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What have you done to your car today?
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Ask me how I know. :roll:j3nks79 said:
As with any job, there's always one that doesn't conform. In this case it was the hub I'd just sheared a knuckle bolt in and nothing would shift that bottom pin so I could tackle the bolt on the bench! I accept that working on my knees on a gravel drive probably wasn't the ideal scenario either. :rofl:
[ref]Jollygiant[/ref], just looking on eBay are these wishbones about £80 per side, and do they come with the lollipops at that price?
Just wondering if too good to be true? I was ordering lemforder lollipops for £76 the pair.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315100571521?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=yi1ojZncSxy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=tYWyouTrRES&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Just wondering if too good to be true? I was ordering lemforder lollipops for £76 the pair.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315100571521?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=yi1ojZncSxy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=tYWyouTrRES&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
j3nks79 said:
enuff_zed said:Does anyone else think that strut isn't very well fitted into the hub, or is it a 'feature' of coilovers?Jollygiant said:
I've only done OEM-style replacements and am used to them protruding a good 30-40mm through the hub.
I did check that and they are in tight and both in about the same, though I didn't measure them!
When I get the tracking done I may see if they can set all the camber/ toe up and give a nice stance but not the 30º Corsa type!
Jollygiant said:enuff_zed said:Does anyone else think that strut isn't very well fitted into the hub, or is it a 'feature' of coilovers?Jollygiant said:
I've only done OEM-style replacements and am used to them protruding a good 30-40mm through the hub.
I did check that and they are in tight and both in about the same, though I didn't measure them!
When I get the tracking done I may see if they can set all the camber/ toe up and give a nice stance but not the 30º Corsa type!
I have a set of these same coilovers sitting in a box at home. I couldn’t work out how to fit them because the bases are different to OEM, but your picture shows how it works, i.e. they just go into rather than through the hub. The difference to OEM can be seen in the linked “for sale” thread.
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1937479&hilit=Maxpeeding#p1937479
Zedebee said:
These were on the car when I bought it.
Even though they are apparently cheap they seem to ride well enough and the adjustment does actually work. How well they can be set up will been seen.
Just replaced the third brake light. What should have been a 20 min job turned into around 2 hours. Unfortunately when I was trying to remove the nuts, the entire bolt was turning. So basically I had no choice but to brake the light and effectively remove the entire light with force. This then exposed the bolt heads so I was able to get a hold of them and then remove the nuts. Eventually I succeeded. The previous light was a bmw oem one so I’m just not sure if it was so old or what. Annoyingly, a previous owner appears to have tried to glue one side of the light so there is some gunk I wasn’t able to get off with soapy water. Will need something stronger that doesn’t damage the paint work.
