What did you do to/for your 1er today?

[mkeiser]

My heat doesn't seem to be working anymore. Lots of fun commuting in sub zero temps Although it eventually does get to a bearable temp.

Midway through 40min commute, temp set at 84*, fan speed high, only the middle vents selected. Air feels more like 60-70* out of the vents. Fan speed control works fine, vent selection works fine.

Thinking I may have to try flushing the heater core or just replacing it. Will have to do some more troubleshooting when it gets a little warmer. Any insight?

edit; or maybe heater control valve...

[Almuliman]

Originally Posted by ResinThirteen

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But now I’m considering removing the adhesive and polishing the bumper to get that clean look and kinda going back and forth on which way to go.

Thoughts? (Pic is with my neighbor’s ‘22 230i)

If you have the option to go without a front plate (WA state, so I don't) and no holes to fill, I vote for clean, no plate.

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by Almuliman

If you have the option to go without a front plate (WA state, so I don't) and no holes to fill, I vote for clean, no plate.

That reminds me: I still need to reach out to my legislative representatives to ask for an amendment to RCW 46.16A.200. Of course, it probably won't stand a snowball's chance in hell as I'll bet the WADOL & State and Local Police lobbyists like the revenue from the tickets.

[Nashville]

Installed the black line LED tail lights. Can’t figure out how to get the led strips to come on. Taking it to work to see if it’s a coding thing or not.

[________]

Originally Posted by ResinThirteen

A nice little collection of things came in today! Trunk net with eyelets and hardware, front smoker’s package delete to prepare for Induktiv charger, and LCI HVAC control! Ooh, things are getting better and better with my nearly 15-year-old car!

You can code the sync button to be “rest”. I’m not sure you can do the opposite, you might be able to achieve the same with coding.

The temperature sensor is different, and the way they function is also different.
The old one does not have an intensity control when in auto, the new one has 5 different levels.

They don’t work well interchangeably. You will probably want to save the coding information of your old one, and recode the new one to be the same (and change the Sync button coding). Beware.

[ResinThirteen]

Originally Posted by Onesie

You can code the sync button to be “rest”. I’m not sure you can do the opposite, you might be able to achieve the same with coding.

The temperature sensor is different, and the way they function is also different.
The old one does not have an intensity control when in auto, the new one has 5 different levels.

They don’t work well interchangeably. You will probably want to save the coding information of your old one, and recode the new one to be the same (and change the Sync button coding). Beware.

Yeah, that's good advice. I'm definitely going to be taking this one slowly to make sure I don't have any crazy issues.

Though I will say my Pre-LCI (10/2009 build date) has the old style AC control unit, but has 3 levels of Auto, for whatever that's worth.

[ResinThirteen]

For nearly a year now, my sunroof sliding shade cover has been getting worse and worse. It started as sagging here and there, but I put it off and put it off, until finally it looked like this:


The entire cloth underside had come completely apart, and was only being held on by the handle. I got tired of seeing it hanging down, so I tucked it in as best as I could:


Eventually, though, I had to do something permanent about this thing. Plus, the orange foam glue dust crap was getting EVERYWHERE. So, research done (so many horror stories about this process!) and new sliding shade ordered and received. Time to get to work!

First step is to raise the sunroof glass to "vent" position and unscrew the 3 screws on each side:



Job done! (though I forgot to take pictures of the exact position of the glass relative to the roofline, but I'll get back to that later)
Glass is out, and now I'm starting to see just how much of this glue dust there actually is!



Next step is to slide the sliding shade all the way forward. This was a huge pain because the fabric had gotten stuck in the rails and the thing was jammed. Finally, though, I got it.


Now the inside looks like this:


Next, I had to remove this rain gutter:


And here's what I'm left with:


Next, before the new shade goes in, gotta do some cleaning. First the rain gutter:


Then come out with the clean gutter and replacement shade, and then remove the clips, so I can remove the old shade:


And finally out. ...And damn, this thing is in rough shape:



Here, I did a TON more cleaning, as the entire area around the sunroof itself and sliding shade was full of that foam glue dust crap. SO much cleaning, but no pics.
I didn't really have a good way of cleaning the space between the roof of the car and the headliner, so I improvised with a wet swiffer, and some microfiber towels with all-natural cleaner. Worked pretty well, but I'm SURE there's more of that dust buried and hiding in the corners!


Anyway, just as I'm about to start the install, I gotta take a break for a meat delivery:


Now that all of that is unpacked and in the freezer, it's back to work.
Out with the old, and in with the new!


New shade is in its tracks and looking and feeling smooth!



And now, before I put the glass back on, MORE cleaning:



Glass is back in!


The sliding shade closes!


Here's where I'm not sure if I lined everything up 100% right, so I'll have to find a factory manual to see if I need to adjust anything further. It looks good to me, though:


And now...the moment of truth...I test the open/close/vent operation, and...

It works!


And now...MORE cleaning! (if I had to do this again, I'm definitely laying down a giant bedsheet or something on the inside. This stuff is nearly everywhere)


Final test to make sure everything is sealed and everything drains like it's supposed to, the local car wash:


It's perfect!

Now that I'm home, I get to celebrate that this is finally done!


And, a lot like my car in the car wash, I like my whiskey without water.

*Edit: Oof...sorry for huge images XD

[WrathOTM]

Making progress over here. Painting soon.

[WrathOTM]

also I will replace the bushings on these too

[scratchgolf135]

Originally Posted by WrathOTM

Making progress over here. Painting soon.

Nice! I should rip mine off and paint them too, good idea. I’m currently doing 1m control arms and ECS trailing arms (koni shocks and AKG shock mounts as well) and torn on which bushings. Looking at SuperPro. Any idea what you’re going to use?

[Ric in RVA]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

My heat doesn't seem to be working anymore. Lots of fun commuting in sub zero temps Although it eventually does get to a bearable temp.

Midway through 40min commute, temp set at 84*, fan speed high, only the middle vents selected. Air feels more like 60-70* out of the vents. Fan speed control works fine, vent selection works fine.

Thinking I may have to try flushing the heater core or just replacing it. Will have to do some more troubleshooting when it gets a little warmer. Any insight?

edit; or maybe heater control valve...

Thermostats failed open.

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by Nashville

Installed the black line LED tail lights. Can’t figure out how to get the led strips to come on. Taking it to work to see if it’s a coding thing or not.

Take a pic after dark and show us what's Not lighting up please

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by Ric in RVA

Thermostats failed open.

I'll look into this. I replaced the thermostat with a Mahle-Behr unit a couple months ago. Thank you.

FWIW there are no hidden codes (using Foxwell NT510).

[Nashville]

Originally Posted by jdt10768

Take a pic after dark and show us what's Not lighting up please

Here you go. The little lines are supposed to light up.

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

I'll look into this. I replaced the thermostat with a Mahle-Behr unit a couple months ago.

Definitely a chance this is it, I have had a similar issue on a previous car. Ours is a huge PITA to change, as you probably know, so certainly worth checking on. I'd guess there may be some way to tell by monitoring the temperature of certain hoses. Or some trick like - look for coolant flow in a cold engine and see if it is indeed flowing or not.

Probably saying things you already know.

[1and1]

Can INPA or anything troubleshoot heater issues?

Mine started misbehaving last winter, but in true FL fashion I forgot all about heating issues when it wasn't one of those few days it was needed...

And now they're back again and I still need to tinker with it... especially now with drivers side seat heater needing repair as well...

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by Nashville

Here you go. The little lines are supposed to light up.

I had to look at mine, disregard the dirty bumper - need to wash this weekend
Are you certain all bulbs are installed??

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

Definitely a chance this is it, I have had a similar issue on a previous car. Ours is a huge PITA to change, as you probably know, so certainly worth checking on. I'd guess there may be some way to tell by monitoring the temperature of certain hoses. Or some trick like - look for coolant flow in a cold engine and see if it is indeed flowing or not.

Probably saying things you already know.

All information is helpful for me and appreciated I'm going to dive into INPA and/or Foxwell this afternoon and see what I can find... If it's stuck, at least it's stuck open and not closed part is still under warranty too.

The car at least gets to a comfortable enough interior temp...

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by 1and1

Can INPA or anything troubleshoot heater issues?

Mine started misbehaving last winter, but in true FL fashion I forgot all about heating issues when it wasn't one of those few days it was needed...

And now they're back again and I still need to tinker with it... especially now with drivers side seat heater needing repair as well...

I'll get back to you on that one!

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by Nashville

Here you go. The little lines are supposed to light up.

If your car is halogen equipped I remember reading that it needs coding of some sort. I could be mistaken though.

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

If your car is halogen equipped I remember reading that it needs coding of some sort. I could be mistaken though.

In the BimmerCode app, there is an "LED conversion inner tail lights" value that can be modified. Not sure if that helps at all

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by Nashville

Here you go. The little lines are supposed to light up.

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1985875