Everything comes in 3’s!

Just a quick update on the DAB tuner situation. Having got it coded in, I've taken a feed from the TV antenna (after trawling the tinterweb for days to find the right cables and connector), and lo and behold, it works a treat!

If anybody has any interest in doing this retrofit (or the digital TV once I did last year), let me know and I'll do my best to help and advise.

cheers

Alan

Craig

I got mine done at CH Bull & Sons, Bridge of Weir (BP Petrol Station on the Kilmacolm Road), not sure of what bits of kit they use but there was a noticeable improvement in the cars handling, so much so that I can now detect a difference in tyre pressures between tyres from the way it behaves.

Andrew

I got a full four wheel alignment done for £65 so your £75 isn't too bad. 

Andrew,
Where abouts did u get a 4 wheel alignment done? and did they use a hunter machine,as im led to believe thats whats needed/best. (i have a 2005 z4 3.0i)

Edited by craig3.0

I think Mtek are calling themselves something else now, but I have to say I was very happy with what they did for my car,(ref M3Cecotto post).
They had the full diagnostic kit, reset my fault codes, and things worked that didn't before! They're just a wee bit far from Troon, same problem as you, Alan, otherwise I would have no problem using them.

When mine fell out of BMW warranty at the end of March 2009, BMW wanted over £700 for a single years warranty.

So far in the 11 months the car has been out of warranty I have needed one repair which cost me less than £200, which would have been covered by the £700 warranty, so the way I see it is that I'm £500 up.

I would be interested to hear how much a warranty costs you.

Andrew

I would get a diagnostic check done on the ABS system before assuming that a sensor that may have suffered vibration is at fault.  You need the diagnostic check for the airbag anyhoo.

Let us know how you get on.

vpricey wrote: Most ABS/Speed sensors don't like heavy vibrations from hammers. I accidently dameged one of Stephs on her e36 when doing a trailing arm swap and the light came on. So I'd say its new sensor time.

 

Fingers crossed it's something so simple!

alanm_3 wrote: Andrew Rolland wrote: If you replace the rear arm (it appears that the ball joint is not available as a seperate item) then yes you will need the full four wheel alignment done as you are disturbing the eccentric nuts/bolts which control the alignment. You can buy the ball joint separately. I think you may have misread the bit on realeom (as I did) that says it "can only be supplied in conjunction with item (3)", this is the slip ring, which I got when I bought them. I'm talking about replacing item (2) on that link.

I thought you were meaning part 19 not part 2.

Part 2 would be a right pain in the sit down bits to sort.

If you were replacing part 2 you wouldn't need to get a full four wheel alignment done though I wouldn't have thought.

Andrew Rolland wrote: If you replace the rear arm (it appears that the ball joint is not available as a seperate item) then yes you will need the full four wheel alignment done as you are disturbing the eccentric nuts/bolts which control the alignment. I got a full four wheel alignment done for £65 so your £75 isn't too bad.

You can buy the ball joint separately. I think you may have misread the bit on realeom (as I did) that says it "can only be supplied in conjunction with item (3)", this is the slip ring, which I got when I bought them. I'm talking about replacing item (2) on that link.

 

cheers

Alan

Edited by alanm_3

Just spoke with the guys at Mtek and explained all my problems.

£180 to replace the rear ball joints (the ones at the back of the hub carrier) with the parts I supply.

The warnings could be something expensive (most likely knowing my luck), or nothing more than a bad connection on a sensor, and after explaining the attempt at removing the ball joint, a possible bad connection/split wire/damaged ABS sensor on the wheel which was subjected to a (modest) battering!

All will be revealed by the magic box on Monday when I let them loose on it.

They also suggested doing a full geometry set up after the rear work for a "modest" £75.

 

Looks like the family will go hungry this month!