WrenchGuideAutomotive workshop companion
BMW owners

YOUR WORKSHOP CONTEXT

Garage

Start with your car. Confirm the details, prepare your next job and keep a record of the work.

For BMW owners, across generations. See model data and guide coverage →

Start with your car, or explore the example Garage.

Try the example Garage ↗
Add your carPlate, VIN and workshop details

NETHERLANDS VEHICLE LOOKUP

Add a car by number plate

Pull public vehicle, fuel, APK and recall status directly from RDW. No owner data is requested or stored.

Source: RDW Open Data · CC0 public domain. Another plate replaces the active vehicle details.

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

Add a car by VIN

No Dutch plate? Start with the 17-character VIN, or add more context to your saved car.

Decode sends this VIN through WrenchGuide to NHTSA in the United States. Only decode if you want to share it. Privacy details

Public NHTSA data · European-market coverage may be incomplete · No BMW factory build sheet or option list

YOUR GARAGE

No active vehicle yet

Use a number plate or VIN above, or add your workshop details below.

VEHICLE DETAILSYour vehicle

Registration and decoded details are a starting point. Confirm the exact chassis, engine and transmission beside the car before relying on a matched repair guide.

WORKSHOP DETAILSConfirm your car

Saving here keeps the VIN and production month in this browser. The separate Decode VIN action shares the VIN with NHTSA. Backups include your saved vehicle data.

READY FOR YOUR NEXT JOB

Explore the workshop.

All repair guides →

Confirm the chassis and engine in vehicle details to narrow the suggestions. Each guide states exactly which car it covers.

ALL STEPS RELEASED

E91 cabin microfilter replacement

Complete E91 cabin-microfilter replacement with current MANN fitment evidence, preparation inventory and post-install airflow checks.

E91 LCI · N43B20 · AnyPrepare this job →ALL STEPS RELEASED

BMW fault-code and symptom baseline

A non-destructive diagnostic tutorial for recording symptoms, voltage context, control-unit fault codes and freeze-frame/live observations before any code is cleared or part is replaced.

E91 LCI · N43B20 · AnyPrepare this job →ALL STEPS RELEASED

BMW VIN, owner's guide and recall check

A complete digital journey for finding the VIN safely, opening the correct BMW operating guide, checking official recall/technical-action status and saving an evidence snapshot.

E91 LCI · N43B20 · AnyPrepare this job →

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Vehicle photo & workshop backup

GARAGE VEHICLE VISUAL

Make it your Garage.

Add your own photo to personalise the Garage. Where a model illustration is available, it shows the general body style; colour, trim and details may differ from your car.

Image only · up to 12 MB · local device storage

MY WORKSHOP DATA

Your repair history should not be trapped in one browser.

Export Garage details, service history, job readiness, procedure progress and personal step notes. A full backup can also carry your locally stored Garage photo and teardown photos.

LOCAL-FIRST · PORTABLE
EXPORT

Create WrenchGuide backup

Save a versioned JSON backup that can be restored on another browser or device.

RESTORE

Restore WrenchGuide backup

Imports only recognised WrenchGuide Garage/service/progress/readiness/note state and validated image records. Matching saved items are replaced.

Current restore limit: 150 MB per backup file.
Local mode stays available.This export is created entirely in your browser and is not uploaded by the backup feature. Future signed-in account sync will be optional and separately controlled.