What have you done to your car today?
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Thanks for your word's of wisdom and support,I will try and spread the gospel of the whip to all I meet and all that see my whippy in all its glory as I drive byRickRob said:sw4nny said:Removed my stubby and put the whippy back on.
Can't decide which camp I am in
You are in the camp of the enlightened, spreading the aesthetic qualities of the lithe whippy wherever you go.
Good man!
"What have you done to your car today?"
Sent it away for a week's holiday to a trusted indy in Edinburgh.
New disks,pads,sensors and replace brake fluid.
Inspection 1 service and MOT
Check fluids in gearbox and differential...replace if required.
Should be fighting fit for a summer's worth of top down cruising.
Sent it away for a week's holiday to a trusted indy in Edinburgh.
New disks,pads,sensors and replace brake fluid.
Inspection 1 service and MOT
Check fluids in gearbox and differential...replace if required.
Should be fighting fit for a summer's worth of top down cruising.
Finished off fitting 3 way Focal 165AS3 speakers with crossover into the front doors, big improvement 
markeg said:Darren Slone said:Fitted my 15mm MM spacers to the rears, filling out nicely, centre caps to follow
What's the original vs new offset? BTW love the red on black theme, Darren
Thanks a lot
All 4 wheels we're ET35 even though they are staggered fitment, fronts sit lovely but the rears needed coming out, MM and Mr Wilks advised on the 15mm spacers and they've certainly done the trick
Well i've just been for a quick whiz out the village along an A road and back. Have to say its a very different experience than before it was fitted and i do like it so far. Found that the sound was quite normal until i pressed the pedal hard and then the noise hit me. Will have to see what it's like on my drive to work as thats at higher speeds for longer distances before deciding on whether to add foam or not.chapeau said:Fitted a sound generator to my 2.5i just now. There was no foam in it at either end so i'm either going to love it or be in desperate need of a piece of foam
chapeau said:Well i've just been for a quick whiz out the village along an A road and back. Have to say its a very different experience than before it was fitted and i do like it so far. Found that the sound was quite normal until i pressed the pedal hard and then the noise hit me. Will have to see what it's like on my drive to work as thats at higher speeds for longer distances before deciding on whether to add foam or not.chapeau said:Fitted a sound generator to my 2.5i just now. There was no foam in it at either end so i'm either going to love it or be in desperate need of a piece of foam
I ended up removing my sound generator because I found it to intrusive
I preferred the refined sound without it.Rob
Smartbear said:chapeau said:Well i've just been for a quick whiz out the village along an A road and back. Have to say its a very different experience than before it was fitted and i do like it so far. Found that the sound was quite normal until i pressed the pedal hard and then the noise hit me. Will have to see what it's like on my drive to work as thats at higher speeds for longer distances before deciding on whether to add foam or not.chapeau said:Fitted a sound generator to my 2.5i just now. There was no foam in it at either end so i'm either going to love it or be in desperate need of a piece of foam
I ended up removing my sound generator because I found it to intrusive
Rob
Getting old
DLH said:Fitted Eibach sports springs and Eibach front & rear ARBs.
I think that the lower stance suits the car better.
Are you on adaptive dampers David? If so do the Eibachs make the sport setting too hard or not? I had Eibachs on an MR2 and they were fantastic, but awful on a Z4M I tried, too low, hard and bouncy. Any thoughts on the ride now compared to before with the new equipment?
I thank you.
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Darren Slone said:Fitted my 15mm MM spacers to the rears, filling out nicely, centre caps to follow
Hi....
What wheels are these mate....and where did you get your spacers from.
Cheers
I have the standard, non-adaptive dampers John. I'm pleased with the ride quality and the handling, albeit that's based only on the drive home which was only 18 miles!john-e89 said:DLH said:Fitted Eibach sports springs and Eibach front & rear ARBs.
I think that the lower stance suits the car better.
Are you on adaptive dampers David? If so do the Eibachs make the sport setting too hard or not? I had Eibachs on an MR2 and they were fantastic, but awful on a Z4M I tried, too low, hard and bouncy. Any thoughts on the ride now compared to before with the new equipment?
I thank you.
Once the work was finished, including a full alignment, David Painter - who owns & runs Specialist Cars in Shrewsbury - took her out and commented that he was surprised at how smooth and non-crashy the ride was with the Eibach setup.