Soldato
Just buy a new car already Acme ffs.
What have you done to your car today?
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Man of Honour
What brake liquid did you put? Have you got braided lines?
Soldato
Standard OEM blue tinted. Everything looks and feels 1:1 to OEM.
From http://www.mirrorjohn.com/BMW_M3_Wing_Mirror_Glass.php + cutters discount.
Auto dimming ones are £150 a pair- Dunno about you but if the car behind is glaring me I'm not going to hang about long enough to warrant £150 on mirror glass
I used to think the same but now I've got them I wouldn't be without them. Makes for a much more pleasant experience during long motorway journeys at night.
Man of Honour
Got shed load to do on the car... HEL Lines, new clutch and lightened flywheel, new discs and pads, and a 1.5way LSD which I still haven't fitted!
I might do the simple things like the brakes, but the clutch and LSD I just don't have anywhere to work on the car... I will of course provide pics
Did do something recently - change the rear lights to LED lights, as well as the number plate lights to LEDs.
Difference old vs. new
Closeup:
Night pic- not very good...
Looks much fresher now
I might do the simple things like the brakes, but the clutch and LSD I just don't have anywhere to work on the car... I will of course provide pics
Did do something recently - change the rear lights to LED lights, as well as the number plate lights to LEDs.
Difference old vs. new
Closeup:
Night pic- not very good...
Looks much fresher now
Soldato
Looks much better
Man of Honour
Yeah I want to change the reverse light too to give a little more brightness in reverse.
I will slowly phase to LEDs. I've changed the interior to LEDs so much nicer.
I will slowly phase to LEDs. I've changed the interior to LEDs so much nicer.
Caporegime
Insured it again for a year. Annoyed as I had to take the other half off the policy, she returned to her car last month after leaving it parked in a quiet street to find somebody had hit it so hard it had been forced up onto the grass, long story short, they wrote it off.
Its classed as a fault claim as the costs can't be recouped from another party. Her policy seems unaffected at renewal but cost to have her on mine has increased by £120!
Its classed as a fault claim as the costs can't be recouped from another party. Her policy seems unaffected at renewal but cost to have her on mine has increased by £120!
Put new tyres on the 330i. It already had tyres with reasonable enough tread on them (between 3.5-5mm each), but there were no two of the same make although two did have the same tread depth.
Anyway, got a pair of Uniroyal rainsport 2 for super cheap, so threw them on. Then bought a pair of Goodyear Eagle F1's as they were reasonably cheap from Amazon (around £71 each for 225/45/17), but bought giftcards from morrisons so I get 15p off per litre on my next fill up (I can get around 67 Litres into my empty 530d).
Overall, less than £200 to get them swapped over. Happy enough with that.
Anyway, got a pair of Uniroyal rainsport 2 for super cheap, so threw them on. Then bought a pair of Goodyear Eagle F1's as they were reasonably cheap from Amazon (around £71 each for 225/45/17), but bought giftcards from morrisons so I get 15p off per litre on my next fill up (I can get around 67 Litres into my empty 530d).
Overall, less than £200 to get them swapped over. Happy enough with that.
Associate
Washed, clayed, polished and put sealant on it. Barely looks any different to how it did after the wash because I have to do polishing by hand at the moment and I had a major case of cba half way through, but it gave me the opportunity to top up the beading potential for when it rains.
Soldato
Argh 
. Broke the front splitter on my 182 
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University keeps putting up new buildings on top of the car parks and then wondering why the car parks are full. So unless you've got a reserved space or you're there at 9AM, you'll be in the overflow parking on one of the playing fields. Hence the grass in the photo.
Unfortunately the access ramp they've made to the field isn't all that great.
Have done a temporary fix at home using the Mondeo owners favourite repair method.
. Broke the front splitter on my 182 .
University keeps putting up new buildings on top of the car parks and then wondering why the car parks are full. So unless you've got a reserved space or you're there at 9AM, you'll be in the overflow parking on one of the playing fields. Hence the grass in the photo.
Unfortunately the access ramp they've made to the field isn't all that great.
Have done a temporary fix at home using the Mondeo owners favourite repair method
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Caporegime
T-Cut then Auto Glym Super resin polish followed by Auto Glym sealant of some sort or other and my 14 year old e39 looks lovely.
It looks much smarter now and I'm pleased by the results.
Gave the other halfs 12 plate Focus the same treatment (bar the T-cut which it didn't need) and that's come up very nicely too.
Six hours for both cars, but we're happy with the end result.
She did as much if not more polishing than I did! Chuffed with that bit!
It looks much smarter now and I'm pleased by the results.
Gave the other halfs 12 plate Focus the same treatment (bar the T-cut which it didn't need) and that's come up very nicely too.
Six hours for both cars, but we're happy with the end result.
She did as much if not more polishing than I did! Chuffed with that bit!
Associate
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Nothing. Needs the washer fluid topped up though. Don't let me forget.
Associate
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It least you could fix the splitter with tape. I hit an 8 inch metal bar sticking up out of the ground in a car park that was supposed to be securing a gate when its open. The gate was closed so I went to 3 point to go out the other way. Broke the splitter, the radiator, the aircon rad. Made a right mess of the GFs car....
Associate
Is that a genuine cup splitter? I expect you know the Renault price for those is astronomical! Skoda splitter time
Man of Honour
Greeted to some splattered bird poo as I walked home from work... Why me? Why always me?
Luckily 476S responds well to droppings, a quick dribble of hot water later and it was gone.
Luckily 476S responds well to droppings, a quick dribble of hot water later and it was gone.
Soldato
I wish!
Is that a genuine cup splitter? I expect you know the Renault price for those is astronomical! Skoda splitter time
Yep. It's the original Cup Splitter.
Renault list price for a new one is £218. Even the best discount price is £186
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