Monthly Archives: January 2017

Z8 styling

Posted on January 28, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 Look what rolled into my stall,,,,that’s a good thing when you are an old tech,,,,you get to work on some nice older cars like this. Just looking at the car front and rear,,,the lines and styling of this car does not … Continue reading →

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F10 airbag

Posted on January 26, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 Here’s an update on that F10 with the driver’s side airbags deployed,,,,this is the back side of the drivers airbag,,,notice how the connectors are melted ,,,also notice the color of the metal,,,see how it has changed colors,,,it’s normally shine metal … Continue reading →

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F10 foggy headlight

Posted on January 22, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 This was kind of strange,,,are body shop just put 2 new headlight in this F10 due to a front end collision ,,,,after the body shop was done,,,it came to us for some maintenance work before we return it back to … Continue reading →

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F10 airbag deployed

Posted on January 19, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 Here’s the damage the side curtain airbag does to your headliner on a F10. This is all from just a small front bumper damage,,,she hit the front bumper right where the crash sensor is causing all the drivers airbags to deploy. This … Continue reading →

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Porsche driving experience

Posted on January 14, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 I know what the hell is this,,,but if you know my background you know I have worked on Porsche for many years,,,,and I still enjoy looking at them and driving them. This is when racing was for real men,,,,no safety items … Continue reading →

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F10 spare tire donut

Posted on January 10, 2017 by bmwtechnician

  Ok even as a master BMW tech we don’t get to see all the option on a BMW ,,,,this is the rear trunk space on a F10,,,,when I saw it. I thought it was a Hybrid 5 series,,,,boy was … Continue reading →

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F10 no brakes,snow chains

Posted on January 9, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 Got this car the other day,,,,customer said the car has no brakes,,,,but he still decided to drive  it into the dealer,,,,it gets better he said it lost its brakes when he was in the mountains in the snow,,,,,and he drove … Continue reading →

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N51 the whistle

Posted on January 4, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 This is a famous noise that some of you BMW owners have heard,,,,the check engine light was on,,,,the car had a lean mixture on both banks,,,,I test drove the vehicle and there was no noise,,,I also had the car idling … Continue reading →

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