DIY> Clean your car leather with Leather Master
June 20, 2010 – 4:38 pm | No Comment

Leather Master is one of the best leather cleaning brand on the market. They also have alcantara cleaning products, but for this DIY, we are going to focus on the automotive leather. Their products are …

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DIY > Rear shelf vibration when driving/playing music
January 10, 2009 – 10:45 pm | No Comment
DIY > Rear shelf vibration when driving/playing music

When you play some good tube with lots of bass, you might have some annoying vibration on the back of the car, here is a simlpe DIY to fix this.
1. removing the sub: Remove the …

LIB > M56 Engine specifications (E46)
January 10, 2009 – 10:30 pm | No Comment

Please see below the official service bulletin released by BMW about the M56 engine (PDF document) when it came out. It gives details about the specifics of this engine which has been produced at about …

DIY > Idle Control Valve Unit (ICV) cleaning (E46)
January 10, 2009 – 9:47 pm | No Comment
DIY > Idle Control Valve Unit (ICV) cleaning (E46)

I’ve been trying to resolve the hunting idle issue for some time. I’ve tried using Seafoam before w/ limited success. In previous cars I have had great success to reduce sticky throttle and smooth out …

DIY > Illuminated shift/gear knob installation (E46)
January 10, 2009 – 9:17 pm | No Comment
DIY > Illuminated shift/gear knob installation (E46)

Step 1: Getting the required items together
This install requires:

1 Illuminated Shift Knob Kit (includes knob, power converter, vampire clips)
Philips Screwdriver
2.5 mm Allen Wrench
Pliers
Zip Tie
20 – 30 minutes of free time.

Step 2: Remove shift boot

Carefully pull …