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What we learn while building the configurators: changeovers, part families, the traps. Every article names its sources and how sure we are.

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2 October 20268 min read

'M-Tech' is not a steering wheel: a translation guide from forum slang to BMW's own names

Forum names like M-Tech, M-Tech 2 and xenons are not in BMW's parts catalogue. A glossary of what BMW actually calls E46 bumpers, steering wheels and lights.

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