I was tired my old casual silver rims. New rims cost a lot, so respraying them was a wise solution. First I cleaned rims good with wheel cleaner. Iron x or K2 roton are good solution in combination with brush and pressure washer. Then I sanded them with sand pad to remove all the dust […]
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Painting your old rims
Posted: 28th March 2019 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bmw, clear coat, DIY, e46, e83, garage, paint, respray, rims, rimz, spray, vrcustoms, wheels, x3
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Bmw keyfob repair
Posted: 12th February 2019 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: battery, bmw, case, DIY, e46, e83, fob, key, not repaired, programing, replacement, x3
At some point your diamond shaped bmw key will stop working. Or it will be battery or maybe something will brake in it. The cheapest way is to cut it in half and replace broken parts. Then you can purcashe battery and key fob on ebay for few eur. Just solder it back. This […]
BMW m47 2.0d thermostat replacement
Posted: 23rd November 2016 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: 2.0d, bmw, coolant, coolant temp bmw, diesel, DIY, dpf, dpf regeneration problem, e46, e83, garage, gates, m47, m47t2, main thermostat, replacement, temperature, thermostat
BMW m47 engine has 2 thermostats. One is main thermostat other is egr thermostat. Egr thermostat is easy to replace, main thermostat is a bit more work. If your temperature is not aprox 85-90 c in a few km then you have thermostat problem. Another indicator of bad thermostat is blocked dpf, high consumption, […]
Bmw water leaks
Posted: 27th September 2016 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Start, Technical stuffTags: bmw, bmw water leak, door, e46, e83, water, water leak
If you’re having water leaks in footwels, you must have damaged water barrier in your door. This is very common bmw fault. And after 15 years still present in some models. Remove door panel and you will see barrier, than check if it is somewhere peeled off. Here is picture of my. Looks […]
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 […]