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Hi Gabe..you must be in Europe..no 750i's...(m) (archive)

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Posted by George Mann on February 10, 2002 at 11:46:56:

In Reply to: reverse mirror & hub-centric wheels posted by Gabe on February 10, 2002 at 10:28:38:


only 750 iL's and no manual 750's in the US.
Have a tip. The reverse dipping feature only works
when the toggle switch that determines which mirror you are adjusting is in the "driver"
position..give that a try. As far as the hub-
centric issue..if you have production OE BMW
wheels..hub-centric is not your problem. Shimmy
or vibration at the speeds you mention is a function of worn front suspension components..the
upper thrust arms being the primary but not sole contributor to that condition. If you have aftermarket wheels, then hubcentric "may"
be an issue...i.e. the wheel hub is larger than
the axle hub hence lack of concentricity and
resulting vibration.
Hope this helps,
George
90 735il/145k


2 probs w/ my 90 750i. Recently had the tranny rebuilt (automatic-- I know, I know...I wanted a manual, but the price on this car was way too low to pass up & wait for a man to come available) and the automatically diping passenger side mirror stopped dipping when shifting to reverse about 3 weeks after getting her out of the shop. I suspect the contact on the shifter wasn't reconnected properly, but don't know where to look for it. Also, with the aftermarket wheels on her (don't have the originals) I get a steering wheel vibration between 40-45 mph. The exact speed that it happens changes slightly when the tires are rotated. Someone told me that the Bimmers' are set up to be run on hub-centric wheels. is there any way to correct this problem or to check that this is indeed the problem? Many thanks in advance for your help! This is an absolute dream of a car to drive, and little problems with her just absolutely drive me buggy!





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