Bamse Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 So, Wednesday on my way home a lorry driver decided to remodel my car a bit, pulled over into me on a roundabout and smashed my nearside door mirror. Was near a dealer so popped in to get a price, over £120 for the glass and cover (unpainted) alone . Drove to Eurocar parts and they wanted just under half that but they were pattern parts and they only had the glass in stock there. Phoned Quarry Motors in the carpark on the off chance and they had one in my colour. £40 delivered for the whole mirror unit with glass and cover. This was at 4pm and the unit arrived at 11.30am the next day in excellent condition. Cannot sing Quarry Motors praise enough Mirror fitted and car cleaned before picking my kids up from the airport today. shaanaleem92 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Bamse, that is one hell of a clean & shiny car you have there! Even your headlight lenses look new. Shame about the wing-mirror though, something similar happened to me a couple of days ago actually, lorry driver in the wrong lane of a roundabout, luckily I escaped though. Bamse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Thanks mate It made such a noise when he hit me, was worried the damage would be more serious. Thankfully not though. BTW, my headlight lenses are about a month old. Thanks for noticing Maxtek and Ashley1995 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 A Sparkplugs - One for another day. Whoever at BMW thought that needing to remove the bloody cabin filter housing to access the rearmost plugs was a good idea deserves to be shot. . Ten minute job to change all 6 plugs. You just need the right gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave330 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 A Sparkplugs - One for another day. Whoever at BMW thought that needing to remove the bloody cabin filter housing to access the rearmost plugs was a good idea deserves to be shot. . Ten minute job to change all 6 plugs. You just need the right gear Any advance on that? It's on my list for the weekend, but I'm not seeing much by way of shortcuts... shaanaleem92 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Just got my cable through from bcables.com, hopefully I can get this thing to work and all the options I'm after. Starting to think a BMW scanner adaptor might have been a better idea after doing a little more research... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Drove 400 miles on a mix of C- B- and A-roads with about 110mls of M'way for good measure and got my best-ever MPG. 52.6! Also collected my Ecotune decat pipe. The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 A Sparkplugs - One for another day. Whoever at BMW thought that needing to remove the bloody cabin filter housing to access the rearmost plugs was a good idea deserves to be shot. . Ten minute job to change all 6 plugs. You just need the right gear Any advance on that? It's on my list for the weekend, but I'm not seeing much by way of shortcuts... You need a 4" extension IIRC on a 3/8 drive ratchet. It fits just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Whoever at BMW thought that needing to remove the bloody cabin filter housing to access the rearmost plugs was a good idea deserves to be shot. . 3 (IIRC) Torx bolts and it lifts out. Hardly a big job. Edited October 10, 2015 by StuBeeDoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Do people declare their decats to insurance then? Just wondering how you can declare a mod that invalidates the mot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Mines just down as an 'exhaust mod' with no specifics. Admiral didn't care what I'd chanhed mjn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 I see. If they don't ask for specifics then they can't moan later if you claim I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Mods arent covered. Factory replacement only, hence, they don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Mines just down as an 'exhaust mod' with no specifics. Admiral didn't care what I'd chanhed Snap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 What I meant was, they can't moan in the sense of saying you have an undeclared modification,stating that you didn't declare exactly what you had done to the exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantmacdee Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Changed oil & filter - pollen filter - fuel filter - had my tracking done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiejh Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 ICE upgrade, fitted vibe slick 6 components in the front doors. 6.5" rockford fosgate drivers in the boot and a Sony head unit. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabir Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 today was a nice eventful day, started early morning, got the car up in the air, on stands, adjusted the hand brake and gave everything a once over. Jet washed the whole underneath and removed all the dirt that had found a home in all small places. Surprised at how clean the car actually is underneath. It all ended with cleaning the outside of the car. Extremely happy with how she know looks outside and underneath. The_Judge_ and Ashley1995 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiejh Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Today I removed the swirl flaps, typically I got carried away and cleaned the inlet manifold and egr. A very messy day, after a quick clean up I fitted an amp and sub to beef up the sound system. Good results all round! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruesta Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Swapped chrome badges for gloss black.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonesie Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Dropped it off at Class 1 Refinishing, it won't be a total minting of the car but should tidy it up nicely and take care of all the rusty bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabir Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 left the car with my brother to get the tyres changed, had a front pone blow out while pumping it after driving to nearest petrol station on a flat. and rears where bold on inner edge. just need to get the rear camber sorted as best as i can with the standard adjuster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Got a BMW Scanner cable through the post and got everything installed and coded in about 5 minutes. Definitely the easier route after trying to mess with my INPA cable I received the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Washed, SRP with DA, 2 coats of EGP, gTechniq G4 followed by G1 for all the glass, T1 for the trim and Collinite 476 for the wheels2 hours of car cleaning bliss. It's a bit like meditation for me...ommmm Maxtek, Ashley1995 and mjn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Extended test drive of the i3 booked for Monday. I get to keep it for a few days and see how it works in the real world I can't wait to test out the pre-heat function to get the cabin up to temperature before leaving Maxtek, Ashley1995, Stonesie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
