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My Journey Begins!
- Ed Doe
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My Journey Begins!
Are my brakes going on the roadie or the coupe?
Enjoy brands, the coupe should be fab round there, a mate of mine did a few days on the short circuit
Enjoy brands, the coupe should be fab round there, a mate of mine did a few days on the short circuit
Carbon Black '07 M Coupe: Intrax 1k2 Coilovers, AP-Racing, Raybestos ST45s, Tillets, Schroth, Vibratechnic, Apex EC7, Strongstrut, Eventuri, H&S, RTD, 4.1FD
Silver Grey '06 3.0si Coupe - SOLD
Silver Grey '06 3.0si Coupe - SOLD
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My Journey Begins!
I've deliberately not gone for camber / castor adjustment as to get the benefit I'd have to go adjustable all round. That means rear trailing arms, front mounts etc. Maybe another day if I feel that I need to have more adjustments.
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
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- Location: Rochester, Kent
My Journey Begins!
I think I'm lucky to have her!Truth wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:27 pmI think ur car is very lucky to have u!JonLeeper wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:41 pmWell once the brakes are done I'll have done the brakes and chassis mods. Then I'll look at the drive train for the next lot of work. I'm thinking that I'll add a LSD and then look at letting the engine breath a bit better with a ram air filter, intake manifold, free flowing exhaust and manifold.
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
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- Posts: 207
- Joined: Wed May 30, 2018 10:35 am
- Location: Rochester, Kent
My Journey Begins!
The brakes are going on the Coupe once I've burnt out the ones that are there now!
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
- kis
- Lifer
- Posts: 4542
- Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:33 pm
- Location: Surrey / West Sussex Boarder
My Journey Begins!
So journey begins take 2!
Love to have access to the funds you have! Need to sort out mine now! Keep the updates coming! Oh and enjoy the new Zed! The e85 still sticking around as the daily?
Love to have access to the funds you have! Need to sort out mine now! Keep the updates coming! Oh and enjoy the new Zed! The e85 still sticking around as the daily?
My E85 Z4 3.0i SMG
BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71
BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71
- Ed Doe
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- Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:06 pm
- Location: Ashbourne or Frimley
My Journey Begins!
To be fair as long as you have in mind to be on the brakes as hard as possible for as short a time as possible the oem brakes aren't terrible on track. I did a couple of Goodwood days with oe brakes on my car and whilst the pedal did start to go a bit wooden and a bit long, it was still stopping jolly well. And what was with bog standard brembo pads too.
Obviously the 6pots were a lot better but you should still have plenty of fun on the oe stuff until its dead
Carbon Black '07 M Coupe: Intrax 1k2 Coilovers, AP-Racing, Raybestos ST45s, Tillets, Schroth, Vibratechnic, Apex EC7, Strongstrut, Eventuri, H&S, RTD, 4.1FD
Silver Grey '06 3.0si Coupe - SOLD
Silver Grey '06 3.0si Coupe - SOLD
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My Journey Begins!
I don't really have loads to spend, I'm just testing myself after 22 years of travelling round the world at Her Majesty's pleasure! The E85 is still around but will be sold as soon as the e86 is ready. Unfortunately I can't afford to keep both!
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
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- Joined: Wed May 30, 2018 10:35 am
- Location: Rochester, Kent
My Journey Begins!
That was my thinking. Use up what's on the car and then upgrade. It also means I will really feel. The benefit as I've had my first day with the OEM brakes before upgrading.Ed Doe wrote: ↑Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:19 amTo be fair as long as you have in mind to be on the brakes as hard as possible for as short a time as possible the oem brakes aren't terrible on track. I did a couple of Goodwood days with oe brakes on my car and whilst the pedal did start to go a bit wooden and a bit long, it was still stopping jolly well. And what was with bog standard brembo pads too.
Obviously the 6pots were a lot better but you should still have plenty of fun on the oe stuff until its dead
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
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- Posts: 207
- Joined: Wed May 30, 2018 10:35 am
- Location: Rochester, Kent
My Journey Begins!
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
- Vijay
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- Location: Harrow
My Journey Begins!
Very nice Jon, pretty much same as mine!
Can I ask, did u put those black kidney grills in?...
Can I ask, did u put those black kidney grills in?...
2007 Z4 3.0Si Coupe, Carbon Black, 53K on clock & counting...
Mineral White M240i
Mineral White M240i
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My Journey Begins!
Nope, it's just as I got it well other tha what the garage has already done.
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
- Mr Tidy
- Legend
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- Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:18 pm
- Location: North West Surrey
My Journey Begins!
Ooh, Pearl Grey - works really well with dark paint.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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So the track day was cancelled, the only day of the year we had snow lying on the ground!
Still I got a refund of the booking fee so I'll book another.
She goes to get properly cleaned and ceramic coated in 2 weeks and I have a question reference the headlights. Currently both of them are fogged with the nearside really bad with standing water and the bulb isn't working. Now when it was in the garage they said that they'd need to replace the build and then the xenon control unit at £365 + Vat for the part alone! I'm not sure if just a new bulb will work.
Now when she goes in to get cleaned they're going to respray the bumper so it's coming off. I think, from what I've read, that it's only with the bumper off you can get at the headlights. I have 2 fully working, but a little fogged, headlights on my roadster. So what do I do? Do I get them to take out the headlights and I'll take the time to dry them, fit new bulbs and refit see what happens? Do I take the headlights out of the roadster and fit those to the Coupe? Do I go fully aftermarket?
Any suggestions welcomed.
Still I got a refund of the booking fee so I'll book another.
She goes to get properly cleaned and ceramic coated in 2 weeks and I have a question reference the headlights. Currently both of them are fogged with the nearside really bad with standing water and the bulb isn't working. Now when it was in the garage they said that they'd need to replace the build and then the xenon control unit at £365 + Vat for the part alone! I'm not sure if just a new bulb will work.
Now when she goes in to get cleaned they're going to respray the bumper so it's coming off. I think, from what I've read, that it's only with the bumper off you can get at the headlights. I have 2 fully working, but a little fogged, headlights on my roadster. So what do I do? Do I get them to take out the headlights and I'll take the time to dry them, fit new bulbs and refit see what happens? Do I take the headlights out of the roadster and fit those to the Coupe? Do I go fully aftermarket?
Any suggestions welcomed.
My daily driver, and occasional track toy,
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
56 plate e86 3.0si sport.
Black
6 pot front brakes
B12 kit
Front and rear strut braces
Polly bushed
Short shift kit
90 miles and climbing, slowly.
- Jembo
- Lifer
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- Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:59 pm
- Location: 1066 Country
My Journey Begins! - New question ref lights
That’s a beautiful interior...
Joined the dark side with a ///M Hell Bronze Sepang Coupe
Ex Aug 2005 Maldives Blue 3 litre cruizer, lots of toyz,
Lifer 54
Ex Aug 2005 Maldives Blue 3 litre cruizer, lots of toyz,
Lifer 54
- Ed Doe
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- Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:06 pm
- Location: Ashbourne or Frimley
My Journey Begins! - New question ref lights
Having had aftermarket (sonar) headlights twice previously, my advice would be to try to restore the oem ones.
The aftermarket ones I've had weren't bad but they weren't perfect by a long shot, and both suffered from condensation - the second pair I purchased new and spent a fair while making extra sure they were sealed and they still fogged up!
Most of the time I believe the oem ones suffer from the seals getting gunked up and letting by. A proper clean and drying/dehumidifying should sort them out.
The aftermarket ones I've had weren't bad but they weren't perfect by a long shot, and both suffered from condensation - the second pair I purchased new and spent a fair while making extra sure they were sealed and they still fogged up!
Most of the time I believe the oem ones suffer from the seals getting gunked up and letting by. A proper clean and drying/dehumidifying should sort them out.
Carbon Black '07 M Coupe: Intrax 1k2 Coilovers, AP-Racing, Raybestos ST45s, Tillets, Schroth, Vibratechnic, Apex EC7, Strongstrut, Eventuri, H&S, RTD, 4.1FD
Silver Grey '06 3.0si Coupe - SOLD
Silver Grey '06 3.0si Coupe - SOLD