I'm looking at getting Rial Nogaro wheels, they look similar to BBS
style mesh. Question: does the open spoke/mesh design allow for more
water (i.e. rain ) and debris to get into the wheel well area where
the brakes are? Would a wheel with more 'meat' (i.e. the M contour or

2002 bmw 325i lights left on.  battery down.  jumped off to start.  now
"check engine soon" light is on.  how do i turn it off?

All,
94 525i
My fuel door mechanism will unlock, but won't lock.
When I disassemble it, true to form, the motor only spins when I

I'm doing research to find which cars people find most satisfying.
The survey is non-commercial - there are no advertisements.  The
survey is totally anonymous and the results are made available to
consumers to help in their decision making process.

rear wheel wheeles will turn freely a little with a grinding noise
help help

there's nothing wrong with them but i hear they go at about 60k miles.
is it diffficult to replace?
there are 4 of them , which one is likely to go ?
thanks.

my wife has a chronic neck injury and can differentiate the ride
between my current '04 525 and my previous 08' 528i. we both agree
that the ride is more harsher and with the vehicle being relatively
new i have to assume a lot of the road energy is coming thru the

The Board Computer on my 91 535i doesn't seem to be "ON".  The "BC"
switch on the turn signal lever doesn't do anything and there is an
empty patch on the instrument panel that should light up with
somethin' but doesn't.  All of the fuses look OK.  I do have the area

Hi all. This was almost covered in a previous post but can a resurrect
as it was never gotten to the bottom of.
Is it realistically possible to change the wishbone rear bushes in-
situ? Can I:

I have a '03 325ci with OEM type 44 wheels, tires say 225 45ZR 17
there is the number '18' stamped in the center of the wheel.....what
does this number indicate? this is a 18" wheel????

saw this thread while searching.....
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.bmw/browse_thread/thread/86d5a7585074e0
bd/d94b9152f1405639?lnk=gst&q=different+tires+on+wheels&rnum=7#d94b9152f1405639
so I have an offer to buy a staggered set of M contours...I want to
use the Nexens tha ...

How many hour can spend to change a clutch in a '96 BMW 318 is ?
Just to understand if the bill is ok !!!
Thanks

Hey all, I've got an '01 330xi with some climate control problems.
The posts I read make me want to blame the Final Stage Unit, but I'd
like to be sure. I used to have an older Audi (yes, I know it's
dangerous to say that in a BMW forum), and it had a built in

I took the M3 out for a spin for the first time since October.  When I
adjusted the seat I found that one thing had a problem.  This is a
fully electronic adjustable seat; the seatback kept tilting backward.
I tried to get it to tilt back up but had no luck.  I tried to run it

I have a 2001 525i with a dead fan motor.  Went to the dealer for repair.  I
know the service manager and he told me my problem is the Final Stage
Resistor.  He told me it's a shade tree mechanic fix.  He said it's located
just under the gove box and the part is $119 bucks.  Will ...