What have you done to your car today?
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adam04, can you provide the brand of paint and color you used for your calipers? Excellent color match!! Thanks.
Nothing 360 odd miles in the X3 to LEGOLAND with my grandson. Then 2 hours not moving in traffic due to accident on M4
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WIP: De-Yellowing the headlights by hand... God it is boring, almost wish I hadn't started.
First off with 600 grit on the cordless, dropped down through 400, 320 to 240 by hand. Back up to 3000 via 320 ,600, 800, 1200, 2500 by hand.
Needs polishing out still, then wax until I put the ceramic coating on or that 303 stuff.
Headlights also need cleaning on the inside
First off with 600 grit on the cordless, dropped down through 400, 320 to 240 by hand. Back up to 3000 via 320 ,600, 800, 1200, 2500 by hand.
Needs polishing out still, then wax until I put the ceramic coating on or that 303 stuff.
Headlights also need cleaning on the inside
z4too4 said:WIP: De-Yellowing the headlights by hand... God it is boring, almost wish I hadn't started.
First off with 600 grit on the cordless, dropped down through 400, 320 to 240 by hand. Back up to 3000 via 320 ,600, 800, 1200, 2500 by hand.
Needs polishing out still, then wax until I put the ceramic coating on or that 303 stuff.
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Headlights also need cleaning on the inside
Compound, polish and waxed! Can't honestly say I am overly impressed with the state of the light housing (inside). The yellowing has gone though.
I think I will use the cordless drill up to 2500 on the other one. Last 3000 by hand.
All done!z4too4 said:z4too4 said:WIP: De-Yellowing the headlights by hand... God it is boring, almost wish I hadn't started.
First off with 600 grit on the cordless, dropped down through 400, 320 to 240 by hand. Back up to 3000 via 320 ,600, 800, 1200, 2500 by hand.
Needs polishing out still, then wax until I put the ceramic coating on or that 303 stuff.
IMG_20180916_155856.jpg
IMG_20180916_155920.jpg
IMG_20180916_184523.jpg
IMG_20180917_112929.jpg
Headlights also need cleaning on the inside
Compound, polish and waxed! Can't honestly say I am overly impressed with the state of the light housing (inside). The yellowing has gone though.
I think I will use the cordless drill up to 2500 on the other one. Last 3000 by hand.
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tug said:Taking advice from Road Warrior i had this piece of sh!t removed from my zed and it has transformed the driving experience
Anybody who aint done this yet do yourself a favour and get shot!!
Cheers, tug
Who’d have thought something so small could make such a difference! Definitely a worthwhile mod. Mine was already removed when I bought my Zed, but I had it done on my old E46 330.
tug said:Taking advice from Road Warrior i had this piece of sh!t removed from my zed and it has transformed the driving experience
Anybody who aint done this yet do yourself a favour and get shot!!
Cheers, tug
for those of us that have no idea what that piece is having never seen it before, can you tell us what it is??
I'm guessing the CDV (Clutch Delay Valve) removed?
IAmOrion said:tug said:Taking advice from Road Warrior i had this piece of sh!t removed from my zed and it has transformed the driving experience
Anybody who aint done this yet do yourself a favour and get shot!!
Cheers, tug
for those of us that have no idea what that piece is having never seen it before, can you tell us what it is??
I'm guessing the CDV (Clutch Delay Valve) removed?
Yep... If you haven't done it... do it
thanatu55 said:Yep... If you haven't done it... do it
I haven't! I need to read up on it (again) I did research it before but I've forgotten ha. Is it something I can do on my drive easy enough or do I need to get my garage owning friend to do it on on of his lifts?
Had an oil service and MOT and general check over by my local BMW Indy - DWMOTORWORKS LIMITED GALAXY BUSINESS PARK RYTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NEWBURN BRIDGE ROAD NE21 4SQ - [email protected]
Previously recommended by a fellow member. BMW quote £545 Deans price £197.
OK he didn't provide the comfy seating, free tea and coffee with biscuits served by a very nice lady but he did the job, very polite and knowledgeable about everything BMW. Gave me and the wife a lift to and from the nearby Metro centre in his new (and very nice) M6. Need I say more?
PS It did pass the MOT but cost an extra £50 with the wife's shopping in addition to lunch
Previously recommended by a fellow member. BMW quote £545 Deans price £197.
OK he didn't provide the comfy seating, free tea and coffee with biscuits served by a very nice lady but he did the job, very polite and knowledgeable about everything BMW. Gave me and the wife a lift to and from the nearby Metro centre in his new (and very nice) M6. Need I say more?
PS It did pass the MOT but cost an extra £50 with the wife's shopping in addition to lunch
IAmOrion said:thanatu55 said:Yep... If you haven't done it... do it
I haven't! I need to read up on it (again) I did research it before but I've forgotten ha. Is it something I can do on my drive easy enough or do I need to get my garage owning friend to do it on on of his lifts?
Dito I need it doing to.
I think it can be done yourself but it loses oil or something.
I could be wrong