What have you done to your car today?

Bristolcot90 · Post by **Bristolcot90** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:47 pm

Replaced the coil packs and plugs, one of the good things about having a 4 pot, only two thirds of the cost

will be looking to upgrade to a straight 6 one day, unless these fuel prices keep rising! Ouch

kis · Post by **kis** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:15 pm

Big Andra wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:04 pm Test fitted the 313's to see if I like, and I LIKE they're now away for a powder coat and diamond cut.

Did you line up the spokes on purpose so that both alloys match (before vs after)?

aymamibrockway · Post by **aymamibrockway** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:47 pm

Changed out the stock mufflers on my Z4M for a set of JBA mufflers. Set it up as a bolt on so I can switch back if I don't like it. I don't like it. No noticeable extra power, just a ton of drone. Oh well, lesson learned.

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:32 am

aymamibrockway wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:47 pm Set it up as a bolt on so I can switch back if I don't like it. I don't like it. No noticeable extra power, just a ton of drone. Oh well, lesson learned.

Good job you set it up as a bolt on . Are you going back to stock or going to try something else ? Where are you based ?

Z4ZeeGermans · Post by **Z4ZeeGermans** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:22 am

Replaced this bloody thing, along with a new battery:

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:08 pm

Yesterday and today wet sanded scratches and panels gradually down to 3000 grit . Rotary polish next . Photos in reverse order as too knackered to work out how to move them

Zedebee · Post by **Zedebee** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:21 pm

1536Z4 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:08 pm Yesterday and today wet sanded scratches and panels gradually down to 3000 grit . Rotary polish next . Photos in reverse order as too knackered to work out how to move them

Wow, that’s brave. I hope it polishes up good.

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:35 pm

Zedebee wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:21 pm Wow, that’s brave. I hope it polishes up good.

Have done it before on a E91 which took ages so felt more at ease doing it this time . Whilst running a hose pipe over when finished everything looked ok .

PeteyZ4 · Post by **PeteyZ4** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:46 pm

1536Z4 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:08 pm Yesterday and today wet sanded scratches and panels gradually down to 3000 grit . Rotary polish next . Photos in reverse order as too knackered to work out how to move them

Goodness gracious! You must have great balls of fire to do that.
Could the sanding not have been localised to the scratches? It must have been pretty bad to warrant the whole car sanding. That's usually an orange peel removal kind of task.

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:58 pm

PeteyZ4 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:46 pm It must have been pretty bad to warrant the whole car sanding

The car looked great from a distance but I couldn`t get it to polish up to the deep shine I wanted and could see on other forum cars . I could have just done certain areas but decided to do the whole car " carefully " . It is not something I would advise anyone to do if they have no experience as it can easily go wrong .

Doddsy · Post by **Doddsy** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:37 pm

Rear brake pipes and oil service done yesterday. Cleaned today so should be all ready for its MOT on Monday afternoon

Now all tucked up in its new garage.

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rjhl64 · Post by **rjhl64** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:53 pm

Cleaned the leather upholstery using turtle Wax cleaner and conditioner. As you can see from one of the pics it seems to work well. A good product but may need to dye the seats long term.

Street · Post by **Street** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:51 pm

Bumper off ready for a respray. Wire brushed the support bars underneath ready for a new coat of paint while I was there.

Ebt · Post by **Ebt** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:31 pm

Put new 18in rims on today looks a lot better then the 16ins on there

Simon 3.2M · Post by **Simon 3.2M** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:18 pm

Had no takers on the headlights I’ve advertised so decided to try them on the coupe - think they work quite well.

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