Cols E85 3.0si
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coldel said:MOT, passed
Apparently the car is in great shape, had a good chat with the tester whilst stood under it. Just goes to show how good maintenance and care can make a 115k mile car work just as well as lower mileage ones.
No reason why not. In my experience a nice clean undercarriage is much more likely to get a pass than a car that rains down rust and crud on the tester when he pokes it with a screwdriver.
Those wipers look like new
Thanks both, yes the wipers were a great job! Literally took an hour. Worst bit was popping them off, the sanding and plastidip was fun and easy. I would really recommend as it does make a big visual difference. Same as blackening the plastic parts on the A pillar.
And yes the grill is awesome, I ummed and urred for a while then took the plunge when I realised you could could get them without badges on.
And yes the grill is awesome, I ummed and urred for a while then took the plunge when I realised you could could get them without badges on.
Just to keep this up to date, I did a couple of smaller things.
Dust shield bolt holes began to rot out and it was having a right old time rattling away so took some great advice from the forum to take the brake disc off and fit some washers, did the job perfectly. Note there are two lower bolts and the second one (out of view it sits directionally opposite the visible one the other side of the hub) was going the same way so put a washer on there too.
Also started the process of wrapping the interior. I wanted to go for a black alcantara feel, so bought some self adhesive fabric and started with the easy bits, the door grabs, rest of dash to follow.
Dust shield bolt holes began to rot out and it was having a right old time rattling away so took some great advice from the forum to take the brake disc off and fit some washers, did the job perfectly. Note there are two lower bolts and the second one (out of view it sits directionally opposite the visible one the other side of the hub) was going the same way so put a washer on there too.
Also started the process of wrapping the interior. I wanted to go for a black alcantara feel, so bought some self adhesive fabric and started with the easy bits, the door grabs, rest of dash to follow.
The car came with a load of optional extras, but no cup holders. They do chinese ones on ebay for 23 quid so snapped one up for the drivers side.
Pretty simple install, although they dont come with a self tapping screw for the back of it so had to source one from the depths of the shed!
Thought I would test a can before putting it back in and to my horror...
Ummed and urred a bit then just for no reason whatsoever pushed the securing clip on the side in a bit and it clicked, then clicked again, until
It then happily held the can in place, huzzah!
A nice easy mod if you dont have it already.
Pretty simple install, although they dont come with a self tapping screw for the back of it so had to source one from the depths of the shed!
Thought I would test a can before putting it back in and to my horror...
Ummed and urred a bit then just for no reason whatsoever pushed the securing clip on the side in a bit and it clicked, then clicked again, until
It then happily held the can in place, huzzah!
A nice easy mod if you dont have it already.
As pretty as the brushed aluminium is I wanted to try a little something out. Purchased a load of self adhesive alcantara wrap and set to work. Did the two dash plates and door handles.
The middle bit can wait for the good weather when I can tackle it with the roof off and the sun on my head!
The middle bit can wait for the good weather when I can tackle it with the roof off and the sun on my head!
Cheers. I have wrapped a lot of stuff over the years, so feeling somewhat confident of it nowadays! Not entirely happy with the smaller dashplate bit as the material got pushed back a bit on the corners so will redo that at some point.
It does though really add a bit of quality to the car I think. I considered carbon wraps and the like but wanted something a bit different.
It does though really add a bit of quality to the car I think. I considered carbon wraps and the like but wanted something a bit different.
Cheers Mr Tidy sir! Saw you jumped in on the chap on PH too was wondering how long it would be before you jumped in 
Interesting to see so many sellers claiming that bearings arent an issue on the Z4M
I do need a new little mini project for my car though. Maybe tidy the seats up a bit. I have been thinking about getting the steering wheel redone, I have a very talented guy up in Cheshire that has done work on my previous cars redoing seats/bosters/wheels etc. to my own custom designs.
Interesting to see so many sellers claiming that bearings arent an issue on the Z4M
I do need a new little mini project for my car though. Maybe tidy the seats up a bit. I have been thinking about getting the steering wheel redone, I have a very talented guy up in Cheshire that has done work on my previous cars redoing seats/bosters/wheels etc. to my own custom designs.
His name is Ross, he used to work at a certain well known luxury car brand in the Crewe area so has some fantastic trimming skills 8)
https://trimmyride.com/
https://trimmyride.com/
