My Z4 has had advisories for corroded rear brake pipes on it's last 2 MOTs.
So knowing I was heading up to Cheshire last week for a long weekend I got in touch with Mike and arranged to take it over to dlv HQ yesterday for copper rear brake pipes and a new key, as I only got one with the car.
I had wondered if a scrub up with a wire brush and emery paper and some Hammerite might do the job, but Mike said he doubted it as once the corrosion is that visible the pipe is usually weakened. When the old pipes came off I could see what he meant - they split pretty easily!
So all was going well until one of the joints on the steel pipe just wouldn't seal - it seems there was a bit of corrosion on the steel pipe right where Mike had flared it, so Mike found another place further forwards on the pipe, put in another copper section and all was good! I now have copper pipes from both rear calipers to part-way along the pipe runs inside the cover under the passenger seat!
Time for the key. New flip key cut and EWS out of the car. Typical, mine had the first circuit board Mike had encountered that needed six tiny wires about the size of telephone wires to be soldered onto it before he could get his code reader busy. That done the new key fitted the lock and started the car. Just needed programming for the remote functions, but would it work - would it f**k! :x
In the end it seems it was a duff key so innards replaced and job finally done! :happyclap:
Despite all the aggravation and time spent Mike stuck to the prices he originally quoted me so after paying and thanking Mike profusely off I went all sorted.
So a big THANK YOU to Mike for helping to keep my car as I want it - top bloke! :winner:
So knowing I was heading up to Cheshire last week for a long weekend I got in touch with Mike and arranged to take it over to dlv HQ yesterday for copper rear brake pipes and a new key, as I only got one with the car.
I had wondered if a scrub up with a wire brush and emery paper and some Hammerite might do the job, but Mike said he doubted it as once the corrosion is that visible the pipe is usually weakened. When the old pipes came off I could see what he meant - they split pretty easily!
So all was going well until one of the joints on the steel pipe just wouldn't seal - it seems there was a bit of corrosion on the steel pipe right where Mike had flared it, so Mike found another place further forwards on the pipe, put in another copper section and all was good! I now have copper pipes from both rear calipers to part-way along the pipe runs inside the cover under the passenger seat!
Time for the key. New flip key cut and EWS out of the car. Typical, mine had the first circuit board Mike had encountered that needed six tiny wires about the size of telephone wires to be soldered onto it before he could get his code reader busy. That done the new key fitted the lock and started the car. Just needed programming for the remote functions, but would it work - would it f**k! :x
In the end it seems it was a duff key so innards replaced and job finally done! :happyclap:
Despite all the aggravation and time spent Mike stuck to the prices he originally quoted me so after paying and thanking Mike profusely off I went all sorted.
So a big THANK YOU to Mike for helping to keep my car as I want it - top bloke! :winner:
