What have you done to your car today?

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:57 pm

kis wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:31 am This is inside the wheel arch? What did the plates replace? An expanding clip thing? Or a plastic rivet?

The scree/bolt goes through the inner wing liner then the bumper then my plate, the glued in plat is because you can not get your hand in to put a washer and nut in there
The screws replace a plastics expanding rivet

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:58 pm

PDJ wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:57 pmNot seen a s

Thanks

Not easy to remove though

MDUBZ · Post by **MDUBZ** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:35 pm

5.5hrs spent yesterday : I painted the calipers and changed the clips as they were grotty. Seeing as the wheels were off I took the opportunity to give them (108s) a clean and wax (the insides on the front took some scrubbing

), and I cleaned and dressed the arch liners. I only managed one side for wheels and arches as i was running out of light; so i'll spend a couple of hours on them tonight.

I very nearly went luminous yellow as i thought these would look quite good on a black car, but I bottled it and went for a graphite finish instead which actually i'm pretty pleased with - look refreshed but not shouty.

dust caps are a little left over from stickering up the car for a lemans trip in 2016 (don't judge me)

g3org3y · Post by **g3org3y** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:59 pm

(Intermin) Oil change + air filter + pollen filter. Air and pollen filter were VERY dirty. Also appears that pollen filter was put in backwards by previous mechanic/owner (based on flow arrow direction).

g3org3y · Post by **g3org3y** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:45 pm

Finally got the OE knob off. That was bloody hard work. Had to sit on the arm rest and pull with body weight to remove.

ZHP knob shorter and quite a bit heavier. Will be interesting to see how it affects the changes.

Wyldie85 · Post by **Wyldie85** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:46 pm

I’m sure you’ll feel a marked improvement. Looks good in any case.

MACK · Post by **MACK** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:54 pm

It really does make a noticable difference!

saj77 · Post by **saj77** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:56 pm

MACK wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:54 pm It really does make a noticable difference!

Especially in conjunction with CDV delete

MACK · Post by **MACK** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:57 pm

saj77 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:56 pm
MACK wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:54 pm It really does make a noticable difference!
Especially in conjunction with CDV delete

sure does!

g3org3y · Post by **g3org3y** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:09 pm

Thanks chaps.

Definitely does make the shift more weighty. I used to have a Storm Motorworks knob on my old 328i Saloon. Made a big difference to the change (bloody freezing in cold weather though!!)

steve_naive · Post by **steve_naive** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:04 pm

Wife died last week aged 39. Sister is over here for support. She’s decorating the house to keep me distracted.

Bought 5 litres of paint today and on the way home I kicked the back end out a bit for fun......... Haven’t I suffered enough?

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:10 pm

Drivers side tonight

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Weston Matt · Post by **Weston Matt** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:43 pm

steve_naive wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:04 pm Wife died last week aged 39. Sister is over here for support. She’s decorating the house to keep me distracted.

Bought 5 litres of paint today and on the way home I kicked the back end out a bit for fun......... Haven’t I suffered enough?

That’s awful. Sorry for your loss

Z4C_er · Post by **Z4C_er** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:55 pm

steve_naive wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:04 pm Wife died last week aged 39. Sister is over here for support. She’s decorating the house to keep me distracted.

Bought 5 litres of paint today and on the way home I kicked the back end out a bit for fun......... Haven’t I suffered enough?

Oh mate... sorry to hear that.

g3org3y · Post by **g3org3y** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:18 pm

steve_naive wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:04 pm Wife died last week aged 39. Sister is over here for support. She’s decorating the house to keep me distracted.

So sorry for your loss. Thoughts are with you.

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