318max Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 This is my 330ci. Very happy with it but unfortunately had my licence revoked a few weeks after buying it after some unexpected event (medical) but should get it back soon hopefully. There is my old audi. Used to have a 318 and 330 and missed it. Happy to be back to Bmw despite having to ride passenger seat since October Have only updated to a LED kit which I'm very happy with and black kidney grilles, and just tried to sort out any niggles and try to keep it nice and clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcangowrong Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Looks really clean mate, must be horrible not being allowed to drive it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Cheers man yep so frustrating especially as I had both on the driveway when I recieved the letter ? But shouldn't be much longer should have it back soon. Cheers for comment ? The Laird and whatcangowrong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcangowrong Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Well hopefully your be back in the bm soon, what engine was im the audi ? 318max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 It was just a 2.0tdi lovely car nice power just so easy to drive, so easy it got boring. I did have the 1.8t but that got wrote off Boxing Day some stupid woman. I don't have much luck you might be able to tell haha but hopefully it will soon change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcangowrong Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I know what you mean, i had focus tdci before the 330, it had a bigger turbo, blanked egr valve great on fuel, drove well but apart from chaving it up or big engine mods it got bored of it too 318max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 On 8 March 2016 at 16:52, whatcangowrong said: I know what you mean, i had focus tdci before the 330, it had a bigger turbo, blanked egr valve great on fuel, drove well but apart from chaving it up or big engine mods it got bored of it too Hha yep have you got a thread up for your bm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcangowrong Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 On 09/03/2016 at 20:06, 318max said: Hha yep have you got a thread up for your bm ? http://www.e46zone.com/forum/topic/59904-whatcangowrong’s-330ci-better-late-than-never/?page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) On 3/10/2016 at 10:51, whatcangowrong said: it's been a while and i havent updated the thread, i have been doing a few things over the past few months. mostly serving or sorting exsisting problems with the car.. i had a binding caliper so had to get a new one from ECP. I also bought some new floor mats off Ebay for £19.99 was very happy with the quality. The parcel shelf was also removed and re-sprayed black to black. Also i swapped over the old gear knob for a geniune M sport one, which is shorter, and also got some Alcantara boots, they come out a funny colour on camera, but they are dark grey.. The thermostat was stuck open, and so me and my mate, gave it a big service with A new Thermostat, Waterpump , New antifreeze, and new seperpentine belts. Fuchs Oil and Bosch filter will be getting changed on friday if i get time to I also bought some black dye for the seats, as they were looking terrible.... they were in despereate need of refurb, now after dyeing them myself, they arnt amazing, but they have improved enough that i don't think ill need to get a company to refurb then as i imagine its fairly costly. Before: After: Also yesterday i installed this Erisin Unit, Very pleased with it, however am doing my best to work out how to use it lol. Edited July 7, 2016 by 318max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk2majik Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Looking good mate,what dye did you use?results look pretty good👍 318max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I've managed to get the ipod connected, but for some reason it doesnt show the song name on the erisin, despite being named on the ipod ? Doesnt make sense to me. and also it doesnt seem to reconise any postcodes i type in, on the Navigation. Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 2 minutes ago, Mk2majik said: Looking good mate,what dye did you use?results look pretty good👍 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260898316042?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT This is what i used, like i say they don't look brand new or anything but a big improvement. whatcangowrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Some good work on the interior. What paint did you use for the rear shelf? I need to spray mine as its letting the interior down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tungmeister Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 29 minutes ago, gaz-777 said: Some good work on the interior. What paint did you use for the rear shelf? I need to spray mine as its letting the interior down now. When I did mine I used halfords satin black and it came up well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 14 minutes ago, tungmeister said: When I did mine I used halfords satin black and it came up well. Cool, will give this a go after my holiday. I want to fix some sound deadening to the underneath of the shelf and clean the rear window properly while its out too. 318max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tungmeister Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 1 hour ago, gaz-777 said: Cool, will give this a go after my holiday. I want to fix some sound deadening to the underneath of the shelf and clean the rear window properly while its out too. When I took mine out to fit the shelf with the electric blind the previous owner had already had a go at their own anti-rattle implementation... 12 hours ago, 318max said: I've managed to get the ipod connected, but for some reason it doesnt show the song name on the erisin, despite being named on the ipod ? Doesnt make sense to me. and also it doesnt seem to reconise any postcodes i type in, on the Navigation. Any ideas? Thanks Based on your photo it's an android based unit. There's loads of information and advise on them located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-auto You should be able to get any help you need. 318max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 20 hours ago, gaz-777 said: Cool, will give this a go after my holiday. I want to fix some sound deadening to the underneath of the shelf and clean the rear window properly while its out too. I used autoglym black dye it was crap so had to use a rattle can from pound shop lol. The fabric has gone Abit hard but i don't mind. Much better improvement well worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) New little update : since me and my mate did abit of work on my car, it struggles to start ( mostly when the engine is warm) the battery seems fine and Halfords checked the CCA and health of the battery and he said its fine. its a bosch and its always been fine until we did some work on my car... I have to put my foot down otherwise i doubt it will start once very warm. the car was very low on torque, So we replaced both Cam sensors on the inlet and exhaust side, and also cleaned the vanos solonoid out with brake cleaner, as it was really gunky and horrible. and also the MAF sensor was sprayed with electrical sensor cleaner.. Like i say cant work it out, and when i start it when its cold, it starts fine but not as perfect as it used to start, but still starts almost instantly... I'm really puzzled. Since the work was done apart from the starting issue, the Torque is much better and it runs as it should.. There are no error codes stored. Any help would be very much appreciated... Thankyou Edited July 10, 2016 by 318max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 My new Steering wheel arrived today, can't wait for it to be fitted tomorrow. After this, I'm tempted to get some LED Rear lights, and also maybe Polybush the Front suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcangowrong Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Hello Mate You have been busy on the coupe! I take it your 'driving' now ? I on the other hand have not been so busy, I've got most of the bits to do it just haven't had the time lately, but it did pass its MOT clean sheet, which is good and now i have a broken door mirror thanks to bmw washing it on a airbag recall... !! I do like the leather dye, must do that myself at some point after i've cleaned them, steering wheel looks spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) 10 hours ago, whatcangowrong said: Hello Mate You have been busy on the coupe! I take it your 'driving' now ? I on the other hand have not been so busy, I've got most of the bits to do it just haven't had the time lately, but it did pass its MOT clean sheet, which is good and now i have a broken door mirror thanks to bmw washing it on a airbag recall... !! I do like the leather dye, must do that myself at some point after i've cleaned them, steering wheel looks spot on Haha Thankyou yes all sorted now licence wise thank god, glad your car went thru MOT 👍been saving my pennies while waiting for it to be sorted out so went on Abit of a spending spree once I recieved the good news lol. A fairly productive day today. Also so fitted the wheel and sprayed the lower wheel trim. Didn't do top as struggled with removing the buttons so left it 2 tone for now anyway . It feels like a new car driving it so sporty. Love it so impressed with the difference. Edited July 13, 2016 by 318max The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcangowrong Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Looks like you had a nice spend up, I've got to change the front lower wishbones at some point (it was metioned in passing on the mot that there was a bit of play but nothing worth worrying about yet) I'm going to take mine camping next week, should be interesting getting everything in lol 318max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) Haha yep enjoy camping lol, I had the resonator removed yesterday, and the differnce is very minimal but it's abit more deeper and slightly more noisy so i'm happy with that. he said that my rear drivers shock is leaking very badly, which explains why the rear hasnt felt overly stable more recently... it's been leaking on the driveway but i thought it was where i had a small coolant leak from a clip not being 100% tight.. i'm not sure which route to go down, if im honest im pretty happy with the ride height , its fairly decent and works well day to day... i wouldnt mind going abit lower but it will cost more money doing all 4 corners, and probably cause problems with local multi-story carparks etc.. so he just suggested replacing both the rear shocks. Any suggestions where or which shocks to use ? Many thanks would these be any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sachs-Boge-Rear-Axle-Gas-Pressure-Shock-Absorber-Shocker-556882-/231903626235?hash=item35fe8883fb:g:HzgAAOSwjwlXA-9x Edited July 15, 2016 by 318max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcangowrong Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Yeah I used it once for a camping trip a fw weeks back and it was a squeeze but I still had the sub in the boot so if I remove it this time hopefully I'll fit everything in ! I've heard different things about the resonator mod so it's nice to your feedback, could you do a little vid ? Well as you know from my blog that mone was lowered when I got it and as nice and cool as it looked it wasn't (for me anyhow) use able for every day driving especially speed humps and the crappy roads round here, so putting it back to standard made it much nicer to drive If there genuine saches get them, have you looked on euro car parts ? 318max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318max Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 2 hours ago, whatcangowrong said: Yeah I used it once for a camping trip a fw weeks back and it was a squeeze but I still had the sub in the boot so if I remove it this time hopefully I'll fit everything in ! I've heard different things about the resonator mod so it's nice to your feedback, could you do a little vid ? Well as you know from my blog that mone was lowered when I got it and as nice and cool as it looked it wasn't (for me anyhow) use able for every day driving especially speed humps and the crappy roads round here, so putting it back to standard made it much nicer to drive If there genuine saches get them, have you looked on euro car parts ? I dot know if they are genuine I'd hope so... ECP only have these ones unfortunately and I imagine they are abit crap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
