Recent content by SparkyE86

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Just to make it clear. I only touched on additives. What I was suggesting was using something that would dissolve all the crap without harming anything and then cleaning the system in such a way that all the areas are treated and prepared for whatever coolant etc you decide to use.

I asked the guys at Bilt Hamber if those 2 products had been used in this way. They said yes. After many years of dicking about in cars especially older ones the coolant system does suffer a LOT and as a way of preventative maintenance I looked into it. Those were my findings. Yes, waterless...

When water is distilled or stipped of its impurities etc you are left with water that has chemically unbalanced Ions. This leaves it 'ionically hungry' and it will try to re-acquire so it will strip electrons from the metals in the coolant system to re-balance itself. Over time this can do as...

Yeah, its a clip on mount and the filters are pretty much the same as what you would mount on a DSLR. I did photography for a few years but I used GIMP. It was free and very comprehensive, not as slick as photoshop but you could do almost everything you could with the full PS paid package.

I thought so. Typo had me properly confused :dizzy:

Wouldnt 5x112 need an adaptor plate or have I confused myself thinking thats the PCD for the G model 2016 onwards ? Before that they are all 5 x 120 ???

@darich I was just joking that he used photoshop to clean the car. A better tool when photographing cars or anything shiny/reflective is a polarizing filter that fits over the lens. You can even get them for phone cameras these days.

As a side note on suspension....Remember when wheeler dealers got custom shocks done for a 993 ? That place (quantum racing) is run by Patrick Murphy (ex F1 mechanic) I got a price....around £2900 + some development time. They hadn't done a set for a E86 before and were concerned about...

Larrrvly :thumbsup:

@Barty Using photoshop to detail a car....thats a new one on me :lol:

Thanks for that tip Mr Tidy, I hadn't even got that far yet. :thumbsup:

Yeah, I guess Ill have to aswell.

@Mr Tidy. I want an enamel one, theres some vintage ones 1 on ebay (Auction) and 1 on a 2nd hand dutch site (25euros + packaging) with just the blue and white quadrants and silver edging no BMW letters but they're 80mm :( You can also get the 50th anniversary badge in enamel from the BM Bike...