I recently had y .oca. garage do these oil but used the BMW recommended oils , can't remember off hand the grade but these seem to work well.j24 said:
What have you done to your car today?
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Going in on Wednesday to have both sides done, the guy seems confident that he has the correct size and a bit put out that I wouldn’t leave my car over night in his work shop.MikeyH said:Car went in for mot this morning and failed on the offside rear springThought it looked a bit low last night :thumbsdown: Garage will replace both rears, been dreading this as a previous owner changed the fronts to sport springs from Suplex and the car sat nicely, I have the receipt. There are 2 sizes, I have explained this to the garage, he knows this himself, and said I want the same height. He's a good chap so here's hoping. Bit of a worry though as there are lots on AT with uneven heights.
Attacking both front fog lamps, they looked yucky inside and outside so decided to see if I could improve them without replacing , I'll probably replace them next year. Pictures to follow once they have been split, cleaned , repainted and refitted.......watch this space 
3gGT01 said:I take it mot is a vehicle inspection. Wonder if they would even notice a bad coil spring here and whether the inspection would pass or fail!
Yeah the MOT is an annual test that has to be done on all cars between 3 - 40 years old. The results get logged on a government website for all to see and can be used as an indicator as to how well a car may or may not have been looked after. Ashely Neal (UK Driving instructor) did a video on the process of one of his cars which was quite interesting.
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You can check the results of any car here https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history you just need to know the registration number (License plate) and your golden. Im not sure what the equivalent in the US would be or if there is an equivalent.
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insider said:I've finally had the steering wheel refurbished and also installed new shift knob to tie the look together. Happy days
The steering wheel looks great, I love that tri-colour ///M stitching, very classy
Was it done by Royal?
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To be honest, I don't think you could've asked for a better job, it looks perfect
Special Kay said:To be honest, I don't think you could've asked for a better job, it looks perfect
Yes indeed he did a great job, in all aspects exactly as oem. I had to wait more than 2 months though for it
He did mention the tricky part on this fat wheel is to get the old leather off with the underlying foam intact, so it can be reused.
Barty said:
Great photo
I should have documented what I did but basically, removed, split fog lamps, cleaned and polished plastic lenses cover inside n out, wired brushed corrosion inside fog lamp, primed, painted with chrome paint, resealed the lens to the housing and refitted with new bulbs. They looked absolutely horrible before as all the chrome had come off and the plastic lenses were running with water and covered in the flanked off chrome. I'm hoping with the inspection cover well sealed and the lenses both water tight they should look good for some time, saved the best part of £180 which can go towards my brakes, bush and suspension upgrades.
Looked like this before.....all clouded up n wet
Cleaned the leather, used a steamer and then Dodo juice Supernatural Leather cleaner. Turned out really good apart from the armrest which turned out worse 
looks like I am going to have to get it professionally fixed!
looks like I am going to have to get it professionally fixed!
Interior looks great but you should order some paint for the arm rest from furniture clinic. Your interior looks like it is Kansas Coral Red?
Really easy job to repaint that arm rest.
Edit: I see your from Costa del sol but you should be able to find a similar product. No idea if furniture clinic ship internationally.
https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/colour-chart/bmw-colour-chart
Really easy job to repaint that arm rest.
Edit: I see your from Costa del sol but you should be able to find a similar product. No idea if furniture clinic ship internationally.
https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/colour-chart/bmw-colour-chart