What have you done to your car today?

synthedup · Post by **synthedup** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:06 am

Mattwxkr wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:23 pm
synthedup wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 9:08 pm Stone chips have been bugging me to painted the front bumper.
Thats a cracking result! I can see a compressor peaking in the picture, home spray or not?

Yes, luckly I have a decent side garage with central heating.

synthedup · Post by **synthedup** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:26 am

enzed4 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:29 am
synthedup wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 9:08 pm Stone chips have been bugging me to painted the front bumper.
Great looking job . But now that faded front plastic grille is crying out for a respray

Its does look faded, think ill try some trim cleaner and dressing

Chris22091966 · Post by **Chris22091966** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:55 am

Z4 E89 in at Audiofile for a system 3 plus audio upgrade, can’t wait to pick it up tomorrow! I’ll post some picks and give an update after my drive home. I listened to their demo systems and they sound incredible. If anyone is thinking about it I would say that the difference between the system 3 and the system 3 plus is pretty significant.

stupot1 · Post by **stupot1** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:29 pm

Tested
No advisories....marvellous!

Chris22091966 · Post by **Chris22091966** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:39 pm

Apologies certainly didn’t mean to give the impression of advertising.

Grose · Post by **Grose** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:02 pm

Spent the last couple of weeks prepping the car - Roof motor moved, new front brake lines, bluetooth unit installed, new bulbs, full paint correction and spruce up in the hope that if it was looking good, it would pass its MOT today. Just picked it up, it failed for having a 'obviously misdirected nearside light'.....
Then I was told they passed it 10 minutes later after clipping the headlight bulb hold back in - it must have come loose after I changed it.

Slightly annoyed it gets a fail on the MOT history albeit for something so minor and then a pass almost immediately but still, very happy to hear the mechanic tell me what good condition the car is in. Now time to enjoy once some decent weather arrives!

Silverzedtom · Post by **Silverzedtom** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:54 pm

Grose wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:02 pm Spent the last couple of weeks prepping the car - Roof motor moved, new front brake lines, bluetooth unit installed, new bulbs, full paint correction and spruce up in the hope that if it was looking good, it would pass its MOT today. Just picked it up, it failed for having a 'obviously misdirected nearside light'.....
Then I was told they passed it 10 minutes later after clipping the headlight bulb hold back in - it must have come loose after I changed it.

Slightly annoyed it gets a fail on the MOT history albeit for something so minor and then a pass almost immediately but still, very happy to hear the mechanic tell me what good condition the car is in. Now time to enjoy once some decent weather arrives!

thats so annoying

did they charge for a re test? At least it was something simple

Grose · Post by **Grose** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:09 pm

No charge for retest and they reseated the bulb themselves so cant complain! Just kicking myself for not doing the bulb change properly in the first place! All good though, no advisories which was what i was hoping for but you never know on a 16 year old car.

Forgot to mention, did the cdv delete and a gearbox oil change. Cdv delete makes a welcome difference, feels like a normal manual now and the gearbox is definitely smoother now, though I have concluded 1st to 2nd is never going to be silky!

Homer · Post by **Homer** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:05 pm

Black kidney grills fitted

Darren Slone · Post by **Darren Slone** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:42 pm

I’ve done a wheel swap between the MR and MC putting the 224’s back on the Red one from where they came and put the 19” AVA’s on the MC, the CSL’s I’m keeping in the garage for the foreseeable future, MR back under cover nice and cosy and yes I know the cover doesn’t fit, it was off of my old 911

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:49 pm

Christ Darren, you're going to make me go all funny

absolutely stunning, both of them.

Who's is the RS? I almost bought one of those before I got my Z4, but I hated the striped seats so it was a non starter. hindsight says I should've bought one, but as a daily driver it would've been ruined anyway

Darren Slone · Post by **Darren Slone** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:58 pm

ben g wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:49 pm Christ Darren, you're going to make me go all funny absolutely stunning, both of them.

Who's is the RS? I almost bought one of those before I got my Z4, but I hated the striped seats so it was a non starter. hindsight says I should've bought one, but as a daily driver it would've been ruined anyway

Thanks

The RS belongs to a friend of mine, it’s not turned a wheel in ages, it’s really nice though

LordOxygen · Post by **LordOxygen** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:24 pm

MOT and service today, readings show it covered a grand total of 2100 miles last year.
Drove there and back on dry roads which was lucky. Got home, reversed it back into the garage ready for another spring and summer of hardly driving it.

Z4hid · Post by **Z4hid** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 3:16 pm

LordOxygen wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:24 pm MOT and service today, readings show it covered a grand total of 2100 miles last year.
Drove there and back on dry roads which was lucky. Got home, reversed it back into the garage ready for another spring and summer of hardly driving it.

I also had my MOT done on Friday too and you’ve covered c1400 miles than I had done!
That said, had the car serviced, replaced the lollipops, removed the CDV and had the car Hunter aligned and it’s a different beast.
No more fighting to correct the car at speed and a true joy to drive. The guys who aligned the car (wheels in motion, Chesham) said ‘I think you’ll enjoy your drive home’ and they were spot on.
I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing more than 700miles this year!

Vijay · Post by **Vijay** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:45 pm

]Finallly took her out of the hibernation she’s been in since mid-December.
Thorough clean and black kidney grills fitted. Topped it up and went for a spin!

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