Hi - I put my passenger rear window down today and heard a crunching noise.
Needless to say it would not go back up. After removing the door panel it
looks like the cable got wrapped up around the motor or something else. I've
never dealt with BMW windows before ( only US cars ...

I just subscribed to this group, and thought I'd introduce myself.
I live in North Carolina, near Raleigh, and drive a 1988 528e, which I
repair and maintain myself.
The car runs pretty well.  I've done a lot to it:

Has anyone ever got the cruise control error on the new 3-series?
I have seen it on both '06 330xi and '08 335xi, both 6-sp manuals.
When pulling the cruise stalk to set speed, you get gong sound and big
yellow cruise icon with exclamation point.  Also see small orange triangle

I'm getting my E30 318is resprayed and thought it might be a good time to
install fog lights.
There are two types of fog lights on ebay shipped from Hong Kong, and the
prices are lower than the genuine BMW ones. Has anyone tried either of them,

On one of the wires coming from the distributor, there is a coil of
some sort. Anyone know for sure what this is for???

Nobody local has the Bentley recommended plug for my 325. I was handed
something called the Bosch 4307, a platinum something or other which
doesn't have a center electrode. I was kind of in a hurry. Do these
things work or did I get the wrong thing? Thanks as always.

I have a 1999 323I BMW. Have a grinding noise in the rear. The mechanic
said I need new bearings, and at the same time replace the rear brakes.
Did not mention repacking them.
He said it would take 5 hours to replace the bearings, which seems

Is a 2004 530i trannie suspect like the 323 3 series transmissions?
And possibly the E46 3 series selectronic trannies in general?  Or did
they use a different better one?
I found a good price on one...2004 48K miles for 27.5K.  Looks very

Just sold my 1998 E39 525 TDS (autobox) with all the goodies and bought a
323i Coupé instead.
The 525 had over 200.000miles on the odo. The 323i just has 90.000miles.
I hope to have e few good years with her.

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Is the E46 auto capable of having the trannie fluid changed?
I thought someone said that that the fluid is considered "lifetime",
meaning you don't change it.
Lifetime thus means about 80K miles, I guess.  That's when the

Have a 2008 335xi, with Logic 7 sound system.
Turned the car on, and what was usually that pretty-sounding chord "gong"
(for the seatbelt reminder), came out as a horribly garbled, almost screechy
sounding noise.

I live in Thailand and have just purchased an X3 with the Steptronic
auto transmission. Parking in lots and garages in Bangkok require you
to leave the car in neutral in certain areas so that it can be
manually moved.  How do I park the car in neutral? The BMW salesperson

A body shop some years go fix a dent in the hood. But the bozos buffed the headlamp covers when they were doing the finish polishing on the hood. This has caused a fogged unclear appearance in the plastic. I can't go back and complain, they aren't in business any more. Is there ...