What have you done to your BMW today?

[g3org3y]

JDB96 said:

Waynester said:

g3org3y said:

Waynester said:

I have added these BMW door/puddle lights.. my wife pointed out they look ‘a bit chav’ but, for now.. I like them

Edited by Waynester on Tuesday 24th August 15:29

I'm generally not one to agree with wives but...

I ‘generally’ avoid conflict with the taste Police.. but every now and then, I have a wobble

Could be worse Wayne, my 320 came with these

No comment.

Bought a second hand remote control for the X5's rear DVD player from a seller in Lithuania. Was not a lot of money (and still needs to be coded to the system by a BMW dealer!), we'll see if it arrives, in what state, whether it works and what kind of additional import charges I'll need to pay.

Estimated delivery Thu, 09 Sep - Mon, 11 Oct



They are very difficult to find and the ones from the States won't work with UK models. They are needed to get into the menu screen of the rear DVD system so you can change the input, screen brightness etc.

The one for sale was actually labelled as a remote for the webasto auxiliary heater. I looked into this and found that in actual fact, the remote for that looks like this:



Lightbulb moment as one of the 'fobs' supplied with our X5 was indeed just like that. I had no idea what it was for and in fact, neither did the seller! Basically additional heating unit so you can activate while in the house and it'll warm up the car without having to turn the engine on etc. I knew our X5 had the auxiliary heater, but didn't know how to activate. If only I'd known over winter. I wonder if it still works. Reportedly it can only be activated at temps <16C.

[JakeT]

The aux heater kicks arse. I had one in my E39 530d and did a bodge to make a switch that could put it on. Didn’t have to scrape the screen or worry about warming up the engine. The telestart kits (like yours) are even better, but were too much money for my old car.

[Waynester]

JDB96 said:

Waynester said:

g3org3y said:

Waynester said:

I have added these BMW door/puddle lights.. my wife pointed out they look ‘a bit chav’ but, for now.. I like them

Edited by Waynester on Tuesday 24th August 15:29

I'm generally not one to agree with wives but...

I ‘generally’ avoid conflict with the taste Police.. but every now and then, I have a wobble

Could be worse Wayne, my 320 came with these

[4004]

That's +5hp per door, why would you complain.
A good map from a mate with a laptop makes them good for +10hp (small side effect, the LEDs die in two weeks)

[Comacchio]

Received this in the post today. Need to spend some time reading up what needs coded following fitting.

[Court_S]

Collected my 130 from the body shop.

Rear bumper did look like this after I had a moment with a bollard that the sensors decided not to pick up (and I decided not to see in a rush dropping the little ‘un off at swimming).



I also had the rear diffuser painted in gloss dark shadow metallic.

[d_a_n1979]

Court_S said:

Collected my 130 from the body shop.

Rear bumper did look like this after I had a moment with a bollard that the sensors decided not to pick up (and I decided not to see in a rush dropping the little ‘un off at swimming).



I also had the rear diffuser painted in gloss dark shadow metallic.

Looks a great job and perfect colour on that diffuser

[g3org3y]

Looks good Court_S

How much ££ if you don't mind me asking, I'm assuming not much change from £500?

Comacchio said:

Received this in the post today. Need to spend some time reading up what needs coded following fitting.

Why did they include 2 condoms with it?

[Comacchio]

g3org3y said:

Comacchio said:

Received this in the post today. Need to spend some time reading up what needs coded following fitting.

Why did they include 2 condoms with it?

Nice wee toolkit with the correct torx driver and some pry tools. Didn’t need them in the end, very easy retrofit.

Edited by Comacchio on Wednesday 25th August 18:48

[Court_S]

g3org3y said:

Looks good Court_S

How much ££ if you don't mind me asking, I'm assuming not much change from £500?

£350. Which I didn’t think was too bad at all.

They’re a local place tucked out of the way and were recommended to me by a local PDR guy.

[Deep Thought]

Comacchio said:

Nice wee toolkit with the correct torx driver and some pry tools. Didn’t need them in the end, very easy retrofit.

Edited by Comacchio on Wednesday 25th August 18:48

Oh.... i like that.

That "seems" to fit the F20 1 series. Where did you get it and is it an easy fit?

[Comacchio]

Deep Thought said:

Oh.... i like that.

That "seems" to fit the F20 1 series. Where did you get it and is it an easy fit?

This is the one I bought:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speed-Limit-Info-SLI-Em...

Needed these coding:



Fitting was a case of loosening 2 torx screws, pull the cluster forward from the top then lift it up to free some tabs at the bottom then squeeze it out. Disconnect one set of wires from the cluster, plug that into the emulator then plug the emulator into the cluster.

[Deep Thought]

Comacchio said:

This is the one I bought:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speed-Limit-Info-SLI-Em...

Needed these coding:



Fitting was a case of loosening 2 torx screws, pull the cluster forward from the top then lift it up to free some tabs at the bottom then squeeze it out. Disconnect one set of wires from the cluster, plug that into the emulator then plug the emulator into the cluster.

Ordered. Brilliant!

It has been one thing that annoyed me about our car - the fact it doesnt display speed limits. Our A45 had it and it was very handy. Sometimes you're on unfamiliar roads and having the reassurance is very useful.

[Comacchio]

Deep Thought said:

Ordered. Brilliant!

It has been one thing that annoyed me about our car - the fact it doesnt display speed limits. Our A45 had it and it was very handy. Sometimes you're on unfamiliar roads and having the reassurance is very useful.

&#128077; mine took 12 days for delivery which I thought not too bad for an overseas affair.

[g3org3y]

Bought some wipers for the E91 (rock and roll I know!)

Looking to buy a DAS-6 polisher. Lots of kits on the market with Meguiar's products, Chemical Guys & Menzerna.

https://a1detailing.co.uk/product-brand/das-6/

I know there are some keen detailers here, any suggestions as to what's best?

[Comacchio]

Cleaned it! Pictures in show me your bmw thread.

[Court_S]

Drove around the Elan Valley with my other half in her 125i. It was lots of fun too (both a bit sun burnt after 300 miles with the roof down).

[Court_S]

g3org3y said:

Bought some wipers for the E91 (rock and roll I know!)

Looking to buy a DAS-6 polisher. Lots of kits on the market with Meguiar's products, Chemical Guys & Menzerna.

https://a1detailing.co.uk/product-brand/das-6/

I know there are some keen detailers here, any suggestions as to what's best?

I bought one of these this year to replace an ancient DAS-6

https://www.in2detailing.co.uk/products/in2detaili...

It seems really good so far. It’s more powerful than my old DAS-6 so takes less effort! Can’t fault the service either.

[McGee_22]

Dragged the V12 out of the garage and took it for an hour long shakedown around the roads of Surrey - everything works beautifully and so I gave it a wash before tucking it back in the garage. Two set of neighbours out for an evening stroll complimented me on the shine from the paintwork!

[g3org3y]

Court_S said:

g3org3y said:

Bought some wipers for the E91 (rock and roll I know!)

Looking to buy a DAS-6 polisher. Lots of kits on the market with Meguiar's products, Chemical Guys & Menzerna.

https://a1detailing.co.uk/product-brand/das-6/

I know there are some keen detailers here, any suggestions as to what's best?

I bought one of these this year to replace an ancient DAS-6

https://www.in2detailing.co.uk/products/in2detaili...

It seems really good so far. It’s more powerful than my old DAS-6 so takes less effort! Can’t fault the service either.

Thanks for the link. It's the products more than anything that I'm interested in, there are a lot of options. It also seems that some products are suited for certain manufacturers depending on how hard or soft the paint is.

125i is looking good. Makes me think I should get the Z4 out at some point, but 1) Lazy 2) Only 2 seats (although one could argue the latter is a perfect reason to leave wife at home and just go out with my son )