[quote=""Raj""][quote=""pvr""]Loving it, but does this not cost an arm and a leg ... :cry:[/quote] I'm Indian so never pay too much for anything....lol Negotiating is in my blood and it has only cost me a fraction of what should have been the normal costs invo...

[quote=""X5Sport""]Not yet.........no doubt an Admin will be along soon to tell us why nkt. And it's perfectly possible you are the first to ask. I must admit to never having thought about it because I'm so used to seeing it in the Newbies thread whenever anyone joins. It could b...

I accept i'm getting old and therefore becoming out of touch............ I've always thought ACS cars have a leaning towards bling anyway but these two horrors are just expensive tat , imo. Having a bad day and needed a little rant ;) http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2554108.htm http://www.pistonh...

This cropped up on a thread i was reading here so i had a chat with a friendly local engineer. I had one of these made for myself and speculated some members may want one also. They're not 'beautifully' made, being more functional than that, but they are just what's needed when trying to hold a heav...

I swapped mine to the upgrade BMW digital tuner that was originally in my E39 and i virtually never use it now. Reception in my location anyway is rubbish, i don't think any more than four maybe five channels have ever tuned in at any one time and of course, every time you switch it on your location...

They're full hi-cote laquer gloss actually. As you see them they're dusted in brake pad residue. The colour is a MB reference 7756 and is apparently the colour used on the McLaren SLR's wheels.

Dare to be different

Not the same wheel style but these were just done in anthracite, or as i regard it, "brake pad dust" colour (You can gauge the colour by the silver running board)

I'm happy to show my ignorance here, does the cigarette lighter end of these items have anything fancy in it, power stepping or whatever? I use a Nokia X2 these days, quite enough for my needs but the lack of a BMW cradle, despite their cost is a frustration as charging is now a messy arrangement wi...

Oh indeed, the law it may be but insurers are very good at bending rules to serve self interest, as i'm sure many of us will have experienced.

In rough translation, it appears their rules are the same as ours, or collectively they're EU regs? A jobsworth Gendarme though can be hard work if there is any doubt, i know! Traduction (français > anglais) See this on tires: Legal Obligations Since 1995, the Highway Code imposes the following rul...

Whom i join next month have just told me they insure all age groups not just oldies like me .

They also confirmed, they don't need any tracker devices if the car is garaged overnight and valued at lower than £60K

My sales thread for a surplus set of 20" rims solicited a comment about fitting winter tyres, and about there being no 315 width for the rears and how the fronts 275 size would be too stretched, which i had believed and assumed myself. Fast forward a week or so and i got to thinking about this ...

I found some interior trim parts in my garage over the w/e and before i binned them, thought they could be offered FOC if you either collect or pay the post charges. A silver centre console section and the two front door pieces, all have some marks. The console marking is minimal though and just on ...

[quote=""finnie""]Hi. I'm at completely the opposite end of the country (as in hebrides on the west coast of scotlands!) and am considering making you an offer but only if you would be interested in packing the wheels up so i can arrange a courier to pick them up. How would you f...

That's the problem getting something for the rears. I wouldn't be keen on stretching a 275 out to a 315 on the rear rim and i woudn't buy a rep set of 9.5" all round when i have a genuine wheel set in the garage. In an ideal world i'd swap my two rears with two fronts, problem solved. But that'...