Topic: DIY Repairs & Mods

M-Tech Side / Door Trim Swap

Article by: MPowered02 Article applies to: E34 BMWs Well, I’ve owned my 1995 E34 525i almost 2 years now (bought it a little after relocating my family to Manila, Philippines for work) and have mostly been doing maintenance and fixing small stuff on it. Here’s the car I’m working with: […]

LAD Strut Dust Cover

Article by: Sean Article applies to: all E32 and E34 models with the LAD “self-leveling” rear suspension. Problem : this will not be the last article I will write about LAD. Although (at least from my perspective) the system is pretty well designed, you may encounter some problems with it. […]

LAD Accumulator Replacement

Article by: Sean Article applies to: all E32 and E34 models with LAD “self-leveling” rear suspension. Problem : bouncy ride from the rear. Stiff ride in the rear. Others describing the problem on various forums: George Mann about this: “the telltale for bad accumulators is ride. If your rear ride […]

Ball Joint Boots

Article by: Sean Article applies to: all 3, 5, 6, & 7 series BMWs from the 1980s and 1990s. Problem: damaged/cracked ball joint boots of the control arms of the front suspension Background: this article is about replacing a ball joint boot of the lower control arm. But the procedure […]

Ball Joint Boots

Article by: Sean Article applies to: all 3, 5, 6, & 7 series BMWs from the 1980s and 1990s. Problem: damaged/cracked ball joint boots of the control arms of the front suspension Background: this article is about replacing a ball joint boot of the lower control arm. But the procedure […]

Ball Joint Boots

Article by: Sean Article applies to: all 3, 5, 6, & 7 series BMWs from the 1980s and 1990s. Problem: damaged/cracked ball joint boots of the control arms of the front suspension Background: this article is about replacing a ball joint boot of the lower control arm. But the procedure […]