Can anyone recommend a garage to do a quick fix on my 2015 4 series convertible.

A lot of white/grey smoke from exhaust on starting the engine. Needs a compression test and then a flush.

Can get AA to transport the car to a garage in the West London area.

Need to know range of prices for work/parts

I would like some info as to;

1) Do I need any additional wiring or is the loom already in place.

2) What are the part number(s) specific to the convertible version.

3) If not realistically possible - recommendations for an aftermarket alternative

All replies gratefully received

Cheers

Tim

So after a bit of surgery on my Achilles, I decided to get wheels refurbed whilst I couldn’t drive.

Decided to get them done in gloss black and diamond cut.

Had new boots fitted to match the rear Michelin PS4’s and new TPMS with black valves. Tyres replaced the Bridgestone Turanza S001’s that were worn on the shoulders and seemed to give the car erratic steering feel.

Also treated it to new self levelling centre caps & a MOP.

7.5 hrs to wash the exterior. Washed, clay barred, polished with BH cleanser polish, then with Poorboys black hole and a wax coat of Dodo juice purple haze.

Only got a couple of pics that I thought I’d share.

Hoping to get it 4 wheel aligned again at the weekend.

Refurbed wheel prior to new boots.

As title suggests, I’ve got wear on both inner and outer edges of my front tyres on my 430d. More so on extreme inner edge. Middle of tyres have best part of 5mm left.

I only noticed it as I removed the wheels in preparation to be refurbished.

Alignment wasn’t too far out and has been adjusted.

I usually run tyre pressures at 36psi, as stated in door shut.

Other forums have suggested running 40PSI at the front, which apparently improves handling.

I currently have BF Goodrich’s fitted.

What brands, pressure and wear do others have on theirs?

Happy Easter all!!

Has anybody found a solution to the water builder underneath the amp on a four series cab?

I hope you all had a nice Xmas break!?

My 430d GC will require new rear tyres in the near future. They’re approx 3mm, hoping February doesn’t bring snow!!

I’ve achieved 18k miles from my Pirelli P Zeros, which I’m fairly happy with, especially as I have moments of “spirited driving”

So, any advice on replacement tyres?

I have Bridgestones on the front, not sure if they’re for sporty or touring. Was airing to similar on the rear but can be swayed by other’s recommendations.

Any advice gratefully received.

Thanks.

I have owned my 420D convertible for almost two years now and I am really pleased with her combination of performance and economy. However, two months ago I had trouble lowering the rear nearside window - it would not glide down smoothly but only operated in repeated pressing of the window winder button. Even when fully down I found the retractable roof would not fully open. My local BMW specialist garage advised that the problem was that the window winder mechanism on the nearside had failed due to being 'wetted-out' by water ingress to the sill from normal rainfall/washing. Apparently the sill does not have a means of draining away on the 4 Series convertible and eventually it 'floods' the window winder mechanism which sits in this area. My garage stated that this is a common problem on the convertible and they have rectified many of these cars by making a simple drain themselves. I paid £600 for the new winder and labour so was not happy but imagine my horror to experience the offside 'fail' as well !

I have now paid out @£1200 to deal with a 'common knowledge' issue that should have been subject of a simple recall to rectify. 

I have started an investigation with BMW UK and my local BMW Stratstone dealer to investigate this issue with a view to receiving some recompence for an obvious design fault.

My question is, are there any other people/garages 'out there' who have experienced this issue with the 4 Series convertible so that we may form a group to petition BMW for financial retribution ? (I have noted several comments/pictures/videos on Google and Youtube so I know I am not the only one !!).

Please feel free to contact me via this post or via my email at julianpasiut2007@gmail.com

Thank you !!!  

Does anyone know if the amp can be fixed or replaced with an aftermarket amp or is it a case of having to buy another bmw amp

Thanks

Is it advisable to get the SOS system failure coded out? Because it keeps coming on and off at totally random times. I've read about swapping the battery that's under the roof lining but apparently it'll just keep coming back. Any help or advice to clear this issue would be great

Thanks

looking at going to Belgium next week for a night away.

Cant see anything in handbook (online or in I drive) regarding driving on the continent that is relevant.

It mentions turning off Auto setting and adjust setting in Idrive “settings - lighting - headlights - headlight adaptation” however mine doesn’t have this option to select/change, not does it have adaptive LED lights, just LED’s.

Had a look on the rear of the lamps, nothing obvious to swap over (have seen a lever on other models)

Any ideas please?

Worst case I’ll sling some beam deflectors on. 

I custom ordered my dream car in 2014 and it only has 20,000 miles on it. I love it but I do not drive it near enough and now lost with a dead battery! 

changed oil filter and Vanos actuator on exhaust side cleared codes drove for about 30 miles parked overnight then engine light came back while driving to work. I keep clearing the code p13c9 as that’s the only code showing on my reader ( cheap one) going to do an oil change then look at changing the camshaft sensor anyone came across this??

I’m new here so please bear with me.

I’m looking to buy either a 430d or 435d M Sport 

I’m good with the coupe, grand coupe or convertible 

Im after a low mileage, f/s/h and max 3 owners

Can any of you give me any advice of which to go for please?

I have a budget of £13k plus my old Audi A3 if need be

Cheers

Brian

Mine is automatic (2014) and I’m wondering how she’ll handle an ECU or tcu tune. Current mileage about 93000 miles.

Any one know of any aftermarket mirror of a different design, as I would consider a change out.

just updated my sat nav on my 420d f32, this must now be done at dealers as the vehicle is too old for the new my bmw app. ( just a heads up )

So my car started making a scraping sound under the centre console when accelerating hard,

Ive found on another forum a video with the exact sound I’m experiencing.  Turns out it’s due to the handbrake cable clips above the fuel tank breaking and the hand brake cables rub on the prop shaft.

Has anyone got any experience with renewing these? Apparently the tank needs to be dropped.

People have said that cable ties work well as a cheap alternative.

I’d normally climb underneath,  play and report my findings, but I’m recovering from an operation at the moment so cannot get underneath for a few weeks. 😕

Removed caps at the side of the door handles, no emergency keyholes/locks present.

I do have the fob keys, but no lock to put them in.

BMW 420d 2014

Any ideas how to get in the car?

Any help appreciated 

Thank you

So, having had my car for a little over 6 months I decided to give the transmission an overdue service.

Parts obtained from Autodoc for £205 for ZF service kit, a fill plug & mechatronic sleeve (Just in case)
Job wasn't that bad to do. I even found the source of an intermittant rattle from un undershield.

Once done I cleared the adaptions & drove up the road, instantly the shifts were noticeably smoother, not that they were too bad before, just slightly less refined. 

ZF recommend it to be done at 60K I believe, my car has covered 79K miles.  I might do just a fluid flush at 100K miles, we'll see...

Thanks  Dan

I thought I’d let others know about my positive experience I had with Precision drive near Southend airport.

I was recommended by a friend, who had his E90 updated a while ago.

I had messaged Chris at precision drive about getting my F36 updated & addition of CarPlay.  He replied with the cost & answered any queries I had.

Dropped off car & left it with him.

I got a call after 1.5hrs to say the whole car had been updated but there was an issue whilst installing CarPlay (he doesn’t yet have dedicated broadband at his workshop, phone tethering wasn’t sufficient)

He has kindly offered to come to my house & apply the CarPlay at a later date.

It turns out that my cars never had any software updates applied since new!

Instantly I noticed the shifts were smoother & engine was quieter.

Should anyone else require their cars updating give Chris a message/call (search Precision Drive) 

I paid £120 for whole vehicle update, £60 to be paid at a later date for CarPlay activation.