The "Today I did something to my car" thread

colm_mcm

It'll look mank, some cars should just be left near to standard.

Hal1

Woah another 406 who'd a thunk it? :pac:. Yeah, they should introduce a tax for cars with too much CF, they could call it a carbon tax, oh wait...

MetzgerMeister

colm_mcm wrote: »

It'll look mank, some cars should just be left near to standard.

I'm a huge fan of leaving cars standard but making small little tweeks like replacing a bee sting aerial with the shark fin style one or something like that.

MetzgerMeister

colm_mcm wrote: »

It'll look mank, some cars should just be left near to standard.

I'm a huge fan of leaving cars standard but making small little tweeks like replacing a bee sting aerial with the shark fin style one or something like that.

Conchurl

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'm a huge fan of leaving cars standard but making small little tweeks like replacing a bee sting aerial with the shark fin style one or something like that.

have you any ideas of changes i could make to it so the car would look better. other then repaint the bonnet

Conchurl

Conchurl wrote: »

have you any ideas of changes i could make to it so the car would look better. other then repaint the bonnet

Paint the bonnet and grill silver and get 4 hubcaps to cover the steelies.

Conchurl

Kinsley Tangy String wrote: »

Paint the bonnet and grill silver and get 4 hubcaps to cover the steelies.

i have alloys on it now look at all the pics

MetzgerMeister

Conchurl wrote: »

have you any ideas of changes i could make to it so the car would look better. other then repaint the bonnet

If I were you I would get the bonnet painted to match the car then put work into bringing it back to the condition in which it came out of the factory. By that I mean washing, claying, polishing, waxing, wet vacuuming etc.

Now, I will say that kind of work isn't everyone's cup of tea but when you make the car look 10 times better, it's well worth it.

MetzgerMeister

OSI wrote: »

Although.... This could be a great opportunity to sell the need for uprated calipers to the lady

It's for her safety isn't it?? :pac:

dgt

More free tyres!


What's going on here...


I actually cleaned it :eek:

Alanstrainor

Would you not take the engine out and give it a scrub?!

Tallon

Thing gets washed more than I do...

vectra

Tallon wrote: »

Thing gets washed more than I do...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/557372_10151008390711436_1929170350_n.jpg

As it should be.. :cool:

MetzgerMeister

I washed the 335 today for the first time It was "totes emot" as the kids say these days.

When I started with the lambswool mitt and suds, I found out that it needs a clay badly. The paint all over the car is covered in contaminants. I'll be getting up very early tomorrow to clay it, wash it again, blacklight it and wax it.

Apart from that and the od small scratch here and there, the paint really is immaculate and will be even better tomorrow.

After that I got rid of the dealer sticker in the back window with a heat gun (made it very easy), got rid of their disc holder, polished the glass inside and out and put in a new black disc holder. One slot is empty because I'm waiting on the insurance disc.

dgt

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Would you not take the engine out and give it a scrub?!

Waaaaaaay ahead of you :pac::pac::pac:

challengemaster

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I washed the 335 today for the first time It was "totes emot" as the kids say these days.

When I started with the lambswool mitt and suds, I found out that it needs a clay badly. The paint all over the car is covered in contaminants. I'll be getting up very early tomorrow to clay it, wash it again, blacklight it and wax it.

Apart from that and the od small scratch here and there, the paint really is immaculate and will be even better tomorrow.

There goes another set of fecking DA pads :pac:

Today I had a look at the first photo I took of the 3er, as it was bought. In 5 days I'll have had it a year

MetzgerMeister

challengemaster wrote: »

There goes another set of fecking DA pads :pac:

I said I'm claying it ya fecken ape, not D/Aing it!









not until I get the D/A back at least

challengemaster

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I said I'm claying it ya fecken ape, not D/Aing it!









not until I get the D/A back at least

We all know what's coming. There's no denying it

Ardennes1944

I'll be heading up pass thurles on the 19th ehem....spin pleeeease

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

I'll be heading up pass thurles on the 19th ehem....spin pleeeease

Oh right I'm erm....busy that day :pac:

Ardennes1944

MetzgerMeister

OK look, to be honest I don't actually own the 335, I only valeted it for someone.

I just want to fit in here with Cryogen and bmw535d

Ardennes1944

ask them can i have a spin so

vectra

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'll be getting up very early tomorrow to clay it, wash it again, blacklight it and wax it.

Apart from that and the od small scratch here and there, the paint really is immaculate and will be even better tomorrow.

I hope it stays fine for you.
Rain is supposed to be calling back to us from tomorrow on.

MetzgerMeister

vectra wrote: »

I hope it stays fine for you.
Rain is supposed to be calling back to us from tomorrow on.

Ah feck off :P

vectra

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Ah go fvck yourself :P

Now now..

Tomorrow

Mainly cloudy tomorrow with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, persistent at times in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees with freshening southerly winds.

Hal1

Ah it will be sunny in the morning so opportunities for cleaning then. It will change in the late morning / afternoon, for cork anyway.

partyatmygaff

Cleaned, polished and waxed the car and cleaned/polished the alloys. Dressed the tyres soon after. Blindingly shiny in today's weather but by God it's beautiful just after it's cleaned

vectra

Hal1 wrote: »

Ah it will be sunny in the morning so opportunities for cleaning then. It will change in the late morning / afternoon, for cork anyway.

Drops falling here already.. I do hope it stays off as I want to wash my own car today.

MetzgerMeister

I got the whole car wiped down, clayed, wiped and washed in less time than it took me to clay the MPS