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What have you done to your car today?

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Post by Big Andra » Sat Jun 22, 2019 9:47 pm

Fitted new rear brake shoes and fitting kit with expander and adjuster, new rear discs and pads too then took it out a hoon :driving: also raised the suspension another 10mm.
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Post by scarlet-jester » Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:39 am

Car is currently trapped in the garage for the foreseeable future due to a collision between my wife's car, (driven by me) and the garage door; door 0, car 1. Looking like about 4 weeks until she gets back on the road .... :x So the engine was due for a good clean so that was done today as well as fitting of the new indoors car cover, courtesy of a friend down the road that works for a dealership in town - looking good!!
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Post by jasono » Mon Jun 24, 2019 12:39 pm

well whilst I was fixing the broken glovebox I checked the pollen filter.
looks like it hasn't been changed for a while :tumbleweed:
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Post by paulc_bkk » Mon Jun 24, 2019 12:46 pm

I didn’t actually do it today, but was able to verify that it worked today.....

Budget auto-dim rear view mirror

2nd hand 1 series mirror 7118331 for £19.99 compared to the much more expensive ones for e85/86

Do the normal procedure to take off the mirror
Split both mirrors in half
Remove the card which illuminates the clown-nose alarm - this is the remote sensor which works on a different frequency - 433 vs 866 MHz
Swap the e85/86 sensor into the 1 series mirror
Put back together and plug into the car

Enjoy not being dazzled by cars behind you
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Post by Quijibo Jones » Mon Jun 24, 2019 1:18 pm

Pulled the front end out as part of my rebuild of a salvage 05 z4.
That engine bay! What did you use to get it like that?
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Post by jasono » Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:48 pm

Changed out gear knob gear lever and surround, my car had 130thou miles worms ones, so replaced with better ones. Not mint but I think they look better.
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Post by jasono » Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:50 pm

Oh and removed the smg badge as my car is a 5speed :D

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Post by Papa_Zee » Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:57 pm

jasono wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:50 pm Oh and removed the smg badge as my car is a 5speed :D
Nice, but All manual Z4s are 6-Speed?
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Post by enuff_zed » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:34 pm

Papa_Zee wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:57 pm
jasono wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:50 pm Oh and removed the smg badge as my car is a 5speed :D
Nice, but All manual Z4s are 6-Speed?
Now that would be funny, if this is the first mention that your car has a 6th gear!
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Post by Darkangelv2 » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:33 pm

Papa_Zee wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:57 pm
jasono wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:50 pm Oh and removed the smg badge as my car is a 5speed :D
Nice, but All manual Z4s are 6-Speed?
They are not :wink:

5 speed 2.5 exists
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Post by Papa_Zee » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:40 pm

Well... what do you know! You're Right!
I shall RTFM next time lol :rtfm:
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Post by jasono » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:44 pm

:o phew only had the car a couple weeks , thought I was missing a gear or had the wrong gear knob :D
I have a 6 speed 118d as well so just getting used to 5 Spd again lol.

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Post by paddy wright » Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:15 pm

Replaced air filter- so much for my full BMWSH, the one in there was well passed being due!
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Post by Sandman77 » Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:56 pm

paddy wright wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:15 pm Replaced air filter- so much for my full BMWSH, the one in there was well passed being due!
Why is it a different size?
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Post by Stigbew » Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:06 pm

Fitted new rear coils, picked up some new trim clips from the local dealer and fitted them, removed the passenger seat and cleaned underneath (drivers seat was removed recently when I was removing the EPS module so had to even it up). Ordered some new alloy wheel centre caps. Productive day!
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