Matelot Mike X5 56'

Thanks very much for that mate, i think I've located it. Hopefully its that. Thumbs up for that website by the way. Helluva website Cheers, Mike

Good afternoon, Anybody have a list of where and what each fuse does? My wife's cigarette lighter has stopped working which she uses for satnav etc. Just wondering where the fuse is hoping for a quick fix. She has a 2013 1 series f20 Thanks, Mike

Good afternoon, My wife really wants parking sensors fitted to her car. Has anybody done this on a 1 series F20 so that its all integrated with the onboard computer OEM style? If so whats the best way to go about it? Yours, Mike

hello mate. I know this is an old thread but my wife has the same issue as you did, no combox, but would like bluetooth audio, parking sensors etc on her 1 series F20. Did you get it all fitted? If so how did you go about it?

Hello mate really sorry for the late reply. It turns out it was a tyre that was causing the problem. Not through bulging however, the guilty tyre was bald in the middle tread due to my wife over inflating it. Changed the tyre and it fixed the problem. Unfortunately the day after some dafty crashed into the back of her at a roundabout and we've just got the car back today. Still one for the memory bank if i ever experience a wobble again Thanks very much, Mike

Evening all, Just drove the wife's 1 series last night for the first time in a while, and i noticed that when i was driving at relatively slow speeds (10-25mph). It felt like i was having to fight against a wobble through the steering wheel, as if i had a flat in the front wheels. I felt it more when i was turning. Obviously first thing i checked was the tyre pressures which turned out to be fine. When driving up to 50-60mph, no problem was evident. Everything felt very BMW and tight as a drum. Anybody any ideas? Thanks, Mike

Unfortunately those aren't the type of lock nuts that i need, the lock nut i require has the little pattern inside it, kind of looks like a flower. I'm taking the car to a local independent garage on Friday, said he'll take tenner per wheel so not too bad. Thanks for getting back though mate, much appreciated

Evening all, I have managed to break the lock nut on my wife's 1 series so now i can't remove the tires if i need to. I have been looking at lock nut removal kits but don't know what to choose, the reviews on ebay are a hit and a miss. I have already been to my local BMW garage and none of their master keys fit the lock nuts. Has anybody experienced this before and got themselves a decent kit? I don't want to spend a fortune on a kit either. I would rather get them out using a designated kit rather than smash a socket on them. Its worth mentioning that these nuts are the super anti-theft floating collars. Yours, Mike

Panic over, found the will to go back out and sprayed the latch with wd40, left it a few seconds to think what i was going to do next and tried the handle, opened not a problem. So got the door card off and worked and sprayed the latch until i was happy then generously applied that lithium grease greydog was on about. Its all on now and everything works (thank god). I'm half tempted to take the door cards off all the doors and lubricate the latches to prevent this happening again, because that was a pain in the !Removed!. Thank you very much to both of you for your patience and advice Mike

Right guys i'm at the point where i've meant to hook the mechanism and open the door, but it hasn't went like that. I'm stuck. Don't know whether i'm hooking the wrong bit or it just isn't working. i've hopefully attached a couple of pics. Is it any of the parts in the photos i have to hook? i'm trying to hook where the little ball socket is, well the bracket that its attached to. but i'm getting nothing. And when i operate the outside handle, it seems to be at its maximum travel (photo on the left hopefully) in the fully open position, so how can i open it when its at its most open position with th door handle? where am i going wrong? i haven't put the door panel back together just left it in a rage lol

Afternoon, Should have asked this before i went on holiday so a i can hit the ground running when i came back but i was too excited. Anyways, ordered all my bits and bobs should be here today/tomorrow. My final question is (hopefully!), do i have the window down from beginning to end or after i've taken the door card off? Thanks again, Mike

Thanks for the replies fellas, I wish i had just jammed my seatbelt in it but unfortunately not lol. So you reckon it has just seized up? i hope it has. And when u mention lubricating and working the mechanism, is this from behind the vapor barrier or from where the latch contacts with the car? (if you had the door open and looking at it side on). Going back to removing the door card, how do i pry the sides away when they are tucked nice and neatly away? Do i just lever it open as much as i can from the top? Mike

Afternoon all. Has anyone ever removed the door panel from front passenger side whilst the door is closed? My door won't open from the outside or inside and i need to have a look inside to see what the issue is. Removing the panel with door open is easy enough but with it closed its going to be a different kettle of fish. Has anyone got any neat tricks or tips to get it off without breaking anything? MOT is fast approaching so ideally i need this issue squared away before the garage will have to get involved. Thanks, Mike

Hi all, Possibly going to buy an X5 e70 this week, haven't physically seen it yet. Anything to keep an eye out for? Its the 3.0d xdrive, 75,000 miles. 6 years old thanks

Hello mate, I got the discs changed again as the garage said the pads were fine, and i really took my time wearing them in this time to be make sure i gave them plenty of time to bed in. But funnily enough nothing has changed, both the garage and i haven't got a clue as to what is going on. They said they have exhausted all options and advised me to seek help from another garage. That was months ago and tbh i have just kind of ignored it, and i'm in the navy as well so i haven't been here for most of time. I am actually looking at buying another X5, e70 model this week hopefully. If not theres a specialist BMW garage i am going to take it to. Sometimes i also get a wobble in the steering wheel like my balance is out, without braking. Has your friend had this too by any chance? Thats another mystery to add to my problem even though i've had the wheels balanced twice in the past year. Sorry i couldn't be more helpful

thanks so much for replying so quick. yep you hit the nail on the head, battery. got my mate round to jump start me and it started on the 2nd attempt. my missus had my radio on with the engine off whilst we were cleaning it so i guess thats what caused it. BMW are good at making you crap yourself with scary dash readings haha. just took it for a half hr drive and switched it and off and restarted it first time so i'm a happy scotsman now. Would you recommend perhaps getting a new battery in the near future? Again thanks very much for getting back so quick. I love this forum and the members in it

Just had trans fail safe come up on the dash when i went to start my car and now it wont start, it sounds like it is trying to start but doesn't start. Now its stuck outside my front door. What can this be? I urgently need a quick reply if anyone knows. Thanks

Thanks for getting back to me fellas, you are right it was air in my ABS and i reluctantly had to get a garage to diagnostically cycle it to release the air. I tried engaging it as you normally would buy braking hard on wet roads a few times but that didn't help atal. Anyway thats one for the memory bank and lesson learned. I forgot to mention that my brake system had bled itself dry whilst i was waiting for the hose to turn up, according to th bmw mechanic who i took it to, if this happens there is no other way to get the air out of the ABS than to get it plugged in and cycled. Thanks again

Hello again Very recently had to replace rear drivers side brake hose from calliper to rigid pipelines in the body,easy peasy. However bleeding them has been a nightmare! I tried bleeding them mandraulically (foot on the pedal pump pump pump),no luck. Then managed to get a hold of a pressure bleeder (using my spare wheel as the pressure). Tried that twice before giving up. Wtf is going on? I am all out of ideas. I may have been slightly complacent on my first two attempts but my final attempt I stuck to procedure and never moved away from it,double checked for air leaks etc etc. Certain that surely a third time would do it, but still no joy. Anybody else ever had this problem or know how to fix this problem of mine before I call the garage and throw away my hard earned cash? My brakes never showed signs of spongeyness before i replaced this hose. Thanks in advance Mike

Afternoon all, Whilst cornering round a roundabout this morning, a loud whirring sound was audible and slight grinding feeling through the steering wheel was felt. This carried on for about two minutes even after i had straightened up,minus the grinding (i think). I then recreated the fault again this afternoon with the same results. And this was both turning right and left. One thing that struck me as strange though was that when I stopped the car whilst this noise was happening (i wanted to check under the bonnet to see if i could hear where this noise was coming from), the noise was still apparent even though i had stopped. By the time i got out the car i could no longer hear anything. At first i thought it may be a power steering pump, but after recreating the fault a couple of times i was starting to think it may be one or both of my front bearings. Am i correct in thinking so? Anyone else have any ideas or similar experiences? Another thing, i have 200 mile motorway journey tomorrow. Should i take my wifes car instead? Thanks

thanks for getting back to me lads, Bruce, is there any way to check the pads to save me buying new ones or should i just take the hit and buy some and hope for the best? However if it was the pads wouldn't i feel shuddering no matter what speed i was braking at? Dave, i had the garage do them so i will phone them tomorrow and ask. To save me taking it back down to the garage if they did indeed tighten them without any load could i just put the car on a ramp and re-tighten them myself or would i have to replace the existing parts so i could tighten them up properly as the parts that were recently fitted as you said could have prematurely failed? thanks again

Hello everyone, my snag is that when i apply the brake above say 65mph my steering wheel shakes. this has been an ongoing problem for the past several months now, i've had the discs and pads changed and both wishbones but to no avail. What else can it be? my car mechanical knowledge isn't great so any advice would be really helpful. I have e53 56' plate facelift model with 42000 on the clock. Thank you

Evening all, my parking sensors have stopped working. When i go into reverse for the first time i get the usual single tone for a couple of seconds and the flashing light on the sensor button. I done the listen to the sensors whilst the car is in reverse test and found that my front right sensor doesn't 'tick'. So finally my question is, can I replace the sensor without removing the bumper? and just out of curiosity because this is the 3rd time ive had to replace the sensor since April when i got the car (well a garage has), if it isn't a sensor that's causing the problems what else can it be? By the way i just got my car back from the garage tonight after my last parking sensor not working issue. Has the garage just not changed the original !Removed! sensor or am i that unlucky that another sensor goes !Removed! 20 mins after i pick it up? Any advice/guidance would be greatly appreciated as i am ready to explode

Is this what you are in about mate? This tricks the cd unit into thinking its playing the cd changer. Plug and play basically,and only a tenner. All this says is to plug it into the back of the head unit and feed through glovebox. You reckon i should go ahead and buy it?

yep checked everywhere for an input but no luck, whoever bought it first must have not wanted the option. Was it easy enough to do? i watched an american guy on youtube do it but he managed to make it look complicated when swapping cables between connectors and im more mechanical than electrical so that scared the poo out of me. Dont suppose you remember which connector you bought? As you well know im sure ebay is loaded with options, i just want one that works well for a decent price. thanks for getting back to me on both my posts btw i appreciate it. The bluetooth issue i also have i dont think i have bluetooth fitted unfortunately. definitely nothing in that armrest storage area. Another great decision from the original buyer lol