My 2003 BMW 745i's idrive screen is just frozen on BMW word. When I tried to take out the radio fuse and put it back in, the screen would come on and show the warring screen, but when I tried to click accept on the knob, it would not accept. when I try to go back and take the fuse out and try...

does a muffler delete on a 2003 BMW 745i sound good? I heard that straight piped bmw sound amazing. What I am going to do is cut the mufflers off, then get exhaust clamps and clamp a straight pipe where the muffler used to be. Any thoughts or concerns about it?

I have a 2003 BMW 745i with a Oil leak problem. I am going to a car show soon and I heard about products called “Oil Leak Stop” and I was wondering if it would work for a small amount of time because the engine randomly smokes and I won’t want that happening at the show. So is there any...

I have a 2003 bmw 745i with the radio screen stuck on bmw word. I have tried to change the fuses and It works but still no radio working. But after a couple minutes the screen went black and is not turning back on. Any suggestion will be helpful.

My understanding is that the key is rechargeable and is recharged when the key is in the dashboard socket with the car running. My car is in the garage waiting for warmer weather so I can do some repairs prior to putting it on the road. The battery is on a trickle charger. Does anyone know if...

Hi everyone, new bimmerfest here. Just purchased a 2002 e65 745i. When i got the car the battery was dead. Charged it and the car started. Then battery died while the car was running. I got a bunch of malfunction warnings for transmission, windshield washers, servtronic and more. Also car would...

Hi everyone, I went through the list but couldn't find my issue. I have a 2003 745i that I cannot get INPA to connect to. It starts and runs fine and I can get a cheap $20 code machine to pull fault codes and clear them through the obd2 port. For some reason though the more advanced...

Hello all, I am a new member, with a new (to me) BMW, and a number of the previous owners issues (like many here). I purchased a 2004 ...... wait for it..... 745I N62B44A :yikes::yikes::yikes: as my first personal vehicle (ive shared for years, but never enjoyed my own). I know, from reading...

Hello forum, I've got a problem I hope some might want to talk about with the 2002 745i. Btw I have a 2004 645ci which has the same problems only worse I guess because it was beat on more being a sports car. Anyway, I bought mine a couple years ago as a project car and succeeded in getting all...

I'm thinking about either installing an x pipe in place of the resonators, or QTP cutouts. Does anyone know the exhaust piping size on the E65 745i? If you look at this image, I'm specifically referring to the two pipes running between the two sets of resonators.

Hello everyone, Please help me out. I have an 03 745i and the passenger side seat is not working properly. When using the directional buttons (in any direction) the seat will not move at all. The M or memory buttons do make the seat move in random ways but none of them are comfortable. The...

I am thinking about getting a BMW 745I as my first car. I am not sure which year I should get and do you have any tips for me? And do you think the car itself is a good choice? I have heard it has some reliability issues.

hey hows it going? I'm new to bimmerfest, and was hoping for alittle help. I have a 2003 745i, the other day I drove it down to the store and on the way back I heard what sounded like my fan had broke so I turned it off. went and got my brother opened hood and started it again. but this time it...

For Sale is my 2003 BMW 745i with 91K miles and a clean title. The engine and transmission are in great condition. There are no leaks or engine warning lights. The body and paint has average wear. The interior is very good shape*with heated and cold upfront and heated seats in the back. I...

For Sale is my 2003 BMW 745i with 91K miles and a clean title. The engine and transmission are in great condition. There are no leaks or engine warning lights. The body and paint has average wear. The interior is very good shape*with heated and cold upfront and heated seats in the back. I...

I'm hoping someone with some wheel knowledge can chime in and help me out, as I'm somewhat confused and cannot find the answer I'm looking for. Basically I found a set of aftermarket rims that were on a Range Rover, and I'm trying to figure out if they will fit my 745 or not. I know that both...

Is anyone running 285/30/22 on the rear? I'm looking to get a staggered set of rims (22x9 and 22x10.5), and want to do 265/30/22 on the front and 285/30/22 rear. Will that affect anything? I came across a thread that suggested either doing 295/25 rear or 265/30 all round, however, when I compare...

Hello all. 163k miles. First I had Dynamic Drive and Radio cut out, so replaced the voltage regulator and then got a whole bunch of error codes, DSC, Active Steering, Transmission Malfunction, & more codes. Took it back apart and noticed that 2 of the metal contacts werent touching the...

Hey guys, Not sure if this is the right place to post this, feel free to direct to the appropriate section of the forum. I have two 745's that I am parting out. One is a 2002 745Li and the other one is a 2003. I have a lot of good parts from them. I posted some of the parts on my Ebay store...

Hello all, I have an OEM 02-08 BMW E65 E66 745i 745li 760li ALTERNATOR WATER COOLED GENERATOR 180AMP OEM. I know these are pretty spendy but I have a good working one for a very reasonable price. Click on my the link to my EBay store if you are interested. I'm trying to get $400 for it...