![]() 11/24/2019 at 11:06 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Despite the fact that it was raining and I wasn’t feeling 100%, I went to the junkyard with a coworker.
We had talked about going to the junkyard at work on Friday since we were both free. He was looking for some interior lights to incorporate
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It’s no longer that bright, that’s from the first iteration . He was able to get three from a couple early E90s. What did I need? I needed a wiper arm cover. I needed part #4.
I lost it at some point last year; it had come off when I was scraping ice off my car and I guess the plastic was too cold to correctly reseat. I thought about buying a new one, but the BMW dealer wanted $20 for a new one and I kind of forgot about it. The wiper arms are differnt on my E90 and my E92, so despite the junkyard trips, I thought I’d need to wait for an E92 to show up in the junkyard. F ortunately , LKQ of Greer had one on the yard. It looks like that I might have been able to get it from an E90, but I didn’t know that until recently.
The car had been on the yard for over a month, so I wasn’t super hopeful that it would have the wiper arm cover. Well, I’m happy to report, they did. In fact I got both.
I only took a picture of one.
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![]() 11/24/2019 at 12:37 |
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I haven't wandered around a salvage yard in a while. I wish I had one locally. I used to be a frequent visitor to some of the Denver yards when I lived there.
![]() 11/24/2019 at 12:39 |
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Neat. I honestly couldn’t tell you if my car has them or not.
![]() 11/24/2019 at 12:42 |
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Yours is a 2011, right? If so, it won't. My M3 doesn't have them.
![]() 11/24/2019 at 12:42 |
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Apart from the rain, it was enjoyable. I've been several times this year. Been going to them for a little over a decade now and I still really enjoy it.
![]() 11/24/2019 at 12:45 |
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Oh weird. Are the LCI wipers different
![]() 11/24/2019 at 12:48 |
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Not sure, but I know my 2009 E92, pre-LCI E92, and my 2011 E90, LCI E90, are different. Found that out when I bought wipers at the same time for both. I bought the right wipers I was just surprised they weren't the same.
![]() 11/24/2019 at 15:30 |
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I envy people who can just get parts from the junkyard. I love going but none of the ones local to me have anything I need