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    Hi James...welcome to the Forum I think Greydog summed it up nicely....Warranty! as long as you have a comprehensive warranty then you should be okay. Good luck with your purchase Cheers Trevor
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    If you trickle water over the auxiliary drivebelts and see if the noise goes then its just dry belts causing the noise. If it doesn't go, then possible tensioner bearings, etc
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    Hi David....welcome to the Forum Sounds like the glow plugs need replacing to get it starting properly. You could try a tuning box (DTUK do a good one) Cheers Trevor
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    Hi Rob....welcome to the Forum Good to have you onboard Cheers Trevor
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    Hi Joe....welcome to the Forum Great choice of car! Got any piccies of the Beemer you can post up? Cheers Trevor
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    Hi Stephen....welcome to the Forum Ebay is as good as anywhere really...bought some panels for my Z3 from a guy in Chippenham who has about 15 of them that he breaks up...always sells on eBay Cheers Trevor
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    Hi Phil Sorry, not sure what these wheels are but I wonder if they may be copies of an Alpine wheel as when you look at the centre where the wheel bolts are, there are no markings which you normally expect to see (rim sizes, BS number, etc). Hope you find a suitable replacement.
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    Will post up some piccies as and when I tackle the mods, Cheers
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    Hi Gil...welcome to the Forum You can occasionally find an ABS ring of the right dimensions through some suppliers. Here are some for other BMW models although probably quite similar if same diameter and number of teeth, etc http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&selfil=2%2C3%2C1&mvsub=1&_mcatda=true&selvel=BMW~6%20Series~1985~-~-&_nkw=abs ring BMW 6 Series 1985 Cheers Trevor
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    I've got a year 2000 Z3 2.0 ltr....needs a bit of work on it now...probably just right for modding I would say!
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    Hi Mohammed...welcome to the Forum The Beemer certainly looks the business! Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor
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    Hi...welcome to the Forum Great looking car! Looks the business Cheers, Trevor
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    lol...played that game....I believe from memory you have to really push it back hard at the same time. Q2 I think this is a programming process rather than a physical unplugging of leads, etc. You should be able to programme it back in by following a sequence (not sure of the sequence though I'm sure someone on here does)
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    yes, after 2007 should be okay
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    certainly looks effective once its wrapped Not sure about the exhaust...apart from replacing the rear silencer which would enhance the exhaust tone and possibly offer some performance increase
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    Hi Karl....welcome back to the wonderful world of BMW
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    Yes, come across that before...but if its the seat occupancy sensor that's faulty it is the passenger one that it's referring to
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    Hi Jay....welcome to the Forum It's obviously worth looking for one that has full service history, preferably dealer history but independent specialist repairer is just as good. Look at whether the swirl flaps in the inlet manifold have been removed and plugged up so they don't drop into the engine http://bmwspecialistreading.co.uk/what-are-swirl-flaps/ Otherwise, they are a pretty good car, but worth trawling the posts on here to see what other issues arise. Keep us updated on you potential purchase. Cheers Trevor
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    I think it is the seat occupancy sensor mat which usually break and flag up a code for the front passenger seat Here is a link to one of many bypass kits available to switch it off http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E90-E60-E87-E88-PASSENGER-SEAT-OCCUPANCY-BYPASS-MAT-SENSOR-AIRBAG-EMULATOR-/200967932097?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Plat_Gen%3AE87&hash=item2eca9f48c1
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    certainly look great ! any drawbacks or anything to look out for when getting a car wrapped? Thinking about getting one of my cars wrapped but never had it done before
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    Hi Rich I have found with remapping that it is the improved flexibility of the engine/drivetrain that does it for me. Makes it smoother and flexible in round-town driving and economy improved on extra-urban runs allowing me to come off throttle/turbo a little which improves things all round. Cost, well...that's a little harder to justify Cheers Trevor
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    Hi Marinaman....welcome to the Forum The X5 is a gerat car but I would have gone for the motorbike personally Cheers Trevor
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    Hi Daniel...welcome to the Forum I totally agree with Greydog's comments....the components that have been replaced are common place on a lot of cars around a certain mileage and if it has been a company car, the mere suggestion that the gearbox is hesitant or the performance is slightly dropped then these components could have been replaced as a matter of course. As for the colour choice...its a personal thing I suppose. I personally love silver cars and very rarely go for any other colour...each to their own :-) Cheers Trevor
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    I think cheap brake pads have a tendency to 'cook' quite easily. I recently replaced some 'brand new' Apec pads on the rear of my Honda CRV as they were crumbling slightly like they had been overheated. Replaced them with quality pads, so if you are going for new discs and you see the pads are something cheap and nasty then replace them with quality branded pads...you will notice the difference.
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    Hi Philip As Dave has already mentioned, it is an easy enough process with the right equipment and morally it is not a problem to roll the mileage back as the MOT certificates will prove this to be genuine (unless of course you have done 85k miles in one year).
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