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Nice flaps.

You didn’t fancy cleaning the car first?

Meh. It’ll just get dirty again.

Today’s main job - purple rack and solid spacer to replace the rubbery bit.

Today’s next job - the new springs for the 5 arrived. Ordered from Germany Tuesday lunchtime, cheaper than any UK supplier and arrived just as quickly.

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 12:52 pm Meh. It’ll just get dirty again.

Today’s main job - purple rack and solid spacer to replace the rubbery bit.

Today’s next job - the new springs for the 5 arrived. Ordered from Germany Tuesday lunchtime, cheaper than any UK supplier and arrived just as quickly.

Noice, who from if you don't mind me asking?

Beany wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:01 pm Noice, who from if you don't mind me asking?

This listing:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3566814302

Toit.

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:25 pm

Beany wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:01 pm Noice, who from if you don't mind me asking?

This listing:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3566814302

Toit.

Try using Autodoc app. I've just used it for upgraded Brembo pads. Stuff come from Germany and seems well priced with lots of branded kit.

That spring kit was £150 delivered so not quite as cheap but a good place to buy good quality kit.

I’ve used Autodoc before and it’s been a bit hit & miss. Some stuff fine, some stuff took ages and some fixings that arrived for the Touareg were totally different to the website picture I’d ordered against.

Which reminds me I’ve still got a £10 credit with them to use up. Should have used that for the springs. D’oh.

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:52 pm I’ve used Autodoc before and it’s been a bit hit & miss. Some stuff fine, some stuff took ages and some fixings that arrived for the Touareg were totally different to the website picture I’d ordered against.

Which reminds me I’ve still got a £10 credit with them to use up. Should have used that for the springs. D’oh.

Ah. I've only had one order and it was fine.

They seem to be like a bigger, Euro, Euro Car Parts

They do have a lot of stuff. IIRC brake pads for the Touareg were vastly cheaper than anyone I could find in the UK.

integrale_evo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:30 am That was my reasoning, a generic cheap check at a tyre place is £40 odd. With the number of cars and sets of tyres we get through it should soon pay for itself, especially as I insist on running stupid setups on my cars.

I used mine again today after doing the swap to a purple rack. Another £40 saved means I can afford a takeaway tonight

IIRC you did the rack on your Compact too ? Did you use E46 inner tie rods so that the rack still vents properly ? I've read some people claiming it's not necessary but the boots on mine don't seem to like it at the moment so I think I'm going to order some E46 tie rods. Especially as my use will involve a lot of rapid sawing.

I put one in the m3, always wanted to on the compact but never got around to it.

I just used the complete arms from the e36 onto a bare rack. Without the lock washers as the e46 doesn't use them and there's no notch in the rack. Not had any issues with the boots but have heard of other people slotting the e36 inners or running universal boots with a link pipe to equalise pressure.

Early Christmas present to me Just need a carbon fibre RS wing and some BBS/OZ wheels now

#becauseracecar

Your bumper has RSholes.

Didn’t know what it was at first.

mik wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:42 pm Your bumper has RSholes.

Coaster1 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:09 pm Early Christmas present to me Just need a carbon fibre RS wing and some BBS/OZ wheels now

#becauseracecar

Nice. Is it a genuine item? I really want a GT3 front bumper on mine but they're silly money and I'm not sure if any of the non-Porsche ones are any good (especially the ones on eBay that are made in Birmingham )

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:30 pm Nice. Is it a genuine item? I really want a GT3 front bumper on mine but they're silly money and I'm not sure if any of the non-Porsche ones are any good (especially the ones on eBay that are made in Birmingham )

Yes genuine. From what I heard fibreglass ones are hit and miss

The seller used to have a LS-swap 996, did it all himself with a new LS engine. He showed me some photos, very OEM

This is the car:

He was selling it recently and asking strong money for it. Nice car but it’s a limited market.

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:24 pm He was selling it recently and asking strong money for it. Nice car but it’s a limited market.

Yeah he said it took him a while to sell.

I wonder what he got for it in the end?

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:31 pm I wonder what he got for it in the end?

I didn’t ask; I wasn’t even aware of it. He did say the car cost him £35-40k all in

What was the asking price?