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BeetleGav

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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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8th Apr 14 at 21:29

Haha yeah it's red... Doesn't matter though as it's not an MOT requirement.
It's more pink than completely red.

Ben G

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8th Apr 14 at 21:31

Doesn't everyone tell you that it's pink?

Everyone tells me i've got a reverse light out, which I then have to explain that it's not a reverse light, it's a fog light.

Gets annoying after a while.

BeetleGav

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8th Apr 14 at 21:34

Nope never had that once. Yours stands out more than mine will though

Ben G

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9th Apr 14 at 17:43

Bloody hard work removing tint spray with clear lacquer on top! Used tint remover and I thought I had ruined them, so sprayed over them and it messed up, so rubbed away with a cloth and the whole lot eventually came off. Lucky!

1 down, 1 to go.

I was in a very productive mood, so washed the car then gave the engine bay a wipe and noticed the scuttle panel looked very faded. You can see how bad it is in the 50/50 below.

Whilst that was out, I noticed a lot of leaves and mud underneath that, so cleaned it all out using a combination of hosepipe, cloth and hoover.

Nice and clean now. Also greased the thread for the wiper nuts as they were squeaking before. No more squeak now

All done and a lovely clean exterior, ready for the polybushes and wheel alignment tomorrow.

BeetleGav

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9th Apr 14 at 17:57

Aye mines faded too. Was it easy to remove? What you done to restore it?

Ben G

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9th Apr 14 at 18:03

Yeah pretty easy to remove. 2 caps on wiper nut, 2 16mm nuts, 2 wiper arms, then 2 plastic push rivets and it should come out.

Used autoglym bumper care on it, but there are more permanent and better products from g-techniq iirc.

Ben G

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10th Apr 14 at 14:55

Cars gone in to Skidmarques and i've just walked an hour for a Mcdonalds

ended up in Brentwood town centre

Ben G

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10th Apr 14 at 17:44

So far so good. Steering feels more positive and It now drives straight, rather than constantly pulling to the left.

Feels like the steering has been stiffened up, and less movement gets a bigger reaction.

Can't say I feel the ride is any harsher, felt alright on the 20 mile trip home.

Much better:

He said the bushes were so deteriorated, they fell apart as he took them out. That's probably why it drove like shit then

Definitely recommend these guys for anyone in the area. They're very knowledgeable and also car enthusiasts.

[Edited on 10-04-2014 by Ben G]

Jamie-C

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11th Apr 14 at 00:28

seen this at a show over here last week, think it might be from england? Looked awesome

Steve

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11th Apr 14 at 06:16

Skidmarques

can't say I'd fancy recommending that name to anyone

Ben G

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11th Apr 14 at 07:57

Why not? It's catchy.

Was funny when the receptionist girl answered the phone. ''Hello, Skidmarques''.

Ian W

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11th Apr 14 at 08:20

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Why not? It's catchy.

Was funny when the receptionist girl answered the phone. ''Hello, Skidmarques''.

Corsa_Sport21

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11th Apr 14 at 16:02

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Why not? It's catchy.

Was funny when the receptionist girl answered the phone. ''Hello, Skidmarques''.

To which you replied, "no, its Ben".

[Edited on 11-04-2014 by Corsa_Sport21]

Ben G

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11th Apr 14 at 16:44

I emailed. She picked the phone up to a customer when I was in there.

Cars so much better when taking bends more eagerly than necessary. Feels planted and doesn't wallow around like before.

I suppose if i replaced every bush with polyurethane, it may well become pretty firm, but these feel great.

Would replacing the arb bushes be worth it?

Jambo

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11th Apr 14 at 16:51

You are comparing knackered factory ones to polyurethane.

See Jim's comment earlier

On a nice smooth road in race mode they are very effective. I too have only partial bushes that are poly'd. Rear trailing arms and front rear wishbone ones.

N16K

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11th Apr 14 at 17:04

quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
seen this at a show over here last week, think it might be from england? Looked awesome

he's from NI, called Niall something, hes had that plate on other cars a silver lupo with leather roof and a blue cooper S on pink BBS's (it was on the ILB stand Dubshed last year) as well as the white z4.

[Edited on 11-04-2014 by N16K]

Ben G

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11th Apr 14 at 17:28

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
You are comparing knackered factory ones to polyurethane.

See Jim's comment earlier

On a nice smooth road in race mode they are very effective. I too have only partial bushes that are poly'd. Rear trailing arms and front rear wishbone ones.

I'm not saying you're lieing Jambo, maybe the E85 is stiffer as standard than the E36?

Seems to suit my driving style better anyhow. Didn't feel any lack of comfort on my drive to and from work today.

Ben G

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11th Apr 14 at 18:38

And I finally sorted out installing my auxi input properly.

Convenient opening below the cd player:

Drilled through the plastic and screwed the faceplate on:

And done:

Unfortunately the aux lead seems to be buggered as it doesn't play out full volume on the passenger side, so will have to order a new one.

You can also see my vinyl wrap that's creased. Will be pulling it off soon.

BeetleGav

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11th Apr 14 at 20:32

You did a crap job on that wrap

Should buy that leather effort and give it a try.

I've put my aux port in the same place but on the passenger side out of my way so the cable dangles into the passenger side

Jambo

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11th Apr 14 at 23:08

I would hazard a guess the Z4 is MUCH stronger than mine, was designed in the 80's and feels like it's made of cheese with the kid off

Ben G

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12th Apr 14 at 07:02

quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
You did a crap job on that wrap
Should buy that leather effort and give it a try.

I've put my aux port in the same place but on the passenger side out of my way so the cable dangles into the passenger side

Didn't think of that

tbh I did test it out with the lead in and it seemed ok.

Think i'm gonna go round the shiny edge of the faceplate with a touch up pen as it really shows up in those pics.

Ben G

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12th Apr 14 at 12:56

Couldn't live with the silver metal showing, so gave it a quick paint with a touch up stick.

Nice and discreet now.

I'd like to get a usb connection installed aswell, but i'm not sure whether it's possible.

I'm very aware the interior needs a thorough clean. Look at the end of the stalk next to the wheel

perks of working in production.

[Edited on 12-04-2014 by Ben G]

djgritt

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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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12th Apr 14 at 20:14

You could get a USB socket installed as a Charging point easily, but probably not for Stereo Integration (though I assume you do mean for charging...)

Ben G

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12th Apr 14 at 20:20

I meant for stereo

aux in isn't the best for sound quality. It doesn't give much bass at all, even after playing around with the settings.

Charging would be a benefit though.

djgritt

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12th Apr 14 at 20:28

Don't know about Integration atall, especially not for a BMW system.

Charging point is easy though - dismantle a USB Charging Plug (for lighter socket), mount in desired position, hardwire to 12vDC circuits.

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