What did you do to your car today?

Tambohamilton · 11-17-2021, 04:17 PM

Not today, but on Friday I fixed it with string

StuKatz · 11-17-2021, 04:33 PM

Hey

Tambohamilton · 11-17-2021, 04:39 PM

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Really?

3PedalJake · 11-18-2021, 03:03 PM

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Even the dog is thinking WTF is this trash?

True story ^ This is when she found out it doesn't have a clutch

tcphoto · 11-18-2021, 03:44 PM

It's more like what she did to me, I haven't driven it much in the past two weeks and I was up early today when I started it and it idles rough and the Check Engine Soon light turns on. I had to drive my uncle to a doctors appointment and scanned it afterward, I cleared the codes and it ran well. I did get a "high battery output" two weeks ago, the battery is four years old and tested at 65% when I brought it to get tested at Autozone. I'm preparing myself to buy a new battery if it happens again.

Serf27 · 11-18-2021, 10:09 PM

I bought a universal HUD kit from Amazon and put it on the car today.
Works ok.
Slight delay in speed signal.
Speed is accurate/on point when decelerating.
RPM works

There’s few options online. I’m going to try out a couple more.

Bmw1939 · 11-18-2021, 10:46 PM

New hood struts installed. Washed it. Picked up a GM transmission pan drain plug. Drain and fill Saturday.

nsjames · 11-19-2021, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Serf27

I bought a universal HUD kit from Amazon and put it on the car today.
Works ok.
Slight delay in speed signal.
Speed is accurate/on point when decelerating.
RPM works

There’s few options online. I’m going to try out a couple more.

pulls data from the OBD port?

MPOWER5266 · 11-19-2021, 10:37 AM

Compounded it,I will be polishing and coating it this weekend.

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

Serf27 · 11-19-2021, 01:16 PM

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pulls data from the OBD port?

Yea. I tucked the wire behind the side dash panel and under the A pillar.
It shows mph, rpm, voltage, coolant temp and fuel consumption but in liters.
I have it set to mph/rpm only.

Mosaud1998 · 11-19-2021, 09:03 PM

One of the perks of working at a dealership, free water

Mosaud1998 · 11-19-2021, 11:23 PM

Someone took my turn signal

colorado.e9x · 11-19-2021, 11:31 PM

Well, time for a new VCG. Had to replace a plug today, it was absolutely covered in oil. Luckily I had a spare

nsjames · 11-20-2021, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

Someone took my turn signal

you weren't ever going to use it anyway.

Mosaud1998 · 11-20-2021, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by nsjames

you weren't ever going to use it anyway.

you right

tcphoto · 11-20-2021, 01:42 PM

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you weren't ever going to use it anyway.

The PO didn’t order that option on the car, it has a body matching cover on it from the factory and no turn signal stalk…

Welcome to NBA Jam · 11-20-2021, 03:23 PM

Replaced my friend's VC on his 328i. What a PITA job. But I don't regret one bit helping with it. We learned a lot.

Bmw1939 · 11-20-2021, 06:43 PM

Drain and fill on my GM automatic transmission. Seems smoother on test drive. Refill with maxlife atf. I plan on doing it again soon, then again later with a pan drop and filter replacement.

feuer · 11-21-2021, 10:56 AM

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I hit it with a whole arsenal of wire wheels on the grinders and drill, that got most of it then I went over all the seams and crevices with a portable sand blaster. I was considering using the rust-oleum rust converter (similar to what you linked I believe) but by the time I was done blasting there was no rust left so I just rattle canned it with Krylon rust protector primer and semi-gloss black enamel.

Why not use POR15 ?

feuer · 11-21-2021, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

One of the perks of working at a dealership, free water

Where do you work? I have to wash my cars.

Mosaud1998 · 11-21-2021, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

One of the perks of working at a dealership, free water

Where do you work? I have to wash my cars.

Dundee Ford. I'll have the porters wash your car

E92_William · 11-21-2021, 12:10 PM

I retrofitted the CIC system I pulled out of the junkyard into my car about a week ago. I did all plug and play so still have to code the navigation and other nannies but otherwise works perfectly fine. Looks a thousand times better and makes the interior seem much newer.

Issue came with the screen which I thought just had the typical anti glare coating delaminating. However somehow this screen has actually splits or cuts in the LCD. When trying to clean off the anti glare coating I just made the cuts worse and now they're white dead lines in it. The delamination seems a lot more common in CIC than ccc screens

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E92_William Captain 1434 Rep 889 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328xi Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	I retrofitted the CIC system I pulled out of the junkyard into my car about a week ago. I did all plug and play so still have to code the navigation and other nannies but otherwise works perfectly fine. Looks a thousand times better and makes the interior seem much newer. Issue came with the screen which I thought just had the typical anti glare coating delaminating. However somehow this screen has actually splits or cuts in the LCD. When trying to clean off the anti glare coating I just made the cuts worse and now they're white dead lines in it. The delamination seems a lot more common in CIC than ccc screens Attached Images __________________ Airplane Mechanic BMW Masochist
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