Article by: MPowered02 Article applies to: E34 BMWs Well, I’ve owned my 1995 E34 525i almost 2 years now (bought it a little after relocating my family to Manila, Philippines for work) and have mostly been doing maintenance and fixing small stuff on it. Here’s the car I’m working with: […]
Topic: Body & Interior
Headrest LCD Screen Installation
Article by: Roland Article applies to: all E24, E28, E32 and E34 models (others may be applicable). For my installation I used: A 5,8″ monitor from Autosonik. Autosonik uses the same TFT-panel as Alpine but in a slightly different housing making it less expensive as the original Alpine A sharp […]
Wiper Tensioner
Article by: Ralph (Dutch740) Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models. My own car is a 740 made in 1992. Problem : When you drive off, there is a loud rattling/whining sound from behind the instrument cluster (not to be confused with ABS cycling). Same noise immediately after switching […]
Wiper Mechanism Replacement
Article by: Johan Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models. The procedure may differ when a different heating system is installed. Problem: Every time I used my wipers they would make a very annoying flapping sound. When I finally decided to replace the wipers I found that I […]
Windshield Replacement
Article by: Sean Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem: A bird smashed into my windscreen doing about 170 kmh/110 mph and the impact scared the bejesus out of me. Although it cracked the window severely, the inside layer of the laminated windscreen kept things together and I […]
Seat Swapping
Article by: Sean Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models (all models with normal seats, no sport seats.) Problem: It was painfully obvious to me that the drivers seat wasn’t up to the 440.000/275.000 miles my car has put on the odometer until now. Although the leather was still […]