Recent content by quaycrest

Gear knob is no longer loose sorry as it reset itself back to normal operation after being left overnight. I didn't try a washer or jiggling the screw as at that stage I didn't know what I was working with inside the unit. I still have my spare gear lever to be fitted but the issue has not...

I took the screw that sits under the plastic cover off and retightened it but made no difference to my loose lever. The screw seems to bottom out.

Maybe not a long term fix but when my window started doing this I took a can of wd40 with a long spray nozzle and sprayed it between the window rubber and the window inside and out at various intervals. It's a tight fit but with some care and a piece of thin flexible metal possible to get the...

Thanks to all for the help and guidance on this issue. Hopefully we will trace the fault once and for all.

No fix update but I have bought a newer replacement gear lever to be fitted once I locate a competent BMW i3 specialist to fit and reprogram as I can't find a reasonably priced method of getting my own ista. I note in another thread this week suggesting a fix by dismantling the switch and...

Left the car for a few hours and the gear selector is back working as normal.

Many thanks for the advice and confirmations to my queries, much appreciated. I took off the gear lever selector only today to see if there was anything mechanical under the lever but it looks like it may only be electronic sensors that are in the lever and/or main unit. On replacing the...

I have experienced a few times this winter in my 2013 i3 rex, the gear selector lever going loose and floppy but still allowing gear selection. I have bought from UK eBay a newer gear selector lever and plan to fit it myself. My questions to the masses of the forum are how do I do it, does the...