Topic: DIY Repairs & Mods

Glovebox Shock Absorber

Article by: Johan Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem: When I opened my glove box it just fell open and dangled forward. Time to replace those gas shocks! There are two in the dash. One is an absorber to make the dash open gently downwards. The other […]

e32 Fender Replacement

Article by: Sean Applies to: all e32 and e34 models Problem : I was in a hurry, and I tried to push a large truck out of the way ending up with marginal result. That is, little result for the truck. Strangely enough now I have a dent in my […]

Doorpanel Removal

Article by: Sean Article applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem:  Maybe you guys are thinking, when visiting our site, that Johan and I are spending most of our time with extensive repairs like changing drive shafts, tranny’s and swapping engine’s. That isn’t the case (errr…most of the time). […]

Doorlock Microswitch

Article by: Johan Applies to: both the e32 and e34. Problem: When locking the car with the key the deadlocking won’t engage and the total closure feature isn’t working. You’ll find that if you use the lock on the passenger side the deadlocking and total closure features are still working. […]

Doorlock Mechanism

Article by: Sean Applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem: In my case, the central locking system keeps locking the car when I unlock it. That’s mostly related to a stuck servo or door lock. But all the servo’s where working, so at first I thought that was related […]

Doorlock Bracket

Article by: Johan Article applies to: all e32 / e34 models. Problem: The locking pin of the door won’t come all the way up. You have to pull the pin up the last bit to unlock the door. This could be caused by a broken bracket on the door lock […]