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I’ve heard about illuminated door sills that can be installed on BMW E36 cars couple days ago. This is the first time I hear about these sills and they seem to be very cool. Imagine such door sills illumining with amber when you open your car’s door at night. They’ll definitely look awesome and make your car stand out from the crowd. Since that time, I’ve been looking for more information and sources about how to get these cute sills. Unfortunately, I was unable to find enough information about them. I’ve found couple photos for BMW door sills (not E36). Take a look:

And I found BMW E36 illuminated door sills on Amazon. Take a look:

What I hate about the sills from Amazon:

1. They’re only for E36 sedan, so if you have coupe, you can’t get them. 🙁
2. The color is not Amber, so I’m not sure whether they’ll look good or not, but if they were Amber, they’ll definitely be worth buying.

What do you think? Maybe the color can be changed some how?

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Hello Everyone, I found a series of 3 videos talking about BMW E36 M3 cars. The videos contain some tips/info that I found very useful. In the first video, the guy talks about a mistake in the production of these cars and that BMW has produced some cars with two pedals instead of three 😆 . It seems the guy was just joking about this although it doesn’t seem to be a joke to me, but forget about this note … It’s silly. In the first video also, pay attention to the climate control part which talks about how to set the air condition/heater to trigger at a specific preset time. That’s cool, isn’t it? You do know that I don’t have a digital climate control, so I can’t verify this for you.

In this video, I specially liked the one touch open/close sunroof as well, unfortunately I don’t have it. I recall that I’ve seen a DIY (Do It Yourself) for it somewhere. I will check that and see if I can find it. You will also notice the lights above the vanity mirrors which I don’t have as well (man I missing a lot!). Please notice the mistake in this video about how the OBC (On Board Computer) controls the heated mirrors. Please make sure to read BMW E36 Heated Mirrors for more information about this.

In the second video, please pay attention to the double-locking section, which closes all the windows/sunroof automatically. This is really awesome. I just wish it worked for me, unfortunately, it didn’t. About the OBC information, you can read BMW On Board Computer (OBC) secrets! and BMW E36 on board computer . . . learn how to use it to learn more about it. Please notice the rechargeable flash light as well. Is that standard in this car? come on! Am I having a bad day or what?

And here’s the third part:

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I’ve received an email yesterday from one of the BMW E36 Blog readers. His name is Kash (I’m not going to mention the full name because I’m not sure if he wants that). Now Kash has made some modifications to his car including 17" Wolfrace alloys, Hella angel lights, Hella angel spoiler and lowering springs. He sent me some nice photos of his BMW E36 car and asked me for tips to enhance his car’s exterior. First, lets take a look at his car then I will give him a simple tip that will make his car hot.

Kash’s car looks really clean and well maintained, but unfortunately, the gray skirt and bumpers are ruining that great look. So, if I were him, I would get a body kit (front spoiler, rear spoiler and sport mirrors) that will replace these parts altogether. I like the AC Schnitzer body kit although it’s expensive. It looks great on the E36 cars. Check it out below:

BMW E36 Carbon Fiber Front Spoiler – AC Schnitzer

BMW E36 3pcs Rear Spoiler – AC Schnitzer

BMW E36 Left Sport Mirror Housing – AC Schnitzer

BMW E36 Right Sport Mirror Housing – AC Schnitzer

I specially like the AC Schnitzer with their slogan on the mirrors, take a look at these:

Now, this is my opinion, so if I had that car, I would make this modification immediately (well, if I have the money 😆 ), what about you guys? What do you suggest?

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I’ve posted previously about BMW Options List and I said that you can find the list of options that your car is equipped with. In that post, I thought that a sticker should be found on the backseat with a list of numbers that are actually options codes. That was correct, but the location of the sticker was not on the back of the rear seat as I thought. It was actually placed on the back of the rear bench instead. I know that because I went and looked for it and simply didn’t find any until I removed my car’s rear bench and there it was. So, here are some simple photos for it:

Disclaimer: Use this info at your own risk!! I’m not responsible if this didn’t work for you :-).

Pull in the direction of the arrows below to remove the rear bench

After you remove that bench, you will see the sticker in the back of the bench

I took a photo of the sticker itself, I’m sorry for the dirt. I couldn’t remove it because the sticker is actually a normal paper, so using a little water or cleaner on it will simply ruin it

From the list of numbers that you can see (at the bottom of the sticker), I got my car’s list of options

031	?
055	?
240	Leather Steering Wheel w/ Airbag
320	Script Name Plate … what is this?
354	Anti-glare Windshield Strip
401	Sliding Sunroof Electrical
415	Sunshade for Package Shelf
423	Velour Floor Mats
428	Warning Triangle/First Aid Kit … this is missing! I’d better go find the previous owner!
440	Non-smoker’s Package
473	Front Armrest
481	Sport Seat – Driver/Passenger
494	Heated Seats Driver/Passenger
510	Headlight Adjustment Low Beam Light
554	On-board Computer V
661	Radio, BMW Business
690	Cassette Box
704	Sport Styling (body and suspension)
801	Order Control … What?
848	Enlarged Cable Harness … excuse me?

This is really awesome to be able to find all the options that came with your car. But unfortunately, I don’t recognize some of the options like 031, 055, 801 and 848. Anyone knows what are these options? Now, I would love to see you guys doing the same thing and lets see if you have any special/rare options on your cars. Try it and let me know.

Are you looking for more do it yourself procedures (DIY) ? I recommend the Bentley BMW 3 series service manual for you. I got it and I think it’s a gold mine for us -BMW E36 Owners-. If you didn’t grab your copy yet, get it right now! I’m sure you’ll find this book worth every penny you’ve paid for. Get the Bentley BMW 3 series service manual

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Hello, First of all, I just want to apologize for not being able to post on schedule in the last 4 or 5 days. I’ve been very busy with my relatives and couldn’t find an hour or two to even do a quick post. So, I hope that you have missed me (or missed my posts at least 😆 ). For today’s post, I have found these 3 videos which precisely show how you can remove your BMW E36 door panels, fix them and re-install them again. After you’re done with these videos, please pay attention to the sound of the door while closing. It’s a magnificent sound. I hope you find these videos useful. In case you hate videos (well, I don’t know why you should be), but you can find another DIY that I have posted before about fixing your door panels. You can find it here Fixing BMW E36 door panel!.

Check it out!

I hope you liked the video . . . if not, come on let’s see your videos 😉

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