BMW Tutorials

BMW E39 Glove Box Latch Removal

Video tutorial on how to remove the glove box latch on a BMW E39 body style. If you are having issues opening the glove box, the part which causes this is the plastic tumbler assembly wearing out on the corner by regular usage. You can either purchase a new part and do the replacement or purchase a...

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BMW Toolkit Bolt Replacement

Video tutorial on how to replace the BMW plastic retaining bolt on the trunk lid toolbox. This tutorial apples to various BMWs equipped with the trunk lid tool box. The part number for this particular car is 71 11 1 179 444. Be sure the verify if that is the correct part number for your vehicle by...

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BMW Hydraulic Lifter Bleeding

Video tutorial on how to bleed the hydraulic lifters on a BMW engine. This does apply to various types of engine, not all BMW are equipped with hydraulic lifters, this is something you will have to research about your engine model. The engine used in this video is also found on BMW E31 and E38...

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BMW E39 Roof Trim Removal

Video tutorial on how to the roof trim on a BMW E39. The roof trim does have individual clips that go along the whole roof, the front and rear window rubber trim DOES NOT need to be removed. The roof trim is made of aluminum and does have rubber gaskets on each side. The particular tutorial was done...

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BMW Glass Headlight Diffuser Lens Polishing

Video tutorial on how to polishing/clean the inner glass diffuser lenses on a BMW. These inner glass diffuser lenses are available on a variety of BMW models and it is required to split down the headlight assembly in order to access them. Overtime dirt can become backed onto the glass lens...

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BMW E39 Headlight Lens Removal (Pre Facelift)

Video tutorial on how to remove the outer headlight lens from the headlight assembly on a BMW E39 body style pre-facelifted version found between the years 1996 to 2000. There is no silicone that holds the lens to the rest of the assembly, it is simply a mechanical fit with a rubber gasket. This...

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BMW E39 Headlight Removal

Video tutorial on how to remove the headlight assembly on a BMW E39. This procedure applies to the pre-facelift version found between the years 1996 and 2000, but the similar procedure can be applies to the facelifted version 2001 to 2000. This particular tutorial was done on a 1997 BMW 540i...

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BMW M60/M62 V8 Spark Plug Replacement

Video tutorial on how to replace the spark plugs on your vehicle. All vehicles do vary on the replacement, but the basic procedure is the same. This tutorial applies to vehicles both with individual coil packs or spark plug wires which feed each of the spark plugs. This particular tutorial was done...

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BMW E39 Headlight Bulb Replacement

Video tutorial on how to replace the headlight or fog light halogen bulb on your vehicle. This DOES NOT apply to vehicles equipped with HID headlights or fog lights. The vehicle used in this particular video was a 1997 BMW 540i E39 body style, but was intended to be a generic video applying to other...

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BMW E39 Tail Light Bulb Replacement

Video tutorial on how to access and replace the tail light bulbs on a BMW E39. This tutorial applies to the pre-facelifted version without the Celis (LED) tail lights, which was found between the years 1996 to 2000. Gaining access to the rear of the tail light may slightly vary for touring models...