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I found an OE heated, dimming mirror. Drivers side only. The passenger side was delaminated. (or whatever it is that happens to these things) And an auto-dimming mirror. Not pictured is about every fuse and relay from the glove box. Once I saw that the silly fuses are $1.20 ea at the hardware aisle, I just grabbed a handful. Also, some IKE buttons. 4,200 door and moulding clips that always break. Not a bad morning for $22. (entry is $2.)
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After a pretty close call yesterday, I've added to the toolkit arsenal. When you're rolling around a few acres of metal- and especially in the back rows where most every 'import' section is in these things- You might find yourself in a particular, erm. Need. The, uhhh 'facilities' offered are not always as complete as you might prefer. This little tidbit didn't find an itch to scratch today, but they'll stay in the box. Think of it like camping. Or a really long hike. Always be prepared.
Today I was on a mission for a fellow board member. I'd robbed some auto dimming glass from a PP E53 drivers mirror yesterday and he's looking for the gears within. I went to a new yard feeling optimistic that even though there was only one E53 on the lot, a new venue would reap big returns. Yeah. We were a little late to that party it appears. Undeterred, and in possession of 5 BMW's from the century's turn, I toddeled on.
Here's a shot of the haul... Now you might notice those retro cupholder looking things. I've always liked those. They're in an E39 loaner I get sometimes. I opened the door and there they were- sitting in the passenger seat. They even had the sticky bottoms taped up as if they'd never been installed. I only had a minute to drop them in while at the hangar dropping off my road trip rear wheels. You know how when you mow the grass or use a backpack blower or take a shower (or one of the other morning 'S's) and your mind just sorta flies into a moment of clarity? Well, that happened here as I ran around looking for all the little things that still irritate me even if I am twice as old as I thought I would ever be. The last E46 service came complete with some time spent cleaning the engine bay. I so appreciated that effort it made me frown about the little modesty insert for the manifold cover. Here we are before... Annnd after... Not bad for 17 years old. All of the E39 trunk rummaging had me remembering that somewhere on my E39, I'd had a smear of a sticker for around 10 or 11 years. Sh!t like that reminds me of how careless I was at one point, and I'd had enough thinking about it. Before: After: (anyone else notice the phone Numbers are different? WTF?) Finally, you might notice that little round thing in the back of the haul pic above. That's the heated steering coupler/ring/adapter/whatever. They're also really easy to remove if you don't care about ripping up trim pieces. I just paid $109 for mine in December. This did not cost that much. Cost beyond a few hours of my time, fuel for the thirsty 4.8is, and some busted knuckles was, and get this.. $28. It's going to be a full 35 degrees cooler here tomorrow. But I really do want to see if I can help out that member, find a radio with the same connection I need, and maybe steal some more interior trim and door fasteners. We'll see what the cooler weather does for my knees. And in turn, what it does to my lazy ass.
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I wish I had a yard closer. Just like you I feel like a kid in a candy store.
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This Fall I got a factory trailer hitch with all the hardware and the electronic module for $26.50. It was almost closing time and when I asked the guy if he got the power steering pump because it didn't show on the receipt, he just said "Yup". Probably wanted to get out of the office in a hurry.
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I should scout around the DFW Metroplex to see what I can find. Mike
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Prop, your inbox is full.
Nice haul. You've got some nicely stocked yards in your area.
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I love going to pick n pull yards.
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Woops! I cleared a few. Damn. 50 messages is just notalot.
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Tomorrow, we spin up the 4x12TB drives and swap the i3 for the i5. So it looks like it'll be a challenge to get away.
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I had to ditch our NAS (Seagate Armor stand alone unit) as it kept corrupting RAID arrays and killing drives. Ended up splitting the 30ish TB of storage, half in my rig, and half in the wife's. Use Allway Sync to back up the data from one to the other. It's a little cumbersome compared to the old stand alone unit... but the peace of mind has been priceless.
During my last CPU/mobo upgrade I switched from an ivy bridge i5 over to a Ryzen 1600x. Couldn't ignore the price to performance advantage. Plus, not having as many problems with specter patches has been nice.
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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles) 2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles) 2010 X5 35d Build 02/10 Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles) |
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