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Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:25 pm**

V8Granite wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:02 pm Never had this problem in any of our cars. Not even the Defender which isn’t exactly water tight.

I predict the issue is not Alcantara but you are all infact sweaty mouth breathers.

Dave!

Me neither. M140i has been sat doing sod all for most of this month covered in snow and ice for a chuck of that too. Perfectly fine inside.

Pleather and no alcantara. Read into that what you wish

Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:35 pm**

V8Granite wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:02 pm Never had this problem in any of our cars. Not even the Defender which isn’t exactly water tight.

I predict the issue is not Alcantara but you are all infact sweaty mouth breathers.

Dave!

I imagine the breeze thats able to blow through the Defender helps

Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:03 pm**

mik wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:41 am Metal valve caps are horrible.

Not as horrible as when you have what I suspect were dealer fit BMW valve caps, get a pair of tyres replaced, and the tyre fitter just bins them (or more likely, pockets them).

Twats.

Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:25 pm**

Beany wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:03 pm
mik wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:41 am Metal valve caps are horrible.
Not as horrible as when you have what I suspect were dealer fit BMW valve caps, get a pair of tyres replaced, and the tyre fitter just bins them (or more likely, pockets them).

Twats.

Dickhead tyre fitters always bin/steal nice valve caps.

Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:44 pm**

What do they do with them though? Or is just incompetence based on their only life skill being able to use a tyre fitting machine?

Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:55 pm**

They give you nice new black plastic ones. They're doing you a favour getting rid of the tacky ones you have.

Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:12 pm**

They have a trophy room but it's just metal caps they've nicked from BMW owners.

Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:24 pm**

Mito Man wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:12 pm They have a trophy room but it's just metal caps they've nicked from BMW owners.

I actually like this idea.

Tyre fitter gets home, opens up a small kitchen drawer - it's filled with BMW valve caps. He starts to drool..

".….my...precious..."

Posted: **Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:48 am**

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:35 pm
V8Granite wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:02 pm Never had this problem in any of our cars. Not even the Defender which isn’t exactly water tight.

I predict the issue is not Alcantara but you are all infact sweaty mouth breathers.

Dave!
I imagine the breeze thats able to blow through the Defender helps

Air conditioning was different back then.

Dave!

Posted: **Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:58 am**

£25 to replace a lost V5.

Daylight fucking robbery.

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:43 pm**

The Cayenne has white instrument dials and I took an immediate dislike to them but yesterday I realised why. In daylight, the numbers are dark against the white face. In the dark, the numbers are illuminated. BUT if you’re driving in daylight with the lights on, e.g. it’s raining, you have light numbers against a light background and you can hardly read them. Rubbish

I’d already ordered another set of instruments from eBay and they arrived today. I’ll just swap the faces over.

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Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:13 pm**

911 clonking over bumps, so it’s back off the road for another refresh.

Top mounts, probably the other coffin arms that didn’t get done last time.

Also engine mounts, and interestingly the internet tell me 997 parts are the same as 996 parts and half the price

The exhaust manifold bolts don’t look great but that’s a world of pain and not leaking so might just leave the corrosion allowance

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:33 pm**

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:43 pm The Cayenne has white instrument dials and I took an immediate dislike to them but yesterday I realised why. In daylight, the numbers are dark against the white face. In the dark, the numbers are illuminated. BUT if you’re driving in daylight with the lights on, e.g. it’s raining, you have light numbers against a light background and you can hardly read them. Rubbish

I’d already ordered another set of instruments from eBay and they arrived today. I’ll just swap the faces over.

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Black looks a lot betterer

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:34 pm**

My Tuna told me not to touch the manifold bolts until it’s absolutely necessary.

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:47 pm**

McSwede wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:33 pm Black looks a lot betterer

I’m tempted to keep the silver rings around the edge though, it ties in with a strip of silver across the dash & doors.

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:58 pm**

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:47 pm
McSwede wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:33 pm Black looks a lot betterer
I’m tempted to keep the silver rings around the edge though, it ties in with a strip of silver across the dash & doors.

yep, sounds like the best combo.

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:03 pm**

Foz wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:13 pm 911 clonking over bumps, so it’s back off the road for another refresh.

Also engine mounts, and interestingly the internet tell me 997 parts are the same as 996 parts and half the price

Yeh half the part numbers for the 997 are marked 996.x.xxxx.xxxx

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:06 pm**

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:34 pm My Tuna told me not to touch the manifold bolts until it’s absolutely necessary.

I forget who makes it but there is a really nicely made jig where aslong as 2 or more studs are present it acts as a guide to drill them out.

Then Titanium Allen headed studs and copper plated nuts.

It means you have an excuse to fit a tubular manifold, but a compact right angle drill and a shiny anodised special tool.

Dave!

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:07 pm**

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:43 pm The Cayenne has white instrument dials and I took an immediate dislike to them but yesterday I realised why. In daylight, the numbers are dark against the white face. In the dark, the numbers are illuminated. BUT if you’re driving in daylight with the lights on, e.g. it’s raining, you have light numbers against a light background and you can hardly read them. Rubbish

I’d already ordered another set of instruments from eBay and they arrived today. I’ll just swap the faces over.

I have similar white dials but they have solved the issue on the 997.2s as it seems to have a light sensor like on the iphone so if your cabin is still light it doesn't switch the backlighting on even if you have the headlamps on. Quite confusing though as I sometimes think the backlight bulb has broken!

Posted: **Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:45 pm**

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:34 pm My Tuna told me not to touch the manifold bolts until it’s absolutely necessary.

that..

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