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...a simple timing belt change has turned into a bonnet off, grills off, radiator out, hoses off, sump welding, water pump changing, under-bonnet detailing extravaganza...

E21meister wrote:...a simple timing belt change has turned into a bonnet off, grills off, radiator out, hoses off, sump welding, water pump changing, under-bonnet detailing extravaganza...

not to mention coilovers, willwoods, motronic, e30 headlights, turbo etc etc etc, bloody expensive cambelt lol

When your putting the shopping in the boot at Tesco and a young guy in a 51 plate 3 series pulls up and says "nice car mate! What is it?"

unbelievable.

...the last place you think of jacking the car up from is, well, the jacking points.

when ure glove box falls down when you go over a bump

blipping the throttle on each down change with perfection..... even when you dont have to...

jimbob wrote:when ure glove box falls down when you go over a bump

just tighten up the holding screw for the "catch"

mine wouldn't shut unless i slammed it, gave that a tighten and it's been fine ever since.

When you stop for fuel 3 times in one day.

...when you've already got one (or more) but you keep an eye out for more to buy, 'just because'...

and


...when something breaks or needs replacing, instead of finding a replacement you look for an upgrade...


and


...when your kidney grill has a dent in the middle of it, even though you're sure you've never hit it against anything...

hmmm yes the inside door handle has become a bit annoying. Giving people lifts isn't worth it after each trip trying to explain where it is.

When even people that used to have an E21 in the past (but have changed about 20 cars since then) can't remember where that interior door handle is hidden...

when all is well driving, you park your car up at night, go in, have dinner, then see orange flashes coming from outside. you suddenly realise your small piece of folded paper to hold in the hazard switch has failed.

although....i've had this hazard switch for nearly 3 whole months now, and....it still works! i'm going to use it as little as possible. hopefully once a year for the MOT and that's it.

I guess I should get one for MOT time. I just bridged the terminals on the back of the switch.

RetroBeemer wrote:I guess I should get one for MOT time. I just bridged the terminals on the back of the switch.

new ones are quite expensive for what they are. £25 or so IIRC. i tried the fix on the sticky and it worked, but only for a month or 2 so i just got a new one. comes with a warranty as well and it's a 5 minute job to change it.