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thank u kindly.

Vehicle: 1996 BMW 318ti m44 1.9L motor. Had the battery disconnected for a few days while servicing the vehicle for a few things and handling some project work. While the battery was out I fully charged it (Optima Yellow top). When I installed the battery back and put the car back together to...

my first mod was an aftermarket radio...latest mod was reupholstering the interior

I also documented how the actual repairs were made to the carpet before I put it back into the car.

I came up with a few things I could do while the interior was taken out. Maybe these tips can help someone as well.

Hey guys, hopefully all is well. As for me, it's ok. Just dealing with a few car issues. Since ur my online family I will vent here. I'm in a better frame of mind now as thos issue has been sorted out. Either way, one of the drain plugs for the sunroof on my car was disconnected and it rained...

the vehicle would be my 1996 BMW 318ti hatchback.

Ok so I got to the bottom of the problem. I am a very good trouble shooter so I didnt want to just say for sure that the 20pin harness was the fault without a proper round of troubleshooting. It's a good thing I did because the problem wasnt the 20 pin after all. The K-Dcan cable ended up being...

Next step is getting the car lowered. Thinkin of going with adjustable coilovers.

This is the piece I'm referring to.

Ehhhhh. for an 11 dollar piece I'm not even goin to go through th trouble of gettin a refund. I will just order one today from elsewhere and just dissect the one I have here to see if I can find out what the issue with it. I suspect the tiny wiring they used inside. Soldering looked shotty...

So I thought I was on to something once I ordered the K-Dcan cable and BMW software for diag and coding. The cable was working for like 3 days then all of a sudden it wouldnt communicate with the vehicle any longer. In hindsight I do remember, each time at first when i was using the cable to...

I'm not sure what this page means but I'm posting it to see if anyone has any idea. I will keep at it and let u know if I come up with something.

The EWS is not detected as virginal. I'm guessing the car isnt recognizing the EWS as original anymore? That sucks. I have to look into the syncing procedure. My gut is telling me its that!

One of the screens says a big fat REJECTED. Lol, that's plain English. I would need to know how to sync that again I suppose?