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02-08-2013, 10:56 AM
Avetiso

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Originally Posted by Crickett

Replaced my driver's seat seatbelt pretensioner cable that's been giving me an SES light:

http://tcholo.net:8080/images/bmw/beltTensioner.jpg
("Well there's yer problem . . . ")

Hopefully this is what is wrong with my seat, and not the tensioner itself.

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02-08-2013, 11:59 AM
Sockethead

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Originally Posted by brewer90

I saw that and read good things about it. I put a deposit down on the UUC kit and we are meeting next weekend to swap parts. I'm not looking forward to doing the install since it is in such a confined and blind space but it will be worth it in the end.

Yea the install sucks but it will be well worth it.
If you plan on removing the exhaust to do it. Make sure that you have heat for the nuts. Most likely you will have to heat them red hot to get them off without snapping them. Have some extra nuts and bolt just in case
02-08-2013, 12:56 PM
brewer90

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Originally Posted by Sockethead

Yea the install sucks but it will be well worth it.
If you plan on removing the exhaust to do it. Make sure that you have heat for the nuts. Most likely you will have to heat them red hot to get them off without snapping them. Have some extra nuts and bolt just in case

Thanks for the tips. I haven't even been under the car yet to see how it is layed out. I plan to do the diff and tranny fluid tomorrow and will develop my plan of attack at that point. Extra parts is a good idea. I'd hate to have the car down for $2 worth of parts.
02-08-2013, 01:14 PM
Tnhl1989

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CCV + VCG + Tune Up + Snow

So I couldn't finish before the snow storm however this is what I was able to finish before the snow came. After opening everything up I found that the oil was slightly milky. The spark plugs and vcg was replaced. Also swapped out the vanos with one I had previous already replaced the seals as well. The CCV was clogged and most likely was going to give me problems in the future. I swapped out the CCV with the winter version from the previous car. Picked up a oil housing filter this morning and was going to proceed with finishing up the install and warping things up before NEMO came. However he came too quickly which brought me to the decision to throw a tarp over everything and call it a day. So far this whole job is taking me about 10 hours and looks like to be another 3 hours or so as I am still replacing a lot of stuff to make sure that any road trips coming up wouldn't leave me stranded. After all this would be a cooling system overhaul since I found that the coolant had oil in it as well.

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02-08-2013, 07:23 PM
Sockethead

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Originally Posted by brewer90

Thanks for the tips. I haven't even been under the car yet to see how it is layed out. I plan to do the diff and tranny fluid tomorrow and will develop my plan of attack at that point. Extra parts is a good idea. I'd hate to have the car down for $2 worth of parts.

I forgot to tell you don't forget the gaskets for the exhaust too... there are two of them.

BTW it is possible to do it without removing the exhaust. I did it that way but it took a lot longer
02-08-2013, 07:55 PM
JupiterBMW

Package from Turner Motorsports at the door. F' yeah! :biggrin
02-09-2013, 06:29 AM
328ioc

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Originally Posted by JupiterBMW

Package from Turner Motorsports at the door. F' yeah! :biggrin

Wtf another one?

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02-09-2013, 08:39 AM
zhpnsnv

Gave it a clean driveway to pull in and out of: http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/10/4y8y6yve.jpg
02-09-2013, 09:37 AM
jayjay_dee

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Originally Posted by das boots

How do you remove and replace the OE mirrors? BTW, are mirrors sold on Ebay OE or made in Asia?

ECS Tuning has a good video...

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...241#post212241
02-09-2013, 06:48 PM
das boots

Thanks.

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