Recent content by jameswrx

I might have this one… free. Well, I had to go and jump start another car as they were moving. She’d left this sat after getting a new car and was a non starter. Totally original car, no paint on the panels, no rust. Towed it home, fuse box (and obvs fuel pump) connections were oxidised and...

Worth a Check of the fuse box under bonnet, my old one sat for a long time (wouldn’t start) and the fuel pump relay got a bit furred up with corrosion in its socket. Went through and cleaned all contacts (along with others in the box) and was fine after.

I’d certainly love to own it, RB is one of the best colours on a 200 and I’d see the fact it’s got an actual key as a bonus (I have a 200 with keycard) the fact it has air con and recaros… what’s not to like. Only downside I see is the location, engine bay looks pretty furry for the mileage so...

Red’s one of those colours that looks unimpressive in pics yet in the metal a nice car like this in red looks awesome.

As above, aux belt is the real enemy, also the aux belt tensioner seizing on its pivot. The aux belt snapping will kill these engines by wiping the timing belt out as they let go.

What they’re asking and what they’re getting is another thing! I’ve been looking for a nice LY or racing blue 200 for a while now and they sit for weeks/months unsold for silly money. A dealer puts them up for £10k/£12k and every Tom thinks that’s the price now. Difference is the dealer will...

Not sure about that. I think the right car can be. My theory when my mate was asking years ago was R34 GTR’s would be a good investment (when they were circa £25k). Evo 5’s would be good news too. I found my mate a mint Evo 5 coming up for 3 years ago and I’d say it’d sell for £10k-£15k more...

I often wonder who bought the LY one off autotrader a year or two ago. No fuss in the advert about the colour and just a price inline with a regular 182. I’d like a LY or RB 200 to replace my white one but they’re double the price, madness really.

Is that a legitimate stock bmw m car? WTF is that!

Almost sounded like you were momentarily losing a major earth or connection with the Stop & battery light coming on. No chance you jogged something doing the ecu swap? Battery cables, earth strap etc?

Friend of mine bought a 182 on my recommendation and loves it, it’s one of his favourite cars and he owns a lot of Italian exotica (amongst other things)

It’s a running retro meet (I think that’s them). On once a month, I usually go but was at Brands yesterday. Will be there at the next one. Ladysden over Goudhurst is very good too, and a nice setting. Another that’s on every month.

Headcorn?

I bought a 200 with a recently done belt, the lad had also fitted induction kit and full decat system and not mapped it. Obviously ran like a bag of crap (as the mk3’s do). I booked it for mapping as soon as I got it, fitted the secondary cat.. When I took it for mapping he said the vacuum...

It wasn’t. I have found what it was now. Had always assumed it was this HDR thing but turned that off and no difference. It was actually just how the iPhone actually displays the pictures. Go to settings, photos and view full HDR, turn off and it shows them in camera roll normally. I...