Olaf 3317 Report post Posted January 10, 2018 On 1/9/2018 at 1:39 PM, Young Thrash Driver said: @dirtydoogle genuine question, will it do a skid? most definitely. my mates and I explored the limits of handling of his split-screen minor when we were in high school. great way to hone one's skills at speeds where you could barely get into trouble. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted January 10, 2018 yesterday, I took the e60 to the coin-operated carwash, and washed away the berries and birdsh*t that had accumulated over the past few weeks. I lavished upon it the wheel wash, pre-soak, tri foam wash, and high powered rinse. I did brandish my Auto Glym wheel brush at the wheels. 4 tokens, ten bucks. After a quick chamois off (I'm DEFINITELY going to get one of those rapid towels from @Barryn soon), I gave it a quick light wax, and used my scone-grabbers to buff it off. I guess being constricted on water use in Wellington is a small price to pay for such wonderful weather. Now the e60 is looking good, and I'm avoiding trees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted January 11, 2018 9 hours ago, Olaf said: yesterday, I took the e60 to the coin-operated carwash, and washed away the berries and birdsh*t that had accumulated over the past few weeks. I lavished upon it the wheel wash, pre-soak, tri foam wash, and high powered rinse. I did brandish my Auto Glym wheel brush at the wheels. 4 tokens, ten bucks. After a quick chamois off (I'm DEFINITELY going to get one of those rapid towels from @Barryn soon), I gave it a quick light wax, and used my scone-grabbers to buff it off. I guess being constricted on water use in Wellington is a small price to pay for such wonderful weather. Now the e60 is looking good, and I'm avoiding trees. coin operated carwash..?????Is there a specific venue?I do not know i grudgingly use a petroll station one when the pajero looks in dire need of a wash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted January 11, 2018 28 minutes ago, kiwi535 said: coin operated carwash..?????Is there a specific venue?I do not know i grudgingly use a petroll station one when the pajero looks in dire need of a wash Hi Paul, if I use an auto machine wash it's *only* the Caltex 'touchless' wash, there's no brushes and results are pretty good - for an automated machine. Coin wash (or tokens) is called Smart Wash (errr yeah) and is found at the Z on Constable Street in Newtown. I reckon your Pajero would cost you about $15 to do, unless you work really, really fast. Basically 1.5 minutes per token, you select what comes out via a dial. Easy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted January 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Olaf said: Hi Paul, if I use an auto machine wash it's *only* the Caltex 'touchless' wash, there's no brushes and results are pretty good - for an automated machine. Coin wash (or tokens) is called Smart Wash (errr yeah) and is found at the Z on Constable Street in Newtown. I reckon your Pajero would cost you about $15 to do, unless you work really, really fast. Basically 1.5 minutes per token, you select what comes out via a dial. Easy! thanks mate i will look into that.I dont really have enough flat space at home to wash the car safely.I used to keep the 535 quite nice but the road is becoming to busy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted January 13, 2018 Admired it. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) On 1/11/2018 at 10:37 PM, kiwi535 said: thanks mate i will look into that.I dont really have enough flat space at home to wash the car safely.I used to keep the 535 quite nice but the road is becoming to busy think I'll take the e46 there tomorrow morning. it could do with a sudsing. Is there still heavy water restriction in wellington, or is that just sprinklers? Edited January 13, 2018 by Olaf restrictions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Olaf said: think I'll take the e46 there tomorrow morning. it could do with a sudsing. Is there still heavy water restriction in wellington, or is that just sprinklers? AFAIK only sprinklers and we have had some rain edit yes only sprinklers Edited January 13, 2018 by kiwi535 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweetm3 180 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 These arrived today, photo of why on my project page 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2154 Report post Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) Went for a drive. Car did the christmas tree warning lights of doom. Shat self, then removed swimming pool that the PDC was sitting in... Crazy rain from weird direction last few days apparently made both house and car leak. Edited January 20, 2018 by Jacko Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLH 45 Report post Posted January 20, 2018 Installed a M Tech II steering wheel in my E34, couldn't be more happy with the look and feel over the stock one. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted January 21, 2018 Looks like it could use a re-dye http://leatherique.org/detail.aspx?ID=39 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLH 45 Report post Posted January 21, 2018 26 minutes ago, Eagle said: Looks like it could use a re-dye http://leatherique.org/detail.aspx?ID=39 Yeah you are right, will look into it thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweetm3 180 Report post Posted January 22, 2018 New Rad, shroud and fan arrive ..........still in the US, Oil cooler lines, Rad/Cooler hardware By the way I have a damaged E36 Rad shroud, broken top tab and some fan marks but if anyone wants it pm me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hqstu 780 Report post Posted January 22, 2018 Drove it - New Plymouth to Hamilton .. washed it... as you do... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted January 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, hqstu said: Drove it - New Plymouth to Hamilton .. washed it... as you do... It’s a great drive, would be the right car for it 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Vapour 76 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 Finished bolting in the front end for the mock up of the 5stud / commodore brake upgrade. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad_Max 231 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 37 minutes ago, Mr Vapour said: commodore brake upgrade. Commodore brake upgrade? Is that where you use an A frame to tow the latest Commodore around and the weight slows you down for every corner?? 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedRocketTi 131 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 I guess its never too late for a weekend post.... I picked up a new sedan, 318i NZ New and factory manual! It still has the original ownership book and keyring from Christchurch BMW!!!! $200 was too good to pass up with a fresh wof a little over a week ago and rego! A couple of new engine mounts and a clean and she runs mint! Its got a bit of a nasty repair job on the rear panel that hopefully I can tidy up, also a good excuse for a respray! After a through wash... Then I thought, I will use this as my daily and decided to swap the rims from my old daily onto this, improving it a hell of a lot! Im not the biggest fan of the SAMOABLU and I feel that respraying it in Yas Marina Blue (Same as the M4) would be pretty awesome! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Vapour 76 Report post Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) On 23/01/2018 at 9:03 PM, Mad_Max said: Commodore brake upgrade? Is that where you use an A frame to tow the latest Commodore around and the weight slows you down for every corner?? Got it out of the shed yesterday. I'm using early e24/e12 front hubs. The bearings are the same as the 323 bearings so direct fit. I had to machine the hub centre down about 1.2 mm. This allowed me to fit commodore discs. Giving me about 41mm more disc. The Holden caliper is also bolt on so major upgrade. The rear is e28 subframe shortened to fit. and e34 arms. Edited January 25, 2018 by Mr Vapour Added graphic enhancements 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2154 Report post Posted January 29, 2018 Cut/Polish/Wax/Sweat/Beer. Shiney. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kepes 231 Report post Posted January 31, 2018 E30 had his little brother come visit today for a wash! Apparently 1 of only 2 white E46 M3s in the country.... Only photos we took were pre-wash... D'oh! 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TermiPeteNZ 1318 Report post Posted January 31, 2018 9 hours ago, Kepes said: E30 had his little brother come visit today for a wash! Apparently 1 of only 2 white E46 M3s in the country.... Only photos we took were pre-wash... D'oh! M3 looks great in white Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted February 6, 2018 Removed the injectors from the S50 to get them serviced. Bit of a spur of the moment thing (as in, I've been meaning to do it for months and have only just got around to it) and quite the pain in the backside. That fuel rail was on there tight! Three injectors came out with it, 3 remained. Off to Injector Tech in Glenfield tomorrow for a service @ $30 each which isn't too bad. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted February 6, 2018 I cleaned my injectors too this weekend, using my home made rig and also installed new orings. Probably not as good as getting them done professionally but it cleared my lean fuel codes, and improved my fuel trim measurements. I can list the before and after fuel trim measurements if anyone is interested as I only understand the basics of them. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
