CJColl1986 Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Hi All, New To The Forum And The Beemer World Bought My E46 318i 2001 At The Begining Of The Month... 2 Previous Owners, 1 Cared For By Main Dealer 2nd Owner... Um Noo, Ruined It The Car Has 150,000 Miles On The Clock Fully Main Dealer Serviced To 145,000 (roughly) Great Car Underneath, Despite Previous Owners Attemps At Mods List Of To Do's. 1 - Refurb Wheels 2 - Re Color Kidney's (grills) 3 - Sought Suspension Out 4 - Remove Fart Can 5 - Remove Pink Air Filter That Will Be All The Crap... But As Allways A Few Usual Beemer Issues. 1 - Discover Where Remote Locking Went 2 - 2nd Key Doesn't Start The Car 3 - Fast Indicators 4 - Fix Boot Opening Button / Soleniod Thing 5 - Fix Left Button On Clocks (for milage / features) 6 - Non Existent Handbrake 7 - Broken Trim 8 - Rust On Arches And Below Boot Lid ? 9 - Rear Center Lights Are Faded 10 - Headlights Are Cloudy 11 - Usual Dings And Scratches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Forgot To Add Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Right 1st Things 1st The Alloys... What Do We Do These ? Have Been £1 Spray Canned With No Prep It's Bubly, It's Runny, The Center Caps Are Sprayed Over Bassicly... It's Poop Let's Have These Off (1 by 1) After Varying Grades Of Sandpaper, I Got To A Nice Smooth Surface And Thinners On The Old Center Cap To Be Continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Now... Finding A Modern Good Use Of A BT Phonebook Missed The Priming Pic But After 7 Layers I Got A Good Coverage And Back On The Car.. Center Caps A Bit Crap But Huge Improvement The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Despite A Few Cats Walking Over The Bonnet... Got The Grills To A Nice Satin Finnish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Have Had Quite A Lot Of Fun Recentley Figuring Out The Remote Locking Issue Tried The Usual Recoding To No Avail.. 1 - So Have Removed The FZV Box In The Left C Pilar, Stripped It And Cleaned WIth Electrical Cleaner 2 - Removed The GM5 Unit Stripped, Cleaned And Tested The Relays 3 - Cleaned Up The Connections On The Rear Window (antenna / aerial) 4 - Dismantled Keys (diamond ones) And Usual Clean Up Have Re-Assembled All The Parts, Recoded... And Behold, Remote Locking Although 1 Key Does Nothing And The Others Tempromental... New Batteies Are Gonna Be Ordered The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Been Looking Into The Boot Button Now I Know The Machanism Works (working with key and remote) And Found This... Soooo... Sorted That With A Soldering Iron And Shrink Wrap Still No Boot Button, But Suspect It Has Failed Due To Not Feeling Right But On A Posotive Note I Didn't Realise That's Where The Rear Fogs Where And Now There Working #noob The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Have Had A Nice Sucsefull Time Sorting Out The Fast Indicators Checked All The Usuals That People Online Pointed To, But No Fixy So Digging A Bit Further If Found Corrosion On The Rear Lights On The Pins On The The Connecting Block Between The Loom And Bulb Holder Should've Known As Had To Do This To My Old Alfa GTV But So Far No More Fast Flashers (gigady) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Welcome along Fella. Some good jobs ticked off the list there CJColl1986 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Right After I Corrected The Front Shocks That Had Been Forced Through The Hubs I Corrected The Ride Hieght For The Rear It's Out With The Cheap s**tty Ebay Springs And Nice Beemer Ones Ride Height Before After Removing The Wheel Again (previously removed to paint) I Established The Play In Car Boot The Feild May Have Been A Muddy Idea And The Mud Made It Inside But Gave Me A Good Chance To Clean The Boot Carpet After Dropping The Shock I Noticed The Bump Stop... OMG It's Feckered To Be Fair It's An Excuse To Buy New Socks And Bumps To Be Continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Now... If You're As Pipe Cleaner Armed As I Am, I Found A Use For The s**tter Jack Reassembled All And Is Such A Better Ride And Obviously After Doing The Other Side The Car Sits So Much More 4 Door Friendly ibrahimx2001 and Ruesta 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruesta Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 You've made some good progress with it mate. When I did my suspension I had to stand on the rear wishbone while trying to pull the spring out, I must have looked well silly but got them out and swapped in the end. Didn't think to use a jack in there! CJColl1986 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Well The Time Came To Remove The Ebay Fart Box It Sure Came Off Easy Enough As It Was Not Attached Very Well (no suprise) After Removing Le Fart Can, I Discovered Previos Muppet Cut Of The Sleeve Housing Thing So Made One Up Myself To Fit The Beemer Exhaust And Get It All Lined Up For Welding So It's On And Sounds So Much Better Now, No Booming Noises, No Farting Or Leaks And A Shot From The Rearview Looks So Much Nicer To Me But May Change The Tip As Looks A Bit Impotent Time Will Tell ibrahimx2001 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNE Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Nice progress fella I have lots of jobs to do if you want to tackle them for me CJColl1986 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Great Progress Today With The Old Key Situation The New Battery Turned Up Today, Soldered It In Re-Programmed It And All Is Wel... Apart From The Unlock Button So Cinsidering My Other Key Won't Start The Car, I Pinched The Internal Buttons From It And Soldered Them In To My Main Key So I Only Have One Key Now But... All Is Good With It So I Can Now Make A Couple Of Coppies The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Okay Soooo This Happedned Last Night My Car Had A Wee So Now It's Time To See What's Going On As It Transpires, The Expansion Tank Has Cracked So Let's Start By Removing The Belly Pan And Drowning Myself With Coolant Then Removal Of The Cruise Control, Pink Air Filter Rest Of The Air Box And Very Easy Removal Of The Hoses Just A Note You Need To Remove 2 Hose Connectors On The Top Of The Expansion Tank The One Connector On The Housing On The Side Of The Block And 1 At The Bottom Of The Expansion Tank Also There's A Plug For The Sensor At The Bottom Of The Tank To Be Continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Now Lol... Just To Let You Know You Can Slide The Tank Upwards But This Involves Pulling It Out Of 2 Bungs / Sockets That May Still Have Coolant In Them Or Perished Seals But Here's Mine Trnspires The Crack Was Almost Invisable But Obviously Gives Out Under High Pressure So Got A Replacement And Had A Quick Coffee Natrually The Reassembley Is The Reversal, But Be Sure To Realy Push The Hoses Back On As They Will Blow Off (ha) Under Pressure And Now The Good Fun Of Bleeding The Cooling System After A Couple Of Bleeds And Drives The Coolant Level Light Went Out And All Seems Well... So Far Although On The Digital OBC Temp Gauage It Seems To Settle Around 98'C With The Heaters On And Around 110'C With The Climate Control And Air Conditioning On.. Is This Normal ? If Not, Where's The Next Place To Look ? Thermostat ? Air In The System ? Any Help Appriciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Although On A Good Note I Replaced The Left Button / Switch On The Clocks And Now Have Many OBC Features Came In Use For Monitoring The Temp When Bleeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 Carrying On From The Exhaust Replacement... I Obtained A Nice Oval Exhaust Tip Yes I Know What It Says On It Soooo.... Off With The Back Box Again (a lot easier this time) And Removed The Excess Impotence To Be Continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 Now Lined Up The New Tip And Test Fiited And All Looks Good With A Little Perswassion And After A Final Fetal This Is The End Result Muchly More Improved The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge_ Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) On 6/2/2017 at 12:36, CJColl1986 said: Great Progress Today With The Old Key Situation The New Battery Turned Up Today, Soldered It In Re-Programmed It And All Is Wel... Apart From The Unlock Button So Cinsidering My Other Key Won't Start The Car, I Pinched The Internal Buttons From It And Soldered Them In To My Main Key So I Only Have One Key Now But... All Is Good With It So I Can Now Make A Couple Of Coppies You seem to be doing well enough doing jobs yourself But if you're stuck check out bmkeys, cheap and good service. Edited June 10, 2017 by The_Judge_ CJColl1986 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 Past Couple Of Days Have Been On The Foggy Lights To Start With My Front Lights Are Both This Bad So I Got Myself A 2nd Hand Set That Where A Lot Better So Gave Them A Strip Down And A Clean Up And Vwa-La All Is Good With The Headlights The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 And Now On To The Rear Inner Boot Lid Lights Oh So Foggy... Well Shiney Time Mahoosive Improvement I Think The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipscivic Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Hi where did you get these inner lights from? If you dont mind me asking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJColl1986 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 12 hours ago, dipscivic said: Hi where did you get these inner lights from? If you dont mind me asking I Got Mine From BMW (new old stock) But Cost £60.00 You Can Get Them From Euro Car Parts, I've Put The Links For You http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_3+Series_1.9_2002/p/car-parts/lighting1/car-electrics-and-car-lighting/rear-light/?478111321&1&dc723772d24f379be4b8767b44c66067656d88ae&000269 http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_3+Series_1.9_2002/p/car-parts/lighting1/car-electrics-and-car-lighting/rear-light/?478111311&1&2eb748ce9dbb80ca9168dc58c97abf60ffa3360b&000269 Just Remember To Use Discount Code " CRAZY70" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
