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random dav
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19th Oct 12 at 15:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks good fella

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19th Oct 12 at 16:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cars looking good
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19th Oct 12 at 16:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£71 to fill. Jesus. Looks nice anyway. I want a new car
Graham88
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20th Oct 12 at 01:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thought it would be a lot more than that, must have a smaller fuel tank than mine
Ben G
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20th Oct 12 at 09:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
50 litres i think. sod carrying around more
Ben G
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haven't done anything to the car recently, everything seems to be breaking or falling off

gave the car a quick clean after work and couldn't find my decent camera, so had to settle with some crappy phone pics:















some of the bits that i need to fix:

wing mirror mysteriously fell off



windscreen cracked so half the windscreen mists up on cold nights



door lock is buggered



drivers side headlamp mists up sometimes, usually when washing the car





[Edited on 05-11-2012 by Ben G]
Phil W
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5th Nov 12 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seal headlight more and get a small silica gel packet and pop it in the back of the headlight otherwise it will continue to mist up
Ben G
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5th Nov 12 at 16:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
silica gel is a great idea, cheers

only problem with adding sealant to the headlight is the bumper needs to come off again bloody cars!
Phil W
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5th Nov 12 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've split apart 3 sets of headlights and ALL of them had moisture re-visiting the inside at some point.

Might be worth taking back covers off and leaving it lens down in an airing cupboard over night once you have re-sealed them!

[Edited on 05-11-2012 by Phil W]
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6th Nov 12 at 11:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
silica gel is a great idea, cheers

only problem with adding sealant to the headlight is the bumper needs to come off again bloody cars!


its good to practise, i just went to start corrado at the weekend and noticed the driveshaft isn't fitted right, so had to jack it all up and dismantle one side of suspension again
Ben G
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6th Nov 12 at 12:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
When I remove things I usually.end up breaking something else though

Prime example being a plastic support for the bumper on the wings. 22 quid for a new one
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6th Nov 12 at 12:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just look at it as new parts you can add to your spec list.

MY03 BMW Z4 3.0i
-FK springs
-Black wheels
-New bumper support

already starting to sound like a proper CS build

Ben G
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6th Nov 12 at 12:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
doesn't sound as bad when you put it thay way
Ben G
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6th Nov 12 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sticking this in here as i think it looks great. wish i had those wheels.



and want some 20-25mm rear spacers too:





also, beginning to get annoyed at how dirty the calipers get after i painted them red so after winter i will no doubt be painting them silver or grey.

oh and my clear third brake light has cracked and a piece has fallen off common problem. the original one was cracked and i bought the clear one to replace it. only been on 6 months almost as bad quality as ford
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7th Nov 12 at 13:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That on the CSL wheels is absolutely stunning!!! Id try and replicate that if you can BenG. The rear lights are keeewl too

[Edited on 07-11-2012 by MatthewR]
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7th Nov 12 at 14:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks great but still prefer red third brake light
MatthewR
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O yeah i hadnt noticed that, looks good doesn't whitter
Ben G
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i didn't mind the red one but as that was cracked, i changed it to the cheap OEM+ clear one, which is cheaper for some strange reason.Won't be changing it yet anyway, will wait until next year now.
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7th Nov 12 at 20:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That one above is stunning. I like them back lights too with the tinted quad spots
Ben G
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front end is in bits again as i decided to remove the headlamps in the dark to sort out the moisture inside one of them, and to sort out the sidelight bulb in the other.

fortunately taking the cover off the headlamp was simple as the silicone just pulled away so took 5 seconds to separate (probably how water got in), dried it all out and have put a load of silicone on again. hopefully that cures those 2 problems.

i'm glad taking the front end off these is so easy, otherwise i'd be gutted. it's been off 3 or 4 times now.

tomorrow's job is sorting out that door lock hopefully that's simple also.

[Edited on 09-11-2012 by Ben G]
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managed to fix the wing mirror. bought new glass for a tenner and used the existing backing plate. nice cheap fix.

spent today trying to sort the buggered door lock out. what a ball ache of a job. had to get my dad to do it in the end as the window mechanism and door lock mechanism needed removing from a small hole in the door.

turns out the lock is broken but we've managed to fix it so it doesn't move about and sits flush with the door handle. going to put a lock cover on it tomorrow as i don't use it anyway.

in fixing that, another problems came up. when i go past 40mph with my window fully up, theres a whistling sound coming into the cabin, so i'm guessing the window isn't in the correct position

need spacers badly now. i love the lookof this







such a shame i need to spend some monies on house bits

[Edited on 18-11-2012 by Ben G]
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18th Nov 12 at 23:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good luck with the window they are a fucking ball ache to get lined up properly. I would take it to someone who knows what they are doing like a window company or you'll be there hours.
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painting the brakes..oh rly
Ben G
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i like them red, but i don't wash the cash often so they end up with loads of brake dust on, and look crap.
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thats why i do mine in black

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