Kenny535d

Think this one is going to be a never ending story lol. List so far includes, but not entirely; replace bonnet, passenger door’s, front bumper and boot lid, trace oil leak (s), replace boost hoses and vac line, check for egr and swirl delete, get the software to read the map and diagnostics, replace the fudged interior (seems an se black leather has been fitted) find and fix srs fault, pdc fault, oil sensor fault, gearbox service (next week) That’s just of the top of my head after 2 months of ownership. I knew 95% when I bought it thought but got it at a decent price. More of a project than a perfect car. Looking back, all my cars seem to be projects 😂

Hey Dave according to what I could see on realoem with my vin there are 2 part numbers for window clamps, left and right. On realoem the price is the same but when I called the local bmw they were different prices which made me think they are different for each end of the window or does realoem mean there’s a part number for the left door and the right door maybe? Which do they class as left and right? I see the part number for the torx bolt but it says they come in packs of 8, there are only one for each of the clamps. You’d think you could buy them individually or packs of 2. Or is it the fillister head ones I need? They are packs of 4. The diagram isn’t very helpful. I can see 2 different part numbers. One ending 69 (left) and one ending 70 (right) To be fair the first time I called them they told me the clamps only come as part of the whole regulator and window lifter lol. I called back with part numbers from the site. I did give them the vin number first time I called. The rubber parts on mine have worn down to pretty much nothing and it seems it’s been another failed attempt at a fix by a previous owner, sums up everything else I find on it to be honest.

Evening all. My window clamps aren’t holding the window anymore. Regular just goes up and down and window stays. It was like this when I got the car and stuck them back on, found them in the door cavity when I took it apart to check. I need to just buy some new ones and fix it again. I’ve found the below on realoem. I can’t see any bolts on realoem that connect the lifter to the clamps? The parts show need left and right clamps but only show them both as number 4 in the part viewer. I called BMW and it 7-10 days for delivery to them but one is £9 and one is £14 🧐 Could someone clarify I need both left and right and what bolts I need to stick it back together? 🙏

Many thanks again Dave something like this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTIMATE-FULL-ISTA-BMW-DIAGNOSTIC-CODING-PROGRAMMING-TOOL-FULL-BUNDLE-FOR-ALL-/403031743975?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Evening all Nit sure if this has been answered a thousand times but I’ll ask away anyway. I have a 1tb hard drive that I want to install some diagnostic Software on to get a look at what’s going on with the car etc. Want to be able to programme etc Will ista be the best one? Can it just be downloaded to and run from the external drive? Where will I find a download for it? Is it paid or free? Lastly, where will I find a cable for it to connect to the car? Many thanks in advance

Everyday is a school day with this car yes lol Contacted pro sport and they have kindly offered me a full replacement set at wholesale price. Awaiting confirmation of what that is. Id rather just replace the lot to be on the safe side.

Having new front tyres fitted today and had a nosey around the front of the car. has coil overs fitted but something isn’t quite right here 😳

Hey I didn’t actually check the bulb, took the seller on his word but I was getting warnings from the last lights and this one. Thought it was maybe too obvious that both lights were bust. I have ordered one to pick up today so will change it out and see what happens. Worst case I’ve got a spare lol. would the fault code need cleared for it to work again? Just wondering

I’m just gonna put them up for sale at a reasonable amount from what I can see online lol I have another issue, yes another one lol. Removed the retro fitted fronts today and replaced them oem ones. All work fine apart from the passenger halos. Non of the 2 work. I traced the wire back a touch and found the green/grey(white) wire was broken. I attempted a crude repair just to get them working as it’s late and I’m working in the morning. I couldn’t get the halos to work at all. Keep getting the front left parking light failure warning message. Any ideas where to start? I only took a new piece of wire and wrapped the cores around each other to try get it to work. Will they need proper soldering to get them to work? The inside core of the wire isn’t brass coloured anymore

Hey Dave. so I’ve changed the rear to standard units and the warning have gone now. I have taken the smoked rears off and the are genuine hella ones but I can’t find any info on any of the codes on the light. ive found ; 164 298 housing 164 300 lens 164 312 reflex reflector lens 164 314 reflex reflector smr 164 302 additional reflector 164 308 bezel 164 306 bezel any ideas? Just looking to get an idea on price to sell them at really. They are deffo LCI ones tho and the bulb holder comes from LCI type.

Hey. Excellent attachment. if I’m not following the rule of Clarkson, the wire that has been cut is the route pick up that should be wired down to the lm module?

Deffo need a beer for that lol was wondering, on one of the pics you can see a wire from the lci plug cut, the white with a a stripe. since all the lights except the indicator (they are deffo led) are normal ones, could this be the issue also, what watt should the pre lci v lci bulbs be?

Hey Dave So I took the rear cover off and had a better look tonight. Took some pics too and added them. They look like lci lights? The bulB holder is marked from August 06 till June 08? After a quick google they are definitely LCI lights and bulb holders. What do you reckon? Just a bad install? Would coding the lights work? I will get a look and check if the lm module has been changed. Is this under the glovebox?

Hi Dave its the original spec ones. Xenon dipped and halogen main. Should be fine. I checked the rears this morning and they are normal bulbs not led. Only thing different I could see was there was a loom adapter from the light to the main harness. Well I assume it’s different as I’ve never seen a car with an adapter from lights to loom? Can’t understand the all light failure warnings from the rear ta

Hey dave I got a quote from a few places, one wanting a ridiculous £500 for just 2 front lights. I’ve managed to find someone on eBay breaking a pre lci with original lights, front and rear, with some loom for a bargain I thought, £210 all in. Gonna get these next week. Hopefully that’ll sort it. On another note, got in the car earlier from just popping into a shop and it was completely dead 😬 no interior lights, nothing. Wiggled the wiring to the battery and it came to life. Guess I’ve got a loose wire somewhere 🙄

Hey The code for the lights is S522a yes. Hopefully I’ll be able to find some at a decent price. MOT isn’t till October so got a couple of months yet. What would the inline resistor look like? How does it get wired in? On every wire for each side? Never had to do that before. Probably easier just finding original rears too. I did think about the wiring loom being chopped up but I haven’t looked properly yet.

Hey Dave I don’t have a code reader. I read that I could use a Carly? I’d be able to turn off the voltage reader or something with it to stop the warnings? Tbh I’d rather it was just fixed. The vin reader comes up with xenon as the original lights. Doesn’t say bi xenon so assume just standard ones. The con decoder also comes up as left hand drive which has confused me. I’ll double check the bulbs but definitely does look light a halogen unit has been retrofitted. I can’t understand why you would. New to bmw so I don’t know what I carsoft etc is? Many thanks again

Hi Dave Thanks very much for the reply. I’ve put the vin details in that site but it gives me the option of halogen and xenon. Not sure what should be on my car? Is there another way to tell? I’ve attached a couple of pics of the lights. They look like aftermarket angel ones? There are loads of wires and plugs everywhere. It’s a very messy job from whoever has done it! The rears are aftermarket too I think. They are pretty dark. I get warning from all rear lights not working and the front ‘park’ lights. Thanks again Kenny

Hi all After buying my new 535d 2005 I’ve been getting light failure warning lights for every light. The front and rear lights have been changed to different units of unknown origin. All the lights work apart from front sidelights. Non on either side work. The rears all work fine but I drive says they don’t. On the fronts however there has been some retrofitting previous. I assume for xenons but the lights definitely don’t look like xenons. There are wires hanging about everywhere behind the lights and also a red and black wire actually coming out between the headlight cover and the unit. It’s not been a very good job. Anyone give me a starting place? Can I just replace for normal lights that would have been on the car? Thanks in advance k

Looking to start to get some parts in for the new car. It’s a 2005 535d m sport in (carbon?) black. I need, at the moment; front and rear tow eye covers steering wheel m badge cover

Little bit far, I’m up in Scotland, Glasgow. Know any decent places up this end of the world?

Yeh, there’s a few things I want to change but it’ll be a long project. I don’t exactly know what’s been done to it but it’s definitely not standard. I used to run a 360bhp Saab and doesn’t feel too far off that really. I’ll need to get to someone to have a look at the map on it.

Hello all, picked up my 2005 535d m sport last week. First time BMW owner. Love the car but it’s a little rough around the edges. Needs some tlc. Looking forward to joining the community. I’m sure I’ll have lots of questions 😊