Olaf

thanks @M3AN and @E30 325i Rag-Top, appreciate your consideration. I'll get some more info and come back.

The blunt view - and understandable - is frequently "do you take your steak to a restaurant to get them to cook it?". It's a minefield for the business too - they get your car up on the hoist, the part you supplied is wrong. Now what - the hoist is tied up with a job that's stopped.... and for what, labour-only charge? It's not worth it. Or, you pay for the job, they install your part. Part craps out. You obtain a replacement and pay for them to change it out. Now you've paid labour twice - if you'd just had the workshop do the job, make their small margin on the part, it becomes their problem - you go back and say 'love the work you've done, it's crapped out - can you take care of it with your supplier please?' and leave the car with them, For want of a small margin on parts, it's a pretty good deal. I think there's an obligation under some consumer act or another that makes this difficult to opt out of. Put yourself in the position of your chef; would you want to stake the reputation of your restaurant on a punter bringing in his own steak?

there's a place for REPCO in the world. Who's open and providing quite possibly the only thing standing between you and getting your daily off jack stands on Sunday night to drive to work in the morning? They're certainly not my first choice, though I do appreciate that they're there when we need em. Edit: Not to mention they're often open on public holidays. Not to be overlooked or underestimated.

Scant info. I know the general line is "Don't". Enquiry from a good friend - hi friend has installed "aftermarket headlights" in his 2011 F20 118i. It's bleating, throwing codes about them. I guess they're making unhappy noises into the CANBUS. What would you folks suggest?? Can it be coded out? Do you need more info about the part? Thanks for your consideration. We have an opportunity to save a non-BMW person from avoiding the Marque forever. Yes I know the PFL F20 was hit with the ugly stick at birth... cheers Olaf

thanks, had heard about this, will watch later.

mate that's not a bad thing!

Yesterday I took my F25 X3 3.0D Msport for a WoF - it flew through. Interestingly they said 5mm on all the tyres. I measured less than that on the rears two months ago. Go figure. Today I gave my e46 Touring a quick bath - it was filthy, hadn't washed it for months. I think it really needs (deserves) a good clay bar, polish, wax. I won't have time for that until September. 😐 At least it's sparkling with Auto Glym Shampoo. Oh, and I thought my wheels were looking nearly black - Auto Glym Clean Wheels and my Auto Glym Wheel Brush took care of that. The kerbing? That's another sad tale.

I wasn't referring to the scaffolding poles on the roof! 😎

I spy with my little eye, something that hemorrhages money:”scaffolding”

Labouring? Ha! You should try life with an M54B25 🤣

Coupe/vert, or sedan/wagon ?

it's a diesel thing dude. I washed my X3 in early feb; got to it again a couple of weeks ago. Not usually my MO - just life got in the way. It cleaned up beautifully, I'm sure yours will do the same. (You think the Hippo might be dirtying it up?)

my pic - manfield a few haircuts ago. Nikon D3

ewwwwwwww

welcome back