How-To

For everyone who is interested in what actually goes on during a special intake valve cleaning, here is some more information along with several other detailed photos of the process. Without further ado: the story…

Most of us now take iTunes Music connectivity in BMW car for granted, but not that long ago it was optional and if you were lucky the previous owner opted for it. If not, there…

Though it’s a rather foreign detailing product to most of us, regions of our country are unable to use traditional soap and water to clean their cars because of water restrictions.  Reasons for this vary…

One of the best items of value in the BMW Aftermarket Parts catalog is the $69 BMW Advanced Battery Charging System which comes with an astounding 10-year warranty.  Now, one might question the need for…

UUC’s EVO3 Short Shifter for a manual transmission BMWs is one of my favorite upgrades on a bimmer. It shortens the trows of the shifting pattern by 35% while it also drops the height of…

Twice a year I’m the car guy who prefers to wax my BMWs. First in April and second one in October.  The reasons behind this strategy has to do with the fact that it protects…

BMW is targeting the post 4-year 50,000 miles owner’s market with very aggressive service deals. What do you think of an oil change at the BMW Dealer for $79.95? And that’s with 7 quarts of…

Loved by some and greatly feared by others, the “DSC button” polarizes fingertips. Many now refuse to buy a car without DSC or “Dynamic Stability Control,” while many refuse to buy a car without the…

Debadging is something of an anomaly in the car world. Europeans love it, Americans, for the most part, don’t get it. For those unaware, debadging a car translates in car nerd talk to the removal…

In the next few sentences, we will describe how the keyless entry technology works in a BMW and how to disengage the ignition in case of emergency. BMW uses a ‘throttle-by-wire’, like a lot of…