BMW center console lid...

[Stangkiller]

Any chances of a repair? I want to see it this weekend.

[Omega Man]

Post pics or it didn't happen.

[RED-85-Z51]

I worked on one for a guy, needed an upper rad hose, and the plastic...clamp/fitting/elbow that goes into the radiator.

My cost for just the parts, was over 375 dollars from BMW...

A week later the low oil pressure light came on, I pulled the sump and it was caked in crust/grime, I pulled the cam cover and the only metal you could see was the blued cam lobes. The shit had actually encased the chain and gear almost completely.

under 75K miles on it, he was good about servicing it, he got it at 35K miles, and 40K later the engine was toast. Ichipped off the crap I could, cleaned it up, put 3 bottles of seafoam in the pan, a quart of kerosene, and some fresh oil and ran it a while, then dumped the pan again when the low oil light came on, the pan was once again packed with shit. We did this 3 times and it finally took, changed oil to 10W30 and some lucas and sent him on his way...he came back a week later to get the oil and filter changed again, it was black, filter was full. 5 of these, 1 a week...and it seemed to be good. Held oil pressure somehow, ran fine. He traded it around 80K miles...I feel for whoever ended up with it though. I want to say it was a 325i or 328i? something like that.

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by oyealiz

You've been really lucky, it sounds like.

A good friend of mine had a BMW. She doesn't drive much, so it had low mileage when it went out of warranty. She bought the extended warranty (for a hefty price), and found that when anything went wrong, the warranty seldom covered it. After 3-4 times of this happening, she traded the car in. The end came when one of the headlights messed up and the fix was about $900 and, you guessed it, it wasn't covered by the extended warranty. The car only had mid 40s mileage on it at trade in.

The good news? The extended warranty did cover oil changes.

Sounds like she bought the BMW Maintenance Plan, which is different from the extended warranty.

Originally Posted by Stangkiller

Any chances of a repair? I want to see it this weekend.

If I could find the piece that broke, but I never did.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

Sounds like she bought the BMW Maintenance Plan, which is different from the extended warranty.
If I could find the piece that broke, but I never did.

There's gotta be a less expensive solution.... That's insane . Have you tried any of these?

BMW Parts and BMW Accessories | Bavarian Autosport
RealOEM.com Online BMW Parts Catalog
Bimmerfest: BMW Forum, BMW News, BMW Research, BMW European Delivery, 335, M3

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

There's gotta be a less expensive solution.... That's insane . Have you tried any of these?

BMW Parts and BMW Accessories | Bavarian Autosport
RealOEM.com Online BMW Parts Catalog
Bimmerfest: BMW Forum, BMW News, BMW Research, BMW European Delivery, 335, M3

Yup, checked them all. One of them had a black lid for $330.

[C5SilverBullet]

#2. That site has it for the bargain price of $403.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

#2. That site has it for the bargain price of $403.

Ouch !.... What part is it that you need? For what year & model?

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

Ouch !.... What part is it that you need? For what year & model?

Part number 51166985220

E60 535i, Dakota leather.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

Part number 51166985220

E60 535i, Dakota leather.

What year?
No promises, but I'll check the yards out around here to see if there is one available.
You should try the NY/NJ area flood cars... I don't know where you would start to look, but maybe that would be an option..

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

What year?
No promises, but I'll check the yards out around here to see if there is one available.
You should try the NY/NJ area flood cars... I don't know where you would start to look, but maybe that would be an option..

2008-2010 will fit. Thanks for the help, too!

[LilRedCorvette]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

So the little tiny piece of plastic broke on mine that holds it shut, so now it doesn't stay shut. I called BMW for a price, (this thing is less than 12", about 4" wide) and it costs $565 WHAT...THE...F

The Bimmer tax...worse than the Corvette tax...

Originally Posted by Montehall

BMW's suck.
want a C4?

Or you could be like me and have a BMW and 2 C4s...

[LilRedCorvette]

Suggest hitting all the Bimmer forums parts-for-sale sections...I've sold wheels and sheit there in a matter of days.

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by LilRedCorvette

Suggest hitting all the Bimmer forums parts-for-sale sections...I've sold wheels and sheit there in a matter of days.

I've checked bimmerfest.com and e60.net. Keeping an eye out, it is super annoying having that lid not close.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

I've checked bimmerfest.com and e60.net. Keeping an eye out, it is super annoying having that lid not close.

There's always velcro......

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

There's always velcro......

So far I've tried 2 different types of double sided tape, but nothing will stick to the car.

[Montehall]

ebay has black ones for ~$200

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Montehall

ebay has black ones for ~$200

Nice Link Monte !

[Montehall]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

Nice Link Monte !

e60 console lid | eBay

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by Montehall

ebay has black ones for ~$200

While I wish I had black interior, I don't know how that would look with the light colored seats.

I have been giving SERIOUS thought to this though:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E60-E61-...40899071066%26