andy9eleven
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Smooooth. Nice number too.
What Did You Do To Your Car Today?
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Dropped the wheels of to nuluk.
This is their original colour/diamond cut which i found myself continually questioning do i like - so just decided to get them redone, going for full painted finish instead in bright silver but toned down a notch - collection next week
This is their original colour/diamond cut which i found myself continually questioning do i like - so just decided to get them redone, going for full painted finish instead in bright silver but toned down a notch - collection next week
Snoopcousins
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Put it into its new home for the first time ….
KIbby96
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Thank Jesus cause I near had the message typed lol would hate to have seen it traded in
Lol I wasn't too bothered about trading it in in the end as the amount of melters I was getting was doing my head in!
Going to a fellow petrol head in London so all good
Gambit
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Clutch and brake pedal covers had seen better days after 12yrs and 120k mile so 2 new covers and others cleaned up 
needs a good hoovering
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needs a good hooveringOld
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Ben P
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Over a few days!
Never been a huge fan of the OEM 442m diamond cut wheels. I did put spacers on as soon as I got the car as they looked a bit lost without. Which helped but I still couldnt love the wheel design.
So...
Bought 5/6 series 351m wheels. (Wider and lower offset to 3/4 series wheels)
Left them off to be done in BMW Orbit Grey 2. (No diamond cut to worry about!)
Fitted new OEM wheel roundels and M badges.
Coated the wheels with gtechniq c5
Cleaned arches.
Tidied hubs and calipers.
Played with the spacers from my oem wheels.
Added oem F30 rear flaps.
Pretty happy with the end result!
Never been a huge fan of the OEM 442m diamond cut wheels. I did put spacers on as soon as I got the car as they looked a bit lost without. Which helped but I still couldnt love the wheel design.
So...
Bought 5/6 series 351m wheels. (Wider and lower offset to 3/4 series wheels)
Left them off to be done in BMW Orbit Grey 2. (No diamond cut to worry about!)
Fitted new OEM wheel roundels and M badges.
Coated the wheels with gtechniq c5
Cleaned arches.
Tidied hubs and calipers.
Played with the spacers from my oem wheels.
Added oem F30 rear flaps.
Pretty happy with the end result!
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Mel
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Good man, enjoy
Something similar. Haven’t had the chance to take the track tyres and wheels off until yesterday so put some new sealant on the Michelin’d wheels and cleaned the arches.
Wheels will be off again in April so that will do until then
quick wash and dry after then it rained 
Wheels will be off again in April so that will do until then
quick wash and dry after then it rained Mel
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You do some faffing with that car Boydo, makes my S3 look unlovedSomething similar. Haven’t had the chance to take the track tyres and wheels off until yesterday so put some new sealant on the Michelin’d wheels and cleaned the arches.
Wheels will be off again in April so that will do until then
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Something similar. Haven’t had the chance to take the track tyres and wheels off until yesterday so put some new sealant on the Michelin’d wheels and cleaned the arches.
Wheels will be off again in April so that will do until then
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Would you not just ceramic coat the wheels?
You do some faffing with that car Boydo, makes my S3 look unloved
LOL keeps me busy - I have a mate selling genuine Audi carbon trim for a 5 door if you would be interested? can send you some pics on insta
I had a eureka moment and worked very well!
Those wheels need a refurb - some chips and "white worm" which is inevitable on the polished faces so will wait until winter is over until I get them done.
The spare set of wheels are in similar condition maybe a bit better but 2 have some corrosion on the inside but they will only be used 2-3 times a year
Plus had the Poorboys sitting there and no Gtechniq C5 (I think for wheels)
This sounded class pulling away in Portstewart yesterday mate, even she said that sounds class! Good catching up with you
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This sounded class pulling away in Portstewart yesterday mate, even she said that sounds class! Good catching up with you
Cheers Gav. Health to drive the new Range Rover waft bus!
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Explain lol
It’s a long story but here goes. I’m in the middle of touring Australia. Currently up north in WA. It’s the end of the dry season, haven’t had rain since April. Heard about this remote camping spot from some other travellers. It’s on private property so you need a key to acess it. It’s 15km off the main road. Takes about an hour to drive the 15km 4wd track to the camp site. Towards the end there are a few water crossings. They aren’t very deep, maybe 50-60cm but they are very long and it’s all overgrown and there are multiple ways through.
Got in no problem. Camped right beside the water at the bottom of a waterfall. Went for a swim which was refreshing as it’s been 45°c for a few weeks. Went to sleep and woke up at 1am to heavy rain. This was odd because there was no rain forecast anywhere in the region. Didn’t have any signal to check for an updated report either. Tried to ignore it but it kept getting heavier. Me and the woman agreed if it continued for much longer then we would move out back over the water crossings so we didn’t get stranded if the water levels rose up. At this stage all the flash flood videos I’ve watched are playing through my head. Big flash of lightning happened so we decided to move.
It was now 2am. Started driving out, made it across the first water crossing ok but the visibility was shocking. Rain, foggy windows and the headlights reflecting off all the long grass made it hard to see anything. Got to the second water crossing and I took the most obvious path out, turns out I shoulda kept going straight, instead I veered right. Within a few seconds the car slipped down a rut on the passenger side, engine cut out and water started pouring in from everywhere. Driver side was up to my chest, passenger side up to my neck.
Managed to grab a few electronics, bags, and a 20l water can on the roof. Chances of someone else coming were slim to none and we didn’t wanna just sit about with no signal waiting for someone to maybe come so as soon as it was light enough made the 4.5 hour trek back to the main road. Then took an hour and a half to thumb a lift back to the roadhouse we got the key from. It was 37° when someone picked us up
Car is a total write off. We were living in it too so lost our home. Insurance are paying out. The recovery alone was $3.5k. It sat for about 36hr before being recovered. Can see the water line on the window in this pic. Thankfully there were no crocs here but they are all over the place in this region of Australia
Got in no problem. Camped right beside the water at the bottom of a waterfall. Went for a swim which was refreshing as it’s been 45°c for a few weeks. Went to sleep and woke up at 1am to heavy rain. This was odd because there was no rain forecast anywhere in the region. Didn’t have any signal to check for an updated report either. Tried to ignore it but it kept getting heavier. Me and the woman agreed if it continued for much longer then we would move out back over the water crossings so we didn’t get stranded if the water levels rose up. At this stage all the flash flood videos I’ve watched are playing through my head. Big flash of lightning happened so we decided to move.
It was now 2am. Started driving out, made it across the first water crossing ok but the visibility was shocking. Rain, foggy windows and the headlights reflecting off all the long grass made it hard to see anything. Got to the second water crossing and I took the most obvious path out, turns out I shoulda kept going straight, instead I veered right. Within a few seconds the car slipped down a rut on the passenger side, engine cut out and water started pouring in from everywhere. Driver side was up to my chest, passenger side up to my neck.
Managed to grab a few electronics, bags, and a 20l water can on the roof. Chances of someone else coming were slim to none and we didn’t wanna just sit about with no signal waiting for someone to maybe come so as soon as it was light enough made the 4.5 hour trek back to the main road. Then took an hour and a half to thumb a lift back to the roadhouse we got the key from. It was 37° when someone picked us up
Car is a total write off. We were living in it too so lost our home. Insurance are paying out. The recovery alone was $3.5k. It sat for about 36hr before being recovered. Can see the water line on the window in this pic. Thankfully there were no crocs here but they are all over the place in this region of Australia
