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Old 08-03-2006, 10:32 AM   #6
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Name: c1apton
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Pompano Beach,Fl /Edina,Mn
Rate My Car: 137 / 337
Your Ride: 93 E34
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Originally Posted by Numark318i
btw..anyone know why most BMWs have that gaping hole at the back of the passenger side of the Engine bay? So far my car has one, our 330, Rooz's 330 and my friends old 740.

So....wtf is it for?

Im sure this have bee3n brouht up before...but i forgot.
I think it's a carry-over from earlier BMWs. On mine that's where the DME controls sit & on the opposite side is the main fuse box. The added support that the contour of the firewall adds strength to the front end in case of collision.
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