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Old 03-05-2012, 04:22 PM
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Today: upper radiator hose and a ride around town on a rollback.
Last week: rear air spring, expansion tank, valve cover gaskets, air filter, oil change.
Tomorrow: try again to clear the detested "self-level suspension inactive" message.

Then she can go back to serving me!
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Old 03-05-2012, 05:15 PM
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2 months ago had my transmission rebuilt for the 2nd TIME!!! Thank god for the extended warranty I bought after the first rebuild. Last month lost my fuel pump driving down the expressway. Tomorrow it is replace brake pad day.
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Thursday, replaced window regulator and motor, friend donated parts. Nice
Saturday, got my engine mounts replaced. NIIICEEEE.
Sunday, rear hatch top lid locking mechanism broke.
Monday took mechanism apart, ordered new one, waiting patiently for part to arrive. Not nice, to the tune of nearly $300 shipped.
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Old 03-05-2012, 09:08 PM
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Old 03-06-2012, 12:55 AM
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Traded the ML 350 to a 2011 E71 50.i

Traded 6 month old ML 350 11k miles to a x6 2011 19k miles 50i..loving every bit of it...just recently change the fogs to 6k hids....next is all out white angel eyes to 6k heads...

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Old 03-08-2012, 12:13 AM
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...Cause of replacement:
Turned on HID fogs, but double-hit the switch, int lights came on, four way flashers blinking. Hit 4-way switch, then open close door to kill int lights. Hit fogs again, all seems well.

Next day (12 hours) battery totally dead. Stealer says prob with my DEPO AE's, surprise.

Install OE battery, no AE's 2 days, all is well.

Re-attached AE's last five days. all is well.

As stated many times here, wonky electronics? start with the battery. And feel free to verbally bash me, but if you can afford it? get the BMW OE stupidly expensive battery (replaced < 2 year old highly recommended Optoma)...
Just an fyi, as those who have aftermarket angel eyes AND aftermarket HIDs in their fogs can probably attest to, at certain times under certain conditions (i mostly notice it in the cold), when you turn on the fogs, the hazards start flashing and the interior lights turn on.

I drive most of the time only with my fogs on since the LED angel eyes are so bright already. But if the phenomenon occurs where the hazards come on/interior light illuminates with activation of the HID fogs, I can turn off the hazards and the interior lamp immediately but when i actually shut the car off and the interior lamp comes on again, when i get out the car, and shut and lock the doors with the key, THE ALARM WILL BEEP INDICATING THE ALARM IS SET BUT THE DOOR LOCK CARRIAGES WILL REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION, DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF.

i believe you were a victim of the aforementioned my friend and that is the culprit that drained your battery. I just wanted to share this in case anyone else experiences the same issue.

If you unlock and relock the doors again with the remote with the car off, all troubles will be cleared until the next time it happens.
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Old 03-10-2012, 09:40 PM
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Gave the new foam cannon a try and washed it with some new Chemical Guys HoneyDew foam. I then used some old Mequires foaming wash that I had sitting around. It's close to being as foamy, but doesn't stick as well. For the price, the Mequires is a better value. This is much easier than the pressure washer cannon I have been using for awhile.

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Old 03-10-2012, 10:46 PM
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Just an fyi, as those who have aftermarket angel eyes AND aftermarket HIDs in their fogs can probably attest to, at certain times under certain conditions (i mostly notice it in the cold), when you turn on the fogs, the hazards start flashing and the interior lights turn on.

I drive most of the time only with my fogs on since the LED angel eyes are so bright already. But if the phenomenon occurs where the hazards come on/interior light illuminates with activation of the HID fogs, I can turn off the hazards and the interior lamp immediately but when i actually shut the car off and the interior lamp comes on again, when i get out the car, and shut and lock the doors with the key, THE ALARM WILL BEEP INDICATING THE ALARM IS SET BUT THE DOOR LOCK CARRIAGES WILL REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION, DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF.

i believe you were a victim of the aforementioned my friend and that is the culprit that drained your battery. I just wanted to share this in case anyone else experiences the same issue.

If you unlock and relock the doors again with the remote with the car off, all troubles will be cleared until the next time it happens.
MUCH thanx, we were definitely confused - guessing I wasted the money on the battery, as it -was- perfect until the weirdness. That said, I tend to hurry-up replace any battery that has been drained to dead-dead.
NOTE: Adding this reply to my original posted topic, basically asking wha' happened?
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Old 03-11-2012, 04:26 AM
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Changed the oil in the transfercase and fr/re diffs, rear diff oil was clean front diff was dirty, bit odd, transfercase oil was dirty also 90ks first time changed. Also gave it a wash as always with kerosene and water, I've had some critics but after 40years of using it and getting many compliments on the condition of all of my vehicles over the years, no contest.
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Old 03-11-2012, 11:42 AM
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Changed the oil in the transfercase and fr/re diffs, rear diff oil was clean front diff was dirty, bit odd, transfercase oil was dirty also 90ks first time changed. Also gave it a wash as always with kerosene and water, I've had some critics but after 40years of using it and getting many compliments on the condition of all of my vehicles over the years, no contest.
What? Can you elaborate? I can't imagine doing that in the city. I think someone would call the police and fire dept on me.
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