spike60 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 The BM needed a sidelight bulb. My local factor could not get one so I popped my ECP cherry.On the phone "£22 mate on the shelf" however due to rampant inflation it had risen to £33 when I got there.After pointing out that I was quoted £22 over the phone I was asked if I had a trade card - negatori was the answer, I got the part for the quoted price. I am sure they must spin an empty beer bottle to decide what to charge you.Our E39 angel eye side lights used something like those and the bulb came out of the holder. Bit fiddly IIRC. 12v/20w? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Replaced one rear upper control arm on the 620 this afternoon (finished work at 4pm as I went in earlier than usual) - went rather well and very pleased with my efforts as it's the first one I've ever done. Other side's ball joint is fighting me all the way, however, and just will not pop out - pickle fork and a ruddy great 4lb lump hammer worked fine on one side, so why not on this ? Bastard green car, that's why.... beko1987, The Moog and Broadsword 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Bastard green car, that's why....But I saw a thread on here earlier that said orl green carz are awesome? Now I don't know what to believe clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 "Bod is ok" - oh FUCK!!!! I forgot that one What the actual FUCK have I done now! HarmonicCheeseburger, Six-cylinder, DeeJay and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Well tried selling the C4 on here with no interest so lobbed it on gumtree for a laugh. Had the usual 100 quid mate, told him I could get 180 for it weighing it in. Yes that's what I'm going to do, how about £120? Some people must think you'r as thick as two planks. Anyway a local recovery place rang up and took it away for £200! Mega bonus, more than I advertised it on here for. First car I've scrapped in thirty years and doesn't really sit well with me but money is money. Bye bye little Citroen.Sent from my TA-1012 using Tapatalk Aston Martin, mercedade and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 The Gumtree scrap bellends I really don’t understand, are there that many people who don’t realise you can just call and have your car collected by a scrapper without the need for the middle man? mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 The Gumtree scrap bellends I really don’t understand, are there that many people who don’t realise you can just call and have your car collected by a scrapper without the need for the middle man?His line was it will save you the hassle mate. What hassle, go on internet, get price, arrange collection, simples. Anyway it's gone so can pay for the bits I've put on the Merc now! Split_Pin, Aston Martin, clayts450 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Good result, Gumtree is a right old laugh sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 These are still modern cars in my eyes :/ Getting old... mercrocker, LightBulbFun and Jerzy Woking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Yep, that's why the 3 cars on the trot I've had have just gone to asm for instant cash! It's just not worth the aggro of trying to get £20 more with a long list of faults attached to the description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 My tyre valve perished away so decided to splash out on a new one..dunno how old the old one was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I am now the owner of two 1995 BMW 3 serieses. Not for long, hopefully. The roffle for the 320 is going rather well. The one I took ownership of today, from mr 17-Coffees, is a fine specimen of a 316 manual. BASE SPEC YO. I put some spiffing wheel trims on it today, and replaced the spark plugs and leads. I forgot how much I liked this little car. Mr Coffees added the little anime stickers peeking out the rear windows. I can't bring myself to remove them though, they're very nice quality. mrbenn, CGSB, Aston Martin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Must be Autoshite to replace a lovely six-pot coupe with a blanking plug infested, blank painted misery mobile. Well done! Jazoli, mrbenn, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 The thing is, it doesn't feel grim at all. It's still a refined comfortable saloon car, and even the speakers seem to be exactly the same standard as the coupe. dollywobbler, LightBulbFun and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Chrome GB placement has met a snag. Bootlid is slightly curved where I wanted to fit and letters too thick to bend to shape. The other alternative is next to the numberplate on the plastic panel. Oh and can someone recommend a numberplate place that will do the correct age related font plates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 im selling some wheels and poss buyer wants me to knock 20 quid off to cover his fuel... what the hell !! mrbenn and Aston Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 im selling some wheels and poss buyer wants me to knock 20 quid off to cover his fuel... what the hell !! The key word there is his. His fuel. Tell him to jog on, it's not your problem. mrbenn and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I think I would agree to that. Then tell him, sorry they are sold when he turns up before offering some very similar wheels that are £30 more expensive. clayts450, Supernaut, Aston Martin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 The key word there is his. His fuel. Tell him to jog on, it's not your problem. tells me hes prepared to travel, but if not condition he expecting he wont be paying asking price, got a feeling hes gonna turn up and find fault, to knock me down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I think I would agree to that. Then tell him, sorry they are sold when he turns up before offering some very similar wheels that are £30 more expensive. i have a scruffier set, and 5 wheels instead of 4...... good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 tells me hes prepared to travel, but if not condition he expecting he wont be paying asking price, got a feeling hes gonna turn up and find fault, to knock me downChancer. Tell him to get fucked. davehedgehog31, mrbenn and stuboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Chrome GB placement has met a snag. Bootlid is slightly curved where I wanted to fit and letters too thick to bend to shape. The other alternative is next to the numberplate on the plastic panel. Oh and can someone recommend a numberplate place that will do the correct age related font plates? Those E320 badges are a bit wonky... tbh I don't think a chrome GB badge would suit that car at all. Personally I'd just have the three pointer, and a magnetic GB badge to be used as and when necessary. As for plates I used fancyplates show plate maker after seeing some plates HMC had made up from them, on a 205 that got passed around a bit.Set the font box to one of the UK pre2001 options that you like, there are two variations of the 'classic' font and a third of that curvier font you often saw on VWs. I got some for my Volvo in I think B, and they're nice things. They aren't BS marked but they have a free text field that goes to the bottom of the plate you could conveniently put a BS number in if you wanted extra arse covering, though the plates on my Volvo went through an MOT just fine, as did the similar ones I put on my* old A4 quattro a while ago. Fast decent service, a nice amount of customisation and not too expensive. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Those E320 badges are a bit wonky... tbh I don't think a chrome GB badge would suit that car at all. Personally I'd just have the three pointer, and a magnetic GB badge to be used as and when necessary.As for plates I used fancyplates show plate maker after seeing some plates HMC had made up from them, on a 205 that got passed around a bit.Set the font box to one of the UK pre2001 options that you like, there are two variations of the 'classic' font and a third of that curvier font you often saw on VWs. I got some for my Volvo in I think B, and they're nice things. They aren't BS marked but they have a free text field that goes to the bottom of the plate you could conveniently put a BS number in if you wanted extra arse covering, though the plates on my Volvo went through an MOT just fine, as did the similar ones I put on my* old A4 quattro a while ago. Fast decent service, a nice amount of customisation and not too expensive.I know they don’t suit but neither does the numberplate really. But bloody idiocy at political level etc. E 320 has always been wonky, it’s a £2000 car that I’ve done 50,000 miles in. Not a show stopper.I’ll look at fancy plates. Tickman, Ghosty and CGSB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 When I took my E320 abroad I just added a small magnetic GB and took it off again when I got home. CGSB, Split_Pin, mercedade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I've got a gb sticker on the back of the zx. Must have been a slow trip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I've got a gb sticker on the back of the zx. Must have been a slow trip... We had a non turbo diesel for 3 years and drove it all over including 500 miles to Ballatar, it always cruised just fine at 70 mph it just lacked a bit when it came to over taking. When we got to Ballatar the snow came down and we spent the week using our friends Range Rover that he had driven up at vast cost, while we sipped our way up in the ZX. BorniteIdentity, Split_Pin, HMC and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Bbbbrrrrrr. wuvvum, Split_Pin, Sigmund Fraud and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Bbbbrrrrrr. IMG_20190404_070457791.jpg Today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Yes The modern blob had a good covering to sweep off before work. Theres none down in town. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Sun is just breaking out in North Bucks 5º C I nearly had to put sun cream on to get this shot! LightBulbFun, egg, HMC and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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