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Weird, FCP doesn't have a core charge for the brand new Bosch unit. Only a $50 core charge for the Bosch reman or $300!! core charge for the original BMW version. Super weird.
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Ah thx, did not notice the T20 screw... and I don't want an Android head unit because to use the OE DSP setup requires expensive add-ons and some of the posts here about that thing are not very positive. I'm using a $12 bluetooth cassette adapter to stream from my phone that works surprisingly well, even after my attempt to replace the LCD screen ended up damaging the connections so it's dead, hence the request for a spare. As long as the OE head unit still works without the screen, I'll keep using it.
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Ordered a new $27 xenon lamp ballast/igniter last month off the ebay and got around to installing it today in hopes of fixing the dim driver-side headlight (replaced both bulbs awhile back), but it's either defective or has a bad bulb connector which looks quite different from the OE one because the bulb would not light. Put the old one back in... and I might go back to the pull-a-part because for once one of the recent E53s has xenon headlights that nobody's molested, at least as of yesterday, to grab the ballasts.
Also replaced the broken headlight mount with another ebay buy.
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Can I buy one of these for you? Or like.. I *have* one.. what would happen if I 'sold' mine to you? Would Aussie.Gov be like, "F you, Mate!"? Cause if this thing is as cool as I expect.. you should have one... screw the guv-mint.
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It would be "above board" to get one into NZ sans sales taxes etc. (since it's just under the NZD$400 limit for such things) - so no need to do anything "dodgy". It's really just the exchange rate and freight that bite - and the exchange rate will get better after your November election! I can wait! It's not actually that bad, cost-wise - I can actually afford it, but I'm too much of a tight-arse to spend that much cash on a "nice-to-have" item when I have to spend time/money on other items related to maint. Car is running great and no current issues but at over 270,000kms, I can see an alternator (still original), a starter motor (still original), a turbo-charger and boost control actuator (still original), new tyres (again) and a new battery (again) in the foreseeable future. And... I read that the BlueBus doesn't work well with the Samsung Galaxy S7. Guess which smart-phone I have.... But like I said... you are the BEST for even thinking that out loud! Talk about feeling part of a great community...
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Wayne 2005 BMW X5 3.0d (b 02/05) 2001 BMW F650GS Dakar (b 06/01) Last edited by wpoll; 02-21-2024 at 11:04 PM. |
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My front cv axle boot repair kit from FCP arrived today, as did the EBay tool that grabs the threads and pulls the axle back through the hub/carrier. This is a job that requires a lot of procrastination for me, so to make myself feel better I put the injector harness clips back on. I only could find 7 of them so I left cylinder 5 off since it’s easier to get to. I’ll see if eBay has a source for these little wire ass-pain generators.
The car ran fine for years with them on backwards, and not at all for the past several months, but I feel better with them on. I pulled the coil covers and disconnected the coils to get just enough slack in the harness so I could work it off and get the clips on without drama.
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Current Original owner 2002 E53 X5 4.4i to 4.6i swap 1993 Mopar 318 Jeep Grand Cherokee - original owner 2015 V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee - the nice car for my wife Former 1972 Audi Fox 1986 Saab 900S 1996 BMW Z3 1998 BMW E36 M3 Sedan 2004 BMW E46 M3 2006 Audi A3 Quatro |
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