OBD Cover
- Thread starter Geoff Z4
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From what I've heard on here previously - you cannot just buy the cover seperately from BMW. It comes as part of the larger plastic piece (which you can buy).
You can find a parts breakdown diagram & the part number you need over at real oem.
You can find a parts breakdown diagram & the part number you need over at real oem.
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Pondrew said:A small square of 2" black insulating tape will be a lot cheaper and do the job, albeit not very prettily.
I’m honestly p!ssing myself here at a man who if he did that to his own car wouldn’t be able to sleep at night
Pondrew said:I didn't say I would do it...it was a suggestion.Argyll Andy said:
The thing that would worry me more, though, is the fact that the OBD port must have been used a LOT of times for the cover to break.
Incorrect..again…
It’s actually very easy to catch the flap when you are taking the OBD reader out..as I found out you can think you’ve closed it only to discover you haven’t then catch it on your trouser leg and then..ping..if you are unlucky you break one of the ‘little knobs’ on either end of the flap..then you’ll need your duct tape to hold it in place..
Geoff Z4 said:
Ask them if it works properly or it could be like mine that doesn't shut firmly.
Pondrew said:I didn't say I would do it...it was a suggestion.Argyll Andy said:
The thing that would worry me more, though, is the fact that the OBD port must have been used a LOT of times for the cover to break.
Not true I kind of broke mine the second time I opened it now it doesnt shut firmly.
I'm sure that only the OBD plug cover can be replaced separatrly, because it was missing when I bought my E89. I know that the whole trim panel wasn't replaced.
The thing is that I can't remember if ithe OBD plug cover was replaced before picking it up from the seller or by the local indie who did the service immediately after my purchase. I need to check the paperwork I have.
I know that realoem doesn't show it as an identified part that can be ordered separately, but I wonder if it's a part that matches that from another model.
I'd need to go back thtough service records, or look to see if there a part number moulded into the plastic.
Cheers!
Andy
The thing is that I can't remember if ithe OBD plug cover was replaced before picking it up from the seller or by the local indie who did the service immediately after my purchase. I need to check the paperwork I have.
I know that realoem doesn't show it as an identified part that can be ordered separately, but I wonder if it's a part that matches that from another model.
I'd need to go back thtough service records, or look to see if there a part number moulded into the plastic.
Cheers!
Andy
Hi Geoff,
The OBD cover was replaced in the pre-collection service which had picked up on all the points I raised with the dealer on the E89 I bought.
I was supplied with the service invoice which included the line "OBD Cover - Black - £34.20 Inc VAT" - unfortunately no part number details.
At that price a second-hand trim panel like the one referenced earlier in this thread is likely to be a more economic solution... other than the duct tape suggestion
Cheers!
Andy
The OBD cover was replaced in the pre-collection service which had picked up on all the points I raised with the dealer on the E89 I bought.
I was supplied with the service invoice which included the line "OBD Cover - Black - £34.20 Inc VAT" - unfortunately no part number details.
At that price a second-hand trim panel like the one referenced earlier in this thread is likely to be a more economic solution... other than the duct tape suggestion
Cheers!
Andy
acm said:Hi Geoff,
The OBD cover was replaced in the pre-collection service which had picked up on all the points I raised with the dealer on the E89 I bought.
I was supplied with the service invoice which included the line "OBD Cover - Black - £34.20 Inc VAT" - unfortunately no part number details.
At that price a second-hand trim panel like the one referenced earlier in this thread is likely to be a more economic solution... other than the duct tape suggestion
Cheers!
Andy
Hi Andy
I have ordered the one in the thread after they confirmed it has the cover.
Cheers
Geoff