What does this piece do (tool kIt).

[matt325is]

I was looking through the junkyard yesterday, and found the piece that fits in the lower left corner of the tool kit of our e30's. I am not sure what it does. I was thinking that you take off the manual window lever, and fit it on and use a wrench to lower or raise the window, in case the handle broke or something. What do you guys think.

And, How rare IS this piece? Anybody ever seen it?





matt

[Jon325i]

I've never seen that piece before. I have owned two E30s and that item was missing from the toolkit in both cars.

Have you checked the owners manual. It might mention something in there :!:

Jon

[nzer]

Looked in my euro/south african manual.. it has the space where the tool goes, but no tool. Sorry man.

on a side note.. man the manual is funny.. the 10 commandments of BMW? .. lol

[e30rapidic]

I don't have the tool either but it's a good place to hold the wheel lock :)

From looking at that plastic piece that fits in there....I have no clue what it's for.

[Ryan Stewart]

Its not for E30s. The 5 and the 7 had a different system for the emergancy power window crank. You took the allen key, inserted it into that plastic peice, and the plastic peice is what cranked the motor gears.

I think it ended with the E30, because mitch has a lot of old 7s and 5s that had that, but no E21s so Im not sure.