What have you done to your car today?
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Ilogik said:
The face of the long piece is glued on to the brushed Ali, the edges that are tucked over the back are trimmed and ready to stick. Once the long ones on I’ll then set about doing:
- transmission tunnel trim (the brushed Ali in my case)
- hand brake and gaiter including the arm rest
-ZHP knob and gaiter
- knee pads
-door pull trims (the silver bits)
-steering wheel
May take me some time to get all that done though. I’m anticipating the gear stick, handbrake and steering wheel being a send away job.
Thanksidej_z4 said:
Not particularly hard, more fiddly. The Alcantara is off the roll so the trim and Alcantara need to be sprayed with contact adhesive, but then you don’t get long to manoeuvre the material around the trim and have to be careful not to get any on the Alcantara. Once the face was stuck folded it over and used superglue to hold the edges. As the Alcantara didn’t want to play ball I used the mrs’ nail file and a heat gun to get a good hold.
I imagine the headlight switch is the hardest but to re fit as the headlight switch goes in first, leaving very little room to get the (now smaller) hole to go over the switch. The radio and vents go in last on the passenger side trim, so it shouldn’t be quite so tricky getting them in.
I’m convinced the whole process would be easier on a plastic trim though, I guess due to the flex in the pieces and initial bite of the glue
Arriving home I put the hardtop on for the winter.
Put on some new (to me) wheels to try on for the winter. Gives me a chance to finally prep my other ones for next year.
Rocket said:I fitted a DISA valve repair kit a few days ago but was unhappy that I could not get the valve to swing freely, even with backing of the screw a great deal. I ran the car and it seemed not quite as it should be. So I bought a new unit from BMW and fitted it today. I went for a 15 mile drive with the roof down at 7.5 C. It goes great now
Hi.
Can I just ask which brand of kit did you use? I had a similar problem with an i6automotive kit when I fitted it years ago. When you say the car ran it was not quite as it should be can you elobarate on the this and difference the proper bmw part made. Thanks
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Installed AUX input for my phone on my e85. Almost lost my mind trying to pull out the a/c vents but got it done nonetheless.
MACK said:Rocket said:I fitted a DISA valve repair kit a few days ago but was unhappy that I could not get the valve to swing freely, even with backing of the screw a great deal. I ran the car and it seemed not quite as it should be. So I bought a new unit from BMW and fitted it today. I went for a 15 mile drive with the roof down at 7.5 C. It goes great now
Hi.
Can I just ask which brand of kit did you use? I had a similar problem with an i6automotive kit when I fitted it years ago. When you say the car ran it was not quite as it should be can you elobarate on the this and difference the proper bmw part made. Thanks
It was the X8R kit. I know many people have had good results but even with the screw slackened back a turn or two the valve sometimes slightly stuck instead of turning freely. The performance was just not quite as good as it should be. Mainly in lower revs when putting your foot down. It was not a tremendous difference but just took the edge off the acceleration. The bmw new part sorted it out. I am sure the repair kits are fine as long as you can nip up the screw and still have a freely moving valve. I have read of others having the same issue when fitting the kit. I have also read of many people having no issue.
Rocket said:MACK said:Rocket said:I fitted a DISA valve repair kit a few days ago but was unhappy that I could not get the valve to swing freely, even with backing of the screw a great deal. I ran the car and it seemed not quite as it should be. So I bought a new unit from BMW and fitted it today. I went for a 15 mile drive with the roof down at 7.5 C. It goes great now
Hi.
Can I just ask which brand of kit did you use? I had a similar problem with an i6automotive kit when I fitted it years ago. When you say the car ran it was not quite as it should be can you elobarate on the this and difference the proper bmw part made. Thanks
It was the X8R kit. I know many people have had good results but even with the screw slackened back a turn or two the valve sometimes slightly stuck instead of turning freely. The performance was just not quite as good as it should be. Mainly in lower revs when putting your foot down. It was not a tremendous difference but just took the edge off the acceleration. The bmw new part sorted it out. I am sure the repair kits are fine as long as you can nip up the screw and still have a freely moving valve. I have read of others having the same issue when fitting the kit. I have also read of many people having no issue.
Thanks Rocket