***** Motors chat - round 12 *****

Tazzimus

colm_mcm wrote: »

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Unless it was limited to 4 entries, it’s hardly worth it.

Hardly need that much petrol to burn it.

CIP4

Hard to know which would be the better prize the 08 407 or the jack and axle stands.

Big Nasty

Scams the lot of them. I report everyone of them appears on my news feed.

PsychoPete

Got the dreaded insurance renewal of €830 yesterday, a whole one euro cheaper than last year

Wailin

I managed to get mine down from €903 to €550. The dearest quote online was from my current insurer!

eljono

I renewed my insurance this week and found some competitive quotes. I'd recommend Allianz Direct, The AA and 123.ie, they gave me the three lowest quotes for the full level of cover I was after.

PsychoPete

Got about 18 different quotes with 123 and AIG the cheapest, both just under €630

Wailin

Entertaining thread here on Bimmerpost over in the states for those who are bored! OP starts thread about being scammed after transferring money to another user for a set of alloys to be delivered. Your man never posts the alloys and closes his account. Gung ho Americans go all "Don't fùck with cats", hunt him down and expose him. Scammer comes back on the thread to defend himself and it just gets more entertaining:D

Scammed by Forum Member Blk_Sapphire_M3 https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1716667

colm_mcm

AndyBoBandy

punisher5112 wrote: »

The karcher bottle is useless for foam....

Get yourself the proper brass fitting type, I got mine on AliExpress. Worked out a ⅓ of the price.

Finally got the Turtle Wax Snow Foam yesterday, and as expected, the Karcher lance isn't up to much!

I did have a look on AliExpress, but it's a bit of a minefield, with billions of lances available! Could you name the one to get, or link it? Or is it a case of just picking any one of the brass ones?
(I've never used AliExpress before, is it a case where most things are the same, but just sold by different sellers (who all put their own brand on the item/box))

shanec1928

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Finally got the Turtle Wax Snow Foam yesterday, and as expected, the Karcher lance isn't up to much!

I did have a look on AliExpress, but it's a bit of a minefield, with billions of lances available! Could you name the one to get, or link it? Or is it a case of just picking any one of the brass ones?
(I've never used AliExpress before, is it a case where most things are the same, but just sold by different sellers (who all put their own brand on the item/box))

have one of these, good quality, out of stock in the link below but will give you an idea

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Autobrite-Direct-Heavy-Duty-Snow-Foam-Lance-Karcher-Fitting-K-Series-K4-K5/323864937692?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

PsychoPete

Autoglym snow foam lance is pretty good. Has a wide neck on the bottle, makes it a lot easier to fill and doesn't tip over

punisher5112

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Finally got the Turtle Wax Snow Foam yesterday, and as expected, the Karcher lance isn't up to much!

I did have a look on AliExpress, but it's a bit of a minefield, with billions of lances available! Could you name the one to get, or link it? Or is it a case of just picking any one of the brass ones?
(I've never used AliExpress before, is it a case where most things are the same, but just sold by different sellers (who all put their own brand on the item/box))

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32374219495.html

Something like that.
There are ones on eBay too.

selous

And don't forget you'll be waiting for the Ali Express one for months ...or more due to the no flights bringing mail or people,,

Wailin

Had the wheels off over a week ago for ceramic coating, off again today to do something about the calipers. Although they were in good nick to be honest. Just the retainer clip letting the show down. Went ahead and painted them black which is nice and subtle.

I could have positioned the M decals better, plus they were the wrong colour. I wanted grey instead of white but some heat and brake dust will sort that. Hubs were done to clean it up.

vintagevrs

Looks well. Be mindful of those hub surfaces though, F10s I think are very sensitive to getting vinbrations often misdiagnosed as discs and can be from wheel refurbs where the mating surface isn't true. Painting the surface of the hubs could do the same thing.

Wailin

Good point vintage. I can't drive it for 24hrs to let it harden fully then I need to bake them in. Will see how it goes. Could be a nightmare to remove that paint if it starts causing issues.

PsychoPete

What is the painting kit like ? Bought two of them, haven't used them yet

Wailin

It's not bad at all and easy to apply. No masking needed like spray paint and spreads well. First coat doesn't give you much confidence but the second coat brings it up well. You need more brake cleaner than what they provide so make sure to have an extra bottle or two. Also, the paint brush and wire brush supplied are crap so get some decent ones. What colour did you get?

Toyotafanboi

Tasty job on the calipers! Think you might be due a set of discs shortly?

Wailin

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Tasty job on the calipers! Think you might be due a set of discs shortly?

Bit of a lip on them alright TFB,. They're the original discs on the car since I got it 2.5 years ago and the f10's are well known for going through discs. Apart from a lip, is there any other symptoms that discs are worn? Vibration, squeaking brakes?

PsychoPete

Thought the brushes looked a bit sh!te alright. The calipers were blasted and rebuilt. I got the carbon metallic and silver

AndyBoBandy

I went for a new set of front discs years ago on my e90 and was shocked at what came off!! Still can’t believe I didn’t kill myself with these on!!

Wailin

Jaysus! I think I'm a good bit off of that!

Toyotafanboi

Devastated. Just opened the washing machine door to take out a load and seen my car key looking back up at me. Weird because it works locking and unlocking but the LED is constantly flashing. Not holding out much hope but I've left it in rice so hopefully the car key fairly gets me sorted.

Noccy_Mondy

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Devastated. Just opened the washing machine door to take out a load and seen my car key looking back up at me. Weird because it works locking and unlocking but the LED is constantly flashing. Not holding out much hope but I've left it in rice so hopefully the car key fairly gets me sorted.

Heard the rice and thought this was where you were going!

Toyotafanboi

It's exactly what I was thinking of but wasn't sure if it was too un PC for boards. You've posted it though, so it's all good :pac:

Tazzimus

Came out to a slice in one of the tyre sidewalls this morning. That's two new tyres so, plenty left on them and all.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Tazzimus wrote: »

Came out to a slice in one of the tyre sidewalls this morning. That's two new tyres so, plenty left on them and all.

If you hit a curb and did that the result would be nearly instant.

Does someone have it in for you or your car ?

Tazzimus

No, it's not sliced the whole way through, like the tyre is still inflated, but I won't be driving on it. No idea what caused it unless it was just a fault in the tyre, I've had a tyre peel itself like an orange before.

punisher5112

Tazzimus wrote: »

No, it's not sliced the whole way through, like the tyre is still inflated, but I won't be driving on it. No idea what caused it unless it was just a fault in the tyre, I've had a tyre peel itself like an orange before.

Throw up a pic it might only be on the the kerb protection part.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Tazzimus wrote: »

No, it's not sliced the whole way through, like the tyre is still inflated, but I won't be driving on it. No idea what caused it unless it was just a fault in the tyre, I've had a tyre peel itself like an orange before.

Oh right, possibly grazed it somewhere along the line.

I've only ever had one tyre peel on me like a banana but it was a remould on a HGV which was fine because I had many extra wheels which made it safe to stop without accident... On a car though I wouldn't like it

Tazzimus

Pic below, don't think that's kerb protection anyway.

punisher5112

Tazzimus wrote: »

Pic below, don't think that's kerb protection anyway.

Sorry to say, new tyre....

Toyotafanboi

I think that pic is deceiving a little bit but I'd be inclined to say replace the tyre too.

tossy

Rubber looks perished in places and you can see where it's stressed either side of that rip, might be plenty of meet left on them but they are probably past their best anyway.

Toyotafanboi

I dont know if it was the fairies, the Asian's or possibly the Germans but they key works today! Could probably still eat the rice too :pac:

colm_mcm

Very good documentary on the FX4 London cab


https://youtu.be/4NxONBRFNho

CIP4

Finally got to book my car in for a service going in next Friday. Since I have been doing so little driving and only using it to get to work I will only up being maybe 800 km overdue so negligible enough.

Hebegeebee

tossy wrote: »

Rubber looks perished in places and you can see where it's stressed either side of that rip, might be plenty of meet left on them but they are probably past their best anyway.

Yeah, you can see near the all season and the icons that the rubber is splitting there too. Time to go.

M7roadrunner

I know this was discussed recently but I can’t seem to find it,
I sold my car in early March and was hoping to pick up a replacement shortly afterwards but that didn’t happen because of the current situation.
Anyhoo, I had kept the insurance going as I was going to transfer it to whatever I bought, but I bit the bullet and cancelled the policy on Monday. This is the first time in about 16 years I don’t have a car insured, and it looks like I will be without a car insured for the foreseeable.
I know that I will lose my NCB after two years, but is there anything else I should consider?
I’m still a named driver on the wife’s policy.

CIP4

M7roadrunner wrote: »

I know this was discussed recently but I can’t seem to find it,
I sold my car in early March and was hoping to pick up a replacement shortly afterwards but that didn’t happen because of the current situation.
Anyhoo, I had kept the insurance going as I was going to transfer it to whatever I bought, but I bit the bullet and cancelled the policy on Monday. This is the first time in about 16 years I don’t have a car insured, and it looks like I will be without a car insured for the foreseeable.
I know that I will lose my NCB after two years, but is there anything else I should consider?
I’m still a named driver on the wife’s policy.

A condition of you being a named driver on your wife’s car may well have been that you had your own car and insurance now you don’t. So would be worth checking that. Obviously the year you cancelled you can’t count as a years NCB. I can’t think of much else.

M7roadrunner

CIP4 wrote: »

A condition of you being a named driver on your wife’s car may well have been that you had your own car and insurance now you don’t. So would be worth checking that. Obviously the year you cancelled you can’t count as a years NCB. I can’t think of much else.

Cheers, that hadn’t entered my head.

ELM327

Hebegeebee wrote: »

Yeah, you can see near the all season and the icons that the rubber is splitting there too. Time to go.

Agree.

Splitting rubber is never a good idea, leads to expensive bills down the line.
I've seen boardsies have to sell some nice metal just to cover the bills.

colm_mcm

ELM327 wrote: »

Agree.

Splitting rubber is never a good idea, leads to expensive bills down the line.
I've seen boardsies have to sell some nice metal just to cover the bills.

I had to get rid of the jag once my son came along.

ELM327

Twas a great jag.

Titzon Toast

I didn't want to start a thread about this, I'm hoping someone here can help me out.
My car is SORN, it's insured, it has no NCT.

I need to take it down to a my mechanic to have the timing set properly and a couple of small bits to get it spot in for when the NCT centres finally reopen.

Am I legally allowed to drive it to the workshop and back for it's repairs please?

Any help or advice is appreciated.

punisher5112

Titzon Toast wrote: »

I didn't want to start a thread about this, I'm hoping someone here can help me out.
My car is SORN, it's insured, it has no NCT.

I need to take it down to a my mechanic to have the timing set properly and a couple of small bits to get it spot in for when the NCT centres finally reopen.

Am I legally allowed to drive it to the workshop and back for it's repairs please?

Any help or advice is appreciated.

No.... But how long is the test out may be in your favour....

If it's out a year or more it will definitely be an issue but a few months as they've been closed then you will be able to but have proof that's what you are doing if possible.

ba_barabus

Hope everyone is doing well. I have been taking a self imposed break from social media over the past few weeks due to the stuff ongoing and wanting to just enjoy working on my car.

And work, mainly work!

Titzon Toast

punisher5112 wrote: »

No.... But how long is the test out may be in your favour....

If it's out a year or more it will definitely be an issue but a few months as they've been closed then you will be able to but have proof that's what you are doing if possible.

The NCT is out more than a year alright. I've "just bought" it at the start of this month though. When I went online to declare it off the road it said that the NCT was due from the start of May.

Are you 100% sure about this? I'm fairly sure I saw something about it on the motortax website that it's permitted if it's for repairs for the NCT.

I go and have a check myself, cheers.

EDIT.

You were right, I can only drive it for repairs if they're for a retest. Not for repairs before the test.