How hard can it be to change a battery!?

[DuncanR]

I'd like to know this too as it's a waste of space and weight in my car... :bigcry: :whistle:

Found mine in the glove box Rob ...

[outnumbered]

PM me if you want to know ! Although I'm sure any decent thief is well aware.

[glendog74]

Found mine in the glove box Rob ...

:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

Shouldn't that be 'Werther's Original' in your glove box dUNc?

[derin100]

Changing front pads and discs are easy, shouldnt take more than a hour or so.

There is a pair of locating bolts which are hex heads on the disc, these are only meant to be tightened 'pinch' tight, this can be the sticking point of the whole change, they can be easily overtightened and they become a bitch to extract, if thats the case the head can round out, but you can drill them out if worse comes to worse.

DIY for changing discs is here (ok it's a normal m3 and not a CSL but the principle is the same)...

http://www.madrussian.net/m3/diy_fro...e_rotors.shtml

Many thanks indeed! :thumbs:

Just been delivered back! Seems they did actually install the battery anyway rather than just put the new one in the boot (F.O.C)...my wife said you could almost hear the woman admitting that through gritted teeth!

:rolleye:


Going to take it a drive now and see how it is with new rear springs.

I think (and hope) the answer was as suggested below that it was a 5 year old battery in an infrequently driven car.

Thanks all!

[DuncanR]

:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

Shouldn't that be 'Werther's Original' in your glove box dUNc?

No .... they are in my Masonic brief case boy !!!!

[Bounce]

Found mine in the glove box Rob ...

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[DIB17]

Cheers Shimmy....that's what I figured too! How about the front discs? Anything difficult or tricky there?

Also any suggestions for parts sources on those?

I mean I'm not a trained mechanic or anything but I've done some fairly big 'projects' on cars myself in the past:

Before:

http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?spgmGal=cc_before>http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?spgmGal=cc_before


During:

http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?spgmGal=cc_during>http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?spgmGal=cc_during


After:

http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?spgmGal=m535>http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?spgmGal=m535


Cheers

:thumbs:

Use Euro Car Parts. Set of OE front pads £78.49, rear pads £40.99.