I am planning to replace the ambient air sensor but before I do I would like some advice from anyone that has possibly seen the same problems in their vehicles. So I most likely need a new bumper or some sort of fancy dent removal for plastic panels. I don't have any clips or bolts remaining to put it back on and I'm not sure what was there to start with so I can replace it. Could you let me know what this part is and the best way of replacing it. When leaving a comment, please leave your vehicle information. I have had the vehicle over two years and have never really had any serious problems with it, until now. It has 88k on it.
They had the car for two days. Then repeat on the other side. Notice the almost seamless bumper attachment on this 2003 330xi: So begin by popping out your corner bulb housing. It is what we all want for our cars! After that removing the housing body from the bulb socket holder which screws off the housing to acess what is behind. The ambient air sensor was ripped out and the plastic under the car that it hooks into was damaged fairly badly.
If your bracket is cracked or broken you will have to replace it so expect to find cracked or broken off brackets on cars that have severe sagging or had a front end collision before. It is frequently scratched and damaged. Remove washer reservoir for windshield washer system. Can you help with installation instructions January 24, 2016 Followup from the Pelican Staff: We don't currently have that tech article. Give The Pelican Parts parts specialists a call at 1-888-280-7799. About a week afterwards the dash cluster completely goes out. All of the buttons on my steering wheel stopped working, and the sunroof became stuck open.
I did not know how fast I was going, how much gas I had or how many miles I had on the car. July 26, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: The bumper has become detached from the mounts. When I start it up sometimes it starts very rough. Install the lower bumper screws and reattach the wheel well liner to the bumper. I know some, but not too much. A couple of days later most of the dash cluster started working again. .
I believe this started all of my problems. At some stage the front bumper cover must have hit a speed bump or load road etc. And here in the picture below is what I want for my car! I have to turn it off and back on until it starts correctly. I am wondering if the sensor was pulled out hard enough to cause electrical problems? I do not want to be taken advantage of at a mechanic shop over it. I would start by checking the vehicle for fault codes. Locate the two circular openings underneath the rear bumper see picture ; there you will be able to access the two long bolts that hold the bumper in place.
They reset the computer by disconnecting the battery. On my car I expected the worse and thought that the brackets would be broken or split, but to the contrary they were in perfect condition. It is the front fascia that an M3 has along with the air ducts in the front. This will be your best bet when diagnosing. Either they are broken or it simply was forced off. Replacing Front Bumper Carrier: Disconnect plug connections 1.
I would grab a repair manual. If multiple systems are not working properly, fault codes will be set. On facelift cars and certain coupes they may be a secondary bracket or slider in which your bumper slides onto. Only manually with the key. Parts Numbers for the brackets are different from year to year and the type of E46 you have coupe, M3, sedan, facelift and non-facelift so just head over to and get the part number for your car. Investigation revealed it had been removed and reinstalled improperly at some point before we bought it.
Remember to plan to have it painted before you install it, so leave yourself extra time. If you are working with the electrical system, disconnect the battery before beginning. Chances are your bracket was sagging off the bolts which was causing the bumper to also sag. Body shop said they checked it out and everything is connected. So as you can see in these pictures my bumper was sort of sagging and I noticed it becoming more pronounced since the cold, snowy, salty days of winter has passed. Lever out catches 2 and detach bumper carrier 4.
I cannot lock or unlock the doors with the console button. When done start by tightening the upper bolt then the lower bolt last. Mine in the dealers they said they would look at sorting the front and rear for 2hrs labour £88 + vat, said it would defo be better but can't guarantee perfect, anyway it's loads better but not perfect but I'm fussy, on the plus side tho they fitted a new centre console for nothing I just paid £50 for the console. The front bumper is sagging on passenger's side, and I was wondering what the problem might be. This may be broken and will need replacing if it is.
This is what you will see: Behind the housing is the bumper bracket which is the white plastic bolted on object. I am not mechanically inclined. My car has quite a few less miles so I went and picked up my car and just drove it until I did a little research. Stick your small screw driver in there and push down on this tab as shown in picture below whiles using the butter knife to pry out the housing. They said they could get one with 115K on it but it couldn't be reprogrammed.