What have you done to your car today?

Gibbo · 20 Dec 2017 at 10:13

Scania said:
Got my before and after shot...

Before... Much more swirl marks than I’d realised it had.

After.

And a few more photos he sent...

Seeing this reminded me about Ben, so the Jaaaag is paying a visit to Lawtomotive this Friday for a paint correction and general sprucing up.

He done a fantastic job on your car and that is really a beautiful 7 series, hope you can bring it to the OcUK Motors HQ meet happening early next year.

Dis86 · 20 Dec 2017 at 10:21

Lost my car again

Will Gill · 20 Dec 2017 at 10:40

Dis86 said:
Lost my car again

In a car park, at poker?

I've done both of them before

Dis86 · 20 Dec 2017 at 10:42

Will Gill said:
In a car park, at poker?

I've done both of them before

Lol, sound like there's some good stories behind that!

But no, getting a respray done after a paint failure on my wing mirror. Was meant to get the car back yesterday but can't get hold of the paint place.

Scania · 20 Dec 2017 at 11:18

Gibbo said:
Seeing this reminded me about Ben, so the Jaaaag is paying a visit to Lawtomotive this Friday for a paint correction and general sprucing up.

He done a fantastic job on your car and that is really a beautiful 7 series, hope you can bring it to the OcUK Motors HQ meet happening early next year.

Thanks mate, I’m glad your going back to Ben (I was surprised you hadn’t mentioned him in your other thread about the Jaaaag) he’ll do a great job on it and, I’m sure, will be keen to see it!

I live in Silverdale so the OC/UK meet is definitely on for me & the 7.

badgeruk · 20 Dec 2017 at 19:56

Picked up the new center rear light for the Z4M, its a red one instead of a white thats already on there. Might look nicer being red as the rear lights are mostly red as well. See if I can not break it fitting it this weekend if the weather is nice.

Flack88 · 20 Dec 2017 at 22:05

Replaced this crappy exhaust, which was absolutely shot and split a few weeks ago.

With this 3" custom system.

Dis86 · 20 Dec 2017 at 22:40

Dis86 said:
Lol, sound like there's some good stories behind that!

But no, getting a respray done after a paint failure on my wing mirror. Was meant to get the car back yesterday but can't get hold of the paint place.

Got my car back! Woop. They even touched up another little scratch and it's now invisible.

Supernova · 20 Dec 2017 at 22:47

Plenty O'Toole said:
Got a settlement figure and a valuation. Will have cost me approx £1000/month of ownership if I sell up in February.

What was that on?

On Holiday · 20 Dec 2017 at 23:02

MSTRBKR said:
What was that on?

My 2017 Civic Type R GT, hopefully I'll find out I won't be in the UK within the next couple of months and then it can find a new owner

Uncle_Gravy · 21 Dec 2017 at 09:19

Drove my Z4 carefully and achieved 41mpg.....times are rough

Akagi · 22 Dec 2017 at 06:05

Uncle_Gravy said:
Drove my Z4 carefully and achieved 41mpg.....times are rough

Meanwhile my Corolla is currently showing 22.2MPG average. :eek:

Don't commute in it anymore, so its all short trips and weekend thrashes.

grudas · 22 Dec 2017 at 09:24

3 minutes said:
Meanwhile my Corolla is currently showing 22.2MPG average.

Don't commute in it anymore, so its all short trips and weekend thrashes.

did you fix your exhaust ?

Akagi · 22 Dec 2017 at 09:25

grudas said:
did you fix your exhaust ?

I ordered a new joining piece, ID was wrong so it wouldn't clamp down tightly on the exhaust. I've now made one out of the new clamps and the old joiner and will try that next... But no, at the moment I still have no backbox.

HoneyBadger · 22 Dec 2017 at 09:30

I've upgraded Rex (The free car we received that we use to cart the dogs about) - He now has Bluetooth, a reverse camera, a rear dimming mirror, a turbo upgrade, heated seats and a dashcam...yep I got a little carried away!!

Invertigo · 22 Dec 2017 at 09:30

Bushing press ordered to do the pain in the arse rear diff bushing job, as it's torn.

Decided to prepare myself a bit better for siezed parts this time and also have a torch and tin of MAPP gas on hand!

Also have some soundproofing to install in the door skins, as BMW figured the pre face-lift didn't need any door sound deadening, explains why they sound like tin cans...

Diff oil and coolant also ordered for changing out, then that means every fluid in the car has been changed in my ownership.

DAIR · 22 Dec 2017 at 10:01

Tried to have this fitted last Saturday. Spent X number of hours trying to unscrew the torx screws. Currently used to hold down my car's standard seat.... The damn things would not budge.

I think I may have shredded one of the heads too. So plan to pay someone to do the job for me.

Logsi · 22 Dec 2017 at 10:34

Got another OBDII reader with USB and a CANBUS switch. Downloaded FORScan and enabled the DRL headlights on my girlfriends Fiesta Zetec S. Bought her the lights last year but they didn't work correctly without a setting being enabled in the ECU.

Firestar_3x · 22 Dec 2017 at 13:36

R36 has been written off by the insurance company due to someone piling into the back of me, so excuse to trade the TT in and get a one vehicle solution again.

Mobius 1 · 22 Dec 2017 at 13:52

Coated the car in Sonax BSD the other day. Love this stuff !