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BeetleGav
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10th Jun 15 at 16:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Haha what's a hard top got to do with it?! I like having the roof down
Ben G
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10th Jun 15 at 19:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It just completsly changes the look of the car and in itself, makes it stand out.

The colour is beautiful when all cleaned up.

Anyway, wheres the pics?
Ben G
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20th Jun 15 at 18:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bought a proper diagnostic cable and software the other day (INPA, SSS or something). The plan is to get the airbag light switched off, hopefully!

Handy to have anyway as you can code things, providing I can translate from German.

Only problem is it takes hours to install the programs!!! Been sitting here 2 hours already

Ian W
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20th Jun 15 at 18:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I don't think that's working mate

In over ten years of working in I.T nothing has ever taken two hours to install

My brother had some BMW software for turning off lights and making config changes, no idea what it was called though...
Ben G
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20th Jun 15 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It has about 6 different programs on which is probably why it took so long. Also didn't help that windows decided to update after a system restart.

Anyway, plugged it into the OBD port and went through the safety modules reading and clearing errors. Eventually I cleared an error that had been detected 4 times and the light finally went off, after 8 months of being on

Hoping it stays off now! Well worth the £27!
Ian W
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20th Jun 15 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah, I thought you where sitting there looking at a screen saying 'installing program' for two hours

Happy days on the airbag light!
Ben G
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20th Jun 15 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it felt like that at points! Cheers mate, well happy. Something I did myself actually worked
Jambo
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21st Jun 15 at 13:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Worthy investment that Ben!

Be warned though, I now seem to be responsible for all BMW and Mini diagnostics amongst friends and colleagues.... Permanently asking me to do stuff!
Ben G
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fortunately theres only a couple of guys in work with E92 M3's and one with an M5 and I think this cable won't do the newer models, so should be OK
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21st Jun 15 at 15:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If they do just charge em simples, I permenantly get mates who aren't even mates down my garage calling me mate asking me to do work for em, soon fuck off when I give em s rediculous quote lol
Ben G
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23rd Jun 15 at 16:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Managed to get non cloudy photo's finally didn't get any of the front as i'm in work and didn't want to look like a knob





Lorrys tyres are the same height as my car



[Edited on 23-06-2015 by Ben G]
BeetleGav
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23rd Jun 15 at 18:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking at your car makes me love mine even more

Get that fecking roof off! The weathers good for it and has been for months
Ben G
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23rd Jun 15 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm not particularly interested in roof down driving anymore mate. Hardtop looks better.

Thinking about getting my lm-r's done in gloss black There are obviously matte black, but I like the look of them and i'm not particularly concerned with having shiny dishes anymore.
BeetleGav
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23rd Jun 15 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Personally think black wheels look shit.

How can you not like topdown driving. It's great.
Ben G
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23rd Jun 15 at 20:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've had 3 years of it mate, get bored eventually
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23rd Jun 15 at 20:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Weirdo.

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BeetleGav
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23rd Jun 15 at 20:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've had 2year 6months of it. Can't believe I've owned it that long already!
Your z definately needs some love tho. It looks unkept especially with the black wheels
Have your rear lights faded again?
Ben G
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23rd Jun 15 at 21:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No mate, put my camera in manual mode and it must fade out the red balance and the focus in front has pink lights aswell

The car does need some loving. Tyres are ready to go on the wheels, but I have no time nor vehicle to get them to the refubishers at the moment. Bodywork will hopefully be getting sorted during my shutdown in a month.
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23rd Jun 15 at 21:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gloss black wheels would look very nice, I'm not biased at all
Ben G
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23rd Jun 15 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers mate.

I think black dishes look cool:
MatthewR
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27th Jun 15 at 17:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They will look good but not as good as how they are IMO

U know my thoughts on your current black wheels lol
Ben G
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27th Jun 15 at 18:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they're only temporary whilst I sort the 19's out. Got my dads motor finally so can get them sorted.
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27th Jun 15 at 18:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do it mate it'll look good, everyone's moaning that I wanna do mine gloss black but I'm doing them gloss black regardless coz I know it'll make my willy twitch and that's what matters
MatthewR
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27th Jun 15 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its different strokes for different folks i just think the black wheel thing has been done to death even if it does look good. I thought the wheels in standard colour really complimented the car and brought the paintwork in too - black will make them look smaller too imo
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27th Jun 15 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Black looks bigger I reckon coz you can't see where the rim and tyre meet as obviously, you loose the detail of the wheel though as black from a distance doesn't stand out as much, black wheels on dark grey is a win imo

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