F10 5-series 535i salvage project

E90PAT · 01-18-2011, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kloogy

If you paid 46k , I'm not sure you got a good deal.

Clean title, 400 miles, fairly loaded 67k new. Im sure we got a fair deal.

raleedy · 01-18-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by E92PAT

Hood is oem. Dont understand your statement

Looks modified to me.

E90PAT · 01-19-2011, 09:16 PM

its not.

10M3MAN · 01-19-2011, 11:50 PM

Nice, great find...

awesome price!!

E90PAT · 01-22-2011, 12:55 PM

For anyone curious, this is what the LED unit for our cars look like. Tiny LED HUGE heat sink.

E90PAT · 02-01-2011, 11:47 PM

update

Jon D · 02-02-2011, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by E92PAT

For anyone curious, this is what the LED unit for our cars look like. Tiny LED HUGE heat sink.

Wow, some heat sink - I thought LED's didn't get hot.

ghueser · 02-02-2011, 12:45 PM

Holy cow! That is some Heat Sink....for the LED Lights?

Currious E92Pat, will the drivers door require some special repair techniques since it is aluminum? Also, based on the evidence of a fairly hard hit (airbags) .... how did the front drivers wheel and all that control arm assembly do? It looks as though the bumper and design of the front end took the brunt of the impact.

Good luck with the repairs.

E90PAT · 02-02-2011, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ghueser

Holy cow! That is some Heat Sink....for the LED Lights?

Currious E92Pat, will the drivers door require some special repair techniques since it is aluminum? Also, based on the evidence of a fairly hard hit (airbags) .... how did the front drivers wheel and all that control arm assembly do? It looks as though the bumper and design of the front end took the brunt of the impact.

Good luck with the repairs.

Well the guy fixing it using same techniques as iron, it wont come out perfect but will be MUCH cheaper then buying a new door.

The bumper frame took most of the hit so the control arm and all its components are fine. The wheel took a mean scratch but can be easily refinished.

Thanks man, its pretty hard to fix this car up, more little components to buy

///M5Canuck · 03-02-2011, 10:42 AM

This is a bit off spec, but I have searched online and have not found any posts with the knowledge you may have. I was replacing my steering wheel in my F10 but cannot for the life of me figure out how to release the airbag, it is different than most other BMW's. Would you be able to provide me with some quick guidance on how to get that darn steering wheel airbag off? Thank you so much for your help, how is your project coming?

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///M5Canuck Private 4 Rep 89 Posts Drives: BMW 535i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (1)	This is a bit off spec, but I have searched online and have not found any posts with the knowledge you may have. I was replacing my steering wheel in my F10 but cannot for the life of me figure out how to release the airbag, it is different than most other BMW's. Would you be able to provide me with some quick guidance on how to get that darn steering wheel airbag off? Thank you so much for your help, how is your project coming?
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