BMW and land rover did a sneaky with the solenoids and changed them so you had to buy the complete compressor! Sold hundreds of bags when I was at BMW so very common, the glue starts to unstick around the cups and once the car hits the bump stops the bags tend to wear a hole. Full marks for not pulling the jack straight out, can lead to the new ones tearing if they drop to the bump stops
@Thecarislife11 ай бұрын
Something I noticed doing the bag on the other side was the destroyed bump stop. That was the side that drops. I think I’ll be ordering a pair of bump stops.
@KenFilmsCars11 ай бұрын
@@Thecarislife must have done it for a while, I'd put the money aside for a compressor just incase as they don't like over use, well that's what BMW told me to up sale lol. You've done the right thing getting it sorted quickly
@Thecarislife11 ай бұрын
@kendragndrivefansuk3853 I still have the compressor of my old 2002 E39 touring. I think it looks exactly the same in a different mount.
@spanermantim11 ай бұрын
We can't have a sagging rear end. Good job.
@Thecarislife11 ай бұрын
😂😂 thanks Tim. I hope your keeping well
@mcykd366Ай бұрын
Why do you need to cut the pipe at the air bag? Is it possible to loosen the fitting and pull it out?
@ThecarislifeАй бұрын
The Olive will not slide off the pipe in order to fit the new nut and olive. Also if you were able to remove them it’s likely the plastic pipe will be deformed
@mcykd366Ай бұрын
@@Thecarislife thank you. Do you need to disconnect the fuse ?
@ThecarislifeАй бұрын
@mcykd366 I disconnected the battery
@RossMinardsАй бұрын
Do these need recoding after and do you need to use bmw airbags or is a direct replacement ok
@RossMinardsАй бұрын
Everybody ive rang to change them is saying need recoding no one wants to touch it look quite a simple job if dont need recoding
@ThecarislifeАй бұрын
I used none genuine bags and didn’t do any coding. It is possible that you may need to have the ride height recalibrated but if replacing both air bags it shouldn’t be a problem
@TheGentlemensMotorRacingTeam11 ай бұрын
nice work sir - but what I and everyone else watching this video wants to know is - "WHAT THE BLOODY HELL DID YOU DO TO THE FRONT OF YOUR HOODIE?" :)
@Thecarislife11 ай бұрын
Cheap hoodies and welding/grinding don’t mix 😂
@KenFilmsCars11 ай бұрын
Think he forgot to remove his Halloween costume lol
@davidmarques84483 ай бұрын
Wasn't clear to me. Did you replace the exit valve solenoid or kept the original one? Bought one like the one you oyu got and I am afraid it will not fit either. Thanks
@Thecarislife3 ай бұрын
I didn’t end up changing it. It seems there are two different types. The one you and I have are a little less common. Having done the bags and the solenoid block my suspension didn’t drop again
@davidmarques84483 ай бұрын
@@Thecarislife what year is yours?
@Thecarislife3 ай бұрын
I don’t have it anymore. It was a 2011
@Quick20045 ай бұрын
I’ve replaced air suspension bags still drops one side…did this fix ur issue?
@Thecarislife5 ай бұрын
Yes it did. I think it was more so the valve block that helped
@Quick20045 ай бұрын
Thanks reply mate, just ordered a valve block
@jonasmagnusson20995 ай бұрын
BMW Sweden want 2800:-euro for 2 airbag and a new compressor?🤔🧐 i pay 1200euro at another workshop?
@Thecarislife5 ай бұрын
I would imagine the compressor is the expensive part. Fortunately I’ve not had to change one yet 🤞