stevep21
01-15-2007, 10:28 AM
Have just bought a 1988 535i Executive with 258,000 klms in generally excellent condition. It is my first BMW and it is wonderful to drive with all its brilliant Executive options. It has generally been very good having been well looked after by the previous BMW enthusiast (second owner) except for the well known fusible link problem that was easily fixed by the auto electrician. One alarming problem is that the release button on the handbrake has slowly been disappearing up into the handbrake itself and now the handbrake cannot be used at all. Is this very serious? Obviously it needs fixing and I will need to get it to a BMW repairer. Another problem is the that vinyl covering on the two front inside door panels is coming away. Can these panels be easily removed so that the covering can be re-attached? It has an in-car mobile phone system installed for a Nokia but not for my model. Is it possible to get an adapter so that the cradle can be changed without having to completely re-install a new phone system? Lastly, the car has an alarm (it went off once in the garage) but no remote system for locking the doors and setting the alarm. I have two keys for the car, one a master key, but there are no buttons to control the locks or the alarm. Is it possible to get the alarm system fully activated? Many thanks in advance for any help and sorry if any of these questions are very old hat. Cheers, Steve