Recent content by DonDon

I have just renewed my insurance for about £250, considerably less than the £320 last year. However, when I renew next year, I will be just a few months away from my 70th birthday - how did that happen? Is that any kind of milestone for premiums?

My daughter has just bought a 64 plate Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SRi auto with 215 / 50 R 17 tyres. She has just had it professionally valeted, and as the guy had some time left, he checked the tyre pressures. I set them to 32 PSI which is the figure on the door post (and the KwikFit web site). The...

Screenwash was absolutely fine, then this morning there is no water coming out (reservoir is almost full), and there is no sound of the pump running. ProTool reports A6D3 windshield washer pump. I cleared the code and it came back immediately. There are no other errors. I cleared the error...

I have downloaded and installed the files from this thread https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=107989&start=225 in the first post by SilverWx. When I run INPA, it responds to me plugging / unplugging the cable so I think it is set up correctly, but there is no E89 option. Am I missing...

I read the 'The Lounge' threads, but I have no interest in the 'Pop Quiz' or 'Lets see your watches' ones. Is there any way to flag them so that the icon on the Board Index page turns red when there are other new posts, but ignores those?

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I am just starting to clean my car more thoroughly and have gone for the Autoglym Polar Blast, Wash and Seal products (before looking on here for recommendations) :oops: They very clearly say for all three products to start at the bottom of the car and work upwards. I have seen on here to...

When i release the boot lid, it just raises an inch or so and I have to open it fully by hand. I saw a video the other day where someone adjusted the end of a spring from one hole to another inside the boot (looked nothing like my E89) and the lid raised fully by itself. It looked like some...

I parked and locked my car as usual yesterday. When I came down this morning, the windows were all fully open and the door mirrors were unfolded, but the car was still locked. I keep the key in a metal case so I don't think someone was trying to clone it. No diagnostic error codes showing on...

I have just got ProTool and I am pleased to say that the only errors showing are: C540: speaker outplut leads, front left: open circuit C544: speaker outplut leads, front right: open circuit C548: speaker output lines, rear left: line disconnection C54C: speaker output leads, rear right: open...

Just occasionally when I unlock my 28i, the door mirrors don't automatically unfold. I think they always fold when I lock it and they unfold if I press the button on the armrest; ProTool shows no fault codes. Is this just a thing, or is it a known problem and is it an indication of something...

Got an email this morning. They are doing up to 46% off - not everything, but worth a look if you were planning on buying stuff.

That's one hell of a big box 🤣

Saw this metal sign at White Lion Antiques in Hartley Wintney (near Basingstoke) https://www.thewhitelionantiques.co.uk/ about £20.

The Oil Service message has come up on my 2013 28i and I have a couple of questions. 1. Where are the jacking points? Can I lift a front corner with a scissor jack, put an axle stand in place and then do the other corner? If so, where do each go? If I need to get a trolley jack, where does that...