What have you done to your car today?
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Usel said:
I have previously painted it with paint / dye from Furniture Clinic but upon cleaning this time it all seems to have come off. I think this time I'll just get it done professionally.
ronk said:
That didn`t work
Front suspension inner bolts loose - which is really bizarre and ABS light not going out which I did notice on the way to MOT but decided to take it in anyway and I have now got the dreaded trifecta of lights
Not my day 1536Z4 said:ronk said:
That didn`t work
Front suspension inner bolts loose - which is really bizarre and ABS light not going out which I did notice on the way to MOT but decided to take it in anyway and I have now got the dreaded trifecta of lights
Bugger
Hope it's something straightforward...
That's a nice easy fix theninkey$ said:Sorted an annoying rattle from in the cabin. Turned out to be the passenger seat on bumpy roads, so moved it right back and problem solved
All done and looks okay if a little high, will settle though. Very happy and car not as rattling any more, big relief .MikeyH said:
Good day today. Went out for 2 nice drives while the sun was out :Not driven him for 6 days, really strange but nice to get back in this little cramped cockpit and hear that amazing sound he makes. Really missed it 
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j3nks79 said:
Great photo, both cars look stunning
Are those 18s or 19s? Originals or replicas?
Attleborough, Norfolk
I did something similar a few weeks back having discovered just how easily they do come apart. However, I painted the insides black and fitted a pair of DRL units inside. Removed the fog bulbs, drilled a tiny hole through the holder to run the wires through, sealed that with clear gasket sealant then wired into the existing fog light loom. I do still have to switch on sidelights then front fogs, but I use them all the time as DRLs.j3nks79 said:
A different solution to the same problem.
I had the bumper off as I was changing a headlight at the same time, but I think they are accessible through the arch liner panels?j3nks79 said:
They look bonded, but if you dump them in a bucket of hot water for ten minutes it softens the seal and you can carefully prise them apart.
Not the best photo, but I mentioned them on page 801 of this thread.
ronk said:
Bugger
Hope it's something straightforward...Checkled the wheel speed sensors on ISTA whilst driving and they were fine driving and got the DSC 005DF0 and 005DF1 codes so will have to remove DSC/ABS unit and send it off to ECU testing
A busy/messy/leafy afternoon....
I did the what-a-great-way-to-find-old-leaves job, aka changing cabin filter (replaced with mann) and afterwards did the noise generator mod.
The filter I removed was stamped August 2013 so, combined with the amount of free leaves, pretty safe to assume it hasn't been changed in a while.
One thing I noticed was that I do not have the white electrical box that is on the back of the panel you unscrew in all of the how-to vids. Anyone know why that might be? Was it relocated on the facelift perhaps?
After removing the foam for the noise generator mod, since the bonnet was up I decided to take a look (again) at why my windscreen washers were only trickling out water. Pump makes all the right noises, but nowt happening on the windscreen.
Decoupled the pumps, removed the reservoir, and had a good look inside - it was like a science experiment. Something (I don't know what) caused a big fungus build up inside it, which had clogged the filter for the main pump, and was restricting flow. (Idle windscreen wash perhaps?)
This was the filter before
And after...
Some of the contents of the (now clean) reservoir.
And then to round everything off, I changed out my poorly looking exhaust tips for some smoked chrome items (thank you Amazon).
Will go for a spin after dinner and flaunt my functioning washers while judging if I am still young enough to live with the increased engine sound.
I did the what-a-great-way-to-find-old-leaves job, aka changing cabin filter (replaced with mann) and afterwards did the noise generator mod.
The filter I removed was stamped August 2013 so, combined with the amount of free leaves, pretty safe to assume it hasn't been changed in a while.
One thing I noticed was that I do not have the white electrical box that is on the back of the panel you unscrew in all of the how-to vids. Anyone know why that might be? Was it relocated on the facelift perhaps?
After removing the foam for the noise generator mod, since the bonnet was up I decided to take a look (again) at why my windscreen washers were only trickling out water. Pump makes all the right noises, but nowt happening on the windscreen.
Decoupled the pumps, removed the reservoir, and had a good look inside - it was like a science experiment. Something (I don't know what) caused a big fungus build up inside it, which had clogged the filter for the main pump, and was restricting flow. (Idle windscreen wash perhaps?)
This was the filter before
And after...
Some of the contents of the (now clean) reservoir.
And then to round everything off, I changed out my poorly looking exhaust tips for some smoked chrome items (thank you Amazon).
Will go for a spin after dinner and flaunt my functioning washers while judging if I am still young enough to live with the increased engine sound.
Washed it and drove it to the coast.
Sunshine in the English Riviera
Sunshine in the English Riviera
Having replaced the rocker cover gasket on my daughter's Mini last weekend I am currently halfway through doing the same job to my E86.
It's making me sweat a bit (nerves) but what I did find is that the Carolus Slim Sixty 3/8" socket set that I bought for cycles has sockets that fit both standard sockets and the Torx E sockets which was a bonus as I didn't have the size 8 required for the Valvetronic motor.
Typical of older cars you do one job and then immediately find another. Just as I started the rocker cover I noticed a pool of water on the garage floor which turns out to be from the drivers side headlamp washer. I've had a quick look and it appears to be covered in muck so hopefully a good clean will resolve it.
It's making me sweat a bit (nerves) but what I did find is that the Carolus Slim Sixty 3/8" socket set that I bought for cycles has sockets that fit both standard sockets and the Torx E sockets which was a bonus as I didn't have the size 8 required for the Valvetronic motor.
Typical of older cars you do one job and then immediately find another. Just as I started the rocker cover I noticed a pool of water on the garage floor which turns out to be from the drivers side headlamp washer. I've had a quick look and it appears to be covered in muck so hopefully a good clean will resolve it.