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andrewwynn 02-23-2026 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by EODguy (Post 1248599)
Probably just use bolted on manhole covers...[emoji1787]

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Myth busters did that. And a few other ideas like stuffing a flat tire with hay.


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Fifty150hs 02-28-2026 11:56 PM

Pulled the drivers door card off to change what I thought was a DHC going bad. Turned out it wasn't. I pulled the latch too and lubricated it. Its back to normal operation. Since I was going to be in there I ordered new clips for the window and changed those while I had it open. Window operates quietly and smoothly again. When I pulled the card off the upper piece of plastic broke off the card. It has been in the process of coming off every time I've had to pull the door card. Been gluing and epoxying it back where loose for awhile. Completely came off this time. Cleaned off all old glue, cleaned and prepped the plastic and used bumper adhesive to glue it back together. We'll see how it holds up.

EODguy 03-01-2026 01:19 AM

Went and got my new rims, the black ones were sold so I got these...

I also had to do a repair on the actual door handle because, why not have more things to do?[emoji2959]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6d0527ad79.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e08509b627.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0fd22424d4.jpg

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Fifty150hs 03-01-2026 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by EODguy (Post 1248681)
Went and got my new rims, the black ones were sold so I got these...

I also had to do a repair on the actual door handle because, why not have more things to do?[emoji2959]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6d0527ad79.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e08509b627.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0fd22424d4.jpg

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It's always like that. Go to fix one thing, find another.

g300d 03-01-2026 06:41 AM

Yup. You have a defective BMW if there isn't anything on it that needs fixing.

Fifty150hs 03-01-2026 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by g300d (Post 1248685)
Yup. You have a defective BMW if there isn't anything on it that needs fixing.

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andrewwynn 03-01-2026 01:47 PM

Number one rule with BMW repair: leave one item unresolved. Car will fight back if you fix everything.


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EODguy 03-01-2026 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by andrewwynn (Post 1248694)
Number one rule with BMW repair: leave one item unresolved. Car will fight back if you fix everything.


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What is this thing called "one" you speak of? [emoji848]

If I only had one thing to repair, I'd check and see if I hopped in someone else's e53!!![emoji1787][emoji1787]

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andrewwynn 03-01-2026 01:59 PM

Nice. Yeah might bea theoretical concept.

Related: you can fix any big items and leave any number of smaller ones.


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X5chemist 03-01-2026 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by andrewwynn (Post 1248694)
Number one rule with BMW repair: leave one item unresolved. Car will fight back if you fix everything.

Might just leave the panoroof head liner alone! :dunno:


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