Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

shietpilot

Picked up an Mtech bumper for the E36, in the wrong colour of course



Started sanding it down





Filled the scratches



Sanded the filler



Primed the bumper



Today, I got colour matched paint and began spraying





First time doing any sort of body work / spraying. I used 3 cans of spray paint for the bumper and even though I was told 2 are enough, it wasn't enough for full coverage. At some areas a hint of primer shows true (the blue is less blue).

Not bad for a first time though and it looks very nice now

Result:

biko

Did the front pads but forgot to take any pics

shietpilot

biko wrote: »

Did the front pads but forgot to take any pics

Mod note: Banned.

Voodoomelon

shietpilot wrote: »

Picked up an Mtech bumper for the E36, in the wrong colour of course

Great result! Where did you get the paint made up and what kind of money? Thinking of doing the same for a door sill and mirror covers.

shietpilot

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Great result! Where did you get the paint made up and what kind of money? Thinking of doing the same for a door sill and mirror covers.

Vinny Byrne in Ballymount. I brought the fuel filler cap and the matched it. €21 a can though It sprays very well and I didn't make any runs at all. The clear coat let me down though haha

lafors

First things first, love the spoiler eringobragh, you were driving behind me out of our estate earlier this evening....I was in the missus new Skoda Kodiaq. PS love the shades :pac:

Anyway before that the PDC on my 6er was driving me nuts, working one day then stops the next. Diagnostic said it was front right centre sensor.
Ordered one up from eBay pre painted in sapphire black pearl.

No hope of getting to it through the grille. It's possible in the US e63/64 but the European for some reason has a different layout behind the grille. Any it's a bumper off jobbie. Not difficult just a pain in the hole with all the screws, 5 in each wheel well, 2 more behind the wheel well cover, 2 behind the lower air intakes and 7 on the top of the bumper under the bonnet...23 in total load of turning

PDC no likely - that horrible BONG on startup!




Bumper off


Here's the sensor from the back


It was a **** to get out, ended up having to give it a little tappy tappy from the outside, years or grit/grime sticking it in its hole.

New sensor and old sensor


Put the new sensor in and tada


Happy out, sometime it's the simple things

eringobragh

lafors wrote: »

First things first, love the spoiler eringobragh, you were driving behind me out of our estate earlier this evening....I was in the missus new Skoda Kodiaq. PS love the shades :pac:

Well played :cool:, You can hide nowhere in this city - I've seen that 6 series about a fair few times , theres not too many interesting cars about up this way :pac:

cletus

About 18 months ago I picked up a set of alloys for my corolla very cheap. When I was ready to throw new tyres on, I discovered that 3 of the 4 alloys were missing the hub ring that gives you the exact hub diameter. I had already bought plastic hub spacers to bring it down from 56.1 to 54.1 for the corolla. I only discovers the problem the day I turned up to get the tyres on, and was heading to the Nct that evening. Decided to just get new tyres on the steelies and worry about the alloys later.

So long story short, will be needing new tyres in the coming months, so I turned down 3 new rings on the lathe this morning, and if it stops raining I'll be out to press them in later

Voodoomelon

I buy PDC sensors in 2s or 3s now they're so cheap, and pretty much interchangeable between all BMW models, including front to back.

Alanstrainor

Today I brought the e46 to get a hole in the exhaust welded. The lads said it was the spot where I had gotten the resonator removed that had worn through. €40 quid weld job. I have a feeling something more permanent might be needed, but sure at this point I'll just keep it ticking over I think!

vintagevrs

So the e30 rear subframe bushings needed changed. I bought them online and was going to get.a mechanic to fit them along with the trailing arm bushings. Got speaking to a fella who said the trailing arm bushings are prob fine as he's never seen them give bother in an e30 so I figured I'd try the sub frame ones on my own. Started last night and wasnt really getting anywhere with it. Back out this morning though and figured a way to do it. I was able to move the subframe down, put a heavy bolt above the bushing then jack the subframe up and the metal bolt then pushed the bushing down and out. So hopefully the rest won't be too much bother over the weekend. Also bought new disks, pads and fluid so will get them on her too.

cletus

Quick follow up, before and after pics of the rings fitted

vintagevrs

The e30 got new disks, pads and fluid today. Working on brakes always seemed like some sort of black magic to me and I never touched them before. Bite the bullet though and bought the parts and had a go. All went very smoothly thankfully and a test drive went well too. No weird noises and pedal feel is better than it was.

vintagevrs

Fed up looking at brakes at this stage. The e30 is all sorted but her car was making a terrible noise from the front right wheel. Had an idea it was a rattling dust shield. However I had to get two of the bolts from the wheel welded off as the guy that worked on the car last must have put them on with a 10 foot breaker bar. I actually bust open a socket trying to get it off ffs. Anyway, new bolts in and torqued properly and I got to the dust shield tonight. The surrounding metal where it is held in place by some screws had broken free meaning it was rattling about. Took the screw out without removing the disk so room was tight, but got a bigger washer on there that is now holding the shield in place once again. Both cars working as they should again

mondeoman2

My Wife Bought A 2012 Ford Focus 1.6 Tdci Titianium with 'Full' Service History.
Because of past Expericence With Main Dealer(Ford)Garages Saying the Car Is Fully Serviced & Clearly not The Case.
So I Did A Full Service on The Focus only To Find The ORIGINAL Air Filter still fitted in the Car(date stamp on part was nov 2011:eek:`)
service history claimed filter was changed 2 times in the past.
No Date could I find on the fuel filter but was original Ford Part.
Pollon filter was stinking. 2 times claimed to be changed also:(

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punisher5112

mondeoman2 wrote: »

My Wife Bought A 2012 Ford Focus 1.6 Tdci Titianium with 'Full' Service History.
Because of past Expericence With Main Dealer(Ford)Garages Saying the Car Is Fully Serviced & Clearly not The Case.
So I Did A Full Service on The Focus only To Find The ORIGINAL Air Filter still fitted in the Car(date stamp on part was nov 2011:eek:`)
service history claimed filter was changed 2 times in the past.
No Date could I find on the fuel filter but was original Ford Part.
Pollon filter was stinking. 2 times claimed to be changed also:(

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For your sake I really hope they did change oil/filter. They don't like abuse.

mondeoman2

punisher5112 wrote: »

For your sake I really hope they did change oil/filter. They don't like abuse.

Actually the only thing they did was change the oil, the oil filter was a genuine ford one with 1/17 stamped on it.
I changed it anyway, just to be safe

Noccy_Mondy

Nothing major, but did a bit of DIY spraying on the pajero today. Matt black to give a more subtle look and not to contrast too much! Did the towbar and towing eye 2 years ago, so didn't need a lot. The under tray at the rear was never done and the rust could be seen by anything travelling behind. Used a wire brush to take the majority of it off, it will return, but hopefully not too soon. Need to tackle a similar type tray on the front tomorrow.

wotzgoingon

It must be great to be a teacher. Couple of months summer holidays. At least you are keeping yourself occupied.

Noccy_Mondy

Still not finished, I use my evenings wisely

cletus

Are you a teacher too Noccy_Monday? Yep, the summer holidays are great all right

Noccy_Mondy

cletus wrote:

Are you a teacher too Noccy_Monday? Yep, the summer holidays are great all right

Ye, working on other things for the Summer though, no long holidays here!

joujoujou

Gear gaiter replacement. Interior plastics are charcoal/graphite (-ish) in colour, tha gaiter I had so far was grey. Black is closer to plastics colour I'd say.

Before:



After:

Muckie

Changed the speedometer (purchased off adverts )in the wifes mini from Miles to Klms.

Took about two hours yesterday morning.
Lots and lots of torq screws :P

MetzgerMeister

The driver's side wing mirror plate (i.e. the bit that attaches onto the door) was squeaking against the plastic trim every time I opened the door. It always happens in hot weather. I started removing the door card yesterday, sliced 2 of my fingers open on sharp plastic, busted my knuckle on another part, couldn't get the interior handle trim off so I gave up and put everything back together.

Sprayed some dry PTFE fluid where the squeak was occuring and it's fine now but I would think it'll be a thing of having to do so every so often. It's a better option compared to damaging trim/door leather/clips etc so fvck it I say!

vintagevrs

Installed new rubber fuel lines under the bonnet today. Could smell petrol coming into the cabin and they had some cracking on them. Not sure if related but time will tell. Discovered jubilee clips can also be used with a small socket as I was struggling to get one tightened up with poor access lying on my back and getting fed up with the flat head screwdriver. New lines in now, haven't driven it yet but would expect at least 12 to 15 more bhp.



Bought coolant too so thinking of flushing the old stuff out and giving her some fresh stuff tonight. Never done that before so worried I'll cock something up .

Hal1

Chris fix has a good video on changing coolant, flushing out the rad etc.

vintagevrs

Hal1 wrote: »

Chris fix has a good video on changing coolant, flushing out the rad etc.

I'v watched it a few times now . There's a few videos too on doing the engine in the BMW too as bleeding it can be tricky.

Cheensbo

vintagevrs wrote: »

There's a few videos too on doing the engine in the BMW too as bleeding it can be tricky.

Tell me about it, i cooked an m50b20 trying to bleed it before. I was young and stupid though - didnt have enough coolant in the mix and didnt spot the cracked stat housing.

I'm sure you will be fine, just park her with the nose up and follow the tutorials

vintagevrs

Aw jaysus, don't be telling me that!