Jay Kay

Struggling to find the pairing number in the car. I thought there should be a stick in the boot with it but no luck. I believe the number starts PK. Any clues?

Thanks everyone. Feel welcome already! Not at work tomorrow so will have another poke around for a bluetooth number in the boot. I also noticed that while my drivers side door speakers don't often work - sometimes they do, and its both the driver and the tweeter cutting out at the same time. Going to pop the door off tomorrow to see if i can find a loose wire, failing that I guess the head unit needs to come out to see if anything is loose that end or possibly trace back a broken wire. If that all fails I assume it will be the head unit itself. fingers crossed that its not. Thanks also for the link to the user manual, when i'm next in the office I'll print it out - my little home printer will have a fit if I ask it to do that! Still love the sound of the exhaust, just wish it was a little louder at times. I saw a video on youtube of a 330ci that had the rear box removed and it sounded nice, not sure I would want to do that just yet as it may be a little too loud. Might see if I cna do the old golf tee trick.

I really dont imagine you'll notice a difference with fuel. You'll be going for a larger wheel but with lower profile tyre so the overall diameter is likely to be very similar. Depending on the difference in overall size, your speedo may read slightly out but again, not by much.

Here she is!

Hi Stephen Thanks for your response. Sadly I didn't get the telephone book or any manual with the car so i'm a little in the dark. I don't have a code reader either so i'll have to pull some more carpet out and see what I can find regarding the bluetooth number. The mirror thing is helpful when parking but makes life difficult when trying to reverse onto my driveway. I have read that you can have the dealer re-code the mirrors reverse option to disable it or change the settings but I have no idea what that would cost. I think if I had electric fold in mirrors I can disable this however mine are manual so I have to put up with it, which seems daft. Still a lovely car though

Picked up a nice 04 plate auto soft top. Feels well built and I'm enjoying it already. As I'm new to all this, can anyone help me with the following: DVD GPS. Is it an actual DVD player or only takes the GPS disk? I can't stop the passenger mirror dropping when in reverse, no matter what side move the adjuster to. I'd like to get a digital tv tuner so the tv works again. Any recommendations on where to get one? Bluetooth pairing. Apparently I need a four digit code specific to the car - it won't accept 0000 or 1234. I read somewhere that it may be on a sticker under the carpet in the boot but I can't find where? How easy is it to remove a door panel? The stereo is so bad and the speaker in the drivers door doesn't seem to work, I've messed with balance etc. Has anyone upgraded the speakers and have any recommendations? Think that's it for now. Any assistance is appreciated - are any members from the Essex/Hertfordshire area? Jamie

So I viewed a 2004 330ci Sport today, liked it and am due to collect it tomorrow. All seems well, other than the passenger window which occasionally when raised with all four at once, doesn't quite shut and needs to be closed individually. I will try the reset thing tomorrow but it may need a new part - find out tomorrow I guess. Has the sat nav and tv, but the tv needs the digital thing to make it work. Where is best to get one of these and how hard are they to fit? any ideas? Also, does anyone use the BMW wind deflector thing over the back seats? I wondered how effective they are? Looking forward BMW ownership. Any tips?

Thanks Jeffthro. It will be my first BMW and I worry that there could be expensive repairs if I buy a lemon. I saw a nice one recently but it had a tiny slit in the material. Only a few mm long and the dealer said he would patch it from the inside but I wasn't convinced it was the car for me. Head keeps telling me to buy a tin top but I really do like the look if the vert.

Off to view an 04 plate convertible tomorrow. I haven't had a soft top since my old j reg astra and they were far simpler back then. Is it as simple as if it opens and closes then it works and I keep my fingers crossed that it never breaks or is there anything I should be checking?

If you google 'bmw mv4 wheels', there are plenty of pictures of E46s with them on. No idea if they bolt straight on or need work though. Look nice!