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      04-10-2019, 02:06 PM   #1
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Working on car

Hey guys,

Anyone in the Los Angeles area who will be working on their car soon and would like to tackle the job together?

I plan on replacing all the fluids in my 128 and wanted to use this opportunity to meet some other people on the forum.

Looking forward to meeting fellow addicts!
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      04-10-2019, 02:49 PM   #2
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Recommend you join BMWCCA.
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      04-10-2019, 04:13 PM   #3
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Recommend you join BMWCCA.
Thanks NorthernDancer. I actually looked into this sometime back and BMWCCA has meetups to work on cars in some parts of the country, but not out in the Los Angeles area.
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      04-10-2019, 05:55 PM   #4
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Yes, most clubs do not have "official" meets for this. It's the people you meet in club meetings that will help you. Someone who has a car like yours (or E90) or someone who lives close to you. The club also knows all the BMW indys who do the best work at reasonable prices. Many members will be willing to look over your shoulder as you do some work.
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      04-16-2019, 04:31 PM   #5
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I am fairly close to LA, OC, SD and need coding help... replaced my battery and now my windows won't roll down lol!
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      04-25-2019, 12:42 PM   #6
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Yes, most clubs do not have "official" meets for this. It's the people you meet in club meetings that will help you. Someone who has a car like yours (or E90) or someone who lives close to you. The club also knows all the BMW indys who do the best work at reasonable prices. Many members will be willing to look over your shoulder as you do some work.
Thanks NorthernDancer, that's a good way to approach that.

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I am fairly close to LA, OC, SD and need coding help... replaced my battery and now my windows won't roll down lol!
That's an interesting problem...replaced battery and windows don't work. Silly question but when was the last time you rolled your windows before changing your battery? I only ask because it's hard to see that it could be battery related and that could just be a coincidence.
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I am fairly close to LA, OC, SD and need coding help... replaced my battery and now my windows won't roll down lol!
What? Windows won't roll down? I need to change the battery soon. You just scared me. lol
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      05-02-2019, 02:13 PM   #8
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What? Windows won't roll down? I need to change the battery soon. You just scared me. lol
Whatever you do don't let your current battery go dead and sit in the car for a week. If you change it right away you should be good. I messed up because mine went dead and I was busy with other crap so I let my car sit for a couple weeks with a dead battery. Now my FRM module has failed and my turn signals, windows etc. won't roll down. total nightmare...
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