A recent lack of progress is due to a bout of man ‘flu, and a bit of home decorating. Still, I now have in my possession a new immobiliser fob to be coded to the car, and a set of four Philips Vision Plus bulbs to fit to the dipped and main beam units. I’ll […] Read more »
I may have mentioned before that the car only came with one immobiliser key. I’ve contacted Toad and they’re sending another unit out to me that I can reprogramme. ยฃ45 – a nice tidy profit there for them I suspect. Also a quick note to say that the project has slowed down due to time […] Read more »
I’ve had the new keys cut by a chap in Woking market for ยฃ10 the pair. I’m pleased to report that both keys work fine in all the locks both ways up. Finally got a chance to give the car a good run down some dark snowy lanes last night. It behaves really well, 10/10 […] Read more »
It’s taken an embarrassing amount of time, but five hours later I have remote central locking working. The kit was ยฃ34.45 including delivery, and was in hindsight easy to install. I started by installing the new central locking control unit. In comparison with the old board, the new unit is in far better condition. At […] Read more »
I’ve just returned home from a gigantic curry to find a present from the postman – a replacement Central Locking Control Unit. Yet more thanks to Mr Ian Haynes for sourcing and sending on this unit. It looks in good condition: no signs of water ingress on the board which is promising. It’s late and […] Read more »
Other than a giving the car a quick wash, the only other progress this weekend has been to attack the rust I discovered in the sun roof tray on Friday. I have put more primer on since that photo was taken, but I haven’t taken any more pictures. I’ll try to get a touch up […] Read more »
I took a day off work today because Ian Haynes kindly volunteered a day of his time to look at the central locking issues. It took hours of methodical testing to work out that the locking system had four separate faults: Intermittent 12v power to the control unit Knackered control unit input stage Passenger door […] Read more »
The parts for the bearing replacement come to about ยฃ50 at BMW before any discount I may or may not be able to wangle. This is broken down as about ยฃ46 for the bearing and four quid for peripheral clips et cetera that are likely to make the job a bit easier. It looks from […] Read more »
I’ve collected the car from a local mechanic, and had a long chat with him about it. It’s good to meet someone genuinely interested and willing to help. We went for a drive so he could have a better listen, and he, like me, is 99% sure the grumbling noise is the rear right wheel […] Read more »
Things are looking up today. I get up at 7:15 and manage to go to BMW to pick up the seat cable, and get across to West End Tyres to have a new Bridgestone Potenza fitted to the M3’s spare, and get to work early. Brilliant. Also, on the way into work I manage to […] Read more »