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Originally Posted by wjp005
Full service - Oil & coolant change, pollen filter, air filter - Instrument Display Dead Pixels - Hopefully a clean of the contacts will sort this out.
- LH Parker light is out, but LH indicator comes on when parkers are on....hmmmm?
- A/C Condenser fan is a bit sluggish - will attempt to locate the fan speed controller, but perhaps the contacts are just worn or dirty.
- RH Rear tailgate lock/latch isn't working properly - not sure if it's related but the car chimes "Rear Hatch Open" after starting
- Small plastic fitting at top of radiator (with the hose that goes to the header tank) cable tied in place - WTF!
- Missing plastic trim on RH side front bumper, the one where you screw in the towhook
- Maybe a tint job
- Second key - I hate having only one key to a car....AARGH!!!
- RH rear doorlock sometimes doesn't unlock with the other doors. a couple of tries with the key sometimes gets it to fire up.
That's it for now, but I'm yet to give the car a full going over to get a complete list together.
Anything else I should put on the agenda boys? I'm aware of the transmission issues but also know about the theory behind the fluid + filter service...sediment disruption.... BANG!!!. 
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1) Cleaning the contacts will sometimes help, other times making it worse. There are places you can have it sent to like
www.vdorepair.com and you can still drive while the cluster is being repaired. For the price, I've considered just upgrading to a 4.6is cluster, but then again, it'd be another stock cluster just waiting to fail, so it's a toss up.
2) It's a dual filament bulb, easy fix.
3) That could be anything from dirty contacts to a tired battery. Keep us posted.
4) They're related, but also, an esay fix. Peel of that stupid chrome strip while you're at it, then follow up with a nice waxing.
5) I was going to say with your refresh...depending on the mileage, I always recommend a COMPLETE cooling system overhaul. New radiator, waterpump, hoses, expansion tank, valley pan gasket, etc. To each their own though.
6) Ebay, junkyards or even here if you can find someone parting out a wrecked X in the For Sale subforums.
7) Yeah, I was surprised it didn't even have a slight tint on all but the windscreen and front side windows like it seems they always do here in the US.
8) That was something I negotiated from the dealership when gettting my X only because I knew what they costed.
9) Sounds like someone had the door panel off before, hopefully they replaced the window regulator while they were in there! Taking it off is pretty easy, and if it actuates easily without the panel on, they it was simply installed wrong causing binding. I've done it and seen it done, but it can be fixed.
Sediment disruption wouldn't happen it the fluid was serviced regularily, but that's irrelevant now. Just be cautious of it, and if you decide to do it, use a BMW filter only and then you can use Valvoline MaxLife or Castol Multi-Import Vehicle as a fluid replacement vs the obnoxiously overpriced ESSO/BMW stuff from the factory. I've even read of people using plain on' Dexron II and just servicing it regularily...the only difference is that the ESSO compatible stuff is longer life, but if serviced regularily like any other vehicle, then it doesn't matter...but that's all opinion.
Congrats on your new toy!
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