Abacinator
Unholy Blasphemies
The dealer is ok with it :laughing the work instructions tell you to cut it lol
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What is the thinking of BMW engineers?!
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The dealer is ok with it :laughing the work instructions tell you to cut it lol
AbsolutEnduser
Throttle Pusher
Eldritch
is insensitive
Oh, for sure, but BMW is one of the only ones that I think would legit try it.
bluegixxer600
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Careful going cheap on batteries that are in the passenger area
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...oln-dead-hydrogen-sulfide-20161004-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...oln-dead-hydrogen-sulfide-20161004-story.html
TheRobSJ
Großer Mechaniker
I dunno. That 2021 M3/M4 Competition they unveiled yesterday looks pretty awesome.
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
sure, but 320i with leatherette or X3/X5 family hauler leases are their bread and butter
Yakoo752
USN
They told me the cost to cut and the cost to remove the seat. iirc, $400 or $1000.
It took about an hour to do myself :laughing
Engineering at it's finest
Probably what I would have done with a Blazer too! Kind of shocked it wasn't behind a cutout.... well it is now :laughing
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Eye Heart Pasta
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Fixed for my situation
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
Have you drilled holes in the doors to replace a power window motor yet? :laughing
mrzuzzo
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I think my mother in law's Touareg has the battery under the front seat.
My Ducati Diavel had the battery behind the belly pan at the very bottom of the bike.
I'm not sure why OP is surprised at the trunk battery. It's pretty common.
billswim
Well-known member
It is. Porsche Cayenne too. Now riddle me this: battery is dead, need to move the ELECTRIC seat all the way forward and aft in order to access the UNIQUE hardware holding the seat in place. How do you change the battery?
Good times working on German cars I tell ya.
mean dad
Well-known member
I'm sure you already know, but I've used a cordless drill on the seat actuation cable.
AbsolutEnduser
Throttle Pusher
<-- learned something! if I ever need it..
Apparently also one variation of VW Passat and at least 1 VW Golf and probably 1 Audi A3 have the battery in the trunk.. to the side :laughing or under.
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Not a fan of the grill. I'm honestly not even sure what they're doing over there. its like the engineers have just discovered CAD and are stretching and cutting things while they experiment with their toolkit :laughing
mrmarklin
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This has been standard on BMWs for decades. Sedans and Coupes too.:wow
dravnx
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Thank you DD, you've unrestored my faith in engineers for the day.
NorCalAthlete
O_o
:laughing
I mean I've had software engineering professors who couldn't figure out how to connect their laptop to the overhead projector in the room using the built-into-the-podium-already-supplied HDMI / displayport cable...
I mean I've had software engineering professors who couldn't figure out how to connect their laptop to the overhead projector in the room using the built-into-the-podium-already-supplied HDMI / displayport cable...
billswim
Well-known member
I do, yes. The question was mostly rhetorical to illustrate some of the absurdness of getting to the battery on some German cars.
Here's an Italian example: Ferrari 360 with electronic door locks, keyless entry only. Alarm drained the battery. Battery is in the passenger compartment under the passenger foot well. That was a fun one to figure out.:nchantr