The "Today I did something to my car" thread

Today I will try and sort a creaking coming from the driver's seat. It's fairly annoying and doesn't only happen when going around a corner.

Hopefully covering the four brackets that hold the seat to the frame in grease will work!

I thought about cleaning my car yesterday but decided a drive would be much fun

vectra

How are you getting away with the black/silver plates?

vectra wrote: »

How are you getting away with the black/silver plates?

I flash the lashes

Ah no they are ok on 1990 as far as i am aware. Have them on my e46 as well. Only been stopped once with them have them on nearly about two years. Just said i was at a show and i had a spare set in the boot and they said ok. Never been stopped in the e30 with them on.

PaulKK

Changed the oil and filter and cabin filter today on the 320d.

Have it down to about 25 mins flat now

So easy with the little cover over to sump plug just coming off with a small screw, all cars should have this.

Changed the droplinks last week for the first time myself too, quite easy and pretty rewarding from a driving point of view, really tightens up the front end.

Also got two new slippers on the front wheels, my customary Falkens, was getting sick of having one 18" and one 16" alloy on the front!

E39MSport

I'm tempted by the E30 (under the 8er) here after seeing Mrs C's: -
http://www.oldcolonelcars.co.uk/

48k miles too

E39MSport wrote: »

I'm tempted by the E30 (under the 8er) here after seeing Mrs C's: -

Do it

mrs crilly wrote: »

.............. Ah no they are ok on 1990 as far as i am aware. ...............

1987 on should be black on the white background (rear plate can be a red background)
1991 on must have the EU shtuff and the county too.

Thems were the rules when I made plates in the 90s

RoverJames wrote: »

1987 on should be black on the white background (rear plate can be a red background)
1991 on must have the EU shtuff and the county too.

Thems were the rules when I made plates in the 90s

Ah well rules are made to be broken

Daniel S

RoverJames wrote: »

1987 on should be black on the white background (rear plate can be a red background)
1991 on must have the EU shtuff and the county too.

Thems were the rules when I made plates in the 90s

Could you get red plates now on a 1987-1990 car? Something different like :pac:

It's the red with steel letters one isn't it?

EDIT: It's red and black, thought I saw one with steel letters before.

Standard Toaster

Over the weekend there I fitted a replacement clockspring and fixed 3 issues in one go. The right indictor now returns as it should, airbag light is gone out and now a 100% working horn (on the car!!) :pac:

Quick but very worthwhile fix.

Now onto the bushings >.<

Standard Toaster wrote: »

and now a 100% working horn (on the car!!) :pac:

Good save

einheisserschre wrote: »

Good save

Not really, my reading of that is that his own 'horn' isn't working

Standard Toaster

Gary ITR wrote: »

Not really, my reading of that is that his own 'horn' isn't working

Gary, I can confirm my own 'horn' is working 100%

Mr Benevolent

Well, today someone else did something to my car. Some bastard hit the left front bumper when I was in the supermarket in Swords. No real damage but the numberplate and numberplate backing has come off and the bumper's been pushed back 5-10mm on the left side. **** On the flipside it looks like it's come off before - there were holes drilled into the backing.

Yesterday I replaced the thermostat but the gauge is now showing nothing, it's offscale low. The temp senders are incompatible on the replacement thermostat so I had to use the old one. Maybe it's the sender that's broken.

Standard Toaster wrote: »

Gary, I can confirm my own 'horn' is working 100%

Well I'm glad to hear you have a grip on things

http://birdsauto.com/quaife/parts.aspx?make=BMW&s=8Series (E31)&mi=850ci

Gary ITR wrote: »

Well I'm glad to hear you have a grip on things

...and a horny :pac:

E39MSport

mrs crilly wrote: »

Do it

Stop.

It's that or these: -

E39MSport wrote: »

Stop.

It's that or these: -

http://birdsauto.com/quaife/parts.aspx?make=BMW&s=8Series (E31)&mi=850ci

If you get those I'll give you a free dyno run just so I can hear them!

E39MSport

Deal

Standard Toaster wrote: »

Gary, I can confirm my own 'horn' is working 100%

Pics or it didn't happen mate

E39MSport wrote: »

Stop.

It's that or these: -

Nah still get the E30 :cool::cool:

mrs crilly wrote: »

Nah still get the E30 :cool::cool:

Hush you did you not see the deal I just made!

Confab wrote: »

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Yesterday I replaced the thermostat but the gauge is now showing nothing, it's offscale low. The temp senders are incompatible on the replacement thermostat so I had to use the old one. Maybe it's the sender that's broken.

What kind of a stat set up is on the Alfa, doesn't the stat just open and close ?

Gary ITR wrote: »

Hush you did you not see the deal I just made!

Don't mind him dyno the car for me I wanna see how many my little ponies I have under the bonnet :P:P:P

mrs crilly wrote: »

Don't mind him dyno the car for me I wanna see how many my little ponies I have under the bonnet :P:P:P

No pronlem, €50