In bmw x3 stock sound system is crap. I already replaced all speakers and on an easter sunday I decided to install amp. I already had it from previous car with all cables and other stuff I needed. There are several options where you wanna install it. I decided to install in it trunks floor. […]
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Installing amplifier in BMW x3 e83
Posted: 30th March 2016 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: amplifier, bmw, bmw e83, bmw x3, bmw x3 2 din, DIY, garage, project, shop, sound system, speakers
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Opel Kadett C valve adjustment
Posted: 5th March 2016 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: adjustment, engine, kadett, kadettc, motor, opel, shop, valve, valves, vrcustoms
Here is one video how you can adjust valves on Kadett C . Inlet valves are 0.15 mm and outlet valves are 0.25. So recommended is that the engine is warm. If you are playing with cold engine I recomment that you adjust valves on IN 0.20 and outlet on 0.30. When engine heats up, […]
BMW floor speaker replacement
Posted: 4th March 2016 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bmw, car audio, floor speakers, garage, hertz, speakers, vrcustoms
I had pair of 16 cm very quaility Hertz speakers in my closet. Since BMW car audio system is crap and I didn’t find proper space for speakers in door I installed it in floor. First disconnect battery, because if you won’t your airbag light could turn on on dash. You need to remove the […]
Bmw X3 front door speaker replacement
Posted: 15th February 2016 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bmw, bmw x3, door speakers, e83, headunit, renegade, renegade speakers, speakers, workshop, x3
I was so tired of stock audio system in Bmw. Bmw should have better speaker in his cars. I already replaced headunit with 2 din unit. Now it was time to upgrade door speakers. I bought cheap renegade rx 42 4 inch, 10 cm speakers.They costed me 20 eur. http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/assets/ImageGen/Medium/Renegade_RX42.jpg You can check more […]
Bleeding fuel system on an Opel x20dtl engine
Posted: 4th February 2016 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bleeding fuel system, fuel pump, opel, x20dtl, y20dtl
Here is how you can bleed fuel system on an opel diesel engine without prepump. This is not a joke. This really works. All you need is vacuum cleaner with exhaust port. It can save you a lot of time. I figure out this while I was working on a bosch vp44 pump and while […]
Car interior, trim wrapping
Posted: 19th January 2016 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: 3d, bmw, bmw e83, car, carbon, dash, DIY, interior, trim, vynil, wrap, wrapping, x3
I wanted more modern and colorful interior in my BMW. It looked a bit boring. So I bought blue carbon fiber vinyl from ebay and wrapped trims. This is how it looked before wrapping.
Bmw preheating unit repair-glow plug relay
Posted: 1st December 2015 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: beru, bmw, car repair, diesel, DIY, e46, e60, e83, e90, e91, glow plug, glow plug relay, inpa, m47, preheating module, preheating unit, show, solder
There a lot of BMW diesel with that faulty preheating unit. Here is how you can repair your BERU preheating unit. It is called also glow plug relay, but it is not relay any more, because it is not using anymore relays. One indicator for this unit is if you connected to obd tester (inpa […]
BMW standard tools, inpa ncs expert
Posted: 25th November 2015 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bmw, bmw tools, coding, edibas, inpa, ncs expert, obd2
If you want to do some coding on your bmw or just to check for errors you will need this tools. You can do a lot coding. All you need is obd2 adapter and laptop. You can buy it for aprox 15 eur. Here is link to Bmw tools. Just install them on your windows […]