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Kedge wrote:However i've always been recommended not to use the rear beam as it can pop the rear bear bush.

Quite right - beam's a no go!

DanThe wrote:....a brand new 3 series came past and the guy was on the horn...

Impressive eyesight there Mr. Harbororow.

You've my sympathy - I was woken at 4am today by some scrotes with replica pistols trying to get into our garage who'd gone to the trouble beforehand of cutting the tyre valves of any vehicle I could have made it out to the road with.

It seems the season has started, again. Hope your stuff turns up.

Quite. Assuming ABS on the car of course.

I wonder if someone has plugged the abs lamp into the wrong hole in the cluster at some point?

As Brian says, the struts are a straight swap from 45mm to 51mm units. Completely interchangeable.

Interior light delay relay, unkindly cable tied.

I think it,s time to 'fermer' this with 'le cle'.

Choose the previous page for the time being, there must have been some individual posts deleted in its chequered past which throws out the page count.

Thought it rang a bell. A little more info here:

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datourer wrote:So, justified in replacing the strut?

If they've not managed to remove the top nut yet - no.

If the damper body is seized into the strut - yes.

Rav335uk wrote:That sounds like the shock shaft turning rather than the shock it self

Quite.

Thing is, if the damper does not want to come out, which as above can on occasion happen, would you be happier for the firm to spend X billable hours trying and perhaps failing, or rather letting you know that it's seized in place?

All tourings had 51mm struts, but certainly not all 318i's.

Incidentally, it's not unknown, albeit rare, for dampers to seize in the strut.

I have three facelift non-aircon heater matrix units (matrices?).

Just in case.

Is there a year where the change occurred? Honestly not sure, sorry. Chances (odds on) are that if they've failed you have the earlier type. All that I come across that have failed are the earlier type, earlier cars with still functioning clusters most usually have the replacement type later board ...

Looking good Ken, brings back a fair few memories.

Nickel Cadmium are the usual AA size, Lithium jobbies are 'stubby' to give them their technical name. Is there a year where the change occurred? Honestly not sure, sorry. Chances (odds on) are that if they've failed you have the earlier type. All that I come across that have failed are the earlier ...

BMW bulb is a 1.2w capless - part is 63217167000 if you're interested in getting them from BMW.

Have you tried tightening the nut on the back of the gauge yet?

This will help:

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Nickel Cadmium are the usual AA size, Lithium jobbies are 'stubby' to give them their technical name.

George wrote:
Brianmoooore wrote:Depends whether you need Lithium or NiCd ones.
How would I know?

Open it up and have a look. They have it written on them.

Try 51711953609

They'll have the same tank, notwithstanding some weirdness, so yes, it will.

Theo325 wrote:I think it's only the switchable auto TPS which is different

You'd be right.

Should probably add that, for me, the lever would be a hand at the rear of the trim strip.

Just snaps off. Need to be careful in respect of the paint, but a gentle and well placed lever is the trick.

I'm guessing you hit 'New Topic' instead of 'Post Reply'.

A bit off topic, but just ask him for a price, it's a very clean car, but then it would be at that mileage. I doubt it would be anything but good value.

Good god, no. That was the Griffin shell. I think Brett may well be thinking of selling the M40 car you saw that day James, so it's alive and well.

They should have manufacturer & model specific guidelines for the ABS light sequence, odd that they apparently don't.

Not fair, Barry. Shiny clean BBS versus nasty brake dust caked bottletop!

Funny how time changes things. I can still clearly remember trying to find a set of bottletops for my first E30 back in 1989 - I had a 1987 316i on bare silver steels, and my mate had the same but with wheel trims so I was naturally desperate to out do him. BBS's were out of the question!

Unless the shell is out of its brains its madness imo Sadly this was indeed the case. The shell would have needed, amongst other things: wings, bonnet, front slam panel, bulkhead, rear quarters, sunroof, most of the roof, rear inner arches, complete rear panel, rear strut towers, offside chassis ra...

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