Monthly Archives: May 2017

F15 X5 steering column squeeking

 Ok I jumped the gun and already took off the steering wheel,airbag and turn signal clock spring assemble,,,,F15 steering column squeeking  when adjusting up or down,,,,I first tried to lube the plastic guide rails but that didn’t work ,,,,so the … Continue reading

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CON controller replacement

 Time to replace the CON controller with touch pad,,,X5 this is not your typical just pry and lift out the wood panels. You have to take off both side panels to gain access to hidden screws which hold the wood grain … Continue reading

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F10 rear electric parking brake motors

 I know some of you may have seen this picture before,,,,well I have another customer who doesn’t know how to put on snow chains,,,but this time it did more damage the usual,,,,F10 rear brake damage. This time it cracked the parking … Continue reading

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X6 drivers seat cover

 X6 seat stitching coming apart,,,,,there no sign of customers butt rubbing against it causing the problem,,,,this is a manufacturing problem. So the whole seat has to come out and replace the seat leather cover. This is a picture of the rear seat … Continue reading

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old school steering angle sensor

 Sorry the pictures kind of suck under the dash,,,,this is a picture of the old and one of the first steering angle sensors on a X3,,,,it’s that little black box which the steering column shaft goes though.,,,,you have to remove … Continue reading

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VTG motor rebuilt

 Ok all you X drive owners,,,,you all probably know what this is,,,,it’s a VTG motor that bolts on to the 4×4 transfer case,,,,well BMW now have a rebuilt it only for some models,,,,early x3 and x5 models. Here all the parts … Continue reading

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