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You can do Black Zinc Plating too.
You usually have to clean and sand surfaces yourself.

It seems that a zinc-plated layer is much thinner than a painted one. It's easier to scratch...

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Did he combine the E30 head lights and the E46 body?


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He drew a product from Mercedes.

Here is a real spiritual successor with its mesmerizing horizontal line and a long trunk. And the things under the hood don't disappoint either.
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As far as I know, it's difficult to rebuild a BMW drive shaft.
So, a remanufacturer will cut out the pipes from a drive shaft and weld new u-joints to them from another car (Nissan?).
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I checked the electrical diagrams.

The auto charging flashlight is always connected to the fuse # 21 when it's installed in the charging port.
The fuse # 21 is always connected to +12V...

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Check the sizes in the descriptions and google the numbers for images.

Maybe, these:
#3 in https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=61_2486

#2 in https://www.real...

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Shouldn't the fuel rail keep some fuel for the initial start?
1. The fuel pressure regulator keeps the fuel from escaping through the fuel-return hose.
2. The check valve in the fuel pump...

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If it takes a few seconds to start the engine, does it mean that the fuel pressure regulator or the fuel pump allow the fuel in the fuel hose to spill back into the tank?...

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Dorman makes NEW drive shafts, but they are for 325i.
https://www.dormanproducts.com/p-832...aft&origin=YMM
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Do they drain the battery?

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You can get a lot of useful and detailed information following all his builds.

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Also, consider that some smaller wheels can obstruct the instruments....

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They're OEM, but after 150k miles they can be clogged....

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Do they pass smog checks?...

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Yes, the hole is much bigger. The original covering cap is too small, as well as Koni's.

But my Konis came with 19 mm nuts. I needed that special 19 mm socket to hold the strut from rotating....

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Why wouldn't you get the Meyle mount from fcp?
It costs $10 more.

I bought them instead and had no problems after watching the video of Practical Enthusiast....

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A fire extinguisher doesn't cost much to not put it in the trunk.

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There are other videos in Russian.



Here he uses the same delicate tool.


But eventually he installed the GS6-37.


Another Russian way of...

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Do you have the part numbers for the Seiko Seiki SS-811PB3 compressor?

Is it similar to the Seiko Seiki SS170pss?...

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Actually, Pelican sells a Delphi fuel pump and I can see the letters VDO on it.
https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...2&KeepHeader=Y


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