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Does anyone have any dashcam footage that might help their case? Some dashcams record sound and some record the interior view also. Sound frightening. Would definitely make me think twice about a sunroof now.

So far as i know they are not usually a known failure point so id look out for a second hand unit. Shouldnt be hard to find. Wouldnt want to ask how much a new one would be 😬

It would depend on the brand and place were you purchase them. Typically its best to buy a decent set. I paid for a set as a gift for my son in law some time back for his E90 and it cost me 100 euros. You can sometimes need clips that the new bulb sits into also. These are an additional cost of about 10 quid. I cant recommend any brands yet but I am looking for a decent set for myself so if I can recommend any in time i'll let you know, likewise if you find any post it up here.

Scrap yards? Maybe facebook market place? Plenty of aftermarket ones available but they will be costly after you include shipping and painting.

What is the issue with them? are the bulbs dim, are the lens faded? Have you thought about going to LED bulbs?

Dunno but id definitely give you 20 quid for it 😆 Are you looking to sell it on then?

Hi Bill, Ive done this on my F11 a long time ago (almost five years) when some ##### damaged mine and its a bit of a pig for just a bulb, but not as bad as the reversing light bulb 😠. You need to take off the inner covers to reveal the rear of the lighting housing which is held in with if memory serves me right three small nuts (size eight spanner i think). The unit is quite fiddly to remove as its a tight fit but not too bad, and there is a simple connection to remove for the power source. But you say you have to change a bulb but isnt the indicators LED's as opposed to a halogen bulb?🤔 I could be wrong as it was a long time ago when I did it. I agree that there are very little videos or info on the F11's. I spent weeks looking to find out how to change the bulb on the tailgate to illuminate the ground when the boot is open and didnt want to force it. Best of luck with it.

Try AutoDoc, they are doing good deals lately on oils. I got a great deal on Mobile 1 recently which was surprizing considering the price of everything going up lately.

I purchased jack pads from amazon. They were only about 5-7 pounds each. works great and fits perfect. I keep them in my car in case I get a flat tyre and then give them to the garage to use so they dont damage my jacking points.

Hi Mark, I dont know if you have gotten this sorted by now or not but just to add my own experience to this as it may help someone. I had a similar issue myself on my F11, were there was a drone from the rear at speeds of around 50mph. I also thought this was coming from the diff, and as Greydog said, the changing of one is about three hours work and can be expensive, even if you do it yourself. Ive done it on a E90 3 series in the past and didnt fancy doing it again on the ground. I did check it myself for all the usual suspects, including the rear wheel bearings which showed no signs of movement. I crossed my fingers and changed the diff fluid and added an additive from LIQUI MOLY to it but sadly this didnt improve the noise. I had suspected it was actually the rear bearings as the fluid taken from the diff was only 12 months old and changed by myself and when I did the latest change the fluid wasnt grey and didnt appear to have any particles in it. So at this point I decided to change the rear bearings anyway as they were probably in since new (2013) and they have a tendency to fail anyway and this car is getting all rubber bits and known common faults changed over time anyway. What i had discovered was that the rear bearings were seized into position because they had failed some time ago but didnt make enough noise to be noticed. They were so badly seized that I couldnt get them off so I sent the car to a local garage that I know well and he also couldnt get them off. In the end I found a specialist with a really big hydraulic pullers (normally used on VW transporter front bears apparently) who made light work of the job. Did this get rid of the groaning coming from the rear of my car...... yes it did! It is back to being a nice quite cruiser again. Im not suggesting you are wrong about your diagnosis of your car but im more suggesting that these F10/11's are very well insulated from the road noise and this stopped me from hearing the sounds of the rear bearings failing over time which lead to them being welded in position. This meant that when the failing bearing finally made enough noise for me to hear it, it was sudden enough to make me think it was the diff instead. Also the rear bearing didnt have any noticeable wiggle which would typically be an indicator of imminent failure. Diagnosing the difference between these two possible failures can be tricky at times and both can be expensive to repair, so for that reason I'd like to say to be sure of what the problem actually is by maybe asking a diff and gearbox specialist to have a look also. Because If had changed my diff out and found it was actually the rear bearings I'd be kicking myself more than a pro goalkeeper at a free pedo kicking competition. Hope you got you car sorted and for a reasonable price too. Happy motoring.

Maybe the oils are different. Try an oil change in both using the same oil and filters in both and see what it sounds like. Admittedly its minor but I agree that owners do know the sounds of there cars. I for one can tell just from the sound when my car engine is coming up to oil change time just from the sound.

Some helpful info for you https://www.carsaddiction.com/en/wheels/bmw and this may also help https://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?width=245&aspect=45&diameter=18&wheelwidth=8&offset=30&width2=225&aspect2=35&wheel_size=19&wheel_width=8&offset2=37

I have successfully swapped my 2013 530d F11 steering wheel for the paddle shifter and with Bimmercode I turned on the paddle shifters and everything worked perfectly. I did read somewhere previously that if you check a module on the drivers footwell for a wire in pin 15 and if was there then it would be a straight swap and just code it. I didnt check, as I figured it would be swapped anyway and then I would find out if I needed anything else done either way. But in all honesty, I never use them. The car will select the appropriate gear far better and quicker than you can and as Kenny said, 8 gears is a lot of paddling!

maybe this will help https://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?width=245&aspect=45&diameter=18&wheelwidth=8&offset=30&width2=225&aspect2=35&wheel_size=19&wheel_width=8&offset2=37 and possibly this https://www.carsaddiction.com/en/wheels/bmw

Hi Kenny, After reading the list I immediately thought the same as Dave, most of these are due to the battery getting low. As Dave said said, clear all faults and see what actually comes back. I have done this thousands of times with BMW's and more often or not you only have one or two faults. My son in law actually used this to get a lot of money off his e90 when he scanned the car on the forecourt of a garage and later found nothing wrong with it. It sounds to me like the place you went to either doesn't have the knowledge they say they do, or else they do, and they deliberately didn't tell you this information. Either way I would find a different place to bring your car. Ask them why on the report it says 'Transmission Management (EGS/SMG) no fault'. Also 3k to refurb the box? sounds a bit much. These boxes are used in plenty of brands of cars around the world and not just BMW, so surely they dont cost that much for a fully refurbed one if it came to it. What symptoms are you getting that brought you to this crowd? Dave, your a very knowledgeable chap, do you have a link for Kenny to a reputable place to download ISTA+? because it sounds like he could use it.