Hi my name is Patrick, Im proud owner of my first BMW, 118D M sport in estoril blue, car has covered 77k miles, has full history really nice condition, is it possible to listen to my music fron iphone? Through bluetooth? Only issue I have the speakers are very poor quality , also wanted to ask for common faults etc what to look out for in future how often to service it, and where can I check dpf miles left on it ? My dad had it on his 5 series but this I cannot find anything regarding that, also the ambient lighting is that only footwell lights ? And is there way to get angle eyes ? I bate ugly yellow bulbs !
Thank you could u shed some light regarding the questions I raised ? Also not sure if it shld be like that steering is kind of wobbly its like very light so pulls from left to right when going over bumps only sometimes is it because its rear wheel drive. ?
Welcome to the forum. The steering shouldn't be wandering. I would check the obvious first which is wheels, tyres and pressures. Lights can be changed by using some aftermarket osram bulbs, and by selecting the right colour range it can be white or with that blue xenon tinge. The dpf won't regenerate if the engine temp is low and this is normally due to glow plugs or thermostats. A decent independent will be able to read the codes and work out when the last regen happened and what the pressure readings are now. Why are you concerned about the dpf on a new (to you) car? If all is well, then take it out on a nice motorway run, with 1/2 a tank of diesel and a steady 70mph for 20 mins or longer. The dpf horror stories of old have largely gone, but hopefully you haven't bought a diesel to do short journeys to the station. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
Welcome Patrick Cant answer your lights or I Phone question but it does sound like your wobbly steering could be you need one of the front wheels balanced , it s nothing to do with the car being rear wheel drive . Check your front tyre pressures as well, over inflated tyres can cause light steering . If it s none of those you need to get it checked out . Good luck with it , it looks a nice car .
Im concerned about dpf as my old audi had issues with dpf and that leaded to diesel contamination with engine oil so my oil was rising! , im doing around 12-14k miles a year mix town and b roads ? Sometimes go out for drive which I am planning to do in this car more often than I did in Audi, regarding that wobbly steering wheel I had my tracking done but wasnt much out they checked pressures in tyres etc before tracking was done anyways will take it to balance the wheels tomorrow and see what happens regarding them bulbs I no I can get bulbs but Im talking about the angel eyes what some 1 series have is it possible to retro fit it ? So these 1 series dont tell miles left on dpf then that is strange my dads 56 plate 5 series did it anyway love the car got many plans for it mod wise first think is grille gloss black with m sport colours
How hard is it to change the grille ? Wanting to purchase the gloss black one with three colours m sport dunno which to get any recomendations on which is good quality etc something like this https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/151652417379
your dads 5 series just says when the dpf is due to be changed. All things being equal it's around 120k miles. Only plugging it in will reveal the last regen and any issues. If you are doing 12-14k miles a year,then there is no need to go out specially to invoke a regen. Can't help with retrofitting lights, but buying donor xenon lamps would require extra wiring and recoding
Yeah Im taking it to bmw for check over on Monday as the steering wheel feel wobbly and pulls to left done tracking already gonna do balance as well now and see I think front right shock or something is out as right side bangs more when going over bump
Regarding the audio, BMW speakers are very poor quality, I changed all mine for Gladen custom fit speakers with two 8" subs under the seats with a 6 channel DSP amp, very good sound now but a lot of work and £1600 for the parts. Welcome by the way!
Ye sound like something is broken only right side got it booked on Monday at bmw so will see whats wrong wow that expenssive 1.6k lol I will change just speakers from halfords what size I need
Welcome! Nice car and good colour. I presume you have just the base audio, no amp/hifi/tweeters? If so, changing just the speakers won't really make any difference. Ideally you would need a package like this one http://www.teamspb.co.uk/bmw-audio-upgrade-package-1-p/one130.4-bmw201.htm. If you're handy with a spanner you can fit it yourself. The difference in sound between base audio and this is amazing as I'm sure @kleynie will testify
Its bit expenssive for me atm, I think I leave it for now until later got some small mods coming in like black kidney grille but not sure if to get one with msport stripes or the ones with twin slat ,then led interior lights will it give me msg on dash as my old car audi did give errors
Funny that my son asked about interior LED lights for his VW Golf yesterday I haven't looked into it, but the easiest place to connect them would be the interior light which comes on at lock/unlock and door openings. The next question will be which LED type to use. It will have to be 12v, and xxx microamps so the current drain will be minimal. I can't see why you should get any Canbus errors, as we're not connecting them to that circuit? I will have to buy a few and try connecting them to his light, see what happens. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
Okay I will order some leds and try them, just ordered gloss black kidney grille from ebay £47, as I called bmw they wanted £56+VAT-each! Cant wait to fit it heard its nightmare to stick your hand behind it https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/152601308707
Been trying to remove the kidney grilles but no luck someone can help? Tried pushing the clips down or up none work doesnt wanna come out also broken one clip
This may be of help. https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/...51-13-trim-parts-covers-handle-strip/GxRQ19sh
