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Morning Lou Welcome to the Forum Your hand book for the car will indicate where the recommended jacking points are. If you are using a trolley Jack there is a reinforced lifting point at the front of the the front subframe, or under the Diff at the rear then place axel stands under the cars jacking points. It goes without saying the car should be on a solid level base with wheel not being lifted chocked to prevent any movement. Dave

Morning Graham Welcome to the Forum You say you changed the Headlamp did you change for a "new" or "used" unit if used is it correct for your car ? If you are not aware you can check www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box the search lights Realoem will also have small exploded drawings showing how bits fit together Dave

Hi, I have just replaced one of my headlights in my F21 118i 2016 and when I have tried them the colour is a different hue, I changed the ballast and modules from the broken light, how would I go about getting them to match, is it bulbs that would need changed or the lens/diffuser on the angel eyes, could I replace anything else from the broken light without removing the lens? Thanks for any help

Hi, it could be a wheel bearing or the wheel arch lining could have come off.. a suspension or broken spring issue would make a banging noise when the steering wheel is moved. Does it only make the noise when the car is moving?

Do I have this listed in the wrong spot?

Hi,wife's 128ti has just started making a rumbling/grating sound when turning right at slow speed out of the drive. Local BMW garage cant look at it until next week so sitting in the drive as she's too frightened to use it. Female receptionist at garage said It sounds like a suspension arm!!! Anyone come acrossa problem like this or similar ? Thanks.

I will do an update if I find anything

Thanks Dave I will recheck my realoem and the classics section just in case I missed something

I agree with Dave, back in the day most alarms were retrofit and Hella being an independent company supplying electrical relays and associated switches to fit to Baur and other styling houses of the era. I would be tempted to track the wires individually to see where they go to - I would imagine one or two would go to the starter motor and ignition switch / coil, etc Let us know how you get on with it all

Morning Paul Wow that stirs the old grey matter I take it your familiar with www.realoem.com check the Classic section or BMW have a Classic section try their Customer services (I am told they can be slow) If I recall alarms were not a standard fitting back then so you may find Baur fitted it when they retrimmed the car Maybe a question to Baur in Stuttgart I am sure they will have an Archive Good Luck Dave

Ok thankyou for your advice, its much appreciated.

Does anyone have one of these Hella 5aa 003 525-00 Alarms fitted to their car or know anything about how they work? I have looked on Wiki and checked a couple of manuals but I cannot find any information on them or what they do? If anyone has one and any advice on how to check it I would be most grateful

Hi John Considering the low temperatures over the last couple of days condensation vapour is normal, also as it clears after a few minutes driving and coolant levels are stable it would indicate no leaks. You need some warm weather to see if with warmer temps it should almost disappear Good Luck Dave

Sorry yes its the E84 model

Hi, yes thats correct. On the invoice it states the part was a egr valve. The smoke clears after around 5 minutes driving, it seems to happen after ive drivin 20 mile to work then when i leave work 9 hours laters it smokes. The coolant level has not dropped which i checked this morning.

Morning John OK so if I understand the situation the car was purchased from a Car Dealer (Non BMW) you had a fault which you reported to the supplying dealer which they couldn't identify/fix. They sent the car to a BMW Specialist who diagnosed an EGR fault, the car was returned to the supplying dealer who then replaced the EGR or was it the EGR cooler they are separate parts ? So first question are you still seeing white smoke/mist from the exhaust does it clear or is it constant ? Next question have you checked the coolant level again ? Last question I have assumed your car is an E84 model with the N47N engine (1.8 or 2.0d) Dave

Must be the blue stripe

Thanx, that's funny but no it's factory built maybe not a BMW factory. Definitely not a one off ,it's all steel unibody.

…. My bad…. It was a Sindy , not Barbie….

Hello! This is a Temu eagle rv… Seriously, it’s a kit car of some sort. The rear lights look like the e10 2002 and possibly the front lights and grille. It looks like a 2002 had an affair with a Barbie caravan and this is the illegitimate offspring

Hi, sorry for just getting back too you, car dealership said they sent car to a bmw specialist who found fault and then dealerships mechanic replaced EGR cooler. I had to top up coolant when first received car back 6 days ago but it seems to have stayed at same level.

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Morning Ste You could try using one of the BMW Vin Decoder sites that would give the same information Or try an internet search for BMW Specialists (there is a register ) you should be able to find one or two near by one of them may be helpful and certainly cheaper than BMW Good Luck Dave

Morning Dave Welcome to the Forum Has it been removed or moved and taped up somewhere ? I ask because one of our sons friends has a 1 series drift car when he brought it no OBD socket as the roll cage was there. We were going through the same thought process when he found it taped up by the steering column. You need to download a wiring diagram or if you can get access to INPA/ISTA you will find them included in WIS (Workshop Information Systems) Tino on here has gone through a similar issue he may be of some help Dave

Does anyone know where to jack up my 330xi with a hydraulic jack and where to place the jack stands?