What have you done to your car today?

Buoyed by this morning's clean MOT I tried out the 3m headlight restorer kit with my drill. Took ages and results are not that impressive. Was worth a shot.

Double cleaned and treated the roof with Autoglym products. Was well overdue and frankly bogging beforehand.
Quick handwash and ran out of time to clay bar/wax.

Dropped my iphone and cracked the screen. Bugger.
 
patriot66 said:
Ali0191 said:
Wrapped grill, pillars and one wing mirror in gloss black (just ran out of time for the second mirror, not a look I am going for on purpose!)

Enjoying experimenting with the wrapping knowing I can just pull it off when I like!
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How was wrapping the wing mirror ? I'm toying with the idea of doing mine. Did you do it in situ or take it off ? Did you use one piece of wrap or several ?
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Took me a couple of hours. But that was with some trial and error. Going to do the second this evening and hopefully won’t take more than an hour.

I took it off, having just taken the second off in a few minutes it is well worth it. If you haven’t done it Bigwinn wrote a quick how to in another thread for me not to long ago, I try and link it when I have time later!

I used several pieces as I had a roll and have just been experimenting with it. I cut the joins to follow the contours of the mirror. Only noticeable if you go looking for it but concerned over the longevity, might start to peel with use and washing? I don’t know, never used vinyl before.

I just found the trick was to have a lot of spare wrap, then I could pull and flex around the curves etc. and all the wrinkles and stretch marks were then in spare vinyl I cut off. Possible with a large single piece this would work even more effectively although I reckon joins/wrinkles would be inevitable on the mirror side with one large piece. At least for a beginner like me!

For my second mirror I plan to start on the mirror side on the inside and work round to join in the centre.
 
Solved the wife's noisy rear end (!!!)
Fitted new rear shocks, top mounts, reinforcing plates, bump stops, drop links and ARB bushes.
Now just waiting for her to get home so we can take it on a test drive.
Big thank you to Stuart (Bigwinn) for all the advice and tips. Having sheared one of the ARB bush bracket bolts I'm glad I had spares to hand as he suggested.
Did a straight swap, nothing fancy. All the old stuff still had the 2003 date on it, so after 102k it was due a revamp.
Have a feeling the front end is next on the list now!
 
enuff_zed said:
Solved the wife's noisy rear end (!!!)
Fitted new rear shocks, top mounts, reinforcing plates, bump stops, drop links and ARB bushes.
Now just waiting for her to get home so we can take it on a test drive.
Big thank you to Stuart (Bigwinn) for all the advice and tips. Having sheared one of the ARB bush bracket bolts I'm glad I had spares to hand as he suggested.
Did a straight swap, nothing fancy. All the old stuff still had the 2003 date on it, so after 102k it was due a revamp.
Have a feeling the front end is next on the list now!
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Delighted for your missus. Nobody likes the embarrassment of a noisy rear end. :D

I finally finished the detail from hell today. Glad I held off buying a DA polisher because that might have finished me off. Claying was tedious enough. Autoglym might not be the most aggressive of stuff but for a hand clean and polish, piece of cake. Not sure about the super resin as a wax, might have to carnuba it soon.

You can really see all the wee chips and scrapes now. :oops:

I absolutely have to get the garage cleared before winter because I'm not going through this again. Perished hoses, mouldy roof, etc.
 
enuff_zed said:
Solved the wife's noisy rear end (!!!)
Fitted new rear shocks, top mounts, reinforcing plates, bump stops, drop links and ARB bushes.
Now just waiting for her to get home so we can take it on a test drive.
Big thank you to Stuart (Bigwinn) for all the advice and tips. Having sheared one of the ARB bush bracket bolts I'm glad I had spares to hand as he suggested.
Did a straight swap, nothing fancy. All the old stuff still had the 2003 date on it, so after 102k it was due a revamp.
Have a feeling the front end is next on the list now!
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I’m telling Vall you said he had a noisy rear end…
 
bigwinn said:
enuff_zed said:
Solved the wife's noisy rear end (!!!)
Fitted new rear shocks, top mounts, reinforcing plates, bump stops, drop links and ARB bushes.
Now just waiting for her to get home so we can take it on a test drive.
Big thank you to Stuart (Bigwinn) for all the advice and tips. Having sheared one of the ARB bush bracket bolts I'm glad I had spares to hand as he suggested.
Did a straight swap, nothing fancy. All the old stuff still had the 2003 date on it, so after 102k it was due a revamp.
Have a feeling the front end is next on the list now!
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I’m telling Vall you said he had a noisy rear end…
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I'm telling her you think she's a 'he'!
 
enuff_zed said:
bigwinn said:
enuff_zed said:
Solved the wife's noisy rear end (!!!)
Fitted new rear shocks, top mounts, reinforcing plates, bump stops, drop links and ARB bushes.
Now just waiting for her to get home so we can take it on a test drive.
Big thank you to Stuart (Bigwinn) for all the advice and tips. Having sheared one of the ARB bush bracket bolts I'm glad I had spares to hand as he suggested.
Did a straight swap, nothing fancy. All the old stuff still had the 2003 date on it, so after 102k it was due a revamp.
Have a feeling the front end is next on the list now!
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I’m telling Vall you said he had a noisy rear end…
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I'm telling her you think she's a 'he'!
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I’ll get my coat
 
Finally driven her! Been off the road since January after buying a sensible daily. Fixed roof hoses and fitted some new (to me) style 68's with plenty of sidewall. Couldn't be happier!

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I fitted a new roof motor and then took my daughter out for a spin and dinner
 

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The handbrake is a very useful feature on the car. It stops you rolling down a hill. It just does its job without any drama.
Except mine wasn't.
It had become pretty much unusable.
So, time to break out the brake tools.
OMG.
There must be a special place reserved in Hell for the engineer who designed the mechanical handbrake system on the Z4.
Or, I'm really cack-handed and should just get a pro to do these jobs.
You definitely are at an advantage if you have at least six hands and the strength of an Olympic weight-lifter to stretch the springs enough to fit them. How can springs that size be so strong?!
Anyway, it's done. Not before time too. As far as I can see, it was the original pads in there from 2007. They were destroyed.
I'm off to find a very steep hill where I can park. With a satisfied expression on my face.
 

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Replaced the bonnet badge. Had to drill it out as the pelicans that resprayed the bumper glued it in place. Nice new one in place with captive nuts :thumbsup:
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What badge did you use and did you get new captive nuts? I installed a new one and the other day on my first spirited drive I watched it fly off over my head!
 
Wife's ruby black last of the line 2009 has been tidied up for the summer, full paint correction and diamond coating 8) , powder coated MV2s with a fresh set of Michelin SP4s, and managed to get a used leather OEM wind deflector (Part Number B54.70.0.150.671) which makes a big difference to buffeting and noise.
 

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Wife's ruby black last of the line 2009 has been tidied up for the summer, full paint correction and diamond coating 8) , powder coated MV2s with a fresh set of Michelin SP4s, and managed to get a used leather OEM wind deflector (Part Number B54.70.0.150.671) which makes a big difference to buffeting and noise.
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Heck! I wouldnt even want to drive that... So sleek and clean and the ivory seats, very classy!
 
Champagne with Gloss black trim :thumbsup:
Got a new snow foam machine so it can be touchless cleaned - been daily used for the last 7 years and kept outside so will see how well it stands up.
 
Brembo discs & pads fitted all round. Originals were shot, they've been advisories on my MOT's for the last 4 years :oops: .

Had my recently fitted LCM coded for mileage & VIN to delete the tamper light.
 
Out with warped old carpets.

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In with new BMW ones.

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Also fixed the parking sensors using the tick test and some wd40. Saved me the cost and bother of a replacement. Fault finally cleared, on to pressure sensor 1 next!
 
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