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[quote=""X5Sport""]So what's next boys......Dirty D'Engine bay?[/quote]

...and how may pages will there be mulling over what product....and can it be used when it's raining or less than 20 degrees


seriously....a thread on such a topic would be cool

ps...I cleaned my engine cover with Autoglym tar remover...it's all I had to hand....that and (watered down) Flash with bleach

That tar remover was good on the wheel arch trim and rear lower valance at removing zit tar spots. The plastic didn't go grey either as I thought a petroleum product might do. Wasn't black but it did remove all that excess bumper care/tyre shine gubbins



I tried some autglym fast glass (says it does plastic) but that leaves a residue. I'm amazed how much cack ther was on there power steering pipes on the diesel...but it's done 112,000 miles

[quote=""jeegnesh""]So I am yet to get them aligned at the MOT centre but hopefully Friday, although they clipped in with a really good bite so hopefully will align properly but yes I do get the fact that Ivan see te borders of the lines now, great.[/quote]

So sharp you could daisy cut the grass Do you think the alignment has changed or is it like me hard to tell because they were bobbins to start with?


[quote=""Sanj""]They were supposed to but not in the packaging. In fairness they were prepared to send some out but we wanted (I) wanted to get the parasite off my drive!

Dremel is my favourite friend!

Regards the bulbs, have the white porcelin thin tube sitting at the TOP! Checked both cars and that is the correct way for the light to come through (looks like a 'U' shape rather than an 'n') on the lens.[/quote]

That's interesting....I took no notice of which way up they were when I fitted them....do you think it would make a difference?

[quote=""X5Sport""]So what's next boys......Dirty D'Engine bay?[/quote]
nay it will just get dirty again

Need rear brake cluster £20 budget
Heated steering again silly budget
Folding mirrors unlikely price is ridiculous.

So in that case will wait for the weather to get better plan to polish using autoglym SRP then UDP supposedly the two in combination can hide a lot of the markings that black shows up, the best part I got 2 black cars, fun.

Yes I'm too cheap to pay for a detail.

Yes original clips were cut. Dremel happy but was a nice clean cut I must say.

Your right I would never know the difference in alignment to before I only know as Sanj decided to adjust the driver side down as he didn't like it that I want my vengeance on the Audi's out there.

[quote=""storminmike""]That's interesting....I took no notice of which way up they were when I fitted them....do you think it would make a difference?[/quote]

We had the luxury of one with OEM Xenons and the light pattern on that was 'u' shaped so glad our initial 'guess' was right!

[quote=""jeegnesh""]Yes original clips were cut. Dremel happy but was a nice clean cut I must say.

Your right I would never know the difference in alignment to before I only know as Sanj decided to adjust the driver side down as he didn't like it that I want my vengeance on the Audi's out there.[/quote]


I've still got some targets (sticky tape) on the fence from when I changed the E36 Compact lights (4 years ago)to normal (worse as it turned out) E36 projector lights. All because the Compact lights turned out to be bigger lenses than the (never fitted) angels I bought.

The E36 had a hockey stick flick up pattern that you could use to set correctly. The e53 seems (to my eyes) to be flat edged across with no hockey stick. Might get the tape measure out and see if I can see the hot spots. Mind you it has to be dark to do it

[quote=""Sanj""][quote=""storminmike""]That's interesting....I took no notice of which way up they were when I fitted them....do you think it would make a difference?[/quote]

We had the luxury of one with OEM Xenons and the light pattern on that was 'u' shaped so glad our initial 'guess' was right! [/quote]

There's me think you were an Oh so professional guru but were human like the rest of the planet and guessed .... I just plain didn't notice

[quote=""storminmike""][quote=""Sanj""][quote=""storminmike""]That's interesting....I took no notice of which way up they were when I fitted them....do you think it would make a difference?[/quote]

We had the luxury of one with OEM Xenons and the light pattern on that was 'u' shaped so glad our initial 'guess' was right! [/quote]

There's me think you were an Oh so professional guru but were human like the rest of the planet and guessed .... I just plain didn't notice [/quote]
You know he asked me how to use a screwdriver

Light patterns - general question

My E36 had hockey stick patterns but the face lift projector seems to (on mine) have a flat top

Not wanting to panic but looking in the thread below and the TIS makes me think I'm either blind, have US lights or TIS is wrong

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... p?t=828258

http://tis.spaghetticoder.org/s/view.pl?1/00/51/19

[quote=""jeegnesh""]You know he asked me how to use a screwdriver [/quote]

Remember which way is to tighten and which way is to loosen....?

We on 10 pages yet?

[quote=""jeegnesh""]
We had the luxury of one with OEM Xenons and the light pattern on that was 'u' shaped so glad our initial 'guess' was right!
You know he asked me how to use a screwdriver [/quote]

Phillips are used for b@stardising pozidrive screws
pozidrive are used for b@stardising Phillips screws
flat screwdrivers are used for opening tins of paint or substitute phillips screwdrivers with added chaffing of the screwhead....or removing skin

[quote=""Sanj""][quote=""jeegnesh""]You know he asked me how to use a screwdriver [/quote]

Remember which way is to tighten and which way is to loosen....? [/quote]

Oh grief......you sound like me talking to my other half coz she can never remember! Even has trouble with the garden tap! Use a screwdriver?....Nnooooooooo!!! Oh The Horror!!


And Posidrive/Philips are for knocking holes in tins too of course..

[quote=""Sanj""][quote=""jeegnesh""]You know he asked me how to use a screwdriver [/quote]

Remember which way is to tighten and which way is to loosen....?

We on 10 pages yet? [/quote]
Man I told you one step at a time just holding the screwdriver was good enough for day 1, tighten and loosen another day or two.

I read those pattern links, all I have to say is you whattt

Lastly for tonight anyway, had to pop out this evening, it was funny it's like the fly being attracted to the light, now I can see them I keep following the light edges which is kind of scary if you keep doing that on corners, I can't help it, lighttttt...

Lefty loosy righty tighty lol

[quote=""dirtymonkey29""]Lefty loosy righty tighty lol[/quote]
oh now you gone and done it, back to square 1. Only 1 trick a week were the doctors orders.