What have you done to your car today?

Don
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They weren't cheap, but I needed new discs and pads all round and that was a fair chunk of change so I just went full send :p It's amusing to see the idrive brake status, they currently need replacing in 150,000 miles :p

I have to say, they are fairly epic, the vert is a heavy car and whilst the standard brakes aren't bad, it thrives on CCBs
 
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They weren't cheap, but I needed new discs and pads all round and that was a fair chunk of change so I just went full send :p It's amusing to see the idrive brake status, they currently need replacing in 150,000 miles :p

I have to say, they are fairly epic, the vert is a heavy car and whilst the standard brakes aren't bad, it thrives on CCBs

Oh yes oh yes! Awaiting pics.
 
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Plucked up the courage to upgrade the head unit ECU in my Mini Clubman to the latest version so I could finally get full screen CarPlay patched in. Longest 90 minutes of my life. Worth it though, makes far better use of that lovely large screen.

 
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Swapping fibreglass wings on the M3 as these ones are 15mm wider which should help avoid any rubbing on track.

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Not cut fibreglass before but I know what the fibres are like for getting stuck everywhere. Need a hazmat suit and to dust sheet everything :D
 
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Swapping fibreglass wings on the M3 as these ones are 15mm wider which should help avoid any rubbing on track.

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Not cut fibreglass before but I know what the fibres are like for getting stuck everywhere. Need a hazmat suit and to dust sheet everything :D
Cut it wet. Ideally you don't even want it travelling away from the work/airborne. It's not the end of the world for a little cut here and there but my experience has been 10cm strips, and I've had a couple of annoying shards :(
 
Soldato
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Cut it wet. Ideally you don't even want it travelling away from the work/airborne. It's not the end of the world for a little cut here and there but my experience has been 10cm strips, and I've had a couple of annoying shards :(

Ah I didn't know it could be cut wet. I think I'm going to do it in a room where I can dustsheet the whole area like I'm planning on killing someone :p
 
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Took my 10yr old Focus in for MOT -Passed again with same advisory - Got a tint sun strip across top of screen - for the wife and myself who are a massive 5ft 6" in height it's fine - but Mechanic is 6ft 2" - I think he just does it for a laf.
One of the drop link I replaced 2 yrs ago has play in it but he didn't condemn it.
 
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Had a busy few days with the Cayman: Replaced AOS, both air con condensers incl a regas, front discs & pads, but in a Bluetooth adapter to the OEM head unit and finished of with tidying up the cloudy headlamps!

This inspired me to do mine today, which i've been putting off doing for a while - and they look so much better. I'd done them before but they needed doing again. Only needed a 1500 grit, 2000 grit then 3000 grit. Followed by polish on compound pad, then finishing pad. Took about 2 hours for both - well worth it.
 
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