E91 Straight Six Bearding
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Just remembered I had a godawful screeching from it last week, again at the rear. Didn't sound like sticky brakes - too shrill and loud for that as you could hear it over the road noise at 50mph!! Road I was on I couldn't stop on so when the coast was clear I stood on the brake pedal thinking it might be a stone or something lodged in the pad. Didn't change a thing. However, a few bumps later an all was quiet.
I checked at the time and there were no signs of scoring on the discs, so now I'm wondering whether it was some debris that's got stuck in something.
I checked at the time and there were no signs of scoring on the discs, so now I'm wondering whether it was some debris that's got stuck in something.
A relative owns an accident repair place, and they've offered to get one of their techs to replace the door latch/actuator on ours this evening.
I acquired a genuine actuator on eBay (brand new, £40 inc. delivery from a BMW dealer), which I thought was a good price. That and perhaps some beers for helping us out, and we're done. Big difference between that and the £350 I was looking to pay originally.
Anyone who regularly pulls cars apart to replace door skins etc. will know how to fit it I guess?
If you regularly have passengers, not having one of the doors working on central locking soon becomes tiresome
I acquired a genuine actuator on eBay (brand new, £40 inc. delivery from a BMW dealer), which I thought was a good price. That and perhaps some beers for helping us out, and we're done. Big difference between that and the £350 I was looking to pay originally.
Anyone who regularly pulls cars apart to replace door skins etc. will know how to fit it I guess?
If you regularly have passengers, not having one of the doors working on central locking soon becomes tiresome
Sir_Dave said:
Spec is pretty good actually, adaptive xenons with high beam assistant and heated seats are essential as they are such a pain/£££'s to retrofit, then other useful things like pro nav, panoramic foof, folding mirrors & tinted windows. I'll retrofit a combox for bluetooth audio/album art (have done 2 since we spoke last actually!!) and fit an MBQuart speaker setup in the front plus a Vibe amp to improve the sounds - had that in the 335d and it was probably just as good as Logic 7.
Car came from Banstead - useless fact is that it was ordered new by the chap that wrote Only Fools & Horses, then when he died in 2011 it passed to his wife and only did 500 miles a year. Mostly to the BMW dealer for servicing and tyres!
No way you picked this up in Bastead, Dave?!Car came from Banstead - useless fact is that it was ordered new by the chap that wrote Only Fools & Horses, then when he died in 2011 it passed to his wife and only did 500 miles a year. Mostly to the BMW dealer for servicing and tyres!
I’m down the road from there, can’t believe I didn’t see it pop up on autotrader!
Ours is back from having the door lock/latch actuator replaced. Result ... £40 and we now have remote locking/unlocking all round again.
I also appear to have managed to fix the heated rear screen by re-seating the relay in the fusebox.
The car is obviously feeling benevolent - as today marks the start of our 11th year of ownership I think we're going to run it until it dies now. It's worth way more to us than the part-ex value if we swapped it for something newer.
I also appear to have managed to fix the heated rear screen by re-seating the relay in the fusebox.
The car is obviously feeling benevolent - as today marks the start of our 11th year of ownership
I think we're going to run it until it dies now. It's worth way more to us than the part-ex value if we swapped it for something newer.My E91 330D auto has just ticked over 220k, just had a new turbo, DPF/EGR delete, Stage 1 remap, gearbox service, some bushes and alignment - feels like a new car, love it.
Fitted a Bilstein B12 kit last year - great kit, will probably fit some lower springs if I swap wheels to some 19's as my MV3's have seen better days.
Fitted a Bilstein B12 kit last year - great kit, will probably fit some lower springs if I swap wheels to some 19's as my MV3's have seen better days.
Edited by Sea Demon on Monday 23 December 13:00
Friendly tester? I would imagine provided it passes visual checks and doesn't smoke like a smokey thing it'll go through.
I think I'm going to keep mine for the long run. Getting a manual F31 335i is super rare, and even more so with cloth seats. 151,000 miles now, under 50k to make it to 200. Should do that easily. should
I think I'm going to keep mine for the long run. Getting a manual F31 335i is super rare, and even more so with cloth seats. 151,000 miles now, under 50k to make it to 200. Should do that easily. should
JakeT said:
Friendly tester? I would imagine provided it passes visual checks and doesn't smoke like a smokey thing it'll go through.
I think I'm going to keep mine for the long run. Getting a manual F31 335i is super rare, and even more so with cloth seats. 151,000 miles now, under 50k to make it to 200. Should do that easily. should
Exactly that, Im lucky that a couple of mates all work in the same MOT place/Workshop - doesn't smoke at all (that I can see!) due to having a good map on it (GKR Performance, previous GBW Tuning).I think I'm going to keep mine for the long run. Getting a manual F31 335i is super rare, and even more so with cloth seats. 151,000 miles now, under 50k to make it to 200. Should do that easily. should
Edited by Sea Demon on Monday 23 December 15:16
g3org3y said:
Why are the auto wipers on my E91 worse than those on my E46?
E91's wipers don't seem sensitive enough, even on the highest setting. E46's wiper seem spot on with the 2nd most sensitive setting.
Has your windscreen been replaced on your e91? Apparently the part where the sensor is can be thicker on replacement windscreens, making the auto lights and wipers slower to react. E91's wipers don't seem sensitive enough, even on the highest setting. E46's wiper seem spot on with the 2nd most sensitive setting.
colm89 said:
g3org3y said:
Why are the auto wipers on my E91 worse than those on my E46?
E91's wipers don't seem sensitive enough, even on the highest setting. E46's wiper seem spot on with the 2nd most sensitive setting.
Has your windscreen been replaced on your e91? Apparently the part where the sensor is can be thicker on replacement windscreens, making the auto lights and wipers slower to react. E91's wipers don't seem sensitive enough, even on the highest setting. E46's wiper seem spot on with the 2nd most sensitive setting.
maniak91 said:
Hello everyone,
After a lot of time spent searching, finally found something i could live with: 58 LCI n54 335i manual.
I've seen all kind of UK production numbers for them floating around ( 56 non lci, 26 lci etc), anyone has some real figures regarding them?
Maniak you lucky sausage! Where did ya find this?! After a lot of time spent searching, finally found something i could live with: 58 LCI n54 335i manual.
I've seen all kind of UK production numbers for them floating around ( 56 non lci, 26 lci etc), anyone has some real figures regarding them?
Well in by the way, looks a peach. Spent much time in it yet?
Ps more deets please!
Teepot said:
maniak91 said:
Hello everyone,
After a lot of time spent searching, finally found something i could live with: 58 LCI n54 335i manual.
I've seen all kind of UK production numbers for them floating around ( 56 non lci, 26 lci etc), anyone has some real figures regarding them?
Maniak you lucky sausage! Where did ya find this?! After a lot of time spent searching, finally found something i could live with: 58 LCI n54 335i manual.
I've seen all kind of UK production numbers for them floating around ( 56 non lci, 26 lci etc), anyone has some real figures regarding them?
Well in by the way, looks a peach. Spent much time in it yet?
Ps more deets please!
Cheers gents 
Found it on ebay, by sheer luck actually. At first i was reluctant to go after it because 1 it was far and 2 it seemed it didn't received a lot of love during its life (which it hasn't, but will from now on, excessively
).
Not spent a lot of time in it, apart from the 200 miles drive home in limp mode lol (vanos solenoids and pressure regulators already ordered, along with other bits and bobs). Right now it has all its interior stripped to do some major cleaning while waiting for the parts, and then I will move to the outside for some paint correction and polishing.
It has some decent specs as well: electric memory seats, Professional navi system, HiFi System Professional DSP, xenon's with adaptive headlights, high beam assist and a lot more stuff that really does not interest me. The only options that i am really after is RWD manual with 300+ ponies
Found it on ebay, by sheer luck actually. At first i was reluctant to go after it because 1 it was far and 2 it seemed it didn't received a lot of love during its life (which it hasn't, but will from now on, excessively
). Not spent a lot of time in it, apart from the 200 miles drive home in limp mode lol (vanos solenoids and pressure regulators already ordered, along with other bits and bobs). Right now it has all its interior stripped to do some major cleaning while waiting for the parts, and then I will move to the outside for some paint correction and polishing.
It has some decent specs as well: electric memory seats, Professional navi system, HiFi System Professional DSP, xenon's with adaptive headlights, high beam assist and a lot more stuff that really does not interest me. The only options that i am really after is RWD manual with 300+ ponies
Edited by maniak91 on Friday 27th December 23:35
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