What have you done to your car today?
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Gave it a thorough clean inside & out. Put it in the garage, connected the Ctek & then SORN'D it. Only taxed it at the beginning of the month too 
buzyg said:That is sad. I may SORN mine for the first time ever, when she comes back from her service.oldgitdave said:Gave it a thorough clean inside & out. Put it in the garage, connected the Ctek & then SORN'D it. Only taxed it at the beginning of the month too
Yep, sure is. She's purely a leisure car so she gets SORN'D over winter. Me & the wife love to just jump in & drive, take in the views go for a pub lunch etc. That's not going to happen for a while unfortunately
. We all just need to stay safe & get through this & hopefully there will still be some summer left to take advantage of 
.I cleaned them both 2 days ago and not been on the road since then. Today I tried a new product "Turtle Wax 53139 Hybrid Sealant Spray Wax Hydrophobic Fused With Carnauba" Seems pretty good so I shall keep using it. The mini came up best but I think that is just because of the red as opposed to the silver of the z4. 
DSC07069.jpg by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140647103@N08/, on Flickr
DSC07069.jpg by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140647103@N08/, on FlickrBought it last February and took delivery yesterday. First ride 
Two and a half hours of spirited driving thru country roads. That M is just awesome, one of the funniest car I drove in years. Other than being pure joy, here 3 things that I want to correct real soon.
1. Clutch is a bit weird, but from my reading it seems that the CDV delete could fix this "minor annoyance".
2. Roads are really bad here (Quebec, Canada) so the ride is on the rough side. It is not breaking neck bad, but it could be improved. Not a rush but I think that Coilovers would probably help. I will read more on the subject.
3. Can't heel&toe those pedals. I know it is subjective to the driver depending of many things, but I think that I will need to find a longer pedal for the throttle.
REALLY happy of this acquisition. Today I will install my MGruppe intake and Stromung exhaust.
Two and a half hours of spirited driving thru country roads. That M is just awesome, one of the funniest car I drove in years. Other than being pure joy, here 3 things that I want to correct real soon.
1. Clutch is a bit weird, but from my reading it seems that the CDV delete could fix this "minor annoyance".
2. Roads are really bad here (Quebec, Canada) so the ride is on the rough side. It is not breaking neck bad, but it could be improved. Not a rush but I think that Coilovers would probably help. I will read more on the subject.
3. Can't heel&toe those pedals. I know it is subjective to the driver depending of many things, but I think that I will need to find a longer pedal for the throttle.
REALLY happy of this acquisition. Today I will install my MGruppe intake and Stromung exhaust.
Cleaned it inside.
Touched in a couple of stone chips.
Then went shopping in it.
Living the dream.
Touched in a couple of stone chips.
Then went shopping in it.
Living the dream.
want to go for a drive but unfortunately are one of those "at risk"
For a double door it took me a day to do. You need a decent cutting surface as you have to trim the insulation and the corflute top layer. I didn’t use the glue to bond the corflute to the insulation as it is held in place with the door panels. Like most projects I got quicker cutting and fitting as I progressed. Mega mitre ten and Bunnings stock the product. Well worth doing imo.enzed4 said:
Good tutorial on the net.
Checked the roof still works and let it air out for a bit on the driveway. Cars are no use whatsoever currently, but as long as they look clean, I'm happy :lol:
I'm aware the driveway needs jetwashing, but I'm unable to get some sand to brush in afterwards, so it'll have to stay dirty until shops open again.
I'm aware the driveway needs jetwashing, but I'm unable to get some sand to brush in afterwards, so it'll have to stay dirty until shops open again.
Found some time to wash the zed, not much point in it hanging out on the drive so decided to park it up in the garage where it’s going to stay clean.
Used to bug me having to open the boot/bonnet to connect the smart charger so I’ve wired another connector behind the front grill where it’s easily reachable and unobtrusive when not in use
Rob
Used to bug me having to open the boot/bonnet to connect the smart charger so I’ve wired another connector behind the front grill where it’s easily reachable and unobtrusive when not in use
Rob
Sth. Manchester/Cheshire border
After months of procrastinating, with the ever-present excuse of the weather, I finally decided to fit an OEM wind deflector set to my son's zed (he's been jealous of the one on my zed since I got the car).
So it wasn't a case of just fitting the brackets for the central panel, but also fitting the side panels that sit within the roll hoops. To be honest, I had splashed out on a set of cheap hoop covers off ebay as I was sure I was going to make a hash taking them off. But in the end, by being firm yet careful - and lucky - and using plastic tools, I managed to only snap one clip on each side of the car! REEESULT!
The covers were therefore much better than the ones I had bought, though I'm still grateful for them as they made a great template for the necessary holes and indents.
Only fly in the ointment is I didn't have four 4x20 torx bolts to fit the brackets to the hoops
Apart from that gotta say I felt pretty good the way the job went. Hopefully I can get some bolts off ebay - it'll be a while before I can get them locally. Not that the car's going to get driven much...
So it wasn't a case of just fitting the brackets for the central panel, but also fitting the side panels that sit within the roll hoops. To be honest, I had splashed out on a set of cheap hoop covers off ebay as I was sure I was going to make a hash taking them off. But in the end, by being firm yet careful - and lucky - and using plastic tools, I managed to only snap one clip on each side of the car! REEESULT!
The covers were therefore much better than the ones I had bought, though I'm still grateful for them as they made a great template for the necessary holes and indents.
Only fly in the ointment is I didn't have four 4x20 torx bolts to fit the brackets to the hoops
Apart from that gotta say I felt pretty good the way the job went. Hopefully I can get some bolts off ebay - it'll be a while before I can get them locally. Not that the car's going to get driven much...
Not today but over the last week I've fitted a Bilstein/Eibach B12 kit to our E89 20i. I've also swapping out the 19" 326's wheels with Bridgestone runflat tyres 225/35 255/30 that it came with, for my 18" ZITO 935's with Goodyear F1 225/45 255/40 off my E85.
Finally had the opportunity to try it on the road going to Tesco's and back, a trip of about 10 miles (with a couple of them motorway miles) and I have to say what a transformation! I'm really starting to quite like this car
Which I have to admit is something I didn't think was going to happen as it was bought as 2nd car for the wife.
Finally had the opportunity to try it on the road going to Tesco's and back, a trip of about 10 miles (with a couple of them motorway miles) and I have to say what a transformation! I'm really starting to quite like this car
Which I have to admit is something I didn't think was going to happen as it was bought as 2nd car for the wife.