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Forum: Engine Swaps 03-13-2019, 09:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,666
Posted By bimmern00b
I wish I could remember who it was that was doing...

I wish I could remember who it was that was doing it, but I remember someone was trying to do the same kind of swap as you about 1-3 years ago. I am not sure whether the project was completed or at...
Forum: Knowledge Base 10-29-2016, 01:43 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 14,255
Posted By bimmern00b
How I got this sucker out

Had to replace lower joint because one axis was seizing up, and when I got it unbolted the thing didn't want to come out. So I bathed it in PB Blaster and tried getting it out with a couple of pry...
Forum: Suspension 03-09-2016, 11:42 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,107
Posted By bimmern00b
Thanks! I figured as much but since this is...

Thanks!

I figured as much but since this is my first time doing this on a BMW I wanted to make sure there was nothing more to it.
Forum: Suspension 03-08-2016, 08:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,107
Posted By bimmern00b
Power steering rack

Hello folks!

I just bought a used power steering rack and it's obviously not in the straight position. How can you tell when it is? I would like to install this with minimal headache!

TIA
Forum: Parting out & Parts (US) 01-23-2016, 11:34 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,712
Posted By bimmern00b
This guy hasn't been on since early December, and...

This guy hasn't been on since early December, and I'm of the opinion that he won't be anytime soon if at all. I don't know about others, but he took my money and I have yet to hear from him, and my...
Forum: Parting out & Parts (US) 01-23-2016, 02:33 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,712
Posted By bimmern00b
Has anyone else bought from him? If not, a...

Has anyone else bought from him? If not, a warning not to buy from him. I'm out some money with this guy so far since the beginning of December. Luckily it's not a sum that I could ill afford to...
Forum: Parting out & Parts (US) 12-01-2015, 01:01 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,712
Posted By bimmern00b
If you still have it available, how much for the...

If you still have it available, how much for the steering rack?
Forum: Misc 11-13-2015, 07:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 6,257
Posted By bimmern00b
Crossmember bolts

I'm planning on fixing an oil pan leak on my ti, and as I understand it the crossmember bolts are one time use only. Has anyone here ever tried reusing them? I'm considering replacing them with grade...
Forum: Suspension 06-08-2014, 03:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,385
Posted By bimmern00b
Now if only I could weld... thanks Cirrus,...

Now if only I could weld... thanks Cirrus, because I did see a lot of mud up in there which is why I thought it was due to the trip in the farmer's field.
Is the design different with the...
Forum: Lounge 06-07-2014, 02:03 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 192,650
Posted By bimmern00b
You can get the spoiler from getbmwparts.com for...

You can get the spoiler from getbmwparts.com for $230. I want to get one when I finally get around to my engine swap

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Forum: Suspension 06-07-2014, 01:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,385
Posted By bimmern00b
@blackbmw: I hate to see them go myself,...

@blackbmw: I hate to see them go myself, especially when my insurance company tried to total mine two years for pretty much all cosmetic damage!

@mtlblue replaced every bushing except the...
Forum: Suspension 06-07-2014, 12:32 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,385
Posted By bimmern00b
Thanks Mallard, truly appreciated! Sent...

Thanks Mallard, truly appreciated!

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Forum: Suspension 06-06-2014, 07:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,385
Posted By bimmern00b
Thanks aillion joe, I was afraid that I was going...

Thanks aillion joe, I was afraid that I was going to have no other choice than to give up the ti, but I'm not done with it yet!

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Forum: Suspension 06-06-2014, 06:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,385
Posted By bimmern00b
Yeah, I think it happened only because an idiot...

Yeah, I think it happened only because an idiot in a truck was coming around the same curve I was in, only he was doing it sideways in the rain. I had to bail into a farmer's field to avoid worse....
Forum: Suspension 06-06-2014, 05:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,385
Posted By bimmern00b
Just how boned is my ti?

Just getting ready to change brakes when I found this. This only could have happened when I avoided a stupid yayhoo driving like an idiot in the rain last October. But it has been through an...
Forum: Maintenance 06-23-2013, 07:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,229
Posted By bimmern00b
I have a hydraulic press myself, but I am not...

I have a hydraulic press myself, but I am not sure how to go about putting the whole assembly in there to press the hub in, as there is no room to pass the axle shaft between the support beams. I...
Forum: Maintenance 06-21-2013, 05:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,229
Posted By bimmern00b
Okay, finally got everything apart and was in the...

Okay, finally got everything apart and was in the process of putting new flanges on. I have seen in youtube videos where people get the hubs on far enough where they put the axle nut on and then...
Forum: Parting out & Parts (US) 04-12-2013, 05:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,636
Posted By bimmern00b
Where did you find the LED lights?

Where did you find the LED lights?
Forum: Suspension 03-21-2013, 04:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,691
Posted By bimmern00b
Nope, no flats, which was why I found it...

Nope, no flats, which was why I found it particularly sucky that the OEM chose to make the change that they did. I was ready for the hex key setup but when even that wasn't there I looked for flats...
Forum: Suspension 03-20-2013, 07:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,691
Posted By bimmern00b
Anybody? (aka bump)

Anybody? (aka bump)
Forum: Suspension 03-20-2013, 07:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,691
Posted By bimmern00b
Tie rod end help

Hello guys,

I bought some Lemfoerder tie rod ends to replace the originals, but where the originals had the 5mm Allen wrench hole, the new ones seem to just have a dimple in the center. Now my tie...
Forum: Engine 06-02-2012, 06:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,249
Posted By bimmern00b
If I remember correctly, all I did was put the...

If I remember correctly, all I did was put the pulley bolts in as tight as I could while holding the pulley by hand and then tightening them further after the belt(s) were back in place.
Forum: Engine Swaps 05-03-2012, 09:32 AM
Replies: 226
Views: 121,521
Posted By bimmern00b
Jim, Got ready to do my swap about four...

Jim,

Got ready to do my swap about four years ago, but life as usual got in the way. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions:

1. Have there been any major changes in your manual since then,...
Forum: US and North America 01-29-2012, 11:21 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,213
Posted By bimmern00b
WTB: Complete set of black door speakers (OEM)

Getting ready to install door speakers from bavsound.com but I need the OEM speaker mounts so that I can gut them and put the new speakers in. Would like to have them in the best possible condition....
Forum: Maintenance 09-29-2011, 03:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,227
Posted By bimmern00b
Thank goodness someone with experience has chimed...

Thank goodness someone with experience has chimed in on this. I have never had the encounter because I am just too paranoid to go about dying like that. The way I see it, anyone willing to take a...
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