extended Champagne Leather,Auto Climate,Hella clear corners,Rondell 058,SS exhaust,
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Posted By: Don520
Date Posted: 15-August-2005 at 09:24
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Congrats Paul, if you don't like the idea of punching
your car you can simply slam the offending door while keeping the window switch pressed down on the centre consol. it should work for a while, but it is a short term fix. ------------- 95 520iSE Auto (sadly missed) |
Posted By: Don520
Date Posted: 15-August-2005 at 09:27
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Paul,
BMW sell replacement wheel centre caps in sets of 4. These are the plastic pieces which covers the wheel nuts with the BMW roundal. They are not expensive, about £40 for a set. This is a geat way to give the wheels a lift of the roundals are a bit knackered after all those years. ------------- 95 520iSE Auto (sadly missed) |
Posted By: b8alk
Date Posted: 15-August-2005 at 11:51
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Ref Window switch. With one person holding the switch down,stand outside the car and with your hands pressed either side of the glass pull down, personally i would not punch the door panel. ------------- E34 M30 535i SPORT  
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Posted By: paulfinucane
Date Posted: 16-August-2005 at 04:18
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thanks for all your tips,I fixed it in about 1 minute flat ! thanks a lot. paul ------------- 1990 e34 M5,Macau Blau Metallic,Extended Champagne Leather,Auto Climate,Hella clear corners,Rondell 058,SS exhaust,
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Posted By: Bill-
Date Posted: 16-August-2005 at 04:46
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you can get genuine BMW Roundels cheap on Ebay too ------------- Hayabusa |
Posted By: paulfinucane
Date Posted: 16-August-2005 at 05:38
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thanks for the info on the rondels but mine are fine. however the bonnet badge is a bit knackered but im not sure about removing the existing one to replace it as it may damage paint. anyone got any experience doing this ? paul ------------- 1990 e34 M5,Macau Blau Metallic,Extended Champagne Leather,Auto Climate,Hella clear corners,Rondell 058,SS exhaust,
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Posted By: paulfinucane
Date Posted: 16-August-2005 at 11:11
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right,thats the aircon regassed,door stop & elec window fixed,just the central locking to go. Im pretty happy the way things are going,no horrible surprises yet. just need a nice light grey leather interior with wood capped doorcards if anyone can help. paul ------------- 1990 e34 M5,Macau Blau Metallic,Extended Champagne Leather,Auto Climate,Hella clear corners,Rondell 058,SS exhaust,
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Posted By: fingerman
Date Posted: 16-August-2005 at 11:19
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I wish I had the leather too but hey? How did you fix the door and window then? The punch or bang ------------- Current: E34 1996 525tds 113-125k Previous: 9xE34s, 5xE30s, 2xE39s, 1xE32, 1xE36.... phew! My Ebay bits: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZseany69ukQQhtZ-1 |
Posted By: paulfinucane
Date Posted: 16-August-2005 at 11:30
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yep ,the old punch & bang technique. Works every time,ask the wife ! paul (Obviously joking before anyone reports me) ------------- 1990 e34 M5,Macau Blau Metallic,Extended Champagne Leather,Auto Climate,Hella clear corners,Rondell 058,SS exhaust,
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Posted By: fingerman
Date Posted: 16-August-2005 at 11:55
Nice one ------------- Current: E34 1996 525tds 113-125k Previous: 9xE34s, 5xE30s, 2xE39s, 1xE32, 1xE36.... phew! My Ebay bits: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZseany69ukQQhtZ-1 |
Posted By: Don520
Date Posted: 17-August-2005 at 04:02
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I bought a new roundel for the bonnet and the dealer
was good enough to pop it on for me as I asked nicely! They have a plastic tool for the job, similar to tyre levers for a bike but with a sharper end. The roundel is held in by two pins at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions and simply levers out. ------------- 95 520iSE Auto (sadly missed) |
Posted By: eta.
Date Posted: 17-August-2005 at 12:26
| Order the 2 grommets for it too. |
Posted By: paulfinucane
Date Posted: 18-August-2005 at 10:32
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Right-got my light grey leather interior,sadly no door cappings. My existing door cards are very nice inc door cappings but just a grey cloth panel. I was thinking of removing my leather panels from the ones that came with my seats & sticking them on my existing panels ,anyone tried this before ? I am obviously worried about damaging the panels when unsticking the cloth bits ? Paul ------------- 1990 e34 M5,Macau Blau Metallic,Extended Champagne Leather,Auto Climate,Hella clear corners,Rondell 058,SS exhaust,
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Posted By: paulfinucane
Date Posted: 18-August-2005 at 10:33
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sorry,Also meant to ask what products you lot use for cleaning & conditioning leather. All of it is in good condition but the drivers seat is a bit faded & cracked where you get in & out. paul ------------- 1990 e34 M5,Macau Blau Metallic,Extended Champagne Leather,Auto Climate,Hella clear corners,Rondell 058,SS exhaust,
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