What have you done to your car today?

Frankie169 · Post by **Frankie169** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:34 pm

Very bad... and stupid

ErrErrminator · Post by **ErrErrminator** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:38 pm

Jameszy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:17 pm Introduced it to the Yorkshire Dales

Great shot, lovely car, fab scenery. Got to be a worthy entry into the April photo comp.

philipw · Post by **philipw** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:41 pm

MrPT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:25 pm Great pic.

philipw wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:24 pm You will also notice the alignment is far from OE. This was done on purpose and the settings applied following much research from Z Post and threads on here. The main benefit I noticed from these settings is the front end is more eager to turn in and I can feel the seat pushes into my hip when cornering (as strange as it sounds!) The rear just feels like it is helping the car to turn.
We’re the “initial” settings actually the starting point or was this the final tweak? Looks like some rear toe was taken out, but you had a fair amount less than stock to start with.

The initial settings were the starting point, the alignment was all over the place due to the suspension/RTAB's being just fitted.
I maxed out the front camber to 1.6 when I fitted the replacement struts. Rear camber was targeted to be 1 and less than the front following recommendations from other forums and on here.
Front toe is set to 0.01 degrees toe in and rear toe is set to 0.03 degrees toe in.

philipw · Post by **philipw** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:42 pm

ErrErrminator wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:38 pm
Jameszy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:17 pm Introduced it to the Yorkshire Dales
Great shot, lovely car, fab scenery. Got to be a worthy entry into the April photo comp.

Agreed, cracking photo. Looks identical to my previous Montego coupe, same wheels as well:)

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:04 pm

philipw wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:41 pm
MrPT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:25 pm Great pic.

philipw wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:24 pm You will also notice the alignment is far from OE. This was done on purpose and the settings applied following much research from Z Post and threads on here. The main benefit I noticed from these settings is the front end is more eager to turn in and I can feel the seat pushes into my hip when cornering (as strange as it sounds!) The rear just feels like it is helping the car to turn.
We’re the “initial” settings actually the starting point or was this the final tweak? Looks like some rear toe was taken out, but you had a fair amount less than stock to start with.
The initial settings were the starting point, the alignment was all over the place due to the suspension/RTAB's being just fitted.
I maxed out the front camber to 1.6 when I fitted the replacement struts. Rear camber was targeted to be 1 and less than the front following recommendations from other forums and on here.
Front toe is set to 0.01 degrees toe in and rear toe is set to 0.03 degrees toe in.

That sounds good. I recently fitted new bushes with limiters but wasn’t as brave with the rear toe or camber. I can believe it feels like it wants to turn now!

Jameszy · Post by **Jameszy** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:10 pm

philipw wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:42 pm
ErrErrminator wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:38 pm
Jameszy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:17 pm Introduced it to the Yorkshire Dales
Great shot, lovely car, fab scenery. Got to be a worthy entry into the April photo comp.
Agreed, cracking photo. Looks identical to my previous Montego coupe, same wheels as well:)

Thanks gents. Will pop it in!

Big Andra · Post by **Big Andra** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:45 pm

Removed the reinhold module and programmed the roof with Carly and took a photo.

philipw · Post by **philipw** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:49 pm

MrPT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:04 pm
philipw wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:41 pm
MrPT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:25 pm Great pic.

We’re the “initial” settings actually the starting point or was this the final tweak? Looks like some rear toe was taken out, but you had a fair amount less than stock to start with.
The initial settings were the starting point, the alignment was all over the place due to the suspension/RTAB's being just fitted.
I maxed out the front camber to 1.6 when I fitted the replacement struts. Rear camber was targeted to be 1 and less than the front following recommendations from other forums and on here.
Front toe is set to 0.01 degrees toe in and rear toe is set to 0.03 degrees toe in.
That sounds good. I recently fitted new bushes with limiters but wasn’t as brave with the rear toe or camber. I can believe it feels like it wants to turn now!

I am happy with it so far but haven't pushed it that hard so no idea how it will react to oversteer, hopefully it won't be too crazy!
The main difference I noticed when comparing it against stock alignment + suspension is the improved turn in and I haven't noticed understeer building up as much as it did before. I imagine I will need to fiddle with the toe/camber settings again as I get more used to it.

Z4-04 · Post by **Z4-04** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:36 pm

I installed this BMW Z4 E85 / E86 OEM Cupra R Front Spoiler Lip this week. I'm pretty happy with the results.

LittleZ4 · Post by **LittleZ4** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 6:30 am

Looks great...... although I am some what biased

mjennings23 · Post by **mjennings23** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:45 am

Not strictly today but this week, 1200 miles done on a road trip and very impressed with the car averaging 33mpg. Not bad for a 3 litre 6 pot lump I must say!

Gjm91 · Post by **Gjm91** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:05 pm

Washed polished and fitted carbon fibre mirror caps

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megapixelmike · Post by **megapixelmike** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:14 pm

look great...please could you put a link up best place to buy ....cheers mike

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:18 pm

Love the mirror caps, but could you share a photo of how they look from the other side, e.g showing the mirror glass and the edges of the cap? Thanks.

DurhamDan · Post by **DurhamDan** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 5:14 pm

Continued in my quest to get her summer 2019 ready, a clean of all the seals and rubber that i could find and a bit of a wipe down. Only a few scratches to buff out and she is good to go! Also an excuse to stick a pic up.

Probably should take her out for a drive this weekend

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