Recent content by Karlos182

BMW seem to be pushing their X Drive stuff a lot recently. And the new 1 series is FWD, as the 2 Series mini-suv has been for a while. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

An odd comment really. RWD gives you better balanced handling and no torque steer, just for starters. You don’t need a super car to feel the difference. I’m on my first beemer and it’s only a 320d, but straight away the difference is noticeable on a normal, sensible drive. Sent from my iPhone...

Update list was in the later 182s. Mine had one and was a 54 plate. My 04 plate had a tuner list head unit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes that sounds right. The blue one is for the cigarette lighter illumination. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sold the Clio today [emoji26] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Two Avon ZV7s fitted to the 182 today. Popped them on the rear so I guess I won’t get a good feel for how good they are until they get moved to the front. Seem good so far though. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

So I came across this thread and decided to give the OP’s advice a go. I got an offside OEM cable from RenaultParts and a nearside Pagid one from Carparts4less. Both are fitted now with no length issues. Top tips from CS, once again!

Changed both handbrake cables. What a little sod of a job that was! Pagid one for the nearside, OEM for the offside. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Parked up on a hill this morning. Pulled up the handbrake. Felt something snap, then the handbrake lever went way up. Snapped the offside cable right by the caliper. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oil and filter change, cabin filter change and front caliper overhaul to check the sliders were working well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Glad to see you got it running properly again, and didn’t resort it to binning it, given all the work you’ve put in to get it nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Changed the VVT solenoid seal. Thought it was that, leaking oil over the top of the engine. Now thinking it’s probably the cam cover seal, as oil is leaking onto the exhaust manifold and smoking lightly.

It’s been done before. There’s a guy on here who was selling the panel and buttons for the cruise control. Do a search and I’m sure it’ll come up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That doesn’t look too bad to be fair. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It wasn’t cheap to be fair. It was over £1k for the body shop to pull the boot floor out, then cut off the old crash bar, before welding in a new one, then spray it all to look decent. I got £1900 from the insurance company though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk