MRyan Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Spent this weekend doing jobs getting it ready for Nurburgring, which is less then a month away now! A shot of a few of the fine chariots making their way over this year sive s and Maxtek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groveruk Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Today (well yesterday) I turned the m3 into a wedding car to take my now brother in law to his wedding. The ribbons have left rub marks on the bonnet and pillars that won't come off so it's off to get machine polished again next Wednesday. Was worth it though, she looked lovely. The_Judge_, Jay. and sive s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayP07 Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Stripped the boot rubber to find at least 7 wires needing work. A lot of solder/heat shrink and all warning lights have gone, I have my reverse light back and I managed to gain an extra reverse light that I have never had since owning the car, I was convinced it only had one - Happy Days! After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley1995 Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) Was worth it though, she looked lovely. Are you still talking about the car? Edited August 10, 2015 by Ashley1995 Maxtek, Chaz09 and sive s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groveruk Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Was worth it though, she looked lovely. Are you still talking about the car? Of cause im talking about the car, my sister looked ok i suppose. Not as nice as the car though! sive s, Gaz and Ashley1995 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_F Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 oil and filter. 9 and half litres in the V8! christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groveruk Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Changed the front and side grilles to black ones. Still not sure on them yet, the verdict is still out on them. Yes or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sive s Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) Car is finally going in for respray on Wednesday. Supposed to be ready for Gaydon event. Took it to a car event in east London on Sunday. Stancism event. Fav pic of my car here. Edited August 10, 2015 by sive s Ashley1995, B0B, Bamse and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Syxx Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 You won't be going Gaydon then. What you getting done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sive s Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) You won't be going Gaydon then. What you getting done?Hopefully I might. Front bumper with csl splitters. Bonnet. Then rust issue at the and rear bumper sorted. Edited August 10, 2015 by sive s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Ordered the E30 a new throttle cable as the throttle is really stiff at the moment, and it makes rev matching/heel and toe quite hard as it requires too much force to operate. Hopefully this will solve it and I'm transformed to a driving god again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy187_ Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Hey guys first update in a while again, give her a good clean after work tonight but haven't done anything recently. I did however go on my first work course yesterday to the BMW training academy and spent the day basking in the glory and soaking up the knowledge, just a shame I had to drive a company MINI down there aha alan53 and The_Judge_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastasbmw Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Nice.. liking the stealth look.. Andy187_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Had her Mot today , my mate who's a mechanic took it he's a bit of a rough diamond in his words , nowt wrong with that fxxking car boy . Passed with flying colours sive s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Prepared it for the MOT on Saturday. Airbag light reset, rear brake pipes sanded and painted (in need of replacement if the car passes/stays with me). Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Turned off the airbag light. Again. Battery safety terminal this time, which has cropped up more than once. Given the error wouldn't go away, I found there was a tick box to say if the BST was installed or not. Unticking the box = no error (I'm not a complete pikey, honestly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sive s Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Can't wait for tomorrow. Car will be ready from the bodyshop. Csl diffusser painted, front bumper with splitters fitted. Also arrived yesteraday was the atlantica gear and handbrake gaitors. Picking up a ac schnizter handbrake cover on sunday. Edited August 14, 2015 by sive s Chimp Choker and Maxtek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 MOT status: failed. Failed on the hazzards flashing 'out of phase' (simple INPA change), and the airbag light being on (which was off when the test started). Advisories were for an oil leak on the turbo piping (usage is minimal), and a missing brake pad wear sensor (I tried to replace them with ones from ECP, but they supplied the wrong parts, again, and I just gave up). Not too bad for 235k! I've seen a very good lease deal on the M135i, so an MOT fail woulda been a great excuse... The_Judge_, Ashley1995, sive s and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Started prepping it for Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilferco Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 I had a issue with where the passenger mirror went haywire whenever I unlocked the car, so I coded it out with NCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty74 Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Touring failed the mot last week on 2 x broken rear eibach springs and a rear outer rose bush So I contacted the shop I bought the eibach pro kit from and explained that I had the springs 3 years and both the rears had snapped at the bottom,he said I can order some replacements at my expense and if I could take some photos with the springs in place and email him and they would(eibach)reimburse me fully for the springs,so happy with that result So got the car back down the garage last night and my mate replaced the rear springs and rose bush and we did changed the oil and filter as it also needed doing Car drives great again,no more creaking rear end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 MOT status: failed. Failed on the hazzards flashing 'out of phase' (simple INPA change), and the airbag light being on (which was off when the test started). Advisories were for an oil leak on the turbo piping (usage is minimal), and a missing brake pad wear sensor (I tried to replace them with ones from ECP, but they supplied the wrong parts, again, and I just gave up). Not too bad for 235k! I've seen a very good lease deal on the M135i, so an MOT fail woulda been a great excuse... I'm curious as to how the indicators work with your DRL set-up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 With lights in off/auto position: full beams at 50% brightness. Side lights on: full beams at 50% brightness + sidelights/rear lights. Indicators on at ~50% brightness Main beam: all lights on + indicators at 50% brightness. When you indicate, the indicator on the other side stays on at half brightness. The indicator in the direction of travel just works as normal, until you're done indicating, at which point it goes back to 50% brightness. Hopefully that makes sense? Maxtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groveruk Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Had a slack day at work yesterday so i painted my strut brace. It had a few scratches on and it was a dull satin black so i was going to paint it gloss black but in the end i thought it best to make the effort and paint it to match the bodywork. I bought half a liter of carbonschwarz metallic 416 but only used about 100 mil so now im looking for other things i can paint sive s and Maxtek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan53 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 If you are looking for a cheap weighted gear knob heres one for £6 from ebay,I took a chance and managed to fit the selector guide on the top from my standard knob by sanding and double sided tape- see pictures as a construction guide. http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5379-img-20150815-173400/ http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5378-img-20150815-181146/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
