my car broke down, help please!
10-01-2008, 01:05 PM
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-Besides the point....I have the light s from trinity and at first when I installed it, I got an iDrive error. Then, I tried swapping them around in all possible ways and still the same. I was puzzled why it will not work. "Is it my car or is it the lights," I was thinking. Finally I took a flat head screw driver and scraped the electrical contact points of the LED housing hoping that it would give me better conduction. That solved my problem and all errors where gone and the light came on.
-Back on topic...By any chance did you unplug the license plate light housing from the electrical wireing source? If so, is it possible that you pluged it back in opposite poles?
-Back on topic...By any chance did you unplug the license plate light housing from the electrical wireing source? If so, is it possible that you pluged it back in opposite poles?
10-01-2008, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='682836' date='Oct 1 2008, 09:09 PM
No car should ever have such a severe problem related to the kind of bulb in the frigging plate lights... 
Yes, some of us have.
10-01-2008, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='683013' date='Oct 1 2008, 02:11 PM
Anyone tried to put a nail in to the fusebox instead on a proper fuse?
Yes, some of us have.
Yes, some of us have.
10-01-2008, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='683013' date='Oct 1 2008, 10:11 PM
Anyone tried to put a nail in to the fusebox instead on a proper fuse?
Yes, some of us have.
Yes, some of us have.
Umm no,
10-01-2008, 05:25 PM
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oh crap my car is in the dealership, there still checking everything, they're gonna give me a call tomorrow now im driving a loaner car and its not a bmw shoot!!
i'm now rolling a ford escape! waaaahhh!!!!!!!!
i'm now rolling a ford escape! waaaahhh!!!!!!!!
10-02-2008, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by euro2nv' post='683238' date='Oct 1 2008, 09:25 PM
oh crap my car is in the dealership, there still checking everything, they're gonna give me a call tomorrow now im driving a loaner car and its not a bmw shoot!!
i'm now rolling a ford escape! waaaahhh!!!!!!!!
i'm now rolling a ford escape! waaaahhh!!!!!!!!
So you've got to give us the final verdict!
What did your dealership have to say this morning? 
10-02-2008, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by euro2nv' post='683238' date='Oct 2 2008, 04:25 AM
oh crap my car is in the dealership, there still checking everything, they're gonna give me a call tomorrow now im driving a loaner car and its not a bmw shoot!!
i'm now rolling a ford escape! waaaahhh!!!!!!!!
i'm now rolling a ford escape! waaaahhh!!!!!!!!
10-02-2008, 09:07 AM
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the service guy told me that it was backfiring and they think the car is not tuned so i think but they didn't really say that they gonno open the engine
but i think they will :thumbsdown: i hope not because they have to overhaul the engine!!! shoot!!!
i'm thinking of getting a different car if i could do that, do you think i could do that since i only had the car for two weeks?? its a CPO
give me some advices guys??!! i really don't know yet whtas the real problem of the car but since its been two days now i'm thinking of calling the dealership where i bought the car,
what do you guys think???
but i think they will :thumbsdown: i hope not because they have to overhaul the engine!!! shoot!!!
i'm thinking of getting a different car if i could do that, do you think i could do that since i only had the car for two weeks?? its a CPO
give me some advices guys??!! i really don't know yet whtas the real problem of the car but since its been two days now i'm thinking of calling the dealership where i bought the car,
what do you guys think???
10-03-2008, 09:17 AM
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Backfiring - open the engine - no analysis of the problem???
What is the mileage on your 530i?
You must contact the dealer that sold you the car.
I suppose even in the US there must be some consumerism.
What is the mileage on your 530i?
You must contact the dealer that sold you the car.
I suppose even in the US there must be some consumerism.
10-03-2008, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='684571' date='Oct 3 2008, 10:17 AM
Backfiring - open the engine - no analysis of the problem???
What is the mileage on your 530i?
You must contact the dealer that sold you the car.
I suppose even in the US there must be some consumerism.
What is the mileage on your 530i?
You must contact the dealer that sold you the car.
I suppose even in the US there must be some consumerism.
mileage is 36k when i got it, i thought it won't give me problems, this isn't a good way to start but im crossing my toes and my fingers that i got an "ok" car its CPO warranty up to 100k and 2011 so i hope it will give me more headaches
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