harmzsingh Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Finally got around to fitting my genuine Xenons, had an issue with them flickering but stuck an old set of HID error cancellers in which fixed it. Annoyingly one of the bulbs was already failing and was going red when turned on, eventually it died an hour later and switched off. Hoping it's just the bulb but if it's a ballast, I'll chuck a HID kit in. Quick dirty pic. I painted the inner bowls. Sent from my HTC One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl2017 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Off to pick up my first Beemer in a mo. Happy days. sive s, Daud and M3NXN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Ordered a wing to cure the car cancer lloyd_330, sive s and Chimp Choker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Battery swapped out for a Bosch unit that my mate had laying around. Same Size but a higher cca rating from 640 to 700. All Good, especially as it cost nothing and the battery is only about 6 month old. Torque reporting good output from the alternator as well under load M3NXN and sive s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl2017 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Took Beemer for second test drive. All good. Was aware of it cutting out occasionally. Sounded like an engine sensor so was on my to do list. Paid for car and drove round the corner, cut out! Has cut out quite a few times since. Sheesh. Apart from that its a good drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Hope you got it at a good price then mate! Good luck with your new car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Took Beemer for second test drive. All good. Was aware of it cutting out occasionally. Sounded like an engine sensor so was on my to do list. Paid for car and drove round the corner, cut out! Has cut out quite a few times since. Sheesh. Apart from that its a good drive. Get the codes read at the first opportunity, before guessing and spending cash on it. If I had t guess though I would say it's a cam sensor needing replacing. StuBeeDoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paullaby Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Took the vert out for its first topless run of 2015 - and our (me and my youngest son) first topless run ever CharlE46, lloyd_330, Naj and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Nothing like having your roof down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Just fitted some shotgun cartridges to the wheel nuts to set off the 162's. pics later after a clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Just fitted some shotgun cartridges to the wheel nuts to set off the 162's. pics later after a clean I bet this looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Excuse the filth feva, Pauly123, lloyd_330 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sive s Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Took the hardtop off. Thanks to my dad in helping out. Cleaned the boot. Took the subs out. Gonna sell the box and the subs separately(jbl subs , need to find how much they are worth. Will do a thread later about that). Deciding if I should keep one of them for a ski sub mod. Cleaned the engine bay. While taking the sub out. Found that the previous owner had a xbox 360 in it. Got the cable for it( might get one and fit it. ). Rear has raised a bit. Edited January 4, 2015 by sive s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge_ Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Excuse the filth The shotguns have looked a bit naf on other photos, but your's look pretty good. I think it helps that they don't protude above the natural surface of the rim I hate rim protusions Chimp Choker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 You gonna leave the hard top off now mate? How much did it raise after you took it off? sive s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sive s Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 You gonna leave the hard top off now mate? How much did it raise after you took it off? Hey mate. Na, put it back on the car. My dad wanted to see if it all works and the condition of the soft top. He has never been a fan of convertible due to the soft tops. Raised by 0.5 - 1 cm. I think. Better as I am slightly catching on speed humps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 How was the condition of the soft top mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me7777 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 That's me had the car 2 weeks now and gave it first wash and polish today, even cleaned under the bonnet a little bit! I've found all those small blemishes on the paintwork now though, it's amazing how well silver hides them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl2017 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Took Beemer for second test drive. All good. Was aware of it cutting out occasionally. Sounded like an engine sensor so was on my to do list. Paid for car and drove round the corner, cut out! Has cut out quite a few times since. Sheesh. Apart from that its a good drive. Get the codes read at the first opportunity, before guessing and spending cash on it. If I had t guess though I would say it's a cam sensor needing replacing. The codes are 8,18,65 and 125. I think you're spot on with the cam sensor. I bought it expecting to do some work on it. Paid £900 for the car. The other faults I know of are rear discs and pads and some knocks on front suspension. Other than that the car is solid with a good low mileage engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sive s Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 How was the condition of the soft top mate? Soft top is good. But needs a good clean. Will get the autogylm kit in the summer to sort it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 How was the condition of the soft top mate?Soft top is good. But needs a good clean. Will get the autogylm kit in the summer to sort it out. I've got it, i wouldn't buy it again mate. You need at least half the spray bottle to get a good bead, i've heard the chemical guys one is good though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sive s Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 How was the condition of the soft top mate?Soft top is good. But needs a good clean. Will get the autogylm kit in the summer to sort it out.I've got it, i wouldn't buy it again mate. You need at least half the spray bottle to get a good bead, i've heard the chemical guys one is good though Cheers mate. Will check it out. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 How was the condition of the soft top mate?Soft top is good. But needs a good clean. Will get the autogylm kit in the summer to sort it out.I've got it, i wouldn't buy it again mate. You need at least half the spray bottle to get a good bead, i've heard the chemical guys one is good thoughCheers mate. Will check it out. Thanks for the advice. http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/mobile/Product.aspx?id=84 There u go mate Pauly123 and sive s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpanneR Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Went to look at a lovely 330 clupsport with a friend who is looking for one. Car was mint only issues were fsr and the seat bolsters. That was until I crawled under it to check te subframe and it had a hairline crack like mine did, dealer wasn't happy and is good to get a playing kit from redish before my mate buys it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Went to look at a lovely 330 clupsport with a friend who is looking for one. Car was mint only issues were fsr and the seat bolsters. That was until I crawled under it to check te subframe and it had a hairline crack like mine did, dealer wasn't happy and is good to get a playing kit from redish before my mate buys it. Good spot mate! Bet the dealer is gutted! [emoji106] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
