* Motors Chat - Round 5*

vectra · 15-01-2014 07:22PM

DOH..!!

Look at what I started.. LOL
Sorry MM :P

Cantona's Collars · 15-01-2014 07:28PM

Following on from the story that Advance Pitstop used 20 interns last year & gave none of them a job,this year they advertised 28 internships.

dgt · 15-01-2014 07:44PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Strange how BMW have this picture on their web catalogue, isn't it? :pac:

Oh dear!

And also have this part number: 51470027792

and also have it listed on their ETK

http://www.bmwetk.info/catalogue-des-pi%C3%A8ces/prd/BMW/VT/P/E93/Cab/335i/USA/L/N/2005/10/50176/51/51_7142/51470027792

Suddenly it hits him like explosive diarrhea that he missed that on ordering, probably currently in a complete meltdown looking at the pedals beside that blank lonely rest where there should be a 4th piece to make it all symmetrical....

Maybe that's why the rest and surrounding carpet is dirty, he just can't accept it anymore, the rest have moved on, it's different to the rest :eek: :P

15-01-2014 09:26PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Strange how BMW have this picture on their web catalogue, isn't it? :pac:

And this one

And also have this part number: 51470027792

and also have it listed on their ETK

http://www.bmwetk.info/catalogue-des-pi%C3%A8ces/prd/BMW/VT/P/E93/Cab/335i/USA/L/N/2005/10/50176/51/51_7142/51470027792

What's this, fvcken pedalgate?!

You have very little to be doing if you're going to these extents to catch me out.

Ring JKC BMW in Coleraine and ask them for the footrest pedal. I promise you they will say they can't get them.

Stheno · 15-01-2014 09:30PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What's this, fvcken pedalgate?!

You have very little to be doing if you're going to these extents to catch me out.

Ring JKC BMW in Coleraine and ask them for the footrest pedal. I promise you they will say they can't get them.

I'd this recently looking for poly bushes for my car, mechanic tried a few factors and they couldn't source them, had to go to an alfa specialist to get them.

They were not advertised as being available by alfa though, that's what would get me in this instance

pajor · 15-01-2014 09:31PM

Lots of BMW footrest plates on eBay..

Edit: They're not OEM of course. But it might restore motoring equilibrium. :P

CianRyan · 15-01-2014 09:43PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What's this, fvcken pedalgate?!

You have very little to be doing if you're going to these extents to catch me out.

Ring JKC BMW in Coleraine and ask them for the footrest pedal. I promise you they will say they can't get them.

^^^
I think you've touched a nerve...

MugMugs · 15-01-2014 09:48PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What's this, fvcken pedalgate?!

You have very little to be doing if you're going to these extents to catch me out.

Ring JKC BMW in Coleraine and ask them for the footrest pedal. I promise you they will say they can't get them.

Hook line and pedal sinker

Scortho · 15-01-2014 09:57PM

Stheno wrote: »

I'd this recently looking for poly bushes for my car, mechanic tried a few factors and they couldn't source them, had to go to an alfa specialist to get them.

They were not advertised as being available by alfa though, that's what would get me in this instance

That's because they were never supplied by alfa. They're made by powerflex who made them and then sold them through independent specialists like autolusso etc.

pred racer · 15-01-2014 10:01PM

MugMugs wrote: »

Hook line and pedal sinker

I was thinking pedal and cranker:pac:

Supergurrier · 15-01-2014 10:26PM

Round 2 of rear diffuser fitting this afternoon

It's stuck pretty good tbh, put a block with bubble wrap around it under each of the thin parts to keep them flush then a stick supported by a alloy wheel to keep it true and flush to the corners on top then a brick on each wheel with a stick keeping it true on the little seam around it and then finally a brick on a bucket with bubblewrap on it pushing 2 sticks against the middle to keep it true and along the seam with a wooden deck chair to put some weight against it. Lol looks like some voodoo offering to the gods, even my dog jumped in suprise when he saw it first

Will post up pics of the way i have it held on overnight and what it looks like fitted in the morning

challengemaster · 15-01-2014 10:33PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What's this, fvcken pedalgate?!

You have very little to be doing if you're going to these extents to catch me out.

Ring JKC BMW in Coleraine and ask them for the footrest pedal. I promise you they will say they can't get them.

I only know it exists cos I was looking at them myself not that long ago

And it took under 5 minutes to find all that, not exactly a huge waste of my time thanks to the mighty powers of the internet :P

Plenty of US websites sell it too

pred racer · 15-01-2014 10:39PM

Stheno wrote: »

I'd this recently looking for poly bushes for my car, mechanic tried a few factors and they couldn't source them, had to go to an alfa specialist to get them.

They were not advertised as being available by alfa though, that's what would get me in this instance

George Dalton is finding it hard to find a bloody front wheel bearing for mine!
And Febi only stock the passenger upper control arm......wtf?

Edit: you would think places would stock plenty of alfa parts

Matt Simis · 15-01-2014 10:40PM

Im getting the no-name (is "DTM Style" a name?) square tipped and upwards tilted backbox changed today on my E34 to a hopefully much nicer sounding (and clearly nicer looking) Magnaflow backbox.

Cannot stand the sound out of it atm, idiot who put it on told me it (prior to my ownership) it was whisper quite when cruising...

Scortho · 15-01-2014 11:00PM

pred racer wrote: »

George Dalton is finding it hard to find a bloody front wheel bearing for mine!
And Febi only stock the passenger upper control arm......wtf?

Edit: you would think places would stock plenty of alfa parts

Is this what you're looking for?
http://www.shop4parts.co.uk/?name=store&op=Results&category=19&secondary=38&opts=193&term=Alfa_Romeo_159_1.9_JTDM_16v_Wheel_Bearings_/_Hubs&cat=Wheel_Bearings_/_Hubs

Foxhole Norman · 16-01-2014 12:56AM

Quick question for VAG heads, did the C5 Audi A6 1.8T only come in 150bhp guise?

eringobragh · 16-01-2014 10:00AM

Just hoovered the car for the nct - forgot about the 2 dehumidifiers I had left behind the seats - almost a litre of water extracted from the air - cursed tbar

16-01-2014 10:19AM

Where did you get that?

eringobragh · 16-01-2014 10:23AM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Where did you get that?

2 euro shop - homestore do them as well

Supergurrier · 16-01-2014 10:31AM

Handy piece of kit that I'll bet.

I've just been using a few of those silica pouches from furniture at work as needed

MugMugs · 16-01-2014 10:34AM

Fair amount of moisture.

How long were they in for?

eringobragh · 16-01-2014 10:45AM

MugMugs wrote: »

Fair amount of moisture.

How long were they in for?

Couple of months - seals arent too bad will leak very small amounts after long stints of rain..reckon alot of the moisture is a result of the previous owner not addressing the issue.

Ive done a few fixes such as eccentric offset kit, "silicone fix" and rejuvenated seals with water repellent silicone grease.....they were very leaky when I got her at first so much so there would be a puddle on your trousers!

Grabbing another 2 dehumidifiers later

eringobragh · 16-01-2014 10:50AM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Handy piece of kit that I'll bet.

I've just been using a few of those silica pouches from furniture at work as needed

Was using them as well - this is basically a giant silica pouch (thats whats in it) with a water catch beneath

pajor · 16-01-2014 12:41PM

Back seats in an Audi TT were not a good idea.

dgt · 16-01-2014 12:45PM

pajor wrote: »

Back seats in an Audi TT were not a good idea.

Duuuuuuuuuurty :pac:

pajor · 16-01-2014 12:48PM

dgt wrote: »

Duuuuuuuuuurty :pac:

I wish. :pac:

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 16-01-2014 12:52PM

dgt wrote: »

Duuuuuuuuuurty :pac:

Hairdressers - doin' it in a TT since 1999 :P

Supergurrier · 16-01-2014 01:17PM

Went for lunch there. Car won't stop frightening pedestrians

CianRyan · 16-01-2014 01:21PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Went for lunch there. Car won't stop frightening pedestrians

Any pops or bangs?

Supergurrier · 16-01-2014 01:26PM

CianRyan wrote: »

Any pops or bangs?

4th to 3rd for a 50 zone massive bang and an old man almost falling into a bush looking for shotgun holes

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