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BeetleGav

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13th Oct 12 at 15:12

That's a long while without an oil change isn't it?

Ben G

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13th Oct 12 at 15:28

seems so. my fiesta is only 12.5k between services, but these engines are pretty much bomb proof i've heard, so maybe that's why it's a big longer?

the car definitely runs better now. it hadn't been serviced properly for 3 years (only done 11k miles in that time).

took my headlamps back off the car when i got the car back to see why they were misting up, and the casing came away from the plastic lens cover without any hassle

went and got some decent silicone sealant to re-seal them, so hopefully that's fixed that.

Jambo

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13th Oct 12 at 17:36

quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
That's a long while without an oil change isn't it?

My E46 was same rbh.

Ben G

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13th Oct 12 at 19:11

Must be normal then.

Silicone sealant seems to have done the job

now I need to build a spare headlight back up as the one I put on the car has a bracket missing

Marc

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13th Oct 12 at 20:51

quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/8050911321_89b7dc3bec_b.jpg

Ooof.

Ben G

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14th Oct 12 at 15:17

lovely, isn't it marc?

finished the headlamp mk1.1 project.

basically, i had to chop up my existing lamps to make 2 good ones.

it's raining at the moment but i'll get some pics later. hoping they don't mist up this time.

Ben G

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14th Oct 12 at 16:49

awful pics i know

Ben G

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15th Oct 12 at 21:13

a guy local to me has been making some lock covers, so i decided for the sake of £6 for the pair delivered, i'd try them out.

these are the pics of the prototypes on his car. the finished articles are better quality. they look better than a metal lock imo.

apparently, mercedes used to do lock covers where there was a bit of plastic that sat in the actual key hole, whereas these simply stick on. never seen them before though.

[Edited on 15-10-2012 by Ben G]

BeetleGav

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15th Oct 12 at 22:26

Quite a neat touch that. Good idea

kennySRi

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15th Oct 12 at 22:44

I really like that idea although the boot one looks a bit odd. Is there a link for these? Could be tempted to get some for mine.

You need to take some better pics by the way

SetH

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16th Oct 12 at 11:36

Looks so much better, good effort

Ben G

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16th Oct 12 at 14:18

took a couple of pics at work in the sun. apologies for the dirty car. crappy weather has set in

also got my lock covers through. they are simply a bit of plastic, but the colour match is perfect. will stick them on with a bead of silicone.

Ben G

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16th Oct 12 at 14:19

quote:
Originally posted by kennySRi
I really like that idea although the boot one looks a bit odd. Is there a link for these? Could be tempted to get some for mine.

You need to take some better pics by the way

it's a bloke on the z4 forum doing them, here: http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=40789

kennySRi

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16th Oct 12 at 14:57

The lights look great in those pictures, liked the ambers at first but these look much better

Thanks for the link, il have a check if they are the same size as an E46 but i reckon they will be. More than likely not going to happen as il have to get them sprayed but if i need something else doing i could be tempted.

Ben G

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16th Oct 12 at 16:21

FFS

cleaned the lock's to stick the covers on and the drivers door lock pushed in, then something fell off inside the door, and now the lock is moving freely inside the hole

shoddy bmw build quality.

i've never actually used the lock before so it may have been like it since i bought the car.

pow

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16th Oct 12 at 19:38

Your luck is just as bad as mine! Looks good though

Ben G

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16th Oct 12 at 21:15

tell me about it mate

still, can't complain. after driving the fiesta for a year, i wanted a car i can work on and do little jobs on, as i get bored easily with cars.

BeetleGav

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16th Oct 12 at 22:19

Bloody hell have you had the fiesta for a year already. Gone quick

Ben G

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18th Oct 12 at 17:14

got the aux-in finished today. found one of these plates for sale on it's own which looks better than a loose wire flapping around.

Simon_16v

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18th Oct 12 at 18:09

Without the obvious answer, what does the sport button do?

Ben G

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18th Oct 12 at 18:25

alters the responsiveness of the throttle and gives heavier steering.

makes it so much better to drive.

pow

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19th Oct 12 at 10:10

Laurens brother has an iPhone adapter in his, is that factory? Aux looks good though.

Ben G

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19th Oct 12 at 10:21

I believe that was a factory option in the later models.

Aux doesn't give the best sound quality so I may fit my jvc headunit in and play songs through the usb port.

Still nice to have aux-in though.

Ben G

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19th Oct 12 at 14:30

messed around with the aux lead today just to see where i could put it. i decided the small coin holder between the seats was a perfect holder for my phone, so run the wiring through the centre console, then drilled a hole in the bottom of the holder.

i need a new holder as this ones battered, as you can see

also, we've had some mental rain down here today, which shows off the lovely beading that collinite 476s produces. it's rather lovely, although my neighbours must think i'm crazy taking pics of my car in the rain

Ben G

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19th Oct 12 at 15:01

also, forgot to add. filled the car up today (tesco momentum 99), cost £71

was hardly a drop left in there.

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