Jingles White Z progress thread!! (PICTURE HEAVY)

[Darkangelv2]

thanks for the comments guys. i would jack up from rear and then put axle stands under front pads but i really dont like the car up that high on the jack as it worries me its gonna fall over maybe im just being a big girl haha

and when jacking i use 1 of these.... under £3 off ebay and works perfect and just keep it in the box with the jack

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151104545233?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

These are £100 now Jingle!

Squid, i'll do you one for £50 :wink: :evil:

 

[adam1985]

Not sure why they have jumped up in price but there are other people on ebay selling them http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINI-BMW-...4b85c80&pid=100005&rk=4&rkt=6&sd=151104545233

 

[Squid]

But can get the same thing shipped from the US for less than £14 so doesn't make sense why anybody would pay £100 for them.

 

[Squid]

I bet you would! I didn't even know you could get these and would have been useful when I changed my winter wheels on the 3 series. Just got to find the right Z now

 

[ben g]

Are people not reading what I typed? They're only £100 whilst they're out of stock. A lot of companies on ebay do this so they don't lose their listing position.

If you really think these are £100 then you need your head checked.

 

[Darkangelv2]

 

[JINGLE]

bloody hell! talk about good timing if they were haha I would have bought 3

 

[Squid]

Are people not reading what I typed? They're only £100 whilst they're out of stock. A lot of companies on ebay do this so they don't lose their listing position.

If you really think these are £100 then you need your head checked.

I read what you had typed but seeing as there were more than 10 available it indicates they were in stock at the time. They are now back down to £2.99.

 

[JINGLE]

been a bit slack on here lately, been busy !

heres some catch up:

abs/dsc warning lights came on so I replaced all 4 abs sensors, after doing all this the problem was still there, turns out it was a faulty wire so i soldered it and all works fine again

old next to new:



and also swapped some corroded bolts as 1 rounded off and took an hour to get out

 

[JINGLE]

managed to borrow a friends ramp and replaced both heat shields around exhaust, as both were really damaged and back box section had half missing, forgot to get a photo but heres the back box section old and new:

 

[Misterireland]

Where is the ramp chap? Is that something I could get use of (paid or otherwise)

 

[JINGLE]

as much as i love my custom red leather roll hoops i cant install the wind deflector brackets so needed a solution.... custom sprayed alpine white roll hoops with wind deflector
old red leather:


1 white and 1 red:


and from the rear:


new white roll hoops and wind deflector installed:

 

[JINGLE]

Where is the ramp chap? Is that something I could get use of (paid or otherwise)

my friend works at breakland tyres (down near the train tracks) and on Sat mornings his boss isnt there so i always use him for my wheels/tyres/exhaust work and he lets me squeeze in when not busy, i dont think he will let people use it as such but more a favour as i was there at the time type thing

 

[JINGLE]

finally got around to fitting the Rpi scoop, unlike most I had to replace the whole bracket as mine was damaged so it was a bigger job than expected!

before:


front end off:


broken scoop:


Everything off to access the bracket:


new bracket and scoop fitted:


new scoop behind grill:


and heres what was removed:

 

[JINGLE]

passenger window stopped working so had to fit a new window regulator:

this was the culprit:

 

[JINGLE]

FINALLY got around to sourcing the wheels i wanted after weeks of trying to find them in stock in the correct fitment!

in boxes:


in all there glory:


treated with some G Techniq C5 to help protect them:

 

[JINGLE]

Finally got the wheels fitted (special thanks to machine monkey for letting me have some old tyres to check the wheels would fit before I spent big money on new)

Gave the car a good clean and even polished my tips!!! I'm crap with photos and angles etc so I just went snap happy and here's a select few! Cars not finished yet but I'm very, VERY happy with it!

Enjoy:
















(REALLY need to update my sig photo haha)

 

[markeg]

Where did you get the leather hoop covers from, Jingle?

 

[JINGLE]

Where did you get the leather hoop covers from, Jingle?

they came with the car, they are pretty damn good but i wanted to wind deflector... ive kept both sets so might swap back sometime

 

[Machine monkey]

It is looking really bloody good mate well done.