What have you done to your car today?

Didnt want to start a new thread, but I think I saw the video in this one ages ago.

Anyone got a link to the video of a bloke who had a flash Audi/BMW they bought sat outside their crap (parents ?) house, and his mate goes in and takes the mick out of him ?
 
Kept very calm as a van tried to push me out the way on a roundabout so that he didn't have to exit and get stuck in traffic. I might have stayed on my horn for a little while though :D. He seemed to get the message. Literally would have driven into me if there had been anyone on the other side - wouldn't have been so calm in that scenario!
 
Mot'd with no advisories.

Also had the brake fluid changed to ate type 200. Bled thoroughly and the brakes are much more better now. Old fluid was manky don't think it had been changed for a while prior to my ownership.
 
InvaderGIR said:
It'll just have been the seal(s) and alignment of the sun roof, maybe blocked drains which need a blow out from an air line, removing mechanism is a bit drastic.
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It's not the seal. I sealed it shut as I thought it was that, nope still leaked. Doesn't have drains as it's a non sunroof car with this aftermarket POS added in.

It's leaking in from the NSF corner, where it was no longer sealed to the skin of the roof.
 
I’ve always been put off having a sunroof since having a couple of Clios in my youth. Each one leaked from the same place, covering my lap on tight corners.... and each one I snapped the handle several times and had to get replacements from the scrappy!
 
Mike1983 said:
I’ve always been put off having a sunroof since having a couple of Clios in my youth. Each one leaked from the same place, covering my lap on tight corners.... and each one I snapped the handle several times and had to get replacements from the scrappy!
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Tbh, that’s nothing related to sunroofs, more just the “joy” of running a French car! :p

My e38 has a sunroof, I’ve used it once.

It’s got full climate control and having the roof open negates it completely.

That “wind in your hair” feeling is something I’ve always equated to convertibles and suchlike, I never missed the sunroof in my previous BMW’s and don’t see this one getting much use either.
 
savagesam117 said:
It's not the seal. I sealed it shut as I thought it was that, nope still leaked. Doesn't have drains as it's a non sunroof car with this aftermarket POS added in.

It's leaking in from the NSF corner, where it was no longer sealed to the skin of the roof.
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Position the sunroof skin and tack weld metal plates in from underneath to hold it in place (or drill the sunroof lip and roof lip and bolt it in place) then weld the ******* in (or tack weld and use some 8115 or similar), remove the tack welded supports, grind, filler, sand, paint. No sunroof.

https://imgur.com/a/gqVgN

alternate method

https://imgur.com/a/l7vpq
 
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Acme said:
Position the sunroof skin and tack weld metal plates in from underneath to hold it in place (or drill the sunroof lip and roof lip and bolt it in place) then weld the ******* in, remove the tack welded supports, grind, filler, sand, paint. No sunroof.
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Or fit Open Air sunroof from a Polo.

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