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Fix-It Friday...

Discuss your latest mods or ideas, and anything to do with the BMW X5 (E53).
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Fix-It Friday...

Post by jeegnesh » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:51 pm

Good day today went round to good old Sanj's thought I'd show him some more fixing tricks to add to his skillet.

Replaced driver door handle carrier needed to do that for sometime (£69 part). Went smooth till putting the key lock back in had to show Sanj a trick to get it to seat properly. (he knows now).

Then took apart a selt belt tensioner from a x5 seat I procured off eBay and replaced my current workaround, very easy with the right Allen key to get the seat belt off the seat. Worked perfectly.

During the above process noticed the loose wire which once connected fixed my electric steering adjustment.

For good measure took apart the memory seat module from the eBay seat and tested it in my car, working fine, so either a spare or sell on. Plus I got a bloody ripped driver seat as a spare...great.

Then usual nonsense for good measure the reverse camera was giving no video feed even though it had not been touched. Disconnected battery reset and tried again, now the monitor gave no picture at all for anything. Disconnect battery negative again wait, reconnected and everything came back up including the rear camera.

So fingers crossed everything is working now, bar the intermittent rear faulty brake sensor which I can live with till it's time to change the pads.

Sanj good work my man, teach you some more when something else breaks, rest now, hard day :-)
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Re: Fix-It Friday...

Post by X5Sport » Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:12 pm

[quote=""jeegnesh""]Good day today went round to god old Sanj's[/quote]

....... you'll be giving him airs and graces. Don't encourage him too much :D :D :D
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Fix-It Friday...

Post by jeegnesh » Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:23 pm

[quote=""X5Sport""][quote=""jeegnesh""]Good day today went round to god old Sanj's[/quote]

....... you'll be giving him airs and graces. Don't encourage him too much :D :D :D[/quote]
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Post by Rusty » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:08 pm

So, just remind me.

Exactly how do you fix an invisible car?
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Fix-It Friday...

Post by jeegnesh » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:57 pm

[quote=""rusty nail""]So, just remind me.

Exactly how do you fix an invisible car?[/quote]
There just no fooling you is there ;-)
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Re: Fix-It Friday...

Post by Sanj » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:02 am

[quote=""X5Sport""]....... you'll be giving him airs and graces. Don't encourage him too much :D :D :D[/quote]

He he he he.... buddy.............

You'll be joining the kiddy club soon! End of.................................. He he he he

[quote=""jegneesh""] very easy with the right Allen key to get the seat belt off the seat. Worked perfectly.[/quote]

Because I had it - all that hoarding paid off!!

Big thumbs up to x man for the heads up buddy! I learn't something new (Jig didn't) :thumbsup:
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Re: Fix-It Friday...

Post by Sanj » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:14 am

[quote=""jeegnesh""][quote=""rusty nail""]So, just remind me.

Exactly how do you fix an invisible car?[/quote]
There just no fooling you is there ;-)[/quote]

Get Sanj to do it.... :roll:
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Post by pvr » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:42 am

[quote=""jeegnesh""]Went smooth till putting the key lock back in had to show Sanj a trick to get it to seat properly. (he knows now).
[/quote]

All that thieving you did in the past paid off then :poke:
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Post by jeegnesh » Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:21 pm

[quote=""pvr""][quote=""jeegnesh""]Went smooth till putting the key lock back in had to show Sanj a trick to get it to seat properly. (he knows now).
[/quote]

All that thieving you did in the past paid off then :poke:[/quote]
not on here mate the mods might see it...oh...
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