I thought some of you might find this of interest.
I found it in a book about Sheffield.
I wonder what happened to the car, maybe simpleR might know

I agree, tightening the nut does nothing. I had to change my trim as lowlife tried to get in, they had a screwdriver and prised the glass against the trim. Bent the trim and broke the glass, it was cheaper to source the glass and trim than pay the excess. New glass and used trim which was as new. Th...

I firstly did start removing parts near the C pillar area but found I was getting close to the airbag. I decided then to remove the rear panel with the escape handle and the plastic side trim so removing the nut was easy. After I had refitted everything I noticed that the curved exterior trim bit wa...

There is a 10MM nut on the bolt. You need a long box type spanner to get to it. It does involve stripping the boot panels or an easier way if you are nimble :) Get in the boot on your back legs dangling outside. There is a plastic grill in mine that does nothing. Hacksaw blade one of the legs and it...

I changed mine last week. I found afterwards that the powered tailgate did not work and the doors would not lock.
Closing the tailgate manually halfway down something clicked. Then everything was working again.
I have a scanner so I did reset the BMS just to make sure.

I bought Varta from Tayna just last week. I changed it myself it's a bit fiddly but not too bad.
I did not have any problem but the battery was nearly 8 years old, peace of mind thats all
//www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/a5/

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/tools ... r%20Angled
Something like this might do it. Scroll down.

https://www.sheffieldprestige.co.uk/service/

There is also this place, though I have never used it.
I go to German Auto as it was recommended by a colleague's husband, who works next door at BMW

https://germanautocentre.co.uk/car-serv ... -type-all/

I have taken mine here for the last 2 services. Also recently had MOT and rear brake pads done too.

I use one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/14032162154?ii ... 5979562795
They are tiny so do not stick out much. That way it would be difficult to break off in the compartment.