What have you done to your BMW today?

[Comacchio]

Stuck the 340i in for an MOT today and the garage has called to say it's failed on both rear side lights not working. Nothing displaying on dash, couldn't tell you when I last checked in all honesty. Fuse?

Edited by Comacchio on Monday 12th June 11:28

[SteBrown91]

Comacchio said:

Stuck the 340i in for an MOT today and the garage has called to say it's failed on both rear side lights not working. Nothing displaying on dash, couldn't tell you when I last checked in all honesty. Fuse?

Edited by Comacchio on Monday 12th June 11:28

They are LEDs and run across both parts of the rear lights. Id be surprised if all the units would have all failed as they aren't wired in series.

[Comacchio]

SteBrown91 said:

They are LEDs and run across both parts of the rear lights. Id be surprised if all the units would have all failed as they aren't wired in series.

Thanks - I've just had a text to say it's now passed. I wonder if they forgot to take it off automatic lights...

[d_a_n1979]

M Performance pedals fitted



Stupid job; stupid small fiddly little bolts

[Glasgowrob]

About 3 weeks since the front end was painted



Underground carpark 3 - 5 series nil

[Court_S]

d_a_n1979 said:

M Performance pedals fitted



Stupid job; stupid small fiddly little bolts

Did you remove the accelerator to make life easier?

The brake pedal is an absolute st to do and the tiny bolts are a proper pain in the arse.

[d_a_n1979]

Court_S said:

d_a_n1979 said:

M Performance pedals fitted



Stupid job; stupid small fiddly little bolts

Did you remove the accelerator to make life easier?

The brake pedal is an absolute st to do and the tiny bolts are a proper pain in the arse.

Accelerator was easy pal. 2 small screws and it has 3M tape on the back. So marked the holes, drilled. Stuck down and screwed the screws in and done

But the brake was an absolute pisser... Couldn't for the life of me get to that bottom right bolt at the back. Fingers just too fat and bolt too fecking small

Going to check it all again tomorrow as I haven't tightened them down fully

They do look well though

[pmorg4]

robbiekhan said:

Cleaned out my headlamp crevices.

Before / After:




Also this highlighted that even though the lenses look clear, they are not and are littered with micro craters from stones and dust from over the years. I last replaced the lenses in 2016:

Jealous of your removable headlight lenses - it really freshens up the front having properly clear lenses.

Later models have those hideous "permaseal" lenses that basically can't be removed without near on destroying the headlight. Yet another example of today's hideous throwaway attitude, why replace a simple weathered or otherwise damaged lens when you can replace the whole unit, electronics and all, for an eyewatering price

[pmorg4]

Glasgowrob said:

About 3 weeks since the front end was painted



Underground carpark 3 - 5 series nil

I feel for you guessing it was one of those narrow tight-radius spiral roadways between floors? They are getting increasingly challenging with the width of today's cars, leaving very little margin for error.

[Glasgowrob]

pmorg4 said:

I feel for you guessing it was one of those narrow tight-radius spiral roadways between floors? They are getting increasingly challenging with the width of today's cars, leaving very little margin for error.

no our underground carpark at work

every space is flanked by either a brick wall or a pillar

[d_a_n1979]

Replacement exhaust tailpipe trims fitted

The OEM chrome tailpipes were corroded/pitted etc and no amount of polishing will restore them








Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exhaust-Tailpipes-Stainle...

Bit of WD40 and the OEM ones slide off & the new ones slide on (with the aid of a rubber mallet)

[E63eeeeee...]

Well, I saw the word "exhaust", looked at this picture and thought "I've never seen a fluffy muffler like that before".

I'm not coping very well with the heat.

[E63eeeeee...]

As for me, it's not so much what *I* did to my BMW, as what about a million flies did to it on my way to Scotland, which was basically headbutt it.



Still got to drive home, then no chance it'll be getting washed before I'm back up and home again. By Tuesday, I think the bumper will actually be black.

[d_a_n1979]

E63eeeeee... said:

Well, I saw the word "exhaust", looked at this picture and thought "I've never seen a fluffy muffler like that before".

I'm not coping very well with the heat.

Haha said cat tree is in the garage due to Fin, our 9month old kitten fracturing his front left leg... He's ok now but need to encourage him to not do more cat parkour in the house, so the cat tree has become a dumping ground in the garage suddenly

[d_a_n1979]

E63eeeeee... said:

As for me, it's not so much what *I* did to my BMW, as what about a million flies did to it on my way to Scotland, which was basically headbutt it.



Still got to drive home, then no chance it'll be getting washed before I'm back up and home again. By Tuesday, I think the bumper will actually be black.

Bluddy'ell

My Dad's white X3M looks like that currently; they were up in Dunkeld last week and he went over to Lake of Menteith to fish and the front of it is a bug graveyard!

[Court_S]

d_a_n1979 said:

Accelerator was easy pal. 2 small screws and it has 3M tape on the back. So marked the holes, drilled. Stuck down and screwed the screws in and done

But the brake was an absolute pisser... Couldn't for the life of me get to that bottom right bolt at the back. Fingers just too fat and bolt too fecking small

Going to check it all again tomorrow as I haven't tightened them down fully

They do look well though

The brake pedal is an absolute sod to do; it least it’s an auto so there’s no clutch pedals to battle with as well!

Exhaust tips look grand, they make a big difference.

[Glasgowrob]

E63eeeeee... said:

As for me, it's not so much what *I* did to my BMW, as what about a million flies did to it on my way to Scotland, which was basically headbutt it.



Still got to drive home, then no chance it'll be getting washed before I'm back up and home again. By Tuesday, I think the bumper will actually be black.

currently playing that game most days atm

[d_a_n1979]

Court_S said:

d_a_n1979 said:

Accelerator was easy pal. 2 small screws and it has 3M tape on the back. So marked the holes, drilled. Stuck down and screwed the screws in and done

But the brake was an absolute pisser... Couldn't for the life of me get to that bottom right bolt at the back. Fingers just too fat and bolt too fecking small

Going to check it all again tomorrow as I haven't tightened them down fully

They do look well though

The brake pedal is an absolute sod to do; it least it’s an auto so there’s no clutch pedals to battle with as well!

Exhaust tips look grand, they make a big difference.

Yup; don't want to do it again... I went to tighten them yesterday and that bottom bolt dropped off Bloody lucky that I held my breath and tried again, caught the threads first time, so used my cordless screwdriver with a T15 torx bit to tighten them down ASAP and not rely on my finger strength

Yup; I like the exhaust trim; clean & subtle

[MissChief]

Had it washed by the visiting car guy at work. £12 and came up lovely.

[darreni]

SJR said:

An hour spent removing and refitting passenger seat to retrieve a dropped phone stuck underneath.

That looks brand new!