1993 BMW 325i Iat

411-2
DOORS

4
.
Remove
retainer
clip
(early
models
only)
from
doorcheck

pin
onbody
pillar
.
Drive
out
door
check
pin
.
See
Fig
.
3
.



Door
Adjustment

"
Door
gap

to
fender/rear
door
.........
approx
.
5
mm
(0
.189
in)

"
Permíssible
deviation
from
parallel
.
.0
.5
mm
(0
.020
in)

0011651

Fig
.
3
.



Door
check
pin
being
removed
.
Note
retainer
clip
(A)
usedon

early
models
.

5
.
Remove
doorby
lifting
up
off
lowerhinge
halves
.

CAUTION-

Be
careful
not
to
damage
door
or
other
painted
body
surfaces
.
Make
sure
no
load
is
placedon

wiring
harness
.

6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Keep
in
mind
the
fol-

lowing
:

"
Align
doorso
that
panel
gaps
are
equal
on
either
side,

as
described
later
.
If
necessary,
adjust
door
hinges
as

described
later
.

"
Adjust
door
striker
so
that
trailing
edge
of
front
door
is

slightly
higher
(1
mm)
than
leading
edge
of
rear
door
.

See
515
Central
Locking
and
Anti-Theft
.

"
Repair
any
paint
damage
and
paínt
any
exposed
met-

al
.

CAUTION-
.

"In
2-door
models,
removing
and
installing
the
door
may
upset
the
adjustment
and
alignment
of
the
window
.
Window
adjustment,
as
described
in
512DoorWindows,
must
be
carried
out
ater
installation
to
prevent
damaging
the
glass
.

"
If
battery
power
is
lost
or
the
battery
has
been
disconnected,
the
windows
must
be
re-initialized
.
Both
one
touch
upldown
and
pinch-protection
will
be
inactive
until
windows
are
re-initialized
.
See
512
Door
Windows
.

DOOR
CHECK,
REPLACING

Door
check,replacing

WARNING
-

Some
1997
and
all
1998
cars
are
fitted
with
side-im-

pact
airbags
in
the
front
doors
.
When
servicing
doors

on
cars
with
front
side-impact
airbags,
always
dis-

connect
the
negative
(-)
battery
terminal
.
See
721

Al
rbag
System
(SRS)
for
cautions
and
procedures
relating
to
the
airbag
system
.

1
.
Closedoor
window
completely
.

2
.
If
working
on
front
door
with
side-impact
airbag,
discon-

nect
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.,

CAUTION-

Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
battery

disconnection
cautions
gíven
at
the
front
of
this

manual
on
page
viii
.

3
.
Remove
interior
door
panel
and
vapor
barrier
as
de-

scribed
later
.

4
.
Where
applicable,
remove
side-impact
airbag
from
door
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
.

NOTE-

In
some
models
covered
inthis
manual,
ít
is
not
essen-

tial
to
remove
the
side-ímpact
airbag
to
access
internal

door
components
.
However,
the
procedure
is
recom-

mended
for
safety
reasons
.

5
.
Remove
retainer
clip
(early
models
only)
from
door

check
pin
on
body
pillar
.
Drive
out
door
check
pin
.
Refer

to
Fig
.
3
.

6
.
Remove
bolts
and
rubber
cover
fromdoor
check
lock-
plate
ondoor
.

7
.
Remove
door
check
from
inside
door
.

8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Lubricate
door
check
before
installing
.

"
Use
new
mounting
bolts
when
reinstalling
the
side-im-

pact
airbag
to
thedoor(where
applicable)
.

"
If
battery
was
disconnected,
re-initialize
window
regu-

lator
motors
as
described
in
512
Door
Windows
.

412-2



TRUNK
LID

Trunk
lid,
aligning

1.
Raise
trunk
lid
.

2
.
Loosen
boits
at
trunk
lid
lock
until
it
can
just
be
moved
.

See
Fig
.
3
.

Fig
.
3
.



Trunk
lid
lock
mounting
boits
(arrows)
.

0013172

3
.
Loosen
bolis
at
left
and
right
trunk
hinges
until
lid
can

just
be
moved
.

4
.
Working
at
lower
comers
of
trunk
lid,
screw
in
rubber

buffers
on
left
and
right
sides
fully
.

5
.
Prop
open
trunk
lid
and
remove
gas
pressure
strut
as

described
below
.

WARNING
-

"
Make
sure
to
support
trunk
lid
before
removing
strut
.

"
Trunk
lid
with
gas
pressure
strut
removed
will
drop
without
damping
.

6
.
Close
trunk
lid
and
align
lid
to
body
at
rear
and
front
.
Open
trunk
lid
and
tighten
hinge
bolis
.

7
.
Adjust
lock
so
that
closed
trunk
lid
is
approximately
1
mm
(0
.04
in
.)
belowtop
of
rear
fenders
.
Tighten
lock
bolts
.

TRUNK
LID

8
.
Open
trunk
lid
and
screw
outrubber
stops
so
that

closed
trunk
lid
is
flush
with
top
of
rear
fenders
.

9
.
Reinstall
gas
pressure
strut
.

Seam
Clearance
Specification

"
Trunk
lid
to
rear
fender

or
bumper
..........
4
.3
-
5
.3
mm
(0
.169
-
0
.209
in)

"
Max
.
deviation
from
parallel
.......
0
.5
mm
(0
.019
in)

Trunk
lid
support
strut,

removing
and
installing

WARNING
-

Make
sure
to
support
trunk
lid
before
removing
strut

1
.
Open
trunk
lid
.
Remove
spring
clip
from
support
strut

and
remove
strut
from
body
end
.
See
Fig
.
4
.

Fig
.
4
.



Support
strut
spring
clip
(arrow)
at
body
end
.

2
.
Remove
strut
from
trunk
lid
.

3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Replace
any
trim
re-

taining
clips
damaged
during
removal
.

GENERAL
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
..
.
...
.
.........
510-1



Front
bumper
impact
absorber,
replacing
....
510-4

Rear
bumper,
removing
and
installing



.....
.510-4

OUTSIDE
REAR
VIEW
MIRRORS
.
...
.
.....
510-1



Rear
bumper
impact
absorber,
replacing
...
.
510-6
Outside
mirrorglass,
replacing



.
.
.........
510-1



Bumper
height,
adjusting



...
.
...
.
...
.
.
.
.
.
510-6
Outside
mirror
housing,
removing
and
installing
....
.
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
510-1



EXTERIOR
TRIM



...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
.
.
.
.
510-6
Outside
mirror,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.
510-2



BMW
embiem,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.
.
510-7

Body
side
molding,
replacing



.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
510-7
BUMPERS



.
.
.
.
.
....
.
.....
.
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
510-3



Radiator
grille,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.
.510-7
Front
bumper,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.
.
510-3



Front
panel,
removing
and
installing
...
.
.
.
.
.
510-7

GENERAL

510
Exterior
Trim,
Bumpers

This
repair
group
includes
repair
information
for
the
outside

rear
view
mirror,
front
and
rear
bumpers,
and
the
easily
re-

movable
exterior
trim
parts
.

OUTSIDE
REAR
VIEW
MIRRORS

The
remove
controlled
mirrors
come
in
two
styles
:
heated
and
unheated
.
Many
of
the
mirror
components
are
separately

available
from
an
authorized
BMW
dealer,
including
the
glass

and
outside
plastic
housing
.

Outside
mirror
glass,
replacing

CAUTION-

Mirror
shouldbe
ator
above
room
temperature
before
removal
.
Otherwise,
small
plastic
parts
or
glass
will
break
.

1
.
Insert
thin
pry
tool
(wooden
or
tape-wrapped
screwdriv-

er)
between
bottom
mirror
edge
and
mirror
housing
and

carefully
pry
out
mirror
glass
from
housing
.
See
Fig
.
1
.

2
.
Heated
mirror
:
remove
heating
element
harness
con-

nectors
from
back
of
mirror
glass
.

3
.
Install
new
glass
into
position
by
pressing
firmly
until
it

snaps
into
place
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS



510-1

00130
..

Fig
.1
.
Prying
mirror
glass
out
of
mirror
housing
.
Note
screwdriver
shaft
wrapped
with
tape
.

Outside
mirror
housing,

removing
and
installing

1
.
Remove
mirror
glass
as
described
above
.

2
.
Remove
housing
retaining
screws
and
lift
off
rear
hous-
ing
.
See
Fig
.
2
.

3
.
Tilt
mirror
housing
forward
and
compress
plastic
retain-

ers
and
lift
off
front
housing
.
See
Fig
.
3
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Check
mirror
function

before
installing
covering
parts
.

OUTSIDE
REAR
VIEW
MIRRORS

510-2



EXTERIOR
TRIIVI,
BUMPERS

Fig
.
2
.



Mirror
housing
retaining
screws
(arrows)
.

Fig
.
3
.



Use
need1e-nose
pliers
to
release
retainers
(arrows)
.

Outside
mirror,
removing
and
installing

0013039
0013040

1
.
Remove
triangular
trim
plate
by
prying
and
lifting
gently
fromdoor
frame
.
See
Fig
.
4
.
Unhook
harness
splice

connector
from
base
of
trim
píate
.

2
.
Separate
harness
connector
.
Support
mirror
and
re-
move
mirror
mounting
bolts
.
Lift
mirror
off
door
.
See

Fig
.
5
.

3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Check
mirror
function
before
installing
covering
parts
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Outside
mirror
to
door(M6)
..
.
..
.
..
.
6
Nm
(4
.5
ft-Ib)

OUTSIDE
REAR
VIEW
MIRRORS

0013041
Fig
.
4
.



Pry
plastictrim
in
direction
of
arrow
1,
then
lift
off
in
direction

of
arrow
2
.

0013042
Fig
.
5
.



Mirror
mounting
bolts
(arrows)
.
Two-door
body
style
shown
.

BMW
emblem,
removing
and
installing

The
procedure
given
below
applies
to
both
front
and
rear

emblems
.

1
.
Wrap
and
of
a
screwdriver
with
tape
.

CAUTION-

Protect
hood
paint
by
coveringarea
aroundem-

blem
with
tape
.

2
.
Carefully
pryout
emblem
.
See
Fig
.
15
.

UVI1'¿.

Fig
.
15
.
BMW
emblem
being
removed
.
Pry
up
emblem
carefully
on
ei-

ther
side
(arrows)
.
Note
tape
on
screwdriver
tips
.

3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Replace
plastic
inserts
in
body
if
damaged
.

"
If
emblem
fits
loosely
intoinserts,
use
a
small
amount

of
bodymoldingtape
or
adhesiva
on
rear
of
emblem

before
installing
.

Body
side
molding,
replacing

To
remove
body
side
moldings,
carefully
pry
the
moldings

straight
off
.
See
Fig
.
16
.

Installation
is
the
reverse
of
removal
.
Replace
any
clips
or

clip
covering
boots
damaged
during
removal
.

Radiator
grille,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Remove
plastic
front
radiator
shroud
or
air
duct,
as

needed

2
.
Lightly
tap
center
of
grilla
toward
radiator
andremove

from
panel
opening
.
Chrome
ring
pulís
out
from
front
.

See
Fig
.
17
.

3
.
To
replace,
snap
grille
andchrome
piece
together
.

Push
assembly
into
front
panel,
pressing
at
top
and

bottom
until
it
snaps
into
place
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS



510-7

Fig
.
16
.
Body
sida
molding
retainingclips
(arrows)
.

-



0013048

Fig
.
17
.
Radiator
grille
being
tapped
inward
.
Right
side
front
panel
top

retaining
screw
is
shown
at
A
.

Front
panel,
removing
and
installing

The
front
panel
is
shown
in
Fig
.
18
.

1
.
Remove
front
bumper
as
described
earlier
.

2
.
Remove
headlights
.
See
630
Exterior
Lighting
.

3
.
Remove
radiator
grille
as
described
earlier
.

4
.
With
engine
hood
open,
remove
front
panel
retaining

screws
at
left
and
right
sides
of
radiator
.
See
Fig
.
19
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM

510-
8



EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS

Fig
.
18
.
Front
panel
assembly
.
Note
top
retaining
screws
(A),
retaining
screws
at
radiator
support
(B),
and
side
retaining
screws
(C)
.

00130~,
u
Fig
.
19
.
Front
panel
retaining
screws
at
radiator
(arrows)
.
Right
side
shown
.
To
remove
left
side
screws
it
may
be
necessary
tore-
move
airfilter
housing
or
duct
.

5
.
Remove
front
paneltop
retaining
screws
near
hood
latches
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
17
.

6
.
Working
under
car,
remove
left
and
right
side
panel
re-
taining
screws
.
See
Fig
.
20
.

7
.
Remove
panel
and
repair
orreplace
with
painted
part
.

8
.
Installation
is
reverseof
removal
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM

0013145
Fig
.
20
.
Front
bumper
mustbe
off
to
access
far
right
and
left
front
panel
retaining
screws
from
below
(arrows)
.
(Right
side
shown
.)

515-8



CENTRAL
LOCKING
AND
ANTI-THEFT

Central
Body
Electronics
(ZKE
IV)



Electronic
Immobilization
System
(EWS)

Beginning
withvehicles
produced
9193
(model
year
1994),



The
electronic
anti-theft
system
known
as
EWS
was
first
in-

the
centrallocking
system
was
integrated
with
sunroof
and



troduced
in
January
1994
.
The
early
version
of
the
system

window
closure
into
the
Central
Body
Electronics
(ZKE
IV)



uses
a
starting
inhibition
module
to
interrupt
the
ignition,
the

(generation
four)
system
.
The
control
module
for
this
system



fuel
injection
and
the
starter
motor
.
This
system
is
activated

ís
mounted
in
front
of
the
glove
compartment
.



and
deactivated
by
the
centrallockíng
system
.
The
control

module
for
the
system
is
installed
under
the
left
side
of
the

Inthis
system
two
microswítches
are
operated
viathe
door



dashboard
.

lock
cylinder
at
both
front
doors
.
Turning
the
key
approximate-

ly
45°
(position
1)
operates
the
door
locking
microswitch
and



Startingwith
modeis
built
since
January
1995,
E36
cars

activates
the
alarm
system
.
Holding
the
key
in
thatposition



come
equipped
with
a
sophisticated
coded
electronic
immobi

also
closes
any
open
windows
and
the
sunroof
.



lization
system
called
EWS
II
.
Foraschematic
of
the
system,

refer
to
Fig
.
21
.

Turning
the
key
approximately
45°
in
the
opposite
direction

through
position
0
actuates
theunlocking
microswitch
and
de-

activates
the
alarm
system
(position
2)
.
See
Fig
.
20
.
NOTE
-

The
EWS
11
system
is
also
sometimes
referred
to
as
the

Driveaway
Protection
System
or
the
electronic
immobi-
lization
system
.

On
EWS
II
equipped
cars,
the
ignition
key
is
embedded
with

a
computer
chip
and
permanently
encoded
.
A
primary
code
is

programmed
into
the
keyand
finto
the
vehicle
itself
.
A
second-

ary
code
is
changed
every
time
the
vehicle
is
started
.
If
thekey

code
and
EWS
II
control
module
code
do
notmatch,
the
en-

gine
management
control
module
and
the
starter
are
dis-

abled
.
EWS
II
ignition
keyscannot
be
duplicated
.

The
system
is
designed
to
have
up
to
ten
keys
and
only
an

authorized
BMW
dealer
can
provide
replacement
keys
.
j
NOTE-
0011762a



ft
is
possible
to
damage
the
electronic
circuítry
in
the
Fig
.
20
.
ZKE
IV
door
lock
cylinder
positions
.



key,
rendering
if
unusable
.
In
that
case,
a
new
key

shouldbe
purchased
and
initialized
byan
authorized
BMW
dealer
.

LOCKING
SYSTEM
AND
ELECTRONIC
IMM081LIZATION

Convertible
top
drive
motor,
replacing



5
.
Working
in
convertible
top
storage
compartment
be-
hind
driver's
seat,
remove
convertible
top
linkage
rods
1
.
Open
convertible
top
partially,
stopping
when
convert-



from
top
of
motor
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
11
.
ible
top
lid
is
fully
upen
.
Remove
lid
.

2
.
Release
luggage
compartment
lock-out
by
pressing
on
microswitch
in
right
convertible
top
lid
latch
.
See
Fig
.

14
.

0012745

Fig
.
14
.
Rightside
convertible
top
lid
latch
.
Arrow
points
to
location
of
luggage
compartment
lock-out
microswitch
.

3
.
Open
luggage
compartment
.
Remove
trim
and
inner

lining
from
left
side
of
compartment
.

4
.
Disconnect
electrical
harness
connectors
at
top
motor
.

Release
emergency
release
cable
from
lever
.
Push
le-

ver
up
to
release
motor
.
See
Fig
.
15
.

uu12759

Fig
.
15
.
Convertible
top
motor
(A)
and
release
lever
(B)
in
luggage

compartment
.

CONVERTIBLE
TOP



541-
7

6
.
Remove
four
fastenersholding
motor
to
body
and
re-

move
motor
through
luggage
compartment
.
See
Fig
.

16
.

0012761

Fig
.
16
.
Convertible
top
motor
mountingscrews
(arrows)
.
Gasket
(A)
mustbe
renewed
when
motor
is
replaced
.

7
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Keep
the
following
in

mind
:

"
Replace
sealing
gasket
between
top
of
motor
and

body
.

"
Securemotormountingscrews
with
Locktite
®
270
or
equivalent
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Convertible
top
motor
to
body

mountingscrews
...
...
.
.
.........
10
Nm
(7
.5
ft-Ib)

Convertible
Top
Emergency
Operation

A
malfunction
in
the
electrical
system
or
another
fault
in
the

convertible
top
mechanism
can
cause
the
automatic
or
semi-
automatic
top
to
be
stuck
in
open,
shut,
or
intermediate
posi-

tion
.
The
following
general
procedures
are
suggested
in
order

to
close
the
top
in
an
emergency
situation
.
Resetting
proce-

dures
for
convertible
top
synchronization
after
emergency
clo-

sure
are
beyond
the
scope
of
this
manual
.

Main
Motor
.
To
release
thetop
linkage
from
the
motor,
lift

the
left
comer
of
the
rearseat
to
access
emergency
release

handle
.
See
Fig
.
17
.

POWER
CONVERTIBLE
TOP