Stupid me!

MechUT · 10-09-2008, 07:13 AM

So I finally decided to put on the Strut bar I got from CTgazer, which has been sitting in my garage for months 'cause I didn't have the right sized wrench.

Crappy Tire had a sale on wrenches, so I bought a set, and figured this would take 10 minutes... not quite!

I have this bad habit of keeping all the loose nuts and bolts on the engine cover, and as I moved them out to put the bar in place..

roll...

roll...

drop!

One fell down into the engine bay! Damn... Couldn't see it anywhere, so I had take out the entire front bumper to search the under tray. And still nothing! And after a whole hour of this nonsense in my severely confined garage, I just reached into the radiator fan area, and the loose bolt was right there all along.

ctgazer · 10-09-2008, 07:31 AM

thats kidna funny....unlike another member here who stripped his bolt while trying to do this

Soni · 10-09-2008, 07:38 AM

who's ur daddy? · 10-09-2008, 08:30 AM

At least you're not the worst mechanic. I am.

I have lost many a bolt many a time, which always resulted in making the job 4 times longer than what it could've been. I feel for you!!!

SGxi · 10-09-2008, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ctgazer

thats kidna funny....unlike another member here who stripped his bolt while trying to do this

Not stripped, sheared!!!!

TeutonicDan · 10-09-2008, 11:55 AM

I've dropped my fair share of things down into the engine bay....

charlie335 · 10-09-2008, 02:22 PM

the easiest way to get bolts out of your engine bay is to get a stick with a magnet attached to it. just dig around and it'll stick right on to it.

yuggy · 10-09-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ctgazer

thats kidna funny....unlike another member here who stripped his bolt while trying to do this

ah yes! i think i was there for that...lol...Edwards Garden??

myfly335 · 07-27-2011, 03:02 PM

interested in the strut bar if it's still available and if so will it fit a 08 328xi coupe and how much

4doorgsr · 07-27-2011, 03:10 PM

^^ why in the last day have u bumped like 6 old threads asking about strut bars for sale?

myfly335 · 07-27-2011, 03:13 PM

what do you mean by bump sorry new here^^^^^

pyceasyas123 · 07-27-2011, 04:56 PM

lol we are in 2011...this thread was started in 2008...

myfly335 · 07-27-2011, 05:17 PM

o wow i did not even notice this wtf all my time wasted -____-

MechUT · 07-27-2011, 10:07 PM

Our time wasted too...

10-09-2008, 07:13 AM	#1
MechUT Captain 17 Rep 854 Posts Drives: 06 SG 330i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mississauga iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW 335i [0.00]	Stupid me! So I finally decided to put on the Strut bar I got from CTgazer, which has been sitting in my garage for months 'cause I didn't have the right sized wrench. Crappy Tire had a sale on wrenches, so I bought a set, and figured this would take 10 minutes... not quite! I have this bad habit of keeping all the loose nuts and bolts on the engine cover, and as I moved them out to put the bar in place.. roll... roll... drop! One fell down into the engine bay! Damn... Couldn't see it anywhere, so I had take out the entire front bumper to search the under tray. And still nothing! And after a whole hour of this nonsense in my severely confined garage, I just reached into the radiator fan area, and the loose bolt was right there all along.
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ctgazer Major General 387 Rep 7,952 Posts Drives: a dilapidated ride Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: canada eh! iTrader: (10) Garage List 2006 e90 [0.00]	thats kidna funny....unlike another member here who stripped his bolt while trying to do this __________________
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who's ur daddy? Colonel 141 Rep 2,904 Posts Drives: Canada's first and only 323xi Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mind Your Own Fkin Business iTrader: (3)	At least you're not the worst mechanic. I am. I have lost many a bolt many a time, which always resulted in making the job 4 times longer than what it could've been. I feel for you!!!
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TeutonicDan Second Lieutenant 42 Rep 228 Posts Drives: 2011 F10 550i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (1)	I've dropped my fair share of things down into the engine bay....
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charlie335 Shiodome Redeveloper 23 Rep 761 Posts Drives: lawllercoaster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, BC iTrader: (1)	the easiest way to get bolts out of your engine bay is to get a stick with a magnet attached to it. just dig around and it'll stick right on to it. __________________ 2006 E63 M6, Alpine White/Indianapolis Red 2007 E92 335i, Space Gray, 6MT, ZSP, BMW Performance Shifter/Boot, CF Wrapped Trim, Aero Lip, M3 Sideskirts, Mtech Rear, CF Diffuser, Custom Quads, FK Silverline X, iForged Essen 2008 GSX-R750, Blue/White, Power Commander, Straight Pipe 2011 BMW S1000RR, Akrapovic Evolution
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myfly335 Lieutenant 63 Rep 487 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 sport pkg ALL BLACK Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Hicksville, New York iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW 335 [0.00]	interested in the strut bar if it's still available and if so will it fit a 08 328xi coupe and how much
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07-27-2011, 03:10 PM	#10
4doorgsr First Lieutenant 12 Rep 355 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: TO iTrader: (0)	^^ why in the last day have u bumped like 6 old threads asking about strut bars for sale?
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myfly335 Lieutenant 63 Rep 487 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 sport pkg ALL BLACK Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Hicksville, New York iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW 335 [0.00]	what do you mean by bump sorry new here^^^^^
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07-27-2011, 04:56 PM	#12
pyceasyas123 Major 398 Rep 1,242 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (13)	lol we are in 2011...this thread was started in 2008...
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myfly335 Lieutenant 63 Rep 487 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 sport pkg ALL BLACK Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Hicksville, New York iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW 335 [0.00]	o wow i did not even notice this wtf all my time wasted -____-
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07-27-2011, 10:07 PM	#14
MechUT Captain 17 Rep 854 Posts Drives: 06 SG 330i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mississauga iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW 335i [0.00]	Our time wasted too...
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