Forum: Lounge  01-17-2010, 08:33 AM |
| Replies: 2,264 Views: 750,514  Ha!
So they're options that don't actually come with the car, I guess.... |
| Forum: Maintenance 01-17-2010, 06:02 AM |
| Replies: 1 Views: 5,270  I don't like this sound...!
I am noticing a rapid thud-thud-thud-thud sound and vibration that happens sometimes when I start going up a hill after a stop sign, or when I accelerate a bit enthusiastically when the light turns... |
| Forum: Lounge 01-15-2010, 06:30 PM |
| Replies: 2,264 Views: 750,514  So what are these?
OK, I can figure out what everything on the list is, except these two things:
Can anyone enlighten me? |
| Forum: General Chit Chat 01-13-2010, 05:42 AM |
| Replies: 6 Views: 2,013 Hmmmm
Wow, that's a very general question! The basic answer is "it depends."
A lot depends on where you are. Here in San Francisco, we have a number of used bookstores that pay cash for books, and more... |
| Forum: Lounge 12-31-2009, 03:30 AM |
| Replies: 2,264 Views: 750,514 |
| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 12-22-2009, 04:18 AM |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,974 Looks nice!
Looks good! Is the spare tire OEM? The ti I just bought doesn't have one there.... |
| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 12-12-2009, 06:53 AM |
| Replies: 11 Views: 4,961 The old joke
You are very very unlikely to ever recover the money when you sell.
There's an old joke about the people who take a used Honda worth $5000, add $2000 worth of modifications, and create a car worth... |
| Forum: Interior and ICE 12-12-2009, 06:11 AM |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,340 Ouch
i haven't been involved with car stereos for 20 years, but they still come in a very limited range of standard sizes, so I'd be surprised if the size of it is the issue here. It just looks like... |
| Forum: Exterior 12-06-2009, 05:09 AM |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,950 Hmmmm
There are a number of businesses that specialize in aftermarket sunroofs. You might want to give one of them a call, though I suspect they'd charge a large amount if they'd do it at all. And if... |
| Forum: I'm thinking about buying a ti. 11-30-2009, 03:12 AM |
| Replies: 16 Views: 3,203 Go for it
Sounds like a good deal to me. I'm no expert, but I'd say take it!
But before you do anything else, get the engine running right. That's the big question mark, costwise. Once that's fixed, you'll... |
| Forum: Maintenance 11-19-2009, 06:56 PM |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,072 So they do sell equivalents....
Good to know that they do sell equivalent gadgets. Yes, it leaves a good enough edge to do the job. It won't leave a squared-off edge like a new blade, but that's not needed to clean the windshield,... |
| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 11-18-2009, 04:31 AM |
| Replies: 15 Views: 8,402 California sunroof repair followup
Well, BMW San Francisco tells me that BMW North America tells them that the part I need is not available separately, but only as part of the "cassette," which I assume means the whole frame of the... |
| Forum: Maintenance 11-16-2009, 06:52 AM |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,072 Totally real
It's not a joke, I'm totally serious. I just thought I'd save you guys some money on wiper blades!
Those are real pictures, with my fingers for scale. It was some sort of giveaway like a pen with... |
| Forum: Maintenance 11-16-2009, 06:32 AM |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,072 |
| Forum: Interior and ICE 11-10-2009, 04:57 AM |
| Replies: 11 Views: 3,925 I'm no expert, but...
I'm no expert, but based on some Google hits, you have to know what kind of plastic it is, then be prepared for a lot of cleaning, sanding, priming, etc.
I assume you're not talking about... |
| Forum: Engine 11-09-2009, 06:49 PM |
| Replies: 13 Views: 6,190 Thanks!
Thanks, Mopho, I'll keep that in mind. The only thing at the moment is the apparently common problem of a broken driver's side door panel. I've found some tutorials online, and it seems like the sort... |
| Forum: Engine 11-09-2009, 02:45 AM |
| Replies: 13 Views: 6,190 Not a mechanic
I'm not a mechanic, and a job as serious as finding and fixing a coolant leak would be beyond me. I might save a few hundred if I did it myself, but it would probably take me an entire day, and if I... |
| Forum: Engine 11-07-2009, 06:47 PM |
| Replies: 13 Views: 6,190 Well...
Well, it's a shop I trust, and there's a little bit of difference between 1) the cost of one replacement part from eBay, and 2) having a mechanic figure out what the problem is, drain the coolant,... |
| Forum: Engine 11-07-2009, 05:37 AM |
| Replies: 13 Views: 6,190 New radiator
Turned out to be an unrepairable leak in the radiator. I now have a new one and $540 fewer dollars.... :frown: |
| Forum: 1 series 11-06-2009, 06:23 AM |
| Replies: 73 Views: 102,194 A few favorites not mentioned
A few Bugattis (http://www.autoblog.com/2005/03/01/ralph-laurens-cars-at-the-mfa-more-eye-candy/).
The Jaguar XKSS... |
| Forum: Engine 11-01-2009, 04:00 AM |
| Replies: 13 Views: 6,190 Help: water leak!
I drove my new '96 318ti today, parked it, and later when I walked by I noticed it dripping water from the bottom rear of the front bumper. It was getting dark, so I can't see exactly what's leaking.... |
| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 10-27-2009, 05:20 AM |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,230 Nice chart
Nice chart, and wow, those are all OEM? I've never seen half of them. And oddly, I can think of at least one common BMW wheel style that's not on the chart. (The ones that look like wire wheels with... |
| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 10-27-2009, 04:30 AM |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,230 Welcome to (408)-OUTLAWti
(408)-OUTLAWti: Congratulations! And I don't see too many in San Francisco, either, but I've only been looking for a few weeks.
boss23: Congrats to you as well! Looks good. By the way, doesn't... |
| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 10-25-2009, 04:31 AM |
| Replies: 15 Views: 8,402 Sunroof repair update
So, that missing piece of the California sunroof has been causing the body shop and parts guy at the BMW dealer to pull their hair out for a week. The missing piece is one of two little assemblies... |
| Forum: Exterior 10-25-2009, 03:29 AM |
| Replies: 157 Views: 72,123  New struts seem to work
Thanks to CirrusSR22 and all the other commentators on this thread. My formerly sagging hatch is now firmly lifted by the Sachs/Blazer struts mentioned above, ordered from rockauto.com. It does come... |
