Car todo lists....

Only one pressing, must do before MOT job left :cool:

1) Get the ABS Computer dry joints re soldered.

These are all niceties.

2) New Glovebox door.
3) Fix rear wash/wipe system (Hopefully a fuse)
4) Fit headlamp wiper blades and sort out nearside so that it works.
5) New/secondhand rear light clusters as some ape cleaned the current ones off with thinners.

Jobs already completed.

Full valet inside and out
Oil/ filter and coolant change
New cambelt/waterpump.
New auxilliary belt
New Plugs, leads, cap and rotor arm
2x tyres
Load blind purchased
Torque arm bush replaced (Swine of a job without the proper tools!!)
Exhaust blow fixed.

It's turned into quite a nice car now :D
 
[TW]Fox;12377537 said:
Considerably faster, considerably more thirsty, considerably more awesome. Mine looks like an M5 inside and out but there is where the similarities end :) The problem is I dont like buying cars more than 4-5 years old with 1 owner. In a years time or more the newest M5's will be 6+ years old.
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Maybe you need more then one car, keep the 530i (or trade it for an SE touring) and get something else, like a Caterham or a Daewoo Matiz.

My list

1) Wash (how do I get half a litre of oil out of the carpet?)
2) Fuel
3) Service

I love my car, it thrives on neglect. I don't even mind that it handles like it's full of water, that entertains me.
 
1: Fit carbon fibre half doors
2: Fit carbon fibre boot box cover
3: Fit carbon fibre nose cannards
4: Fit removable steering wheel
5: Tune engine on RR
6: Drive it!
 
OK, here goes, now promise you won't all laugh.

Done:
1) Rear wiper arm.
2) 2 tyres.
3) Spark Plugs.
4) Oil.
5) Coolant.
6) Front wiper blades.
7) Bonnet badge (was faded).
8) All the indicator bulbs (were going white).
10) Headlamp alignment.
11) Weld exhaust bracket back on.

To do:
12) Lambda probe.
13) Probably a CAT due to the lambda probe.
14) Fix the near side skirt on properly.
15) Get the bit the parcel shelf string hooks onto.
16) Do something with the high level brake light (segment out, prolly do an LED conversion).
17) Heated Rear Screen and mirrors relay.
18) Front disks and pads.

I may do:
19) Get a decent Radio.
20) Powerflow standard bore stainless steel exhaust.
21) Loose the intake resonator.

It also needs a bath.
 
1) Fit Arm Rest
2) Fit HU
3) Fit Center Console
4) Fit Gaiters
5) Fit Clear Side Repeaters
6) Buy M3 style rear clusters
7) Fix Spoiler Break light
8) Replace worn rubber seals on windows

That's about it before xmas. :p
 
  1. MOT
  2. Cambelt
  3. Sort rust on bottom of rear door
  4. New front tyres
  5. Fit new idle control valve

Think thats about it but the MOT test could add some stuff to that list.
 
1. Fix exhaust (vibrates against car when cold for some reason -.-)
2. Attach a passenger side wing mirror.
3. Try and find leak/drill floor pan so water can get out.
4. Buy waterproof cover >.>
5. Get locks for Bonnet.
6. Change Engine oil.
7. Get lockable petrol cap.
8. Get half decent stereo (sick of the tape adapter -_-).
9. Get a nice set of Supaslots.
10. Take apart windscreen wipers, grease motor and hope that stops them dying =D
11. Fix horn.
All i can think of (:

Edit: 10 & 11
 
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1) Fit Inlet Plenum Done
2) Solder Bluetooth Cables Done
3) Fit BMC CDA Done
4) Replace clutch
5) Replace gearbox
6) Fit uprated brakes 50% Done
7) New Bonnett???? Done
8) Fix battery mount Done
9) Tyres Ordered
10) Fix rear bumper sag Done
12) Body work, stone chips etc
12) Remove paint from fence crash
13) Claybar Booked in for a detail next week!
14) Admire In the process of
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Update :)
 
New Tyres - Tommorow
Fit CD Changer - Whenever I CBA Radio suits me quite fine I actually prefer it off so I can hear the deep sound of the straight 6 :cool:
New Alloys - Next year
Fit Stainless exhaust tip - Again whenever I CBA to go to BMW they're cheap enough to buy
Sort out stonechips - Would like this doing ASAP whoever tried to 'repair' previously failed.
Clean throughly - Tommorow
New Mats - Again ASAP


That's about it tbh..
 
Jobs for this weekend...

Oil change
Re-fit front bumper
Make a start on rebuilding my gearbox
Grease up CV joint
Rotate and re-mount rear shocks
Fit new bonnet and front wings
Remove, prime and paint fog surrounds

Oh, and give it a wash. It's been neglected recently.
 
Hmm lets see...

Volk TE37 alloy wheels
Mazdaspeed rear difuser
Bride light weight bucket seats
Momo Millenium steering wheel
Seibon Carbon bonnet
Seibon Carbon boot
Maybe some Carbon doors
Pettit Racing Supercharger + Induction sysytem + ECU
Greddy exhuast
And finally a full respray in white (maybe).
 
  1. Take it to the local hand car wash place to get it cleaned
  2. ...

That's pretty much it. Nothing I can do with it as it's a company car.
 
On top of my list was fitting Nitrons but I did that yesterday! They're absolutely awesome. The cornering speed now is frankly hilarious!
 
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