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What have you done to your car today?

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Post by kis » Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:41 am

Behr wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:29 pm Fitted my new seats after a hot air gun shrinking and Meguiars cleaning session. They look a lot better and will suffice until a possible re-trim later this year.

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Nice one :thumbsup:
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Post by kis » Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:45 am

Silverzedtom wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:22 pm
nick_l wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:24 pm Bent bits removed, un bent bits on order. Black Betty will live to fight another day.

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Hope the rebuild goes smoothly :thumbsup:
would have been a shame to hear it went to zed heaven.
Likewise! Is the bonnet okay? Some marks on the left hand side? Just superficial? Look forward to updates/your project thread! :)
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BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71

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Post by brightonbimmer » Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:12 pm

NEW TYRES ! The Bridgestone RunFlats (original equipment, 2007) have been replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 + 225/45R17 94 V
Initial impressions, from the five mile drive home from the shop, are wonderful. I am anxious to get out for a thorough test.
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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:41 pm

Today, I pulled these bad boys out...
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I then removed the strut top mounting bolts, before jacking the car up enough so I could get my finger between the strut top mount and the body, before liberally applying coppaslip to said area, still with me?

Lowered car and refitted bolts, just finger tight, before taking the weight and moving the strut tops FULLY outward and tightenng them up yes I know, min neg.maxpos camber position, BUT I wanted it to be like that.. I then tightened my nuts :rofl:

1 mile drive and back on the Hunter, NOW myself and the "tech" simply had to loosen the nuts again, pop a 22mm thin walled impact socket and long extension on the centre nut, and then I gently tapped the socket moving the strut top EASILY inwards (and therefore downhill) even with the full weight of the car on there. Managed to get the front camber to -1.5 on both sides, obviously after the rears had been checked and tweaked a smidge (std settings on the rear) the result? Turn in feels much sharper and self centreing is improved. Came on my usual "fast" roads to work, and car felt much better and gave me more confidence to press on, also I noticed that it was much less affected by unulating surfaces approaching a bend whilst braking, and tramlines much less now. Just need to bin the RFT's now, but still have a couple of thousand miles in them, however I'm off and 600 miler at the weekend :)

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Post by Stuartt » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:54 pm

Went for the MOT and passed with no advisories :D :thumbsup:

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Post by BoWzER » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:58 pm

greg81 wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:47 pm Fitted one of Mike's epic back boxes. :evil:

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Jesus, that sounds nice! :thumbsup:



I tidied up the rear end, removed badges, tinted the rears all red etc.

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Some new roundels next i reckon.

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Post by nick_l » Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:07 am

kis wrote: Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:45 am
Silverzedtom wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:22 pm
nick_l wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:24 pm Bent bits removed, un bent bits on order. Black Betty will live to fight another day.

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Hope the rebuild goes smoothly :thumbsup:
would have been a shame to hear it went to zed heaven.
Likewise! Is the bonnet okay? Some marks on the left hand side? Just superficial? Look forward to updates/your project thread! :)
Bonnet has some pretty deep scratches, I'm looking for a decent body shop that can repair. I'll probably get the whole bonnet re sprayed as it's a bit stone chipped anyway.
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Post by Stuartt » Fri Apr 21, 2017 5:28 pm

Finally changed my oil and filters that I've been sitting on for the last 2 months, used one of those pumps to suck it out the dip stick tube, and when I took the sump plug out not a drop of oil left in the sump, well impressed :thumbsup:

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Post by gemeit » Fri Apr 21, 2017 5:55 pm

Finally got my new wheels and tyres on along with tracking done :D
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Post by Izzyspi » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

I tidied up the rear end, removed badges, tinted the rears all red etc.

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Loving the all red lights. How did you do this?
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Post by Izzyspi » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:09 pm

Cleaned and polished, grabbed a pic when the sun came out for 45 seconds, then fitted new recovered Royals wheel.
Gone for double thickness, with perforated sides, and red stitching to match seats. Looks ace, and feels fantastic - as the main touch point in the car it makes a world of difference to driving enjoyment.

Just want the sun back now.... :|
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Post by Smartbear » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:43 pm

Liking the wheel, definite improvement over standard :thumbsup:
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Post by Behr » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:49 pm

I had a very nice bloke called Mike come around and relocate my roof motor to the boot. It turns out that my motor and pump has recently been replaced and is sparkly new, so I'm chuffed with that.
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Many thanks for the excellent service Mike (Ducklakeview), much appreciated indeed. Top man.
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Post by buzyg » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:20 pm

Drove it to work two days on the trot. :o :D
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