Beiträge von earl198

I have used Harry Fairbairn (on the south side) a couple of times and found them to be ok.

Stuart

I have had similar thoughts of selling; the car spends most of its life under a cover in the garage. I am however going to keep it, as you say the state the world is in, would you get any buyers and what do you buy that has the same looks?

Talking of bad investment does the wife still have the X3 (mine does, what a bad investment that has been. Think I've done in 10k in just over a year).

If the display is fading it sounds like one of the bulbs have gone out.

Stuart

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Try M-Tek in Glasgow, I see they are breaking one

http://www.mtekbmw.com/index.asp?key=2

I have see worse. The trailing arm bushes are over £100 each (if they are the front ones) The ball joint is also expensive, as you have to replace the whole arm (more expensive if it’s the lower one)

Hope this helps

Stuart

If its not running on all 8 (i.e. a bad plug or coil) you wont be doing it any favours.

Check out the link below, thanks to Mr Darling any of us with second cars are in for a hammering on road tax. The 8 is ok because of its age but anything registered after 2001 the new tax applies. I have a 5 series that I use day to day and the wife has an x3 £800.00 to tax them next year.

Never mind just think how good the roads are going to be with all this money spent on them from the increased road tax.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/

Unreal….doors seem to have been amended …I have asked the seller a question ,I doubt he will reply. Or the question will be listed.

The best way to buy a plate is through the dvla. If you are going for a dateless one buy through the dvla auctions, they are held every few months. Just remember to add 25% onto the hammer price (vat and auction fees)

Stuart

I had the same issue Wayne....Halfords bosch wipers.....n/side one drove me nuts....kept thinking it was the way i had fitted it.

Bosch do a drivers side one which is £13.00 which fits fine and has the reflector on it. The passenger one is BMW only. I had to fit new ones last week. I had to order them, neither of the dealers up here had them in stock.

Part no's B61.61.8.217.714
B61.61.8.192.874 £40.20 inc vat

Hope this helps

Stuart

Hmmm, very odd. either a typing error of some sort of scam.

Stuart

Try here

http://www.partsauction.co.uk/…me,1698,id,auctiondetails

Great to see the board back.

Happy New Year to all

Thanks, I will have a look at the top mounts athough im sure they are ok as they were changed last year along with the shocks.
I dont know if the plates are hitting the washer on the strut top, it all just looked very tight when I sat them on.

Stuart

I recently bought a set of reinforcement plates which were going to be fitted this weekend. Has anyone had difficulty fitting these, there seems to be little or no clearance between the plate when it is fitted and the large washer that is on the strut top. Is there a smaller washer that needs to be fitted to the strut?

Stuart

You are missing the tail pipe finishers. You can buy them from the stealer in either chrome or anodised black.
I bought a set of black ones recently they were around £18.00 each

Yep i agree, they look great

The stealer quoted me £760 plus vat to supply and fit a new rear window last year. needless to say i didnt have it done.