E86 Monaco Coupe Progress Thread

inkey$ said:
FedEx delivery just made this grey day brighter.

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Tease. Come on, get them on the car.
 
Here they are on the car. If you’re a purist, look away now :lol:
Bola B1 wheels. Matt Bronze. 18 x 8.5 on each corner with offsets of 40 on the front and 33 on the rears.
Goodyear Eagle F1 225/40/18 front tyres, 255/35/18 rear tyres.

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:lol: You’re not wrong there Flyingfifer!
Thanks all. I’m really happy with the results.
 
Simon 3.2M said:
Looks great on the Bolas - do you have a link to the site?
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Brilliant service too…. https://www.driftworks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Bola+wheels
 
Oh and I also got my aircon regassed today at Aircon Direct in Ebbsfleet. Cant recommend them highly enough. 45 minutes and £70 for a full system check (all working) and regas (prob first since it was new!).

Website is a trail of thought type affair, but if you’re in the SE and need a recharge then give them a go.

http://www.ac4cars.co.uk/
 
Looking good Inkey$. I do think bronze and Monaco go well together.
Need I say, watch out for high kerbs!
 
Thanks all. I had to take the car out today just to go look at them again; I love them.
Before I did though, I put on a couple of layers of Poorboys Wheel Sealant, just to help protect a little.
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inkey$ said:
just to help protect a little.
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They look really nice but as Zedebee said look out for the kerbs as I dont think even Poorboys sealant will help protect them from that :rofl:
 
1536Z4 said:
inkey$ said:
just to help protect a little.
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They look really nice but as Zedebee said look out for the kerbs as I dont think even Poorboys sealant will help protect them from that :rofl:
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Im practising my ‘park-at-least-a-foot-away-from-the-kerb’ as we speak :lol:
 
Flyingfifer said:
inkey$ said:
Im practising my ‘park-at-least-a-foot-away-from-the-kerb’ as we speak :lol:
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:rofl: :rofl:
How is the dynamics of the car since the change?
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Feels the same at the moment, but I’ve not pushed it round a B road yet. Hopefully get the opportunity to do that soon.
 
Decided the Brodit wasn't for me, so removed and reverted back to the right hand side of the wheel. Wanted to keep using my cupholder and make the most of my newly recharged air-con, so didn't want to cover the vent. Instead I’ve used an Olixar short window mount that I’ve converted to MagSafe.

Couldn't find a MagSafe holder that you could power/keep plugged in, so I went to AliExpress and bought one from China instead. Swapped over the rear ball connector with the Olixar magnet and hey presto; hardwired magnetic charging for my iPhone 12 mini!

Routed the USB C cable through the very top part of the side vent, behind the steering wheel and down to below the centre heater controls. Can use with cigarette lighter USB as is but will be hardwiring via piggy-back fuse soon when I add a dual USB port somewhere - possibly in or near the glovebox.

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Oh man I need that phone holder solution badly! Once you have finished it, how many beers would it take to get you to make me one as well? :D
 
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