January 31, 2010 – 7:56 pm | No Comment

A very nice repair manual from BMW for the e30 lovers.
Download link: (PDF – Size: 110MB)

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LIB > BMW X5 M62 engine (Specs)
March 15, 2009 – 11:23 pm | No Comment

Technical details about the M62 engine available in the X5
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LIB > e46 M3 Exhaust System details
March 15, 2009 – 11:14 pm | No Comment

Here is the details about the e46 M3 exhaust system
Download link (900Kb)

LIB > Current BMW Colors Reference Guide
March 11, 2009 – 2:14 pm | No Comment
LIB > Current BMW Colors Reference Guide

Here is a nice PDF document compiled by Rolf Drommer showing many current and old BMW colors with code.
Download link (1.86MB)

LIB > BMW Spark Plugs Quick Rerefence (e36/e46)
March 10, 2009 – 9:32 pm | No Comment
LIB > BMW Spark Plugs Quick Rerefence (e36/e46)

These two charts are an extract of our manual to come out soon.
This manual is a custom service history logbook we have written and we will be making an announcement very soon.
Anyway for the time …

NWS > Measure your car performances (Any)
February 17, 2009 – 11:27 pm | No Comment
NWS > Measure your car performances (Any)

Here is a great software that runs on iPod/iPhone that allows you to measure several performances figures, thanks to the built-in accelerometer of your device.
Many report results are extremelly close to a real Dyno.
Some of …

NWS > Car manufacturers reliability study
February 11, 2009 – 7:44 pm | No Comment
NWS > Car manufacturers reliability study

This is an interresting study performed by J.D. Power last summer 2008.
It shows the reliability of the main car manufacturers and BMW stands in a better place than Audi and Mercedes And things …

LIB > iDrive basics (Any)
February 4, 2009 – 12:09 am | No Comment

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var s0 = new SWFObject(”http://www.bmw-planet.com/wp-content/plugins/flash-video-player/mediaplayer/player.swf”,”n0″,”400″,”280″,”7″);
s0.addParam(”allowfullscreen”,”true”);
s0.addParam(”allowscriptaccess”,”always”);
s0.addParam(”wmode”,”opaque”);
s0.addVariable(”id”,”n0″);
s0.addVariable(”controlbar”,”bottom”);
s0.addVariable(”height”,”280″);
s0.addVariable(”playlist”,”none”);
s0.addVariable(”width”,”400″);
s0.addVariable(”autostart”,”false”);
s0.addVariable(”bufferlength”,”1″);
s0.addVariable(”displayclick”,”play”);
s0.addVariable(”icons”,”true”);
s0.addVariable(”linktarget”,”_blank”);
s0.addVariable(”mute”,”false”);
s0.addVariable(”quality”,”true”);
s0.addVariable(”repeat”,”none”);
s0.addVariable(”resizing”,”true”);
s0.addVariable(”shuffle”,”false”);
s0.addVariable(”stretching”,”uniform”);
s0.addVariable(”volume”,”50″);
s0.addVariable(”file”,”http://www.bmw-planet.com/lib/idrivebasic.flv”);
s0.write(”video0″);

LIB > BMW Wheels Library
January 31, 2009 – 7:20 pm | No Comment

Wheel library link

LIB > Engine oil capacities
January 31, 2009 – 5:53 pm | No Comment

Hi guys,
There you go some reference below with regards to engine oil capacity, so you know how much oil to buy exactly to feed your baby
Download link (12Kb)
HTH

LIB > BMW Wiring Diagrams (WDS)
January 27, 2009 – 1:35 pm | No Comment

There you go guys, we now have BMW WDS online at BMW-Planet.com
Follow the link here, the link is also in the “link” section of the site.
HTH

LIB > Install Carbon Fiber Lips (E9x)
January 25, 2009 – 1:41 pm | No Comment

Here is an official document from BMW explaining how to install those good looking lips for your front bumper. Enjoy.
Download link (700Kb)

LIB > 3 mistakes not to make when washing a car
January 20, 2009 – 9:18 pm | No Comment

Guys, remind me to throw my jelly wiper to the bin tonight, I was wondering where all those marks were coming from since I never brushed my car…
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