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Thanks very much for the replies. :thumbsup: I'll take it in for BMW for the brake fluid and to have a look and I'll report back.

This morning I got the red warning light about brake pad wear. But the iDrive service menu says front brake pads due in 28,000km and rear in 13,000km. Though this afternoon , red warning has disappeared. (My wife said she reset the warning? :headbang: possible ?) So is it a false warning...

Yes I have that handle cracking also. Wonder what causes it ? I will look into the non official coral red part/official coral red part, and the metal option . Thanks.

Thanks Mcbutler for the recommend , but the car is actually in China and the roads are so potholed and constant road construction I wouldn’t want to drop it any lower, think I’ll just pick up some lower cost ones here in the U.K., and take them back with me when I can actually get back in the...

OK thanks very much for the advice. I just checked through https://www.mdecoder.com that I don't have the adaptive suspension option. The BMW dealer is quoting £1187 for the 2 damper replacements ! Thinking of buying the parts myself and taking it to an Indy?? Parts needed are? From...

Hi , Looking for some advice. Car just been in for an inspection on the ramp and the mechanic took these photos saying it is the shimmy damper. I don't know much about these, any thoughts? Do at a BMW or an indy ok? Also they said this belt? needs replacing?? Car has done 25k miles...

Thanks for the tips .... Eventually worked out the Bluetooth pairing as it was waiting for ME to type in a pairing code first! Doh Also the cigarette lighter is much better after a clean up , think it was a contact issue, still a little intermittent but ok if not disturbed too much.

My 20i runs consistently at 95-100 indicated , even in traffic with 30deg C outside air temps!

Hi Everyone, First post here in the forum, looking forward to contributing over the years. Just got a 2013 facelift E89 2.0i , great car loving it but a couple of niggly issues. The cigarette lighter forward of the gear stick is intermittent when powering my USB adapter, I have tried an OEM...