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What's on your jobs to do list lol

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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by biggeek » Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:58 am

maybe 1 or 2 things  ;) ::)

Rear Suspension refresh:
control arms(upper and lower)
ball joints
subframe bushes
drop links
rtabs
shocks
arnott rear bags

fix the fakin front passenger side air bag and try not to strip the plastic coupler in the arnott spring.....Again :rant:

finish setting up my andrive (currently researching how to get these units upgraded for better storage management)

install replacement sub

normal service + fuel filter
power steer flush and reservoir replacement
coolant flush and reservoir replacement

valve cover gaskets plus all the normal related oring/gaskets

front and rear light restoration
xdrive fluid change
front diff fluid change

steering wheel cover replacement
steering wheel control replacement

interior door arms replacement

and on the 32nd and 33rd of every month I will be doing some paint restoration :blink: :crazy:

Apart from a normal service I haven't done any of this before on any car

oh and the pano roof fix
Last edited by biggeek on Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:18 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Recent Changes: Front & Rear suspension refresh,inc wheel bearings and hubs Arnott air bags all around, Andrive  >:( and 8 " sub.

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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by Dimsum » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:35 am

In the short term-

Transfer box rebuild

Longer term -

Alloy wheel refurbishment
Get a few car park dinks sorted

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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by shadrack » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:03 am

[quote="TimX5"]
[quote="shadrack"]
[quote="TimX5"]
[quote="shadrack"]
fit 22s
fit lowering links to air suspension
paint calipers
fit new drilled and groved discs
get dash binnale screen repaired

not on x5 but still a list
[/quote]


Where in North Yorkshire are you shadrack
[/quote]

10 mile from whitby
[/quote]

I'm only in malton
[/quote]

done quite alot of work near high marishes near there
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by TimX5 » Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:36 pm

[quote="shadrack"]
[quote="TimX5"]
[quote="shadrack"]
[quote="TimX5"]
[quote="shadrack"]
fit 22s
fit lowering links to air suspension
paint calipers
fit new drilled and groved discs
get dash binnale screen repaired

not on x5 but still a list
[/quote]


Where in North Yorkshire are you shadrack
[/quote]

10 mile from whitby
[/quote]

I'm only in malton
[/quote]

done quite alot of work near high marishes near there
[/quote]

Who do you work for.

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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by shadrack » Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:35 pm

myself, im an electrician
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by TimX5 » Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:08 pm

[quote="shadrack"]
myself, im an electrician
[/quote]

My friends farm is at marishes

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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by danny12340_5 » Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:17 pm

I've just done inspection 2,
Brake fluid
Coolant + expansion tank
Rear subframe bushes
Front control arm bushes/hydro mounts
O/s/r door lock
Rear lamp wiring and unit (connector corrosion)

To do, new painted boot handle
Front of bonnet re spray for stone chips
Pads and discs front and rear probably EBC as front discs set cost the same as 1x oem  disc.
Leather clean and treatment, champagne leather worn slightly
Cluster pixel repair
Think x pipe but not sure yet? Anyone got one fitted on 4.6is?
Full clean an polish
Gunna have a busy few months.  :)
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by TimX5 » Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:44 pm

[quote="danny12340_5"]
I've just done inspection 2,
Brake fluid
Coolant + expansion tank
Rear subframe bushes
Front control arm bushes/hydro mounts
O/s/r door lock
Rear lamp wiring and unit (connector corrosion)

To do, new painted boot handle
Front of bonnet re spray for stone chips
Pads and discs front and rear probably EBC as front discs set cost the same as 1x oem  disc.
Leather clean and treatment, champagne leather worn slightly
Cluster pixel repair
Think x pipe but not sure yet? Anyone got one fitted on 4.6is?
Full clean an polish
Gunna have a busy few months.  :)
[/quote]

Lol there a money pit  but we love em.

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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by AW8 » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:17 pm

Large list from OP


Hmm......Nothing pressing for X5 at moment but I need to sort out a couple of issues on wife's Z3.
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by X5Sport » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:52 pm

X6 - nothing, but wife's E46 will need an oil service and general look over.
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by shadrack » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:55 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
X6 - nothing, but wife's E46 will need an oil service and general look over.
[/quote]

get it used instead of wasting away
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by Horizon » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:57 pm

[quote="danny12340_5"]
I've just done inspection 2,
Brake fluid
Coolant + expansion tank
Rear subframe bushes
Front control arm bushes/hydro mounts
O/s/r door lock
Rear lamp wiring and unit (connector corrosion)

To do, new painted boot handle
Front of bonnet re spray for stone chips
Pads and discs front and rear probably EBC as front discs set cost the same as 1x oem  disc.
Leather clean and treatment, champagne leather worn slightly
Cluster pixel repair
Think x pipe but not sure yet? Anyone got one fitted on 4.6is?
Full clean an polish
Gunna have a busy few months.  :)
[/quote]

Don't forget the cam chain tensioner guides :(
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by shadrack » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:59 pm

[quote="TimX5"]
[quote="shadrack"]
myself, im an electrician
[/quote]

My friends farm is at marishes
[/quote]

not a farm, a house just outside of village about a mile away, once wired a farmhouse out overthere when i worked for someone but dont know what it was called
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by X5Sport » Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:50 pm

[quote="shadrack"]
[quote="X5Sport"]
X6 - nothing, but wife's E46 will need an oil service and general look over.
[/quote]

get it used instead of wasting away
[/quote]

Both are in use now.  The Mini went back in the summer. :)
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Re: What's on your jobs to do list lol

Post by TimX5 » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:50 pm

[quote="TimX5"]
On my jobs to do list is :
Front tie bar bushes. Done.
Rear subframe bushes.
Glowplugs and control relay.
Alloy wheel refurbishment.
Rear bumper possible respray , got a couple of marks in thanks to some tw@t.

Best get saving lol.

Tim
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Tie bar bushes done no judder now .

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