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Ian W

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2nd Dec 12 at 17:11

quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
Wow. You should have got a silver one! That's fantastic

That's a coupe though and Ben likes his drop top driving

djgritt

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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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2nd Dec 12 at 17:41

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
exactly what i thought, although unsure where to get a smaller front plate from.

I got my 3/4 scale one from Fancyplates (online) for about £15 delivered.

I keep the full size one in the boot, only swapped it round for the MOT since fitting. Been fitted for the majority of this year and haven't had any issues atall from Plod...

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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2nd Dec 12 at 21:29

will have to get one of those ordered

only problem is there are 2 small holes from a number plate being screwed to the bumper in the past, so would need some caps to cover them.

got my whistling window fixed today, thank god! was irritating me so much everytime i went over 40mph.

note to self: don't try and work on cars in winter weather

[Edited on 02-12-2012 by Ben G]

pow

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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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2nd Dec 12 at 21:31

Yes, do the black bumper thing :-)

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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3rd Dec 12 at 11:57

ordered some of this stuff thanks to flybikeslee. you apply it to the rubber seals and it stops water getting in. i have a slight leak at the rear of the windows so hopefully this fixes that.

also told my dad about my leaky washer bottle yesterday and where it was leaking and he figured out the headlamp washer pump nozzle was broken off, hence why it was blowing the pipe off.

thanks to this website:

http://realoem.com/bmw/select.do

i've ordered one of these:

the vertical nozzle in the picture is the bit my bmw one doesn't have, and bought a pattern part for £15, less than half the price of a bmw one.

[Edited on 03-12-2012 by Ben G]

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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5th Dec 12 at 16:33

Received my front bumper fangs today. They are made of 3mm thick aluminium. They have powdercoated just one side blue (wtf) but i'm painting them black so no big deal, just annoying.

Will save me scraping the plastic bumper all the time.

As you can see, when fitted, underneath one side would be blue and the other side silver

Also got my headlamp washer pump through:

One genuine bmw pump with broken nozzle

And the pattern part replacement

Still didn't fix the leaking washer bottle problem.though. I now need to buy some mpre rubber hose.

BeetleGav

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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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5th Dec 12 at 17:11

I'm guessing you use them fangs to scrape the floor instead of the bumper?

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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5th Dec 12 at 17:25

Yes mate. You can see in the pic where they fit to as well as the damage caused by speedbumps

Next year i'll hopefully be getting the bonnet and bumper resprayed so these will protect it.

BeetleGav

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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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5th Dec 12 at 17:43

That's sanded a fair amount away! Bloody hell haha

Ben G

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9th Dec 12 at 15:53

Made a start on fixing the headlamp washers today, so I could actually use my windscreen washers during winter.

First off, put some foam down (works rubbish comes in handy) so I don't scrarch the bumper.

Found the culprit. Aside from the previous owner breaking the headlamp washer pump which sits in the washer bottle, he also used some poundland spec piping which blew off everytime you used the washers.

The black rubber piping fitted properly this time. The pipe above had been bodged onto this pipe before.

Never been so happy to see a full washer bottle

Doing this saved me 30 quid as I was going to buy new rubber piping from BMW.

Also, not happy with how my new windscreen has been fitted. The seal around the windscreen looks terrible as you can see here (tops of the a-pillars):

When I phoned up to complain, the bloke from the fitting centre was extremely rude and arrogant so I phoned customer services who were very professional and i'm getting it sorted. Also getting the tinted sunstrip windscreen this time which is a result.

[Edited on 09-12-2012 by Ben G]

N16K

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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Belfast, NI Drives: Corsa D SRi, Tuned Cooper S, B
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9th Dec 12 at 20:35

the job on the windscreen is shocking!

Aleex

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Registered: 21st Jul 09
Location: Plymouth
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9th Dec 12 at 21:27

I really really really like the car.

but i dislike the wheels

thought about changing them ?

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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9th Dec 12 at 23:26

Many times aleex

ideally i'd love some csl reps but I haven't got the money

hopefully I can get some off a forum member cheap next year.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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12th Dec 12 at 23:10

Ffs. Used the headlamp and windscreen washers yesterday whilst I was doing 70mph and they worked perfectly. Tried to use them on the way home from work and nothing came out, so pulled up at home and had a quick look and the washer bottle was empty.

Now I know I didn't use enough fluid to empty the bottle so i'm guessing a hose has came on somewhere.

Yet another day of ripping the bumper off to get access

The good news is that I managed to sort some nuts and bolts from work so can get the bumper plates fitted after I paint them.

craig8

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Registered: 31st Dec 04
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12th Dec 12 at 23:21

I tend to put small cable ties on things like that to stop them coming off

E36 328

Ben G

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15th Dec 12 at 13:06

Removed the bumper again today to find the leak and all the pipes were on tight, so decided to fill the washer bottle up and run the headlamp washers to find the problem.

I soon noticed the drivers side headlamp washer.was leaking from the bottom, whereas the passenger one was dry.

Though i'd need to buy another but had an idea, so went and got the silicone sealant out and put a load on.

Looks untidy but it can't be seen and will do for now (i hope). It's not a moving part as such. It swivels round if you move it but doesn't move when the headlamp washer functions, so should be fine.

If not, it needs a new headlamp washer.

I desperately need to fix it though, as winter weather and commuting on a dual carriageway means I get a very dirty windscreen very quickly.

Jambo

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15th Dec 12 at 21:06

Remember to clean the seals before you use the Gummi pledge btw

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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15th Dec 12 at 21:29

Done it today jambo after washing the car.

Hopefully it does its job, although I only have a couple of leaks from the rear of the windows when washing the car.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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16th Dec 12 at 17:14

Filled the washer bottle up today then cycled the headlamp washers about 5 times. Everything seemed to work fine, so I brimmed the bottle again.

That was 6 hours ago. Just been to check the fluid level and it's still full so hopefully that means my silicone bodge has fixed the leak for now.

Also gave the engine bay a clean up. Cleans up lovely, although is rather boring to look at. May get the engine covers painted/coated silver or grey just to spruce it up a little.

Also might buy a set of HID's as the halogen bulbs, although blue, give off a dull light and look a bit old fashioned.

BYRON

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17th Dec 12 at 08:08

Where did you buy the gummi stuff from Ben?

Ben G

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17th Dec 12 at 09:44

Got it from ebay mate. Cost about a fiver and came in a couple of days.

flybikeslee

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17th Dec 12 at 10:06

gummi stuff working alright ben?

Like those bumper plates! May knock some up for mine. although im yet to scrape yet!

3CorsaMeal

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17th Dec 12 at 10:19

What does the Gummi stuff do?

flybikeslee

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Location: Liverpool
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17th Dec 12 at 10:22

Its just a silicone to soften the rubbers

BYRON

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17th Dec 12 at 15:59

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Got it from ebay mate. Cost about a fiver and came in a couple of days.

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