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Post by TrentSC » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:48 pm

So, I'm no longer a "nearly newbie" (thanks, by the way, for the very helpful answers in my earlier thread) and I'm now a proper newbie: silver 2006 2.5i Sport with low mileage and a really lovely exhaust sound.

As with any second-hand car there are a couple of very minor niggles and queries...

1. What's the process for Bluetooth pairing? I note that some online resources tell me to enter a Bluetooth passkey, which I don't have in the pack I got from the dealer.
2. How do people attach the rear number plate? At the moment it's stuck on, but poorly - one end is floating free.
3. The the alarm keeps going off when the car is parked up. Is this a known issue, and is there a process for troubleshooting it?
4. The car has the BMW Business CD, which is OK. I'd like to replace it with a relatively low-cost Bluetooth/DAB unit which will still be operable from the MFL and from which I can run Android Auto on my phone. My current car has a single DIN Pure DAB, but it doesn't connect with the steering wheels controls. Any thoughts?
5. Really stupid question - how do I know if my Z4 has a subwoofer? Is it likely to be installed in a specific location?
6. Has anyone installed an unobtrusive USB port so they can run a car phone mount without having training wires all over the place?

Thanks in advance,

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Post by obewan » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:54 pm

Hi and welcome
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Post by Lance » Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:45 pm

Alarm - probably the bonnet switch. Lift the bonnet and look in the middle up near the windscreen, those switches fail.

You can clean them up but they will cause problems again. around £12-£15 gets a new one from BMW and takes two mins to change over.

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Post by TrentSC » Tue Aug 29, 2017 3:39 pm

Thank you both - I'll get that bonnet switch tested and some new sticky things.

I dropped in to my local BMW dealer to see if they could show me how to run the Bluetooth pairing and was hugely unimpressed. I tried to explain that I was a new customer who'd be servicing his car with them for the next four years, and that I just needed someone to show me the Bluetooth pairing process, and they did everything in their power to put me off. Ah well.

Photo to follow when I've worked out where I can put it online...

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Post by TrentSC » Tue Aug 29, 2017 5:54 pm

... I'll post a separate query about the stereo in the ICE section...

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Post by obewan » Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:26 pm

4 & 5
I don't think the Business class CD has a sub woofer, unless a retrofit, somebody with more knowledge will be along soon probably
In the mean time a search on 'sub woofer' will give you plenty of reading material/ideas
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Post by TrentSC » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:34 pm

obewan wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:26 pm 4 & 5
I don't think the Business class CD has a sub woofer, unless a retrofit, somebody with more knowledge will be along soon probably
In the mean time a search on 'sub woofer' will give you plenty of reading material/ideas
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Thanks, Obewan.

I'm fairly unfussed about a subwoofer. If I can get a decent head unit I'll be happy.

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Post by Cockney » Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:28 pm

Not wishing to gate crash your thread but......... I'm looking at a 2.5 tomorrow and was wondering what sort of price and mileage you have. They seem to vary quite a bit. The one I'm looking at has one years mot and 3 month part and labour warranty
I just found a great car on Auto Trader:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... 7107236052

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Post by TrentSC » Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:46 pm

Cockney wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:28 pm Not wishing to gate crash your thread but......... I'm looking at a 2.5 tomorrow and was wondering what sort of price and mileage you have. They seem to vary quite a bit. The one I'm looking at has one years mot and 3 month part and labour warranty
I just found a great car on Auto Trader:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... 7107236052
Hi,

Not that I'm an expert by any measure, but if you want to give me a bell (I've PM'd you my number) I'll happily chat through my own experiences and give you a few notes to get you going...

Slightly relieved that I got in with this one before you, though!

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Post by ph001 » Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:52 pm

https://postimages.org/ is the place to store your photies now after the photobucket fiasco.

I'm not the man to ask about bluetooth pairing :rofl: ... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=99347

If you look behind the seats and have cubby holes, you don't have subs.
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Post by TrentSC » Wed Aug 30, 2017 5:07 pm

ph001 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:52 pm https://postimages.org/ is the place to store your photies now after the photobucket fiasco.

I'm not the man to ask about bluetooth pairing :rofl: ... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=99347

If you look behind the seats and have cubby holes, you don't have subs.
In that case, no subwoofer! I'll live with the disappointment.

Thanks for the link for the pics. Here's mine...

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Post by ph001 » Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:59 am

Looks a beaut! :thumbsup:
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Post by jamie_z4 » Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:00 am

TrentSC wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 5:07 pm
ph001 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:52 pm https://postimages.org/ is the place to store your photies now after the photobucket fiasco.

I'm not the man to ask about bluetooth pairing :rofl: ... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=99347

If you look behind the seats and have cubby holes, you don't have subs.
In that case, no subwoofer! I'll live with the disappointment.

Thanks for the link for the pics. Here's mine...

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looks lovely! Has the rear spring snapped? looks slammed on the back
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Post by TrentSC » Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:47 am

jamie_z4 wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:00 amlooks lovely! Has the rear spring snapped? looks slammed on the back
Eek!

I don't think so. How do I check?

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Post by jamie_z4 » Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:09 pm

TrentSC wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:47 am
jamie_z4 wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:00 amlooks lovely! Has the rear spring snapped? looks slammed on the back
Eek!

I don't think so. How do I check?
take rear wheel off and have a look at the spring, a pigtail might have come adrift- it might not be obvious till the springs removed though
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