Fouled a Brisk spark plug. It had been 10k miles. Don't really feel like doing that again so I went with NGK 1422 plugs instead.
scheduled Stubby for the power steering recall surgery at the dealership "Have you ever been here before? I can't find you in the computer." "Nope, I only show up for the free stuff."
I'm new here, but judging by everyone's else's responses to you i'm guessing you probably washed it after the oil change because other people's finger prints were on it?
:lol::lol::lol: Nope, I dropped it off today for the work to be done tomorrow. They wanted to make sure they got my car inside and locked up before they closed for the day. I am the D in OCD. :lol: then again my car does not look 11 years old.
Hmmm. What did I do with my Mini today? Not much, but... Made a quick trip to town today to pick up lunch. When I got home I noticed a piece of tubing lying in the passenger floor. Have no idea where it came from, but assume it was under the dash somewhere. Searched the number, but couldn't find it anywhere. Called the dealer parts guy and he asked for pictures. Waiting to hear back from them. Anyone ever seen one of these? EDIT: Found it in a couple of threads on the other site and on realoem.com. It is the A/C duct that bleeds air into the glove box. I had a feeling that was what I'd find. Another nitnoy item to add to the list for my next trip to the dealer.
What do you mean? :confused5: Other than replacing the rear shocks I haven't had any problems. Unless you count the new engine.
Got up early to go take some pictures with my medium format camera. The birds seem to have liked the mini, it is now covered in bird droppings!
Don't let it sit on the paint very long.... MINI paint thickness is pretty thin and those droppings will eat through the paint pretty fast....
Fixed the top grille, PO had stripped the plastic screws that old it to the bonnet and tried fixing it with a hot glue gun. I went in with some heavy duty epoxy and tightened it up. Found some left over black plastidip and decided to dip the gas cap. It matches the matte finish of the wheel well moulding very well, i like it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Not sure if I was supposed to like this post or be disgusted at the birds. Did you wash your car this morning or yesterday? That usually incites rain or birds.
A good glass sealent (not glass like rainX) will repel bird dropping and protect even MINI paint. KAMIKAZE - Hydrocarbon Flexible Coating $140.00 for 30 ml. NON-SOLVENT, VOC FREE, NON-FLAMMABLE!! Kamikaze ISM Coat | Esoteric Car Care
Thanks Dave! The last tip you gave me lasted over a year!! I am just now going to redo the plastic trim.
Well the day started with such promise! It was cloudy yet warm with a nice breeze. The plan was to clean the interior and wash and wax. Went to the parts store and thought I will clay it then wax. Got home was about to start and was looking at the flag on the roof. I thought its looking a little tattered. Well I decided I will remove it then wash, clay, and wax. I am not so bright! The first time I left the flag on too long and it took 2 days with a heat gun to get it off then clean the glue. The glue was the easy part, a little goo gone and it was off. Well this time the vinyl came off easy, the glue not so much. Today I tried every chemical know to man to get the glue off! Some how the paint has survived the first day of chemicals. about 75% is off. Tomorrow I will try again but I will only have about one hour to work on it. I am not sure what I got on my windshield but it has a nice haze all over it. Yes I washed the hole car and the windshield twice. I feel my age tonight!:frown2:
Finally made the transition to my summers... decided to go back to my 16" OZ wheels. Liked them on my 17" TeamDynamics... figured I'd give them a shot in 16". (They are 205/55/R16 if you can't make it out.)