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BeetleGav
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27th Apr 14 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sound insulation on the z4 top is pretty damn good. And it has a heated rear window, no real need for a hard top other than protecting the soft top and aesthetics.

Lights look great ben, nice deep red. Look like the could do with a polish though, looks bumpy near the frenchfry
Ben G
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Theres no bumps, or nothing bad anyway. Photobucket has reduced the quality which makes them look a bit odd.

I can only see that when I zoom in on my phone.

They had runs before, from where I put the lacquer on too thick. They lasted a year and a half and no one ever said anything this is the best finish i could possibly get.

[Edited on 27-04-2014 by Ben G]
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27th Apr 14 at 18:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How do they work? Soft top down then bolt/clip on top
Ben G
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I believe so. Not a hard job but obviously if the sun comes out whilst it's on and you're out, you have to leave it on.
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But if the suns out and you take it off, you can still put the roof up?.. They do look cool but i wouldn't buy one
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Just to add to that - thats if i was you

A. Its nearly summer
B. You seem about ready to get rid
Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
But if the suns out and you take it off, you can still put the roof up?.. They do look cool but i wouldn't buy one


What if you're 50 miles away from home and the sun comes out?
taylorboosh
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Just leave it at roadside imo
Ben G
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28th Apr 14 at 17:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So yeah, before:



After:






Also the missus got a nice courtesy car. fiesta got rear ended whilst she was stopped at traffic lights. Old bastards Going in for repair tomorrow. Not even 6 months old!



[Edited on 28-04-2014 by Ben G]
Ben G
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28th Apr 14 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Also, i'm going to be putting original bmw style roundels back on. The carbon fibre ones have faded and i've had enough of the monochrome look.
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Courtesy car is once of the worst shape designs I've ever seen
Ben G
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yeah it is a bit marmite, isn't it?

We love the shape (we're weird) and was actually going to buy a 1.6 turbo one before she got the black 1.0 focus.

This one however is proper poverty spec.
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I too hate them
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I've just had a Juke for the weekend.
1.6 Acenta (non-turbo I believe?)
It went suprisingly well, but I found it pretty dire otherwise. Interior quality was much lower than I was expecting!

The only thing I liked was the Climate/D-Mode controls swapping over on common buttons etc. Smart idea imo.
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I quite like the look of them, I'd love to modify one when they are peanuts
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I saw a duke the other day, was a "nismo" edition, it looked great, really stood out
Ben G
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Before I splashed out on gear to restore the headlamp, I decided to try the internet trick using toothpaste.

Made a little difference, but not the improvement I want






Ben G
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2nd May 14 at 17:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh and my O/S front bumper bracket has broken again never ending spending on this motor.

Perks of low cars
BeetleGav
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Honestly. Use a magic eraser and plastex stuff
Ben G
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Where do they sell that stuff Gav?
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Magic eraser in tesco. PlastX from halfords.
Ben G
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Rocker cover gasket replaced today. Easy enough. Took us 1hr 30mins as we took our time and dropped a couple of bolts onto the shield under the engine.

Old gasket was very brittle and snapped when removed. Pretty much at the end of it's life.



Always love seeing the inner workings of an engine. Twice the size of the stuff i'm used to seeing at work.





Once finished, I started it up and let it idle and revved it a bit and there appears to be no more leak

I do need to give the engine bay a clean up though and remove the residue from the oil leak to be absolutely sure though.
BeetleGav
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Ah cool!

Just a question, your front slam panel under the plastic bit with the bmw badge, is or was yours ever rusty? Mines all bubbled in parts.
Also I randomly have just one rusty bolt on the air box. Really annoying that it's just 1
Think I need to adjust my bonnet catch too, the bonnet has rubbed in two places either side of the bmw badge in the bay :S
Think it had a new catch before I got the car. Haven't a clue how to adjust or even if you can
Ben G
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Yeah it has rusted under the plastic bit in the middle. Must be a water trap. Needs treating with that por15 stuff Steve used, seems good stuff.

You can twist those 2 rubber circle things near the wings at the front to adjust the way the bonnet sits I think.

I adjusted mine right up but when driving along, the bonnet popped up a little, so twisted them back down.
BeetleGav
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Ahh I might give that a try. Shit scared of it not locking though

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