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The "Today I did something to my car" thread
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I taught you were doing the quick out engine removal there:
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Today I've dropped the new (to me) A6 up to get the windows tinted as hot weather + hot car is not good for little passengers
so picking that up this afternoon (pictures will follow)
In the interim my German-style plates have just arrived from Eireplates followed 10 mins later by the wind deflectors (good thing I'm working from home today)
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Kaiser2000 wrote: »Today I've dropped the new (to me) A6 up to get the windows tinted as hot weather + hot car is not good for little passengers so picking that up this afternoon (pictures will follow)
In the interim my German-style plates have just arrived from Eireplates followed 10 mins later by the wind deflectors (good thing I'm working from home today)
Are you trying to 'felt it up?
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Are you trying to 'felt it up?
Noo.. the tinting will be the minimum 35% version - just enough to keep the car cool. The little fella was not happy getting back into it last weekend until we copped that it was probably the heat (the Passat was tinted as well ya see).
The deflectors are just a very handy thing that I miss from the Passat so got a Heko set cheap enough on eBay
The German plates are standard Irish format just with the German lettering as I always thought they looked well on cars I've seen posted here
That's it though.. no mad body kits, Red TDI/RS6 badges etc 0 -
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Kaiser2000 wrote: »Today I've dropped the new (to me) A6 up to get the windows tinted as hot weather + hot car is not good for little passengers so picking that up this afternoon (pictures will follow)
In the interim my German-style plates have just arrived from Eireplates followed 10 mins later by the wind deflectors (good thing I'm working from home today)
Who did you go with in the end for the windows?0 -
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Kaiser2000 wrote: »It's currently with the lads in Autoflair that you suggested (thanks for that btw)
+1 they did my tints back in september and still perfect.0 -
Engine out time! :cool:
Being as careful as always removing the engine to prevent damage to any vital parts or components
No pics but a video this time
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Engine out time! :cool:
Being as careful as always removing the engine to prevent damage to any vital parts or components
No pics but a video this time
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Kaiser2000 wrote: »Today I've dropped the new (to me) A6 up to get the windows tinted as hot weather + hot car is not good for little passengers so picking that up this afternoon (pictures will follow)
In the interim my German-style plates have just arrived from Eireplates followed 10 mins later by the wind deflectors (good thing I'm working from home today)
Well that didn't quite go as planned....
- Windows tinted... check
- German style plates fitted... check
- Wind deflectors ready for install... check
- Drive back, shuddering at idle, white smoke and power loss...
This is why we have warranty though I guess and to be fair, there's been absolutely no resistance to getting it sorted.
Problem is that being a Friday evening, she's going to be parked up till Monday waiting on diags and parts so I've been given a 2003 530D for the weekend.
No comparison.. I miss my A6 And honestly, I don't know why people rave about the BMWs - heavy steering, slow off the mark, interior looks like something from the early 90s - but it does look nice externally alright.
Oh well.. better it happened now than when the warranty was out right? Plus that Hailo taxi app is pretty cool! 0 -
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Put €20 of diesel into the "loaner" BMW and gave it a wash - you may think "sure why would you bother washing a loaner" but it was filthy and annoying me so had to be done, plus I'll probably have it till Tuesday+ anyway.
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Nice bus that!
Yea yea!! Ah to be fair from those angles it looks well, but the interior is so "retro" And normally I LIKE retro.. but it's not as nice a place to sit as the A6 (or even the Passat) IMO
Still, could have been worse - could have been stuck with a Micra or something! :eek:0 -
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Kaiser2000 wrote: »Yea yea!! Ah to be fair from those angles it looks well, but the interior is so "retro" And normally I LIKE retro.. but it's not as nice a place to sit as the A6 (or even the Passat) IMO
Still, could have been worse - could have been stuck with a Micra or something! :eek:
Ah I thought you had a E60 so I was a but surprised at your comments on the heavy steering wheel etc.
Yeah well in fairness you drive a car that was designed between about 1990-1995, yeah compared to newer cars she is retro, does not have as many gadgets as the newer ones.
I like her roughness but a nice e39 with leather etc, is still a much better place to be than many brand new cars today where plastic is predominant, fabric seats and no radio buttons on the steering wheel.
At least newer cars are easier to work on, interior wise, everything is so cheap than taking trims out only takes minutes (From my car entertainment business point of view).
Proof
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Testing the new under seats subwoofers...Very nice flexibility as they are low profile (I hate big square sub boxes), they don't actually fit underneath the front seats of my 5 series, but they can be mounted in the trunk with minimum space use, or even on the passenger footwell and be removed easily when required.
Very powerful bass nonetheless given the shallow format. The device weights over 10kg.
They come with clamps for secure mounting. Loving this thing...Brand new to the market, even though some companies like Blaupunkt made something like this sometime ago I think.
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