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Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....
Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....
Well it's arrived and work has commenced:
Changed pads all round as they were looking pretty worn.
Fabsil'd the roof after a good clean, fabsil is great stuff, beading is great.
Engine wasn't getting out of the blue on temp gauge. Thermostat changed solved this.
New exhaust ( direct from Germany )
New wheel badges
rear brake light bulb
New oem gear knob
Sorted a couple of leaks at rear window and window areas, car now lovely and water tight, no misting up come morning with condensation, very happy with those fixes.
New bushes for seat-base ( common fault ).
New track rod end inner and outer £12 each side [emoji1]
New brake line ran at rear near side, cheap fix as it is jointed from new so only a small run.
And thats it so far, next job, liquid leather kit to re colour whole seats in dark tan, then a good paint correction.
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Changed pads all round as they were looking pretty worn.
Fabsil'd the roof after a good clean, fabsil is great stuff, beading is great.
Engine wasn't getting out of the blue on temp gauge. Thermostat changed solved this.
New exhaust ( direct from Germany )
New wheel badges
rear brake light bulb
New oem gear knob
Sorted a couple of leaks at rear window and window areas, car now lovely and water tight, no misting up come morning with condensation, very happy with those fixes.
New bushes for seat-base ( common fault ).
New track rod end inner and outer £12 each side [emoji1]
New brake line ran at rear near side, cheap fix as it is jointed from new so only a small run.
And thats it so far, next job, liquid leather kit to re colour whole seats in dark tan, then a good paint correction.
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Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....
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Looking great Just need some decent weather to enjoy it with the top down.
x6 M50d
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Ive had a few crisp dry sunny days already! been great, have just ordered a wind deflector to help with roof down days
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Few beading shots of re sealed hood:
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Great pics, loving the little lady
F25 x30d M Sport Lci. Prof Media/Nav, adaptive xenons,ext storage,lights package, 19" Staggered 622M alloys.
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Its fun motoring, especially for £1200 [emoji1] its so cheap to tinker with, really enjoying putting bits right on it. Its ready for mot now.
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Mate had one with a custom exhaust and sports cat
Made some lovely pops and bangs
Made some lovely pops and bangs
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fitted a set of mud flaps today, mainly to hide the only bit of rust on this 20 year old car!
Think they look great for £10, treated rust underneath, covered in silicone then fitted these.
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Think they look great for £10, treated rust underneath, covered in silicone then fitted these.
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Do the mudflaps use double sided tape at all?
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no, just fixed on the inner arch liner, how come?
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no, just fixed on the inner arch liner, how come?
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My x5 has mud flaps but uses double sided tape but it has come loose and non sticky now so looking for replacement
no, just fixed on the inner arch liner, how come?
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My x5 has mud flaps but uses double sided tape but it has come loose and non sticky now so looking for replacement
Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....
So, Ive been busy on the Z3, so far:
New exhaust
New brake pipe ran for rear near side
New vibration absorber for exhaust
New inner and outer track rod ends
Brake pads all round
New M sport steering wheel
New mats
New leather gators for gear knob and hand brake
New mud flaps
New gear knob
New wipers
New badges all round
New electric window switches
Jobs also done include:
Repairs to both vapour door barriers
Grease window mechanisms both sides
Fix inner door pull handle ( replaced )
machine polish DA to correct paint remove scratches etc
Full body PDR make over ( no dents atall now ).
Oil service
Cured leaks
Removed interior including carpets to dry everything out fully
New wind deflector installed ( top trims changed out to accommodate etc )
Seat bushes all replaced to stop a common fault.
Liquid leather refurbish of my seats.
Seats have come up fantastic!! £27 it cost, money well spent:
After a few hours :
First seat done and back in the car with original for comparison:
All finished and replaced:
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New exhaust
New brake pipe ran for rear near side
New vibration absorber for exhaust
New inner and outer track rod ends
Brake pads all round
New M sport steering wheel
New mats
New leather gators for gear knob and hand brake
New mud flaps
New gear knob
New wipers
New badges all round
New electric window switches
Jobs also done include:
Repairs to both vapour door barriers
Grease window mechanisms both sides
Fix inner door pull handle ( replaced )
machine polish DA to correct paint remove scratches etc
Full body PDR make over ( no dents atall now ).
Oil service
Cured leaks
Removed interior including carpets to dry everything out fully
New wind deflector installed ( top trims changed out to accommodate etc )
Seat bushes all replaced to stop a common fault.
Liquid leather refurbish of my seats.
Seats have come up fantastic!! £27 it cost, money well spent:
After a few hours :
First seat done and back in the car with original for comparison:
All finished and replaced:
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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....
You have done a cracking job with those seats
Present 2016 Audi S8
Previous 2014 BMW 640d msport
Previous 2012 BMW X5 30d msport
Previous 2014 BMW 640d msport
Previous 2012 BMW X5 30d msport
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and heres mine.....went for a Z4 though....
Present:-
BMW X3 2.0d Motorsport Carbon Black
BMW Z4 3.0i Sterling silver
BMW S1000RR
BMW R1100 GS....Proper Tosser
Past:-
BMW X5 3.0d Carbon Black Sports Exclusive E53
BMW 330 Ci Tatainium Silver E46
BMW 5 series E39 3.0d touring
BMW 5 series E34 2.0i
BMW 3 series E30 318i
BMW X3 2.0d Motorsport Carbon Black
BMW Z4 3.0i Sterling silver
BMW S1000RR
BMW R1100 GS....Proper Tosser
Past:-
BMW X5 3.0d Carbon Black Sports Exclusive E53
BMW 330 Ci Tatainium Silver E46
BMW 5 series E39 3.0d touring
BMW 5 series E34 2.0i
BMW 3 series E30 318i