ED Warning triangle question

josephvman · 08-26-2011, 01:16 PM

My car showed up yesterday in Houston from my ED (dropped it off at Munich airport drop-off July 8th for reference). I made sure to take my warning triangle and first aid kit home with me, but it looks like somewhere along the line the actual mounting bracket for the triangle (on the inside of the trunk lid) was removed and the mounting holes capped off. Is this normal, and does anyone have part numbers for the bracket, screws, etc. to mount the triangle?

I called my dealer, who told me those parts aren't available and I would have to buy a new warning triangle, which I find hard to believe.

Pamlico · 08-26-2011, 01:21 PM

Try LeatherZ.com. They sell the triangle kit (the link connects to it) and perhaps could be a source for the mounting hardware.

JasonCSU · 08-26-2011, 01:21 PM

I know you can order the triangle and mounting hardware from this site:

http://leatherz.com/Merchant5/mercha...ode=E82_Safety

I'm not sure if they would be willing to sell just the mounting hardware, but it's worth asking. When I did my Euro Delivery, I ended up taking the mounting brackets with me as well.

josephvman · 08-26-2011, 02:34 PM

I found and ordered the brackets. Got the part numbers at RealOEM and did a google search. Ordered from BMW of Atlanta, very easy and pleasant to deal with.

Part numbers:

Bracket. 51497167548
Nut. 07146976114

Need two of each.

m_thompson · 08-26-2011, 07:22 PM

My brackets were still on the car when it was redelivered.

21450 · 08-26-2011, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by josephvman

My car showed up yesterday in Houston from my ED (dropped it off at Munich airport drop-off July 8th for reference). I made sure to take my warning triangle and first aid kit home with me, but it looks like somewhere along the line the actual mounting bracket for the triangle (on the inside of the trunk lid) was removed and the mounting holes capped off. Is this normal, and does anyone have part numbers for the bracket, screws, etc. to mount the triangle?

I called my dealer, who told me those parts aren't available and I would have to buy a new warning triangle, which I find hard to believe.

My car came back from ED with brackets still there, but I also did PCD.

I went by BMW North today, they told me another VO 1M was delivered there this week

Franklin Joseph · 08-26-2011, 07:36 PM

yay another 1M in Houston.
My friend said he saw a AW 1M at BMW North yesterday...looked to be in for service.
Josephvman, u gonna track your car?

pinmagic · 08-27-2011, 05:46 AM

I'd find it very strange that they did that. Wondering if there was damage in shipment, and the trunk was replaced? Probably not, unless there was some delay in shipment that you noticed.

josephvman · 08-27-2011, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Franklin Joseph

yay another 1M in Houston.
My friend said he saw a AW 1M at BMW North yesterday...looked to be in for service.
Josephvman, u gonna track your car?

It was on the Nurburgring Nordschleife fewer than 24 hours after I picked it up at the Welt...so yeah!

LeMansM5 · 08-27-2011, 10:53 AM

That's strange. They did not remove warning trangle holder from my car. After picking-up the car I put the triangle back in.

Franklin Joseph · 08-27-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by josephvman

It was on the Nurburgring Nordschleife fewer than 24 hours after I picked it up at the Welt...so yeah!

good...the local M club is going to MSRH on 9/24...hope to have a few 1Ms there.

///M1 · 08-27-2011, 06:00 PM

Very weird they would do that, it takes effort too, so don't see the rationale for them removing it. Hope mine comes in tact, after all took the trouble of taking my triangle and FA kit in the luggage, hopefully for a reason! I ended up leaving a note on the dash that a fellow Canadian member had posted earlier, so hoping all vignettes, rear plate, etc. stay in tact, hopefully someone will read it! LOL

sq86 · 08-27-2011, 11:52 PM

Weird... they left mine alone as well.

However, I am 99% sure I left my CD case in the car when dropped it off and I have no more CDs.

08-26-2011, 01:16 PM	#1
josephvman Private First Class 25 Rep 154 Posts Drives: 2011 1M Valencia Orange Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	ED Warning triangle question My car showed up yesterday in Houston from my ED (dropped it off at Munich airport drop-off July 8th for reference). I made sure to take my warning triangle and first aid kit home with me, but it looks like somewhere along the line the actual mounting bracket for the triangle (on the inside of the trunk lid) was removed and the mounting holes capped off. Is this normal, and does anyone have part numbers for the bracket, screws, etc. to mount the triangle? I called my dealer, who told me those parts aren't available and I would have to buy a new warning triangle, which I find hard to believe.
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Pamlico Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 238 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester NY iTrader: (0)	Try LeatherZ.com. They sell the triangle kit (the link connects to it) and perhaps could be a source for the mounting hardware.
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JasonCSU Colonel 699 Rep 2,548 Posts Drives: '08 135i, '88 325is Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW 325is [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00]	I know you can order the triangle and mounting hardware from this site: http://leatherz.com/Merchant5/mercha...ode=E82_Safety I'm not sure if they would be willing to sell just the mounting hardware, but it's worth asking. When I did my Euro Delivery, I ended up taking the mounting brackets with me as well. __________________ Delivered in Munich, broken in on the Nurburgring.
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josephvman Private First Class 25 Rep 154 Posts Drives: 2011 1M Valencia Orange Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	I found and ordered the brackets. Got the part numbers at RealOEM and did a google search. Ordered from BMW of Atlanta, very easy and pleasant to deal with. Part numbers: Bracket. 51497167548 Nut. 07146976114 Need two of each. Last edited by josephvman; 08-26-2011 at 03:25 PM..
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Franklin Joseph Captain 57 Rep 820 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas iTrader: (1)	yay another 1M in Houston. My friend said he saw a AW 1M at BMW North yesterday...looked to be in for service. Josephvman, u gonna track your car?
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pinmagic The Only Sane One Here 61 Rep 1,135 Posts Drives: 135i Convertible Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Arlington, VA iTrader: (1)	I'd find it very strange that they did that. Wondering if there was damage in shipment, and the trunk was replaced? Probably not, unless there was some delay in shipment that you noticed. __________________ 2011 135i VERT SGM/SB/MOONLIGHT - ED - with every single friggin' option they offered.
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08-27-2011, 10:53 AM	#10
LeMansM5 First Lieutenant 26 Rep 366 Posts Drives: Join Date: Apr 2005 iTrader: (0)	That's strange. They did not remove warning trangle holder from my car. After picking-up the car I put the triangle back in.
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///M1 Brigadier General 273 Rep 3,164 Posts Drives: Many Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North of 7K RPM iTrader: (1) Garage List 2020 BMW M2 CS [0.00] 1994 Audi RS2 Avant [0.00] 2021 Audi RS6 Avant [0.00] 1988 BMW E30 M3 [0.00] 2011 BMW 1///M [0.00] 2017 BMW F80 M3 30 ... [0.00] 2018 Porsche 991.2 GT3 [0.00] 2015 Porsche Macan ... [0.00] 1998 Porsche 993 C4S [0.00] 1994 Lancia Delta I ... [0.00] 2008 Audi RS4 [0.00]	Very weird they would do that, it takes effort too, so don't see the rationale for them removing it. Hope mine comes in tact, after all took the trouble of taking my triangle and FA kit in the luggage, hopefully for a reason! I ended up leaving a note on the dash that a fellow Canadian member had posted earlier, so hoping all vignettes, rear plate, etc. stay in tact, hopefully someone will read it! LOL __________________ *2011 BMW E82 1///M: AW, all options; Renntech, Akrapovic, Forge, P3, RevoZ CF bits, many mods 1988 BMW E30 M3: Hennarot, S14, stock 2018 Porsche 991.2 GT3: PtS, CXX, LWBS, PCCB 1998 Porsche 993 C4S: Zenith Blue, last aircooled widebody, Bilstein PSS10, Fister II + Fabspeed exhaust 2008 Audi B7 RS 4*: Sprint Blue, Audi Exclusive Euro Bucket Interior, Premium+Titanium, many mods
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sq86 Captain 363 Rep 781 Posts Drives: 2013 328i E92 LMB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brooklyn iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 328i (E92) [0.00]	Weird... they left mine alone as well. However, I am 99% sure I left my CD case in the car when dropped it off and I have no more CDs. __________________ BMW CCA Member# 481791 Current: 2013 E92 328i LMB/Saddle Brown (1 of 21 for E92 LCI in that combo), 2018 F31 330xi AW/Saddle Brown Sold: 2011 1M BS/Black, 2008 E90 328xi AW/Beige, 2001 E46 330xi SG/Black
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