Back again and looking better than ever
The bonnet and grille replacement on my car has now been completed and I picked up my car on Friday afternoon.
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Update
The first bit of news is that my car is booked in for its new bonnet and grille next Tuesday.Secondly, a reminder that the UK E32 Register are having another meeting this Sunday (16th).
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OBC part 3: Reassembly
Now you’re sat with a pile of bits in front of you, I’ll show you how to put your OBC back together.
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OBC part 2: Changing the backlight colour
Now you have your OBC in bits (see part 1), how do you go about changing the stock orange backlight to something a bit more modern?
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OBC part 1: Disassembly
This story details the disassembly of the OBC.
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BMW Part Numbers
A BMW Part number is formatted like this: 00-00-0-000-000. The first two digits reveal the section that the part belongs to. Read on for my findings so far…
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Quick fix for M30 engine oil leak
Oil leaking from the front of your M30 engine is a fairly common complaint, as I found when I posted an enquiry to The UK E32 Register Forum. I was prepared to book it in to have the timing cover gasket and sump gasket replaced, but fortunately user Alan 88 UK 730i pointed me to the simple fix which was documented on the Koala Motorsport website.
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Things which you shouldn't do to your E32, #1
Number 1 in a short series, things you shouldn’t do to your E32.
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Connectivity, and Bonnet update
Some more news about the connectivity problem, and also an update on the insurance claim for my bonnet…
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Quality parking skills
I live on a fairly narrow double-parked street of terraced houses. Because of the road width you very quickly become adept at parallel parking. Occasionally though you come across bad parking…
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