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Monday, May 20, 2013
How to Turn on the Fog Lights on a Mercedes
1. Locate the exterior light switch. The dial can be found to the left of the steering wheel and below the instrument panel.
2. Pull the dial toward you one notch to turn on the fog lights. Pull the dial out two notches to also turn on the rear fog lights. Turn the dial clockwise two notches to turn on the headlights while the fog lights are illuminated.
3. Turn off the fog lights by pressing the dial back into its base position.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
How Do I Open the Gas Lid on My BMW Convertible
1. Unlock all the BMWs doors.
2. Press the right edge (the rear or trailing edge) of the fuel filler flap to open it.
3. Turn the fuel cap counterclockwise to remove it, then place it in its holder on the inside of the fuel filler flap.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
How to Install Rear Speakers on a BMW Z3
1. Locate the speaker grilles for the rear speakers on the rear side panels of the interior. The round speaker grille is mounted into a larger trapezoid-shaped piece of plastic. Pry this panel out with your panel tool to expose the speaker.
2. Unscrew the four screws holding the speaker into place. Grasp the speaker by the edge and pull it out.
3. Disconnect the wiring connected to the speaker. Connect the wiring to the new speaker and mount the speaker into the opening with the screws. Snap the panel back in place over the speaker.
Friday, May 17, 2013
How to Replace the Taillight Lens on a BMW
1. Open your trunk. Locate the trunk lamp lens located behind your right taillight. Push the plastic tab on the backside of the trunk lamp lens toward the lamp lens to pop out the bulb socket housing.
2. Pull out the plastic wire harness located on the back of the bulb socket housing to disconnect the electrical wires.
3. Remove the button fastener located below the bulb socket assembly on the trunk lining of your BMW trunk with your slotted screwdriver to loosen the carpet lining.
4. Pull the carpet lining back to expose the three 10-mm nuts that hold the taillight lens in place. Remove the nuts with your 10-mm socket wrench, and place the nuts aside for re-installation.
5. Pull the old lens from the outside of the trunk by hand to remove it from the car.
6. Push the new taillight lens into place from the outside of your trunk. Bolt the three 10-mm nuts set aside in Step 4 back into the taillight fixture with your 10-mm socket wrench to hold your lens in place.
7. Press the carpet back into place so that it covers the exposed nuts and fixture. Screw the button fastener into the carpet lining using your slotted screwdriver.
8. Push the plastic wire harness back into the bulb socket to reconnect the electrical wiring. Push the bulb socket housing back into place behind the trunk lamp lens so that it clips in.
How to Change the Oil Filter on a Mercedes 500 SEL
1. Raise the hood and locate the oil filter housing. Remove the retaining bolt from the top of the housing with a 13mm socket wrench. Pull the cap up and off the housing. Remove the oil filter from the housing; it will still contain oil so have a container close-by to place it into.
2. Install the larger rubber O-Ring supplied with the new filter under the oil filter housing cap. Then install the small aluminum washer under the oil filter housing bolt.
3. Insert the new oil filter into the filter housing. Replace the oil filter housing cap and tighten the bolt.
How to Open the Hood on a Mercedes C220
1. Pull the hood release located in front of the emergency break near the drivers side door. Pull the lever toward you. You will hear the hood unlock when the hood is released.
2. Walk to the front of hood and look for a tab sticking out from the grill. It is about 2 inches long and gray in color.
3. Pull the hood release pull tab and hold it while lifting up on the hood.
How to Set the Timing on an Audi
1. Put your key in the ignition and start the engine. Shut off all accessories in your car.
2. Exit the car and place wheel chocks under the front and back tires of your car. Enter the car and apply the emergency brake firmly. Put the transmission in neutral and gradually bring the engine to a warm idle speed of 925 rpm.
3. Exit the car and open the hood to your engine. Allow the engine speed to decrease. Find the engine control module on the right side of the engine and engage the warm idle speed control to keep the engine warm. The engine control module will look like a large computer chip.
4. Attach a timing light to the battery by placing the red clips on the positive terminal before you place the black clips on the negative terminal. Attach the timing light clamps to the spark plug wire labeled Number One.
5. Shine the timing light on the pulley connected to the engines crankshaft. Compare the timing index to the timing marks on the distributor housing. The distributor housing is connected to the engines camshaft and oil pump. The distributor housing will have a cap in the middle of it and metal on the outside of it. The metal will have a dent or marks on it; those marks are the timing marks.
6. Ground the carburetor switch with jumper cables by placing the red clamps on the switch and the black clamps on a metal ground.
7. Rotate the metal part of the distributor housing with your hand until the timing marks line up with the timing index on the pulley. This will set the ignition time to the factory recommended ignition time of your Audi.
8. Remove the timing light from the battery and spark plug wire. Remove the jumper cables from the carburetor switch. Shut off the warm idle speed control and close the hood to your engine.
9. Enter the car and put the transmission in park. Exit the car and remove the wheel chocks.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Tips on Finding Acura Parts For Repairs
How should you go about locating Acura parts so that you can save a few dollars and do repairs at home rather than at the dealer? Doing repairs at home has saved me a lot of money over the years. At the cost of only my time, I have been able to do repairs at a small fraction of what a dealership or garage would charge for the same service. So, if you enjoy working on your car, doing repairs at home can be a great way to save some money. However, when it comes time to fix your Acura, where do you go to find Acura parts at a reasonable price? There are a few places you can look that will help you to get what you need at a price you like.
The first place to look for affordable Acura parts is, of course, on the internet. By using a search engine you will be able to look world wide quickly for those who may be selling Acura parts. Check first for specific Acura part dealers who may be stockpiling a lot of the parts you need and selling them at a lower price than the garage you had been using was. You can also check for general car part websites that may even give you access to their inventory database so that you can see if they have the Acura parts you need and at what price they are selling them. Look for sites that offer free shipping or discounts over other prices you have seen.
The next place to look is the old fashion way of finding Acura parts or parts for any other model: the junk yard. Find your local junk yard. You will have to likely wade through the rows of junked cars to find Acuras, but once you do you will have access to many Acura parts that the yard will likely sell you at a very reasonable price. Make sure you bring your tools, though, because you will likely have to remove the Acura part yourself and the junk yard is not in the business of loaning out tools.
Third, check the classified ads in your local paper. Often times if people are going to sell their car for parts, they may do so through the paper. Look for Acura parts listed or start calling some of the ads. Sometimes you stumble on someone who knows someone that may be able to help you get the Acura parts you need at a good price. Like with anything else, sometimes it is just about networking.
Doing repairs on your Acura yourself is a great way to save yourself a few bucks. In addition to saving on the labor, you can do a little research and likely save yourself money on the parts as well. Do some research to find Acura parts you may need at great prices by going on line, checking your local junk yards, and even making some calls to those advertising in your local papers classifieds. You will be happy with what you will be able to save on Acura parts by just doing a little calling around and some leg work, plus you just might have fun.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
How to Charge the Battery on a 2000 BMW 540I
1. Open the trunk of your BMW. If you pop the hood, youre looking in the wrong place. The battery is located in the trunk, on the passenger side. Open the trim panel and pull down. This will give you access to the battery compartment.
2. Remove the red plastic cover from your batterys positive terminal.
3. Clean the terminals and posts of your battery using a post and terminal cleaning tool. If the terminals are corroded or dirty, it will contribute to the draining of your battery. Also, dirty terminals will make charging more difficult.
4. Ensure that your battery charger is turned off and unplugged. If your charger has settings for batteries of various voltage, make sure it is set to 12 volts. Also, some chargers give you the option of setting the amperage at which it charges. The higher amps, the less time it should take to charge your battery.
5. Hook the positive clamp of your charger to the positive terminal of your BMWs battery.
6. Hook the negative clamp of your battery charger to the batterys negative terminal.
7. Plug your battery charger into an outlet. If the cord wont reach, you may need to use an extension cord.
8. Turn your charger on and wait. Depending on how severely the battery is drained and the amps at which youre charging, it could take anywhere from one-half hour to several hours for the battery to completely charge. If you have a maintenance-free battery recommended by BMW, you should see indicators on the top of the battery. When you see the indicator turn green, the battery is completely charged. If the indicator is black, it requires more charging.
9. Unplug the charger when the battery is finished charging and unhook the clamps. Replace the guards and trim panel, then start your BMW.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
How to Change the Battery on a BMW R1200C
1. Unscrew the three bolts holding your BMWs gas tank in place. The bolts are located on both sides and at the front of the gas tank. Use an Allen key wrench to remove the bolts.
2. Prop the gas tank up to give you access to the battery compartment or have an assistant hold the gas tank as you work with the battery.
3. Pull the battery from the compartment underneath the gas tank to access the batterys terminal access points. The terminals point towards the ground.
4. Remove the wires connected to the terminal access points by hand, starting with the negative (black) terminal wire.
5. Attach the wires to the terminal access points of the new battery by hand, starting with the positive (red) terminal wire.
6. Install the new battery into the battery compartment with the terminals facing towards the ground.
7. Reattach your BMWs gas tank by first installing the front screw and then the side screws.
How to Remove the Top on a Mercedes 560SI
1. Lay a blanket down in the area where the hardtop will be stored. Put the other blanket nearby.
2. Open both doors on the 560SL. Find the latches in each of the four corners of the hardtop where it meets the body of the car. The latches are set into the top of the sides of the body and are flush to the surface when in the closed position. They look similar to hard, plastic, rounded rectangular plugs.
3. Open all four hardtop latches by fitting the tip of an index finger in the groove molded into the end of each latch and pulling up to release.
4. Pull up the seat back-release lever on the drivers seat, and push the seat back down toward the steering wheel.
5. Reach behind the drivers seat, and turn the crank handle of the rear latch counterclockwise until the latch releases. The rear of the hardtop will pop up away from the car body slightly when the rear latch releases.
6. Stand on one side of the vehicle, and have a helper stand on the other side. Lift the hardtop up off the body of the car. Walk toward the rear of the Mercedes together, carrying the hardtop. Once the hardtop is no longer over the car, carry it together to where the blanket is laid down and place it on the blanket.
7. Place the additional blanket over the hardtop to protect it while in storage.
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Fastest Muscle Car 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe worth 69 300 on sticker
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| 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe Picture - front angel view |
Viper GTS are muscle cars that has made many people fall in love when he saw it. Viper GTS-style cars are so radical but has a feature that greatly emphasizes the rider and passenger comfort. Even, based on table reported page in that 1997 Viper GTS is the number one of 50 Fastest Muscle Cars. These muscle cars are of the coupe that uses the V-10 engine, 8.0 liters of a more "practical".
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| 97 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe Best Editted Photo Capture |
Viper GTS is a race car that accommodates American style. Meanwhile, the display using the color blue striped wide in the middle of the front body. Two white lines is impressive bubble that was pioneered by Zagato at Abarths on forty years ago that was recently raised by the Mazda RX-7. At the Viper GTS Coupe additional rear spoiler are combined with a double bubble.
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| 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Blue Hood Up |
Changes that gave modern muscle car impression on the 1997 Viper GTS due to use power windows, dual air office and ABS. Besides its strength up to 450 horsepower, as a result of rotation of the V-10 engine. Complementing the security system, on the inside there is a warning light. In the market for sports cars, the Dodge Viper GTS is a car that is expected many muscle car enthusiasts.
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| Wheel drive of 1997 Dodge Viper Gts Coupe |
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| 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe - center rear view |
In transmitting the engine, through the six-speed manual gearbox. Proper use of concave console makes the rider more comfortable when switching gear-speed, otherwise it is much more precise shifter is in the hands of the driver. Transmission shift much better. 1997 Viper GTS Coupe using a 200 mph speedometer that gives every sign he will reach that speed.
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| 1997 Dodge Viper Gts Coupe - Front right view |
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| Interior of 1997 Dodge Viper Gts Coupe |
Viper GTS Coupe have better visibility to the front and rear than the GTS roadster type. In the roadster, uses a large mirror on the side because of flares over the rear tire and locations around the A-pillar. When you look out, you will be hindered more than three of the first bulge, protrusion machinery, both tires. Such visibility is not as seen on the windshield of the C-type Jaguar.
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| 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe Best Engine |
Specifications 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe:
- Overall Length: 176.7 in.
- Height: 47.0 in.
- Overall Width: 75.7 in.
- Car Weight: 3383 pounds
- Wheelbase: 96.2 in
- Fuel Capacity: 19.0 gal.
- Luggage Capacity: 20.0 cu. ft
- Tires: P275/40ZR17 rear front/P335/35ZR17
- Transmission: Six-speed manual
- Engine: V-10, 8.0-liter
- Fuel: 21 mpg highway, 13 mpg city, 14.6 mpg test
- Torque or power (horsepower): 450hp @ 5200 rpm @ 3700 rpm/490ft-lb
- Instruments: Speedometer, digital clock, fuel level, battery voltage, tachometer, water temperature, oil pressure.
- Equipment: Power windows, power mirrors, anti-lock braking, power door locks, air conditioning, AM-FM stereo radio with CD, dual air bags.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
How to Change the Rear Shocks on an E36
1. Pull back the trunk liner to access the upper shock mounting nuts. Use a socket and ratchet to remove the two nuts that hold the top of the shock to the body of the car.
2. Using the floor jack, raise the rear of the car to gain access to the lower shock mounting bolt. Leave the tire in slight contact with the ground. From under the car, remove the large bolt that holds the lower part of the shock to the trailing arm.
3. Remove the shock from the car and place it a work bench or on a flat stable surface. Remove the nut that holds the upper strut mount onto the shock. Use a pair of Vise-Grips on the end of the shock to keep it from turning while the nut is removed. Remove the upper strut mount.
4. Install the old strut mount onto the new shock in the reverse of removal, ensuring that the washers and bushings are oriented correctly. It is recommended to install new mounts when changing the shocks.
5. Install the new shock by first loosely bolting it to the trailing arm with the bolt. Do not tighten the bolt. Maneuver the upper part of the shock into place so that the two studs slide through the holes in the bodywork.
6. Install and tighten the two nuts that hold the upper end of the shock in place. Tighten the lower bolt to 57 ft.-lbs. with a torque wrench. Repeat for the other side.
Friday, May 10, 2013
How to Input Addresses In the NAV Unit On a 2007 Mercedes E350
1. Turn the center control knob on the stereo faceplate clockwise or counterclockwise or slide the control knob to the right or left and highlight Navi from the menu. Note that the control knob also slides up and down.
2. Depress the control knob to make your selection. A map will appear on the screen.
3. Turn or slide the control knob until you highlight Destination at the bottom of the map. Depress the control knob to enter the Destination menu.
4. Turn or slide the control knob until you highlight Address. Depress the control knob to enter the destination address.
5. Select Country using the control knob and scroll through the list of countries. Depress the control knob to select your country.
6. Select State beneath Country, using the control knob. Scroll through the list of states. Depress the control knob to select your destination state.
7. Select City using the control knob. Scroll through the list of cities or spell the name of the city using the letters at the bottom of the screen. Highlight OK and depress the control knob when you are finished.
8. Select Street using the control knob. Scroll through the list of streets or spell the name of the street using the letters at the bottom of the screen. Highlight OK and depress the control knob when you are finished.
9. Scroll over to NO and depress the control knob.
10. Scroll through the list of house numbers or enter the numeric street number using the numbers at the bottom of the screen. Highlight Start and depress the control knob. The navigation screen will appear and provide audible directions through your vehicles speakers.
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