BMW 316i
(posted 2019.11.27, last updated 2023.09.29)

Update 2: Car had so many issues in the end I had to sell/scrap it and I am happy with my new car.

Update 1: Some updates. Still not really happy about spending too much time with my car.

Got a new car as my old one broke down, still thinking maybe I picked the wrong one. Never thought of me as a car guy. But with my new car I run into some issues that needed to be resolved and also hat some ideas to ease my life with better equipment.

Car Info

http://www.autoampel.de/bmw-316-i-0005-754.html

Ideas

Android Auto

Android Auto on Raspberry Pi 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NghS9YCwH9g
Alpine Android Auto (**** expensive): https://www.alpine.de/p/Products/SingleView/iLX-702E46

Other equipment

Brodit smartphone holder
- ProClip
  - https://www.brodit.com/product.html?id=852599
  - https://www.brodit.com/product.html?id=852805
- Holder
  - https://www.brodit.com/product.html?id=521628 Needed modification for my new USB-C phone, used a "goobay USB-C" cable as it has a plastic covering that I was able to rasp to fit into the holder.

Issues

Broken Tailgate Cables

- https://www.bmw-syndikat.de/bmwsyndikatforum/topic390272_316i_Limousine_Kofferraum_laesst_sich_nicht_oeffnen_3er_BMW_-_E46.html
- https://www.motor-talk.de/blogs/meister-m/kabelbruch-heckklappe-reparaturanleitung-e46-316i-bj-2004-limousine-t3705074.html
- https://www.bandel-online.de/elektrik/reparatursatz_kabelbaum/kabelbaum_reparatur-satz_heckklappe_links_fuer_bmw_3_touring_e46_kombi_i126_81047_0.htm

Diagnostics

Had some issues with a warning, not knowing what it meant, so I tried to find out. INPA, ISTA, Rheingoldm SP Daten