bmwmike

Ate i mention above are the 2 piece ones, same as bmw supply afaik - £90 cheaper than cotsolds.

Nice writeup Andrew! The n55 is a bit of a pain for plugs compared to the n53!! Mostly due to the turbo ducting is the main difference. Doesnt look too bad a job though and your writeup will help others.

Im debating whether to put new discs on the front of mine. Cotswolds wanted £300 for a pair, and ECP have ATE ones at the moment for £208 iirc, no brainer. Cotswolds always seem expensive when i get quotes.

Get your f10s in while you can before the bodyshops get busy sorting g30/31's!

front pads at under 30k miles... seems rather early!

ive a petrol six pot (nasp/n53) and it complements the 8spd auto very nicely.

Sounds like you are fairly local to me. How are you going to do the gearbox service, do you have a ramp ? been tempted to do mine, but im only on 71k and its spending more time on a charger than the road at the moment!

sytner penarth rd? bah i've had nothing but trouble off them!

A bmw dealer? how much did they charge and how long did they have it for out of interest? All my local dealers are in my bad books for various reasons, and the latest being booked for a while you wait KDS for £99 and despite being assured it was 2hrs max when booking, when i turned up it took them 30 minutes to tell me the car was needed all day and there were no courtesy cars. I left without having it done.

thats how i used to do my e46 - axle stands and string. When i sold it, tyre wear was even and it handled brilliantly. Cant do that with the f10 as its too big in my garage

Ive had terrible experiences with both KDS via a dealer and with hunter via alignmycar. Takes yer chances etc.

If going to a bmw authorised dealer, i'd recommend you ask if they weight the cars during the KDS (alignment). You might be disappointed. But yes, kudos to your alignment place.

Hi all I know this has been done in the past but i wondered what those of us living in luminosity poverty are doing these days? Ive got LED fitted to mine for the past 3 years but ive noticed this year they are not cutting it at night. I think its partially my age (haha) and also there seems to be a rise in obnoxiously bright lights on newer cars. So for those of you with halogens, what do you currently have fitted? Would have done a poll if i knew how. LED HID Halogen are fine Upgraded to xenon housings Other (what) Thanks Mike

au contraire, sir, whilst i agree its far from free, i'd load up on it. Ive taken the kids in before now for the cakes. hehe

As said, get a quote off the service website, ask for a like quote from another dealer, then go back and tell them to refund the difference unless they can give an explanation. Most dealers need kicking into line otherwise they take the piss. Kwik Fit, bmw, bobs backstreet cut'n'shut.. no difference.