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    Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

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    • #2942
      Mar4ix
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      it took for me a bit of time , but i've finally finished my seat .. while ago i had a thread about asking where to fix my cars seat, ive got some response , but money wise it was fairly expensive, so I decided do myself ... if i can re-do engine, why i cant do seat.. actually i have some experience , my grandfather handover skills of sewing old shoes .. that was something 25 years ago ... i was only 10 ... and i was curious how to do, and he teached me .. ive fixed some my old slipers afterwords .. so knowledge of sewing leather i had... so pictures ...

      Drivers seat was badly worn, and middle section was torn .. so middle section of seat had to be replaced ..

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      start stripping ...

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      here we compare new cover with old cover ... new one is nearly same color ... :)

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      now the real work starin .. :D

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      ta daaaa


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      and in the car ...

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      overall skills earned .. sewing : from level 1 to level 2

      swear in different languages: level 2 to level 200 lol

      to get car perfect .. dohh... just that stupid windscreen need to be replaced


    • #2943
      rizzee
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      Its a 00 Colt. Some cable was lose in the engine bay, tightened it up and running smooth again. Mustnd have noticed it the other day. Happy out :)


    • #2944
      challengemaster
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      Because I didn't take any pics of my seat retrofit... here's a pic of the result :)

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    • #2945
      bmstuff
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      LCI headlights retrofit to a pre LCI car. 100% error free, just made a new loom, no resistor. Halogen version.
      Adjusters working fine
      Plenty of DIY on the web are not accurate.
      No coding was necessary. No warnings

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    • #2946
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      toyotaavensis wrote: »
      Would have expected you would get longer than that out of it. Just bad luck methinks.
      They shouldnt be too expensive to sort though unless you have a renault of the wrong vintage. If it is H7 about a fiver a bulb. Osram nightbrakers are about a tenner a pop and they are very good.

      Only managed to look at this this evening, it was indeed the bulb that was at fault. Interestingly part of the headlight housing had broken off. On Monday going over a ramp (at low speed) I heard a clunk. I thought it might have been the ramp but somehow I think my headlight housing broke going over a ramp. The broken housing isn't anywhere near the bulb though which confuses me.

      Think I'll take a trip to a breakers in a few weeks to get a new headlight.

      Anyways, two working headlights again, hooray!


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    • #2947
      Cleveland Hot Pocket
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      @ bmstuff

      That car looks like the alloys are made 100% of brake dust!


    • #2948
      GvidoR
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      Sorted out the doof-doof in the Bora this evening. Got a cheap new head unit off eBay...

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      ...and wired in these Pioneer door speakers.

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    • #2949
      Noccy_Mondy
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      Jaysus GvidoR it didn't take you long to start customising the Bora :eek: :)


    • #2950
      GvidoR
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      Here they are installed

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    • #2951
      tossy
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      I wrote a DIY guide years ago on a UK forum on how to sand down that net optic trim to get the brushed Alu look of the R32 trim, it's a nice cheap DIY mod.


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    • #2952
      GvidoR
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      I'll probably wrap it in carbon fibre or something.


    • #2953
      tossy
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      GvidoR wrote: »
      I'll probably wrap it in carbon fibre or something.

      I tried that on mine years ago, it looks crap IMO as there is too much of it, CF wrap works best when there is one long piece of trim the length of the dash like in A4's BMW's etc.

      here's the DIY guide i wrote. (in 2007 jesus)

      http://uk-mkivs.net/topic/9695-diy-r32-alu-trim/

      EDIT: it's not much a of a DIY guide only a picture, i thought there was more info in it.


    • #2954
      GvidoR
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      De-badged :pac:

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    • #2955
      CianRyan
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      Do it!!


    • #2956
      bmstuff
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      Just another Sport button in BMW e60.
      Improves greatly throttle response, car really comes to life. Steering wheel feels much better.
      Nothing to do with transmission sport mode. This gives you even more Humfff...;)

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    • #2957
      GvidoR
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      I don't know if I will keep it this way, or paint it black.

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    • #2958
      CianRyan
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      Looks messy because the back is so faded.


    • #2959
      GvidoR
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      CianRyan wrote: »
      Looks messy because the back is so faded.

      Yeah, that's one of the reasons why I think I will just paint it instead.

      But now that's 15 minutes with a hair dryer and a knife while getting eaten by midgets gone to waste. :pac:


    • #2960
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      You should consider getting new plates made up and stick them on with double sided tape. I always maintain that new plates can really freshen up a car


    • #2961
      tossy
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      GvidoR wrote: »
      I don't know if I will keep it this way, or paint it black.

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      I actually found one of them i had done the other day at home and thought of sending it to you,I tried it on mine then decided to just order the black one from Germany, i didn't think the CF looked right on it.

      Do you plan to do a lot of mechanical work on the car yourself?


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    • #2962
      GvidoR
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      tossy wrote: »
      Do you plan to do a lot of mechanical work on the car yourself?

      Can you be more specific?


    • #2963
      Black_Knight
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      GvidoR wrote: »
      Can you be more specific?

      Something more than just self servicing, but less than a typical day for dgt.


    • #2964
      Ardennes1944
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      Finished replacing new front right caliper, discs and pads all round and brakes bled....im still here after a good test run anyway :o


    • #2965
      GvidoR
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      Black_Knight wrote: »
      Something more than just self servicing, but less than a typical day for dgt.

      I will probably get a set of coilovers, maybe some CAI mods, maybe something else. I'll just go with the flow. :P


    • #2966
      tossy
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      GvidoR wrote: »
      I will probably get a set of coilovers, maybe some CAI mods, maybe something else. I'll just go with the flow. :P

      I was asking because i think have a MK4 golf haynes manual at home if you want it, not going to give it to you though if you're not going to get use out of it :D


    • #2967
      GvidoR
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      tossy wrote: »
      I was asking because i think have a MK4 golf haynes manual at home if you want it, not going to give it to you though if you're not going to get use out of it :D

      TBH, I think my next car will be a MK4 too. :)


    • #2968
      tossy
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      GvidoR wrote: »
      TBH, I think my next car will be a MK4 too. :)

      I'll have a route for it over the weekend so.


    • #2969
      toastedpickles
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      Black_Knight wrote: »
      Something more than just self servicing, but less than a typical day for dgt.

      Something like myself then? :P


    • #2970
      CianRyan
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      toastedpickles wrote: »
      Something like myself then? :P

      What's that, get stuck and call dgt?
      :pac: :p


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    • #2971
      toastedpickles
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      CianRyan wrote: »
      What's that, get stuck and call dgt?
      :pac: :p

      Hawdy haw :P One time, one time :P


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