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Interesting......what unit did you go for? I'm trying to find one for mine!
What have you done to your car today?
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Interesting......what unit did you go for? I'm trying to find one for mine!
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I made it light weight, gotta shed those kilos some how.
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The wood is cruise control. 
I folded the rear seats down/forward to even out weight distribution too.
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Not sure if serious or...
New discs, pads and calipers on the rear.
Old calipers were seized to buggery! Dust seals are missing as they perished away, so I took them off when I stripped the calipers down a couple of months ago to keep them going a bit longer.
Old calipers were seized to buggery! Dust seals are missing as they perished away, so I took them off when I stripped the calipers down a couple of months ago to keep them going a bit longer.
I've posted more info in the "Mondeo Mk4 Headunit replacement" thread but I went with the Eonon D5162E, fingers crossed for a good one!
Yeah! Got them to match the fronts, and same discs as the front, I like to have them matching. But yes they are bloody amazing.
I do need some 4-pots though, I was pushing them to the limit on track. Can soon get some speed up with 350bhp
My initial bodge to secure the arch liner to the front bumper (a single piece of double sided sticky tape) lasted for 3 months. 
When it came unstuck, I decided to try a little bit harder with my bodge, and use several strips of gaffa tape, but it didnt react so well to the weather and came un-stuck in a few days.
So I am going to have to up my bodge game and secure it with a bit of random plastic and a couple of bolts.
In other news, the mirror trim which I secured with velcro stayed on for 8 months, but came flying off the other day, so now I have no mirror trim... I'll buy a new one which will come with clips...
Mechanically I look after my car, but cosmetically anything goes.
When it came unstuck, I decided to try a little bit harder with my bodge, and use several strips of gaffa tape, but it didnt react so well to the weather and came un-stuck in a few days.
So I am going to have to up my bodge game and secure it with a bit of random plastic and a couple of bolts.
In other news, the mirror trim which I secured with velcro stayed on for 8 months, but came flying off the other day, so now I have no mirror trim... I'll buy a new one which will come with clips...
Mechanically I look after my car, but cosmetically anything goes.
Yeah the hybrid ones are the only aftermarket ones I've seen so far that really suits the E46 arms and looks oem but sadly for me the wiping was poor and the fit was too wobbly for my liking.
Alca will remain best for performance
You were bang on the money regarding the MTEC's, Mrk! What an utterly odd blade, half the passenger side one doesn't touch the screen, and the driver side one seems to lift on the way back down leaving an area of water on the screen
Which of the Alcas do you recommend please? They seem to have an aero blade, and a standard wiper.
Thanks
AC re-gas. It was completely dry. Garage said the pump and seals seemed in excellent condition and the partial gas+UV fluid they put in last week was the same amount measured today so no slow leaks to note either.
Glad my mtec ones weren't a Friday build then haha!
The Alca ones I've always bought after trying others in between are these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110889729693?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
As you can see they're much flatter than the usual "flat" aero type blades. The centre bit where the arm goes into does come out a bit so there is an obvious gap between blade and arm when attached.
One thing to note is that they do lift a bit at very high speeds but at motorway legal speeds they're just fine and the wipe is clean from end to end
For a cheaper alternative it might be worth going into your nearest Tesco superstore. They have a new range of flat blades at something silly like £8. I tried a pair last year and they seemed really good too but foolishly broke off one of the end plastic clips while washing the car one day and never bothered to get another set.
You were bang on the money regarding the MTEC's, Mrk! What an utterly odd blade, half the passenger side one doesn't touch the screen, and the driver side one seems to lift on the way back down leaving an area of water on the screen
Which of the Alcas do you recommend please? They seem to have an aero blade, and a standard wiper.
Thanks
Glad my mtec ones weren't a Friday build then haha!
The Alca ones I've always bought after trying others in between are these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110889729693?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
As you can see they're much flatter than the usual "flat" aero type blades. The centre bit where the arm goes into does come out a bit so there is an obvious gap between blade and arm when attached.
One thing to note is that they do lift a bit at very high speeds but at motorway legal speeds they're just fine and the wipe is clean from end to end
For a cheaper alternative it might be worth going into your nearest Tesco superstore. They have a new range of flat blades at something silly like £8. I tried a pair last year and they seemed really good too but foolishly broke off one of the end plastic clips while washing the car one day and never bothered to get another set.
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My initial bodge to secure the arch liner to the front bumper (a single piece of double sided sticky tape) lasted for 3 months.
When it came unstuck, I decided to try a little bit harder with my bodge, and use several strips of gaffa tape, but it didnt react so well to the weather and came un-stuck in a few days.
So I am going to have to up my bodge game and secure it with a bit of random plastic and a couple of bolts.
If it's out of sight, how about putting a drill through it and then securing it in place with some cable ties? Much less chance of it coming undone then.
AC re-gas. It was completely dry. Garage said the pump and seals seemed in excellent condition and the partial gas+UV fluid they put in last week was the same amount measured today so no slow leaks to note either.
Glad my mtec ones weren't a Friday build then haha!
The Alca ones I've always bought after trying others in between are these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110889729693?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
As you can see they're much flatter than the usual "flat" aero type blades. The centre bit where the arm goes into does come out a bit so there is an obvious gap between blade and arm when attached.
One thing to note is that they do lift a bit at very high speeds but at motorway legal speeds they're just fine and the wipe is clean from end to end
For a cheaper alternative it might be worth going into your nearest Tesco superstore. They have a new range of flat blades at something silly like £8. I tried a pair last year and they seemed really good too but foolishly broke off one of the end plastic clips while washing the car one day and never bothered to get another set.
Perfect, thanks Mrk! I'll go with a set of Alca's as you rate them quite highly. I annoyingly broke the securing clip on the Bosch ones that were on the car before so I can't even pop those back on for the meantime!
In other news, the XBMC media centre I purchased for my E46 was diagnosed faulty, should hopefully have another here next week. Listening to the radio sucks!