BMW and M Power Owners

opstrat · 6 Apr 2015 at 17:15

really? will give it a try. was expecting to just replace it.

steel wool worth a try?

pepsilol · 6 Apr 2015 at 17:16

You can usually remove tips easily and then a drill and some metal polish.

mrk · 6 Apr 2015 at 17:55

Hard to tell how thick that layer of crap is though, if it's really thick then you may need some wire wool too.

pepsilol · 6 Apr 2015 at 17:56

Yeah you can get drill attachments. **** manual labour.

Defy Belief · 6 Apr 2015 at 18:18

pepsilol said:
Yeah you can get drill attachments. **** manual labour.

Did this today, my exhaust was pretty similar and it's now looking good again, think the drill bit was just over £2 from tool station. Autosol is good stuff!

panthro · 6 Apr 2015 at 18:39

NVP said:
I get you but I have a special connection with the v10 m5 and want to build my BMW collection as a personal thing not purely for investment Apparently only 300 odd sold in the UK so scared they're going to shoot up soon...

That's not the question you asked though; if you have a personal love for the car then why not. If you were buying it purely for long term investment, then there are plenty of better cars to put your money into. If you can't do it now then just keep an eye on the market until you can. Just a point to note, there aren't many modern BMW's that are "collectors" cars, and the E61 was massive produced so it's unlikely to be a highly desirable model a la CSL, 1M etc.

opstrat · 6 Apr 2015 at 18:50

Defy Belief said:
Did this today, my exhaust was pretty similar and it's now looking good again, think the drill bit was just over £2 from tool station. Autosol is good stuff!

just a small wire brush type?

[TW]Fox · 6 Apr 2015 at 18:58

panthro said:
That's not the question you asked though; if you have a personal love for the car then why not. If you were buying it purely for long term investment, then there are plenty of better cars to put your money into. If you can't do it now then just keep an eye on the market until you can. Just a point to note, there aren't many modern BMW's that are "collectors" cars, and the E61 was massive produced so it's unlikely to be a highly desirable model a la CSL, 1M etc.

The E61 M5 was actually very rare (it is likely the rarest production M5 ever made), but I'm not sure why people keep mentioning it as NVP has an E60.

Defy Belief · 6 Apr 2015 at 19:05

opstrat said:
just a small wire brush type?

I just bought a polishing mop.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Pow...+Polishing/sd2694/Goblet+Polishing+Mop/p11969

Was mainly to polish the dish of my new wheels, I did the exhaust by hand with a cloth and it looks good, depends how deep or bad the tip is I guess but autosol is abrasive.

panthro · 6 Apr 2015 at 19:06

[TW]Fox;27876347 said:
The E61 M5 was actually very rare (it is likely the rarest production M5 ever made), but I'm not sure why people keep mentioning it as NVP has an E60.

It's still a standard M5 and wasn't made in specifically limited numbers. He asked about the E61 so that's why it's being discussed :confused:

Only 300 odd RHD 3.8 E34's were produced and they are only starting to become more desirable.

Kenai · 6 Apr 2015 at 19:14

[TW]Fox;27876347 said:
The E61 M5 was actually very rare (it is likely the rarest production M5 ever made), but I'm not sure why people keep mentioning it as NVP has an E60.

People are talking about the E61 because he wants to buy one, put it into storage and hope its value increases.

[TW]Fox · 6 Apr 2015 at 19:17

Oh, how bizarre. I didn't read it properly and naturally assumed he was talking about his own car. What an odd thing to do otherwise

blun · 6 Apr 2015 at 20:29

Can anyone tell me where professional nav gets its traffic info from? Is the traffic datait as accurate as google maps? Also does that require connected drive and a paid subscription once the initial 3 years had passed?

NVP · 7 Apr 2015 at 09:32

[TW]Fox · 7 Apr 2015 at 10:03

blun said:
Can anyone tell me where professional nav gets its traffic info from? Is the traffic datait as accurate as google maps? Also does that require connected drive and a paid subscription once the initial 3 years had passed?

It comes from either TMC or BMW Realtime traffic. TMC is free, real time traffic requires a connected drive subscription.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 7 Apr 2015 at 11:11

Hi

Ive just had an mot on my 53 plate e46 318ci and it failed on front lower arm bush which I felt was going anyway.

I was looking at something like this to replace:

BMW E46 330 M SPORT LOWER CONTROL ARM DROP LINK RACK TIE ROD ENDS MEYLE HD KIT

Parts in that kit are:

2 X FRONT LOWER ARM inc REAR BUSH + FITTING NUTS - MEYLE HD
2 X FRONT ANTIROLL BAR LINKS - MEYLE HD
2 X TRACK ROD ENDS - MEYLE GERMANY
2 X TIE ROD ENDS - MEYLE GERMANY

Question is are there any other small bits that are worth me changing for not too much money while im doing that lot? Car has done just over 100k and is all on original suspension etc but I cannot afford new shocks and springs at the moment.

Gaygle · 7 Apr 2015 at 11:31

That'll tighten the car up a right treat if you just get those for now. New shocks aren't too much at all but that can be done as a separate job.

Have you definitely checked that those will fit your car?

mrk · 7 Apr 2015 at 11:49

The Meyle Bush kit may reduce ride comfort if your car is already a Sport. Why not just replace with Lemforder original?

rodenal · 7 Apr 2015 at 11:58

They're honestly highly unlikely to be any different - I used meyle stuff when I was replacing bushes on .one and it never felt anything other than standard

.:SAmSuNG:. · 7 Apr 2015 at 12:30

Gaygle said:
That'll tighten the car up a right treat if you just get those for now. New shocks aren't too much at all but that can be done as a separate job.

Have you definitely checked that those will fit your car?

Will double check before ordering but mines a msport so think so. So you think it will be quite a noticeable improvement?

mrk said:
The Meyle Bush kit may reduce ride comfort if your car is already a Sport. Why not just replace with Lemforder original?

I've just heard good things bout the meyle bits and as it's a second car that only really I drive I don't really mind it a bit firmer. Is there a big price difference?

rodenal said:
They're honestly highly unlikely to be any different - I used meyle stuff when I was replacing bushes on .one and it never felt anything other than standard

Did you notice a big improvement?