'Oddjob' aka 2002 330i Touring
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zippyonline said:
I was watching them on eBay too! Nearly bought them for my E91, but was going to finish off changing my rear end bushings first...
You got a bargain there.
CH-R's really do look good on these.
I made a sneeky offer on them and the guy accepted. Been wanting a set for ages but the retail price was eye watering You got a bargain there.
CH-R's really do look good on these.
GrantB5 said:
Just had a read through this, dunno if its my work pc or not but most of the images wouldnt load!
Looking forward to see what the wheels look like on the car.
The pictures are broken cause Facebook keeps breaking the links, will be transfering them over to photobucket and getting them fixed sometime MondayLooking forward to see what the wheels look like on the car.
As for on the car....
Edited by Sf_Manta on Saturday 31st December 13:47
JakeT said:
Now to fix those faded bumper trims! 
Will be probably sorting them out by replacement given I've tried everything to try and restore them, probably easier to replace! GrantB5 said:
I like that!
Nice touch.
I will have a flick through again on Monday
All pictures now moved to photobucket, shouldn't have a problem now seeing them hopefully. Nice touch.
I will have a flick through again on Monday
GrantB5 said:
Good stuff!
Can't wait to sort my brakes out all round and new hoses. Have done my rears but pagid bits and bobs and new vw hoses.
You going to the ring again anytime soon? I'd like to go once I have brakes sorted all round.
If you're changing hoses, honestly, it's worth swapping out to stainless steel lines from Goodridge or HEL, it'll sharpen up no end, and use something like ATE TYP200 or a good Motal brake fluid if you're planning to go to the Ring. I put Ferrodo DS2500 pads on (new ones will be going on soon), ATE Superblue (TYP200) and the HEL lines on and I honestly haven't been able to get the brakes to fade since either at the ring or 2 PH Sunday Services at SilverstoneCan't wait to sort my brakes out all round and new hoses. Have done my rears but pagid bits and bobs and new vw hoses.
You going to the ring again anytime soon? I'd like to go once I have brakes sorted all round.
At the Ring, you'll find if you're doing a few big stops, having good brakes you can depend on is a must. I heard a lot of people complaining about theirs and something like this:
'Ring hero' - "My brakes fried after only a couple of corners, barely coped on the rest of the lap"
Me - "Well what did you put on?"
RH - "Pagid stuff, the guy at Eurocar parts recommended this would work fine"
Me - "Er... was it all standard stuff? cause that's probably what they gave you"
RH - "The guy at Euros said it'd be fine."
Me - "Uhm.. worth investing in something like DS2500s and good fluid, the stock at Euros is just off the shelf, it's not really meant for track work"
RH - "Oh.."
Planning to go in May, probably the first bank holiday weekend though it depends on further work on the car end of April being completed.
Grant20V said:
Nice result.
It's paid off!
IndeedIt's paid off!
Not much to say at the moment, besides new tyres went on, the Avons were down to the blocks and required changing out. Currently saving up for the next round of upgrades and maintenance. Aiming to do a big update end of March / Easter holidays before booking a trip off to Nurburgring in May / June depending
One very sizeable bill.. Michelin PS4's have gone on, genuinely been pleased having had PS3's earlier, and these seem to have more grip and yet even quieter.
Obligatorily pics..
Cleaned up kinda, the smutz on the road is horrendous.
Just a brief report for now, still saving for the next major chunk of work.
Though it had a bit of a setback with finances due to the driver's headlight finally playing up again and though me having tried 3 times to repair it previously, enough was enough.
Cue one brand new headlight, was not cheap but managed to get the price down from an eye watering £800 to something more sensible, though still made a sizeable dent in the wallet 
No pictures from the install given it was sleeting today and barely 1 degrees C. I didn't want to freeze getting it done!
Also got my BMW Car club membership through having put it off for a while till Autosports came round and found i could do it on discount.
Though it had a bit of a setback with finances due to the driver's headlight finally playing up again and though me having tried 3 times to repair it previously, enough was enough.
Cue one brand new headlight, was not cheap but managed to get the price down from an eye watering £800
to something more sensible, though still made a sizeable dent in the wallet No pictures from the install given it was sleeting today and barely 1 degrees C. I didn't want to freeze getting it done!Also got my BMW Car club membership through having put it off for a while till Autosports came round and found i could do it on discount.
Update time.. and a teaser...
Spent yesterday fixing the rear wiper, which had seized up and needed a strip down, which proved rather tricky and frustrating, though once the pivot was extracted from the housing, in my case it had to be left in situ, and the bushings cleaned up, it was freed up and sorted. Unfortunately no pictures of when i did it, but some shots from the guide.
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?...
And a teaser for April...
Spent yesterday fixing the rear wiper, which had seized up and needed a strip down, which proved rather tricky and frustrating, though once the pivot was extracted from the housing, in my case it had to be left in situ, and the bushings cleaned up, it was freed up and sorted. Unfortunately no pictures of when i did it, but some shots from the guide.
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?...
And a teaser for April...
Sf_Manta said:
Just a brief report for now, still saving for the next major chunk of work.
Though it had a bit of a setback with finances due to the driver's headlight finally playing up again and though me having tried 3 times to repair it previously, enough was enough.
Cue one brand new headlight, was not cheap but managed to get the price down from an eye watering £800 to something more sensible, though still made a sizeable dent in the wallet No pictures from the install given it was sleeting today and barely 1 degrees C. I didn't want to freeze getting it done!
Also got my BMW Car club membership through having put it off for a while till Autosports came round and found i could do it on discount.
I used to make sure I was sitting down when on the blower to BMW, their parts prices are an absolute joke and in most cases the quality isn't any better to justify the cost.Though it had a bit of a setback with finances due to the driver's headlight finally playing up again and though me having tried 3 times to repair it previously, enough was enough.
Cue one brand new headlight, was not cheap but managed to get the price down from an eye watering £800
to something more sensible, though still made a sizeable dent in the wallet No pictures from the install given it was sleeting today and barely 1 degrees C. I didn't want to freeze getting it done!Also got my BMW Car club membership through having put it off for a while till Autosports came round and found i could do it on discount.
helix402 said:
Need to know what you spent on the coilovers! Enjoy fitting the rears! Don't forgot the front and rear turret reinforcement plates.
Uhm.. a lot, however i had been saving for these for a while to get the funds together. I've been investigating what's involved in changing the suspension. Not exactly new to me given I've already done a full suspension swap on my E30 touring and a friend's old E36 touring some years ago.Having done some research i was going to get re-enforcing plates for both front and rear, new top mounts (stock on the front) with plates.
Turns out Powerflex do a decent kit too for the rear arms and top mounts.
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