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I just recently had an active subwoofer fitted by a car audio specialist and he had a similar problem. He wired the sub into my rear speakers. (If that helps) Everything fired up fine but when he switched it off and back on again, no sound would come out from the speakers or vice versa. He would then have to unplug and plug in the sub again for it to work or something along them lines. He then tried a "different configuration" and wired it differently, and it works like a charm now! Apart from my boot lid was rattling itself to death!! I've improved it a lot since then though. :D I'm sorry that I can't provide any in depth detail into how it was resolved :( Hopefully you would have had it sorted by now :) Which sub and amp did you get by the way? and is it any good? (Assuming it's working now haha) Richard :)

Welcome! Finally fulfilled your dreams eh? haha! Hope the car is everything you want, and more ;) Let us know how you get on with it :) Richard :)

Welcome aboard! There's just so many clever little things with BMWs, you can show off all the cool tricks to your friends once you've figured them out haha :P But the best thing about them is the fact that you'll never get bored!! May this be the start of a new and exciting relationship! (with ups and downs ^_^ )... mainly ups though. Haha. Richard :)

Welcome Richard :D Let us know what you think of your first beamer! hehe :D Richard :)

Just moved houses and the internet is finally up and running again! Just a little update, I managed to re-gas the air con and well I think a blizzard comes out of the air con every time I hit that snowflake button. However, the max cooling still didn't work. I thought it would be a good idea to change my external temperature sensor and it actually worked afterwards!! Which is strange because if it was actually 50 degrees celsius like mine indicated, shouldn't the max cooling feature work? I mean if it was broken like other cars which shows -40 then I could understand :S Anyways just wanted to let everyone know that it's fixed :D Richard :)

Ahhh I see, you know everything!! Cheers :D

Hey guys, Hope you all are enjoying this lovely weather recently :D When I get in my car, it's absolutely roasting inside but the max cooling AC feature no longer works. It use to work but it's been a while since I've actually needed it. The button itself still works because it can still use the residual heat to heat the car when the engine's off. I've read that certain conditions need to be met in order for it to work. My temperature sensor outside is broken, as it reads a constantly 50 degrees celsius but that shouldn't affect it. I've also noticed that after long drives, the air blowing into the footwell becomes quite warm even though the air from the top vents are still blowing cool air, I don't know if that has anything to do with it. Does anyone have any ideas? It'll be much appreciated. Many thanks, Richard :)

Oh wow, she's gorgeous!! Welcome aboard! :)

Welcome to BMWOC :)

Welcome :)

Welcome :) Hope this is the start of a long and happy relationship hahaha ;)

Welcome aboard!! :D Hope to see you around :P

Yeah what they said, tell us everythinggggggg

Oooo that's a nice colour!! Welcome to the club :)

What a lovely car, I actually have an 8 series as my iPhone wallpaper! and was amazed when one parked across the road from me the other day! Well... anyways, welcome aboard :) haha

Welcome to the club :)

Hey welcome to the club! :) Hope to see you around at some of the NW meets soon! :D

Hi Barry welcome to the club Remember to keep an eye on the local meets section for info on meets and events coming up this year

Why do I only get 19.4mpg? :( To be fair I am stuck in traffic most of the time :/ but even when I'm not (and try to drive economically) I struggle to keep it above 26mpg unless I'm on the motorway. :'(

I polished my car once and it looked exactly the same so I haven't done it since then :(

Welcome! :)

Welcome! Hope you enjoy your BMW :D

Count me in! I've already accepted on Facebook :)

I'm not sure but I'm assuming it's the M57TUD30 2,993 cc with 218 PS (160 kW; 215 hp)@4000, 500 N·m (370 lb·ft)@2000-2750 According to wikipedia :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M57

I'm currently at the end of sixth form (Got a couple of exams to go) then erm... hopefully I'll get into uni otherwise its living in my parent's basement for the rest of my life hahaha :)