E61 V8 Bearding
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alistair267 said:
After a year or two or lurking as a six cylinder E61 owner, I will pick up my 550i on Monday! I will get some pictures up in due course but it's a 2009 LCI car, carbon black with champagne leather. Good spec including the CIC iDrive. I am looking forward to joining the club
Is that the one at Jason Barker? Looks lovely...https://www.jasonbarker.co.uk/shop_detail.asp?prod...
mondeoman said:
Well that didn't work. RealOEM says I need the front ones, my car says I need the big boys at the back. Part number is 34116774254, no results on fleaBay or Google, guess its a BMW dealer part only. ??
Here’s some on eBay:
eBay pic isn’t always of actual pads. With gen pads the value line kits with wear sensor are often cheaper than just pads.
Naldrett said:
Is that the one at Jason Barker? Looks lovely...
https://www.jasonbarker.co.uk/shop_detail.asp?prod...
That’s the one! Picked it up today and love it already. Pics soon when it’s not chucking it down with rainhttps://www.jasonbarker.co.uk/shop_detail.asp?prod...
Naldrett said:
Amazing spec - congrats on the purchase! Those comfort seats are awesome, looks like those even have the massage function?
Thank you! The spec is amazing, and the comfort seats are unbelievable. They don't have the massage function but they do have the active side bolsters - the right hand bolster squeezes you in when you turn left and vice versa, which works quite well. The head up display and active cruise are great on the motorway.It's a good step up from my 530i so very pleased so far.
Couple of little niggles - the thigh support on the drivers seat does not work electronically. Appears to be a common fault due to a broken plastic cog in the mechanism but a fairly fiddly job. The buttons for the seat heating etc on the driver's side are worn so I may try and source some replacements.
I went from pre LCI 535d to LCI 530d and found the interior quality far superior and thus a much nicer car to spend time in.
The LCI car was after having an F10 and a 5GT.
In fact, I would say a well specced E61 I probably prefer over an F11. CIC nav on the later ones also makes a huge difference too.
The LCI car was after having an F10 and a 5GT.
In fact, I would say a well specced E61 I probably prefer over an F11. CIC nav on the later ones also makes a huge difference too.
alistair267 said:
ATM said:
Have you done a smoke test yet?
Not yet, noATM said:
If you have a warranty I'd get to that ASAP. You need it hot - not warm - so motorway run. Then stop and idle for a couple of minutes at least - maybe more. Then throttle it and see what happens. That's the first time I noticed it on mine. I'm not sure if it is getting worse or not. Basically if I'm going to be stationary in traffic for any length of time I turn it off now.
That's really helpful, thank you. I'll try and get to it at the weekendalistair267 said:
ATM said:
If you have a warranty I'd get to that ASAP. You need it hot - not warm - so motorway run. Then stop and idle for a couple of minutes at least - maybe more. Then throttle it and see what happens. That's the first time I noticed it on mine. I'm not sure if it is getting worse or not. Basically if I'm going to be stationary in traffic for any length of time I turn it off now.
That's really helpful, thank you. I'll try and get to it at the weekendGassing Station | BMW General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff