What have you done to your BMW today?
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Fed and cleaned my 140 ready for a very early morning trip to North Wales with a couple of mates tomorrow. Will be the first time I’ve hit out just for fun since the Elan Valley last October.
I’m sure it was probably pointless removing this weeks collection of dust and dead flies but I was bored and the sun was out.
I’m sure it was probably pointless removing this weeks collection of dust and dead flies but I was bored and the sun was out.
Mr Tidy said:
Collected my refurbished Style 224 wheels with new tyres and got them fitted to my Z4M Coupe this afternoon. I even fitted new centre caps!
Lovely that! I do like a Z4 coupe. Looks great in silver too. If I had the means I’d look into one of these as a second car but I don’t and a 2 seater is a bit too much of a compromise as a main car for me. nomis36 said:
Lovely that! I do like a Z4 coupe. Looks great in silver too. If I had the means I’d look into one of these as a second car but I don’t and a 2 seater is a bit too much of a compromise as a main car for me.
Thanks, I've had three of them since 2014 (but this is my 1st "M") because I think they look great and luckily mine is my second car - my 3 Series daily is sort of visible in the background!
Went to replace my car's winter wheels with its summer ones, but it looks like they're rusted tightly on.
I'd started with one of the rears. Finding it impossible to remove, I tightened the bolts just with my fingers, and lowered the car back down in the hope of breaking the seal. But, no. Not even so much as a creak.
I drove the car back and forth for a few metres a few times, hoping for a nice cracking noise or something, but... nothing. Lifted the car back up again, undid 4 bolts with my fingers, the 5th with a wrench (it had tightened itself just enough to require it) - wheel still as tightly stuck on as before
I suppose this does mean the wheels won't come off in normal use, probably no bad thing.
I'd started with one of the rears. Finding it impossible to remove, I tightened the bolts just with my fingers, and lowered the car back down in the hope of breaking the seal. But, no. Not even so much as a creak.
I drove the car back and forth for a few metres a few times, hoping for a nice cracking noise or something, but... nothing. Lifted the car back up again, undid 4 bolts with my fingers, the 5th with a wrench (it had tightened itself just enough to require it) - wheel still as tightly stuck on as before
I suppose this does mean the wheels won't come off in normal use, probably no bad thing.
to3m said:
Went to replace my car's winter wheels with its summer ones, but it looks like they're rusted tightly on.
I'd started with one of the rears. Finding it impossible to remove, I tightened the bolts just with my fingers, and lowered the car back down in the hope of breaking the seal. But, no. Not even so much as a creak.
I drove the car back and forth for a few metres a few times, hoping for a nice cracking noise or something, but... nothing. Lifted the car back up again, undid 4 bolts with my fingers, the 5th with a wrench (it had tightened itself just enough to require it) - wheel still as tightly stuck on as before
I suppose this does mean the wheels won't come off in normal use, probably no bad thing.
Typical BMW ime , I use Fluid film on wheel face and seems to stop it I'd started with one of the rears. Finding it impossible to remove, I tightened the bolts just with my fingers, and lowered the car back down in the hope of breaking the seal. But, no. Not even so much as a creak.
I drove the car back and forth for a few metres a few times, hoping for a nice cracking noise or something, but... nothing. Lifted the car back up again, undid 4 bolts with my fingers, the 5th with a wrench (it had tightened itself just enough to require it) - wheel still as tightly stuck on as before
I suppose this does mean the wheels won't come off in normal use, probably no bad thing.
Took it for it's first wash of 2021! A combination of sketchy old paintwork, issues getting water to our parking area and downright laziness means I do tend to take it to the various washes around town, so ventured over to my preferred one and got it washed and dried. Stopped off on the way home for it's latest litre of oil, and depending on how work goes this afternoon I may get the polish out later.
(Picture taken from a distance so you can't see the pebbledashed bonnet, random bit of cement stuck to it and badly peeling alloys)
It will be 7 years and 100k miles with the car next month and I'm still enjoying it just as much as when I picked it up.
(Picture taken from a distance so you can't see the pebbledashed bonnet, random bit of cement stuck to it and badly peeling alloys)
It will be 7 years and 100k miles with the car next month and I'm still enjoying it just as much as when I picked it up.
liner33 said:
to3m said:
Went to replace my car's winter wheels with its summer ones, but it looks like they're rusted tightly on.
I'd started with one of the rears. Finding it impossible to remove, I tightened the bolts just with my fingers, and lowered the car back down in the hope of breaking the seal. But, no. Not even so much as a creak.
I drove the car back and forth for a few metres a few times, hoping for a nice cracking noise or something, but... nothing. Lifted the car back up again, undid 4 bolts with my fingers, the 5th with a wrench (it had tightened itself just enough to require it) - wheel still as tightly stuck on as before
I suppose this does mean the wheels won't come off in normal use, probably no bad thing.
Typical BMW ime , I use Fluid film on wheel face and seems to stop it I'd started with one of the rears. Finding it impossible to remove, I tightened the bolts just with my fingers, and lowered the car back down in the hope of breaking the seal. But, no. Not even so much as a creak.
I drove the car back and forth for a few metres a few times, hoping for a nice cracking noise or something, but... nothing. Lifted the car back up again, undid 4 bolts with my fingers, the 5th with a wrench (it had tightened itself just enough to require it) - wheel still as tightly stuck on as before
I suppose this does mean the wheels won't come off in normal use, probably no bad thing.
But I needed a sledgehammer to get the rusted-on steel wheels off my Sierra in the late 90s.
Typical Ford.
to3m said:
Went to replace my car's winter wheels with its summer ones, but it looks like they're rusted tightly on.
I'd started with one of the rears. Finding it impossible to remove, I tightened the bolts just with my fingers, and lowered the car back down in the hope of breaking the seal. But, no. Not even so much as a creak.
I drove the car back and forth for a few metres a few times, hoping for a nice cracking noise or something, but... nothing. Lifted the car back up again, undid 4 bolts with my fingers, the 5th with a wrench (it had tightened itself just enough to require it) - wheel still as tightly stuck on as before
I suppose this does mean the wheels won't come off in normal use, probably no bad thing.
It’s usually the spigot in the centre that gets a grip, clean the spigot and recess in the wheel with scotchbrite and then apply a thin coating of copaslip, this minimises the chances of the wheel sticking on, mine literally fall off once the bolts are removed.I'd started with one of the rears. Finding it impossible to remove, I tightened the bolts just with my fingers, and lowered the car back down in the hope of breaking the seal. But, no. Not even so much as a creak.
I drove the car back and forth for a few metres a few times, hoping for a nice cracking noise or something, but... nothing. Lifted the car back up again, undid 4 bolts with my fingers, the 5th with a wrench (it had tightened itself just enough to require it) - wheel still as tightly stuck on as before
I suppose this does mean the wheels won't come off in normal use, probably no bad thing.
Dave
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