What have you done to your car today?

Zoomer · Post by **Zoomer** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:07 pm

Not strictly today but over the weekend , I painted my calipers mettalic dark Blue. Excuse the poor picture, will try to get some better ones

mjennings23 · Post by **mjennings23** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:24 pm

Detected a new knocking!

Coming from the rear, but had new shocks and RTABs done a few weeks ago so can rule them out.

Can be heard when pushing the car down hard, and repeats a few times after the car seems to settle, suggesting it's something loose and knocking around?

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 8:26 pm

Finally found a proper solution to those nasty plastic rivets that hold the edge of the front liners to the bumper! An M8 dome headed hex bolt fits perfectly, and actually screws itself into the hole in the bumper! However, I'll be reaching through the access flaps to fit a nyloc nut to the back of them, I got stainless bolts/nuts and they are currently drying after a few coats of satin black...

Also got some new pads as the fronts got decidedly noisy on my 370 mile road trip today, and started to smell after a bit of "enthusiastic" B road driving

No wear light, but they do look a bit thin on the front, only had them for about 10 months/10k miles. Pagid last time, Brembo this time, was surprised how cheap they were @ Euro...

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Up on the lift to fit all the bits tomorrow, oh and fitted the wipers I picked up a couple of weeks ago in Costco - Michelin "hybrid" for a fiver each!

Mike

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:14 pm

mjennings23 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:24 pm Detected a new knocking!

Coming from the rear, but had new shocks and RTABs done a few weeks ago so can rule them out.

Can be heard when pushing the car down hard, and repeats a few times after the car seems to settle, suggesting it's something loose and knocking around?

Incorrectly assembled/torqued top mounts?

Mike

mjennings23 · Post by **mjennings23** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:23 pm

Ducklakeview wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:14 pm
mjennings23 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:24 pm Detected a new knocking!

Coming from the rear, but had new shocks and RTABs done a few weeks ago so can rule them out.

Can be heard when pushing the car down hard, and repeats a few times after the car seems to settle, suggesting it's something loose and knocking around?
Incorrectly assembled/torqued top mounts?

Mike

Sure I checked them multiple times to ensure they were right when installing, but I suppose it's not too big a job to check when I get the time.

It's odd, it almost seems intermittent, sometimes it doesn't seem to happen, or at least quiet enough that I don't hear it. Then other times it's irritatingly obvious!

bluespit · Post by **bluespit** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:40 pm

Cleaned the hood drain holes, car usually lives in a garage but has spent a few days outside recently. Thought it would be worthwhile to check the drains. Both were damp and slightly clogged up. Cleaned out and now draining freely

Car tucked up and back in the garage by the weekend

Joycey · Post by **Joycey** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:38 pm

I took my standard halo ring bulbs out and replaced them with LED's then coded out the dash warning. Looks so much nicer.

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adam1985 · Post by **adam1985** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:37 pm

Fitted my new headunit and got it working with oem steering wheel controls and PDC

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Buckz · Post by **Buckz** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:42 pm

adam1985 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:37 pm Fitted my new headunit and got it working with oem steering wheel controls and PDC
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nice one! does it power on with ignition? I can't seem to get my sony's wiring right.. it gets the power but it wont come on without me physically pressing the button to turn it on/off

RyanB88 · Post by **RyanB88** » Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:58 am

Fitted my Alpine headunit and the sound quality is much improved over standard. Bluetooth Audio streaming too !

Had no issues with the parking sensors - does replacing the headunits effect the sensors normally?

Silverzedtom · Post by **Silverzedtom** » Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:07 am

Done yesterday but didn't have time to check in here before a party last night... now sat here with an incredible hang over!

Jacked up and removed the camber pins so I could slide the struts as far inboard as possible before a full four wheel alignment on a hunter.

The main reason was to get my new wheels rub free at the rear (Success!

). I thought I'd make the most of being on the hunter so got the fronts maxed out as far negative as possible - hopefully it will have reduced the understeer in the twists when having fun

Rusky · Post by **Rusky** » Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:10 pm

Had a dlv exhaust fitted at zedfest

adam1985 · Post by **adam1985** » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:47 pm

Buckz wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:42 pm
nice one! does it power on with ignition? I can't seem to get my sony's wiring right.. it gets the power but it wont come on without me physically pressing the button to turn it on/off

Yea it does although I think it is a setting that can be adjusted in the menu for auto on or not I guess you probably already checked that with yours though

adam1985 · Post by **adam1985** » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:49 pm

RyanB88 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:58 am Fitted my Alpine headunit and the sound quality is much improved over standard. Bluetooth Audio streaming too !

Had no issues with the parking sensors - does replacing the headunits effect the sensors normally?

I couldn't find anyone talk about it online for the zed but other newer BMW's do have a problem that some times the PDC doesn't work without an additional adapter box

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:51 pm

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Swapped the Sonar headlights onto my mates coupe. Think the swap suits both cars better

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