General Superspotter's Barchetta Project,well Doc's done it....

[docorangepeel]

Ctrl Alt Del me thinks

 

[LittleRedB]

Ctrl Alt Del me thinks

You may joke but BMW gave me a 4.6 V8 BMW X5 to play with a few years ago, I had it for 10 mins and broke it!! Drive it back to the dealers, they removed the computer, sat it on the parcel shelf for 10 mins, stuck it back in again and the bloody thing worked!!! - A kind of automoative Ctrl-Alt-Del!!!

 

[superspotter]

I would imagine it would need plugging into the mains to reset the ECU

 

[RnRollie]

a Van der Graaff generator might be handy also

 

[Alan.D]

Another BMW trick is to remove the battery then join the +ve & -ve leads turn on the ign to disperse any residual voltage and leave for min of 2 hrs but 24hrs is preferable. As the gearbox is also ECU controlled many have reported results that the car feels smoother and more responsive when this is done, others report there is no difference.

 

[superspotter]

If anybody else needs the information regarding their service light reset sequence let me know and I will see what I can do

 

[superspotter]

Whilst not a lot has been getting done on the B lately due to time constraints and now the rather cold weather, things have been afoot on the toolbox front
I have traded in my MAC toolbox for a rather posher set of Snap-On boxes at a mere £2700 plus the dreaded

Hey..........it's only money That's what I tell the missus anyway...........

 

[docorangepeel]

Pure porn !!! What can you say Snap-On stuff is a bit OTT for me plus its way out of my price range.

Bec's just picked up my top box for Xmas. Its sitting in the frontroom and will go under the tree. Looks like i will have to spash some cash on some tools to fill it.

 

[RnRollie]

SS= showoff !!!





(ME= jealous grumbling)

 

[LittleRedB]

Always makes me a little envious when I see a toolchest like that!!

I started my career as an apprentice mechanic for LeylandDAF, as part of the package LeylandDAF 'gave' each apprentice a full 'started' Snap-on tool set which I then added to, in all I guess I had a few grands worth of tools. Then, over a Christmas shutdown period the workshops were broken into and everyones tools were stolen - police believe it was an inside job as only the tools went - not the TV in reception............

Shortly after that I changed career and have never re-stocked my tools........

 

[superspotter]

Pure porn !!!

I am rather OCD when it comes to my tools
The wooden top on the smaller one is made from maple, the only thing going on there is a coating of linseed oil every fortnight!!

 

[RnRollie]

i think i have found new tyres for SS...:

 

[LittleRedB]

i think i have found new tyres for SS...:

Can't help but think 'why?'

 

[Alan.D]

Me too they are orange not yellow

 

[RnRollie]

Can't help but think 'why?'

becuz whitewall tyres only look good on a '68 Chevvy

 

[superspotter]

The colour would make good tyre wear indicators

 

[RnRollie]

what about a rear spoiler for SS's B?
(althou its yellow, i doubt you'll like it)

the front spoiler is more or less ok , but the headlights..erm.. i dunno

 

[docorangepeel]

Front bumper looks nice but as you say.... the lights :yuck:

 

[Robot]

There's a red B with that rear spoiler here in Stavanger - and it doesn't really look good. Mainly because it's red

 

[LittleRedB]

The front spoiler in black on a RED b would look most excellent - as for the rest of it...........:yuck: