What did you do in your ALPINA today?
Got dark so no pics yet, I will take some hopefully when I get the last pipe properly polished.... run out of battery power as well.
Basically a cordless drill with lots of different attachments, sort of got the idea from my Cayenne GTS, as the rear pipes looked so clean when I picked it up it could only have been done with a drill or something like it, they are black as the ace of spades now.
Basically a cordless drill with lots of different attachments, sort of got the idea from my Cayenne GTS, as the rear pipes looked so clean when I picked it up it could only have been done with a drill or something like it, they are black as the ace of spades now.
Alpina B6S Convertible
BMW E46 M3 SMG Coupe - Track Car - Gone
TVR Chimaera 400 - Turbocharged - Gone
Porsche Cayenne GTS 4.8, Oops, the dark side has landed!
BMW E34 Racing Dynamics K38 - Gone
Alpina B3S Convertible - Gone due to B6S
BMW X5 4.6is - Gone
Alpina Roadster 3.4S - Gone
BMW E46 330d M Sport Touring - Gone
BMW M3 Evo E36 - Gone due to B3S
BMW 840 Ci Sport - Gone, but what a car
BMW M3 E30 - sadly departed
Too little time...Too many cars!
BMW E46 M3 SMG Coupe - Track Car - Gone
TVR Chimaera 400 - Turbocharged - Gone
Porsche Cayenne GTS 4.8, Oops, the dark side has landed!
BMW E34 Racing Dynamics K38 - Gone
Alpina B3S Convertible - Gone due to B6S
BMW X5 4.6is - Gone
Alpina Roadster 3.4S - Gone
BMW E46 330d M Sport Touring - Gone
BMW M3 Evo E36 - Gone due to B3S
BMW 840 Ci Sport - Gone, but what a car
BMW M3 E30 - sadly departed
Too little time...Too many cars!
Not been around here much lately. I'm still in the B5 and still absolutely love it. I was hoping to go to Goodwood FoS this year but it clashed with a family commitment. I'm at Silverstone this week but working not playing Hoping to get to Vee-power Sunday breakfast club if nothing else this year.
Recently had a bit of a rumble from the rear so I took it to Vines in Guildford and it turned out to be the offside wheel bearing which they replaced under warranty (worth its weight in gold)! Much quieter now
Also treated myself to a personalised number plate which IMO looks nicer than the horrible 7 character plates we're stuck with on recent cars:
Hope you're all enjoying the summer and your Alpinas!
Recently had a bit of a rumble from the rear so I took it to Vines in Guildford and it turned out to be the offside wheel bearing which they replaced under warranty (worth its weight in gold)! Much quieter now
Also treated myself to a personalised number plate which IMO looks nicer than the horrible 7 character plates we're stuck with on recent cars:
Hope you're all enjoying the summer and your Alpinas!
2006 E60 B5 #154
Me too, see you there, hopefully in the paddock if I can get a pass!rubinho wrote: Hoping to get to Vee-power Sunday breakfast club if nothing else this year.
Alpina B6S Convertible
BMW E46 M3 SMG Coupe - Track Car - Gone
TVR Chimaera 400 - Turbocharged - Gone
Porsche Cayenne GTS 4.8, Oops, the dark side has landed!
BMW E34 Racing Dynamics K38 - Gone
Alpina B3S Convertible - Gone due to B6S
BMW X5 4.6is - Gone
Alpina Roadster 3.4S - Gone
BMW E46 330d M Sport Touring - Gone
BMW M3 Evo E36 - Gone due to B3S
BMW 840 Ci Sport - Gone, but what a car
BMW M3 E30 - sadly departed
Too little time...Too many cars!
BMW E46 M3 SMG Coupe - Track Car - Gone
TVR Chimaera 400 - Turbocharged - Gone
Porsche Cayenne GTS 4.8, Oops, the dark side has landed!
BMW E34 Racing Dynamics K38 - Gone
Alpina B3S Convertible - Gone due to B6S
BMW X5 4.6is - Gone
Alpina Roadster 3.4S - Gone
BMW E46 330d M Sport Touring - Gone
BMW M3 Evo E36 - Gone due to B3S
BMW 840 Ci Sport - Gone, but what a car
BMW M3 E30 - sadly departed
Too little time...Too many cars!
Got my car back from Sytners today after a punishing 12 weeks of Alpina parts ordering nightmares. But all good now and had LOTS of nice expensive jobs done on the house so hopefully all good for the future.
I am looking forward to just enjoying the car now, it even got a request from a random guy at the petrol station for a few pics so the old girl can still turn heads.
As an aside I noticed I had the dreaded photobucket image pop up for my avatar so have spent the last hour sorting a new host site (images shack) and configuring the URL to an acceptable format for this forum.
I am looking forward to just enjoying the car now, it even got a request from a random guy at the petrol station for a few pics so the old girl can still turn heads.
As an aside I noticed I had the dreaded photobucket image pop up for my avatar so have spent the last hour sorting a new host site (images shack) and configuring the URL to an acceptable format for this forum.
Range Rover SDV8.
E64 B6s #100 Cabriolet (Now Sold)
Maserati Gransport
E64 B6s #100 Cabriolet (Now Sold)
Maserati Gransport
E30 is responding well the treatment, a massive 32 miles on new engine!
Brakes were shocking and i've changed the master cylinder and adjusted the linkage bar, bleed them up for the 3rd time and now it stops to something how it should. But discs and pads need more milege to bed in
Sorting niggles, like cruise control working today, adjusted up the handbrake. Have a small PAS leak and coolant one i'm trying to trace but its all part and parcel of it. It seems to drive better every time i use it, starting to feel like a car and one thats ready for an MOT!
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This could end in tears...
Finally took the plunge and got myself a DA polisher. Watched lots of YouTube vids so fingers crossed I won't completely destroy my paintwork!
Just waxed today and very happy with the results.
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Just waxed today and very happy with the results.
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Range Rover SDV8.
E64 B6s #100 Cabriolet (Now Sold)
Maserati Gransport
E64 B6s #100 Cabriolet (Now Sold)
Maserati Gransport
Re: This could end in tears...
Well done!PhillV8S wrote:Finally took the plunge and got myself a DA polisher. Watched lots of YouTube vids so fingers crossed I won't completely destroy my paintwork!
Just waxed today and very happy with the results.
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You'll be fine, its very difficult to damage paintwork using a DA, just make sure you use a decent pad conditioner when using it.
Current Garage: 1992 964 C4 | 2001 Lupo GTi | 2002 Seicento Schumacher | 2005 Stilo Schumacher GP | 2009 Golf GTD | 2011 E90 Alpina D3 (No.435) https://thealpinaregister.com/forums/vi ... 75#p182275 | 2011 E92 M3 | 2014 F30 Alpina D3 (No.153) | 2015 A3 TFSI
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Previous: 1987 Fiesta 1.4S | 1990 309 GTi | 2000 Audi S3 | 2000 Mini Cooper LE500 | 2001 Bora 130TDi | 2001 E39 M5 | 2007 Audi S6 V10
Took the plunge and stripped the dash out to replace the blower fan. Not as bad as I thought and the old blower was pretty much seized, tried the new one once fiitted and it spins like it should 😊
Just got to put the car back together now
Just got to put the car back together now
2001 Alpina B10 V8 #185
1982 Krauser MKM1000 #121 - sold
1982 Krauser MKM1000 #121 - sold
About 3 hours to strip although you don't really have to remove the screen and lower dash, I don't rush either so a more competent person would most likely be quicker. As I'm trying to retrofit the RDC tyre monitoring I decided it made sense.Metrics wrote:Nice work Barry, how long did it take to remove the dash?
The job's quite straight forward except for removing the vents in front of the blower which are a real pain.
2001 Alpina B10 V8 #185
1982 Krauser MKM1000 #121 - sold
1982 Krauser MKM1000 #121 - sold