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- Thread starter mrmason
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Red leather... saucy! Looks a nice spec.
I take it the picture's using a fisheye... what camera and setup please?
I take it the picture's using a fisheye... what camera and setup please?
It is indeed tommos old ride, and yes the handbrake needs adjusting - it will fail the MOT in it's current state I am sure. It only just catches at full extension, and I'm not parking on any hills until it's sorted.
So far I've installed an AUX cable, and treated myself to 4 new tyres. The front right tyre is having real problems staying inflated due to corrosion of the 108 alloys, I've booked them in for a refurb, but finding time to get the tyres to the shop for a week is proving difficult.
The camera is a D300 with a 10.5mm DX fish-eye and Cullman mount.
I have the full spec of the car direct from BMW :
475 Black Sapphire
LBTL Dream Red New England Leather
ZFM Electric Folding Mir
350 Composite Star Spoke
354 Windscreen with gree
387 Wind deflector
430 Ext. mirrors - foldi
493 Extended storage
494 Seat Heating
508 Park Distance Contro
522 Xenon headlights
540 Cruise Control
609 Navigation System Pr
644 Bluetooth phone prep
677 Hi-Fi Sys Prof Carver
I also have a list of jobs that either NEED doing, or WANT doing
NEED
- Fix Handbrake
- Fix leaking front right tyre
- Reweld driver side strut mounting
- New bulbs for headlights, and raise up a little - they are dangerously low at the moment
WANT
- Alloy referb
- Caliper referb
- Integrate AUX and Bluetooth cable
- Fix intermittent parking sensors, sometimes they just beeeeeeep and don't work - sometimes it works fine.
I will keep you updated as and when progress is made
So far I've installed an AUX cable, and treated myself to 4 new tyres. The front right tyre is having real problems staying inflated due to corrosion of the 108 alloys, I've booked them in for a refurb, but finding time to get the tyres to the shop for a week is proving difficult.
The camera is a D300 with a 10.5mm DX fish-eye and Cullman mount.
I have the full spec of the car direct from BMW :
475 Black Sapphire
LBTL Dream Red New England Leather
ZFM Electric Folding Mir
350 Composite Star Spoke
354 Windscreen with gree
387 Wind deflector
430 Ext. mirrors - foldi
493 Extended storage
494 Seat Heating
508 Park Distance Contro
522 Xenon headlights
540 Cruise Control
609 Navigation System Pr
644 Bluetooth phone prep
677 Hi-Fi Sys Prof Carver
I also have a list of jobs that either NEED doing, or WANT doing
NEED
- Fix Handbrake
- Fix leaking front right tyre
- Reweld driver side strut mounting
- New bulbs for headlights, and raise up a little - they are dangerously low at the moment
WANT
- Alloy referb
- Caliper referb
- Integrate AUX and Bluetooth cable
- Fix intermittent parking sensors, sometimes they just beeeeeeep and don't work - sometimes it works fine.
I will keep you updated as and when progress is made
It does seem to be rather rare, I'm guessing this is probable due to the cost being rather high - I guess most people would go for the sports seats instead.
My girlfriends dad has worked for BMW for 20+ years, and he didn't seem to recognise the leather
The only problem I have is that to her I'm driving "just another BMW" because they've always had BMWs as company cars !
I've picked up a mini amp that charges ipods today which makes the sound through the AUX cable so much richer.
I've had the leaking wheel fixed for now until the alloy refurb, and I'm getting my strut mount re-welded tomorrow, so fingers crossed!
RE: changing bulbs for the headlights - is this easy to do without removing the front wheels - or is it a wheel off job? Does anyone have any suggestions for which bulbs to go for, baring in mine I have the Xenon upgrade ?
My girlfriends dad has worked for BMW for 20+ years, and he didn't seem to recognise the leather
The only problem I have is that to her I'm driving "just another BMW" because they've always had BMWs as company cars !
I've picked up a mini amp that charges ipods today which makes the sound through the AUX cable so much richer.
I've had the leaking wheel fixed for now until the alloy refurb, and I'm getting my strut mount re-welded tomorrow, so fingers crossed!
RE: changing bulbs for the headlights - is this easy to do without removing the front wheels - or is it a wheel off job? Does anyone have any suggestions for which bulbs to go for, baring in mine I have the Xenon upgrade ?
