marzman

Yep the re040's are very bad for grip in the wet. I've had them almost exclusively on my zed. However, if you know that the back end is going to go on every corner/junction, then you can prevent it very easily. In that respect i like them as i know where the edge of grip is. I had the falkens on for a brief period, and there appeared to be almost infinite grip... but im not sure if i liked that or not as i wasnt sure where the edge of grip was, and i felt that when i went over that edge, it would be too difficult to recover. ...so basically, expect that you are going to lose grip and adjust your style to suit.

Even though i said TDI North, i use L&G myself... probably much cheaper than TDI, but not as convenient for you.

TDI north is in Warrington i Believe.

I'd be suprised at that... Who'd you get them off? Have you taken them off and tried to sit them in your wheel while off the car? (Just it can appear that they dont fit when you're trying to hold the wheel up etc...)

But do you have any knuckles left?

PM Kris - not sure if the sale went through on this or not? viewtopic.php?f=31&t=31799&hilit=smoked

Try these pal. viewtopic.php?f=39&t=27554&hilit=shipping

You were missed stan I thought you were coming anyway? Too busy now though i guess... Thanks Chris - unfortunately not - bigger things to worry about - cant believe Ania is a week old already! Maybe the next meet I will be able to swing by in the tank by then - good to see you still have your Zed I have a spare seat for you for wales if you need it mate.

There may be cheaper ones... i paid £60 for my eyelids and intake duct in FRP from what looked like a similar auction.

Hey Cragus. Not sure on the make but they dont look like the eibach Pro's which are the most common round here. The plastic ring is just a spigott ring to adjust it to the bore of the car its being fitted to. If you bought them on here it will be the right size spigott. Fitting couldnt be easier, but try to copper grease the back of them before fitting, and only torque the nuts upto 105 - 110. Any tighter and you'll round them off when removing. ...and you will be fine with them just on the rears.

Both my wheels spin when drifting in the zed, i have no problems My BMW has an open diff, now that is 1-wheel spinning... surely you're zeds not like that?

You have no idea how nice they are col... i was blown away when i saw them The pictures dont do them justice.

You were missed stan I thought you were coming anyway? Too busy now though i guess...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04-05 ... ccessories Ebay USA bud. Just search AUT Eyelids.

Thank god u didn't get my wheels in the pics!

Exactly why mine has stayed dirty for a couple of months. Yes a couple of months! At least when I get out this weekend and clean it, I can take the dirt off nice and gently and not do it any damage. I'd much rather have layers of dirt on there than take it to any kind of carwash and let someone else inflict swirls and scratches on it. +1. Washing my car completely murders my back. The last time i washed it, wait for it, in september (!) i had to work from home for the next week as i couldnt physically walk It needs washing before the KK meet tomorrow, and i dont know what to do... take it to my local scratch wash, or risk serious injury... Andlid, feel for you mate that is horrible.

Agree and disagree... by me taking the loan over a longer period, i am effectively releasing some of the equity in my car I can still sell it during that time, as im not tied into a contract for the car, as its a personal loan.

Nope - cant cut back on anything. We're almost down to the absolute bare minimum on everything, so the £150 a month this car will now cost me will be my only luxury. You've seen everything i own on eBay sarnie We're going through some life changing stuff at the moment, which is hopefully going to get sorted one way or the other this year, good or bad. I wont go into it until its all sorted though (its nothing bad, just personal!). On paper getting a second loan sounds like the wrong thing to do, but im only doing that to pay off my existing loan in FULL. Doing this gets me a better rate on the new loan, than adjusting my existing loan to suit. The cost for this switch after all said and done is only an additional £700 over 5 years, which is £11 a month. I'll pay that to hold onto my zed.

Yeh im quite excited at the prospect of a blank canvas again!

I'm afraid I tend to agree. If you are having to get loans etc to cover paying off the car then any issues that may arise and are not accounted for may lead to you resenting it. But if you really really love it then go for it! Whats wrong with having a loan to pay for a car? Im not offended or arguing here, im interested... Ideal world obviously, you'd pay for it outright, but in the real world unless you're very lucky that's not possible. Who has £15k lying about to buy a car outright that isnt: a) still at home with their parents older, therefore had chance to save/make money on property etc c) a spoiled brat d) Have a ridiculously good job (i.e contracting or self employed etc). Im in my mid 20's, only been working for 3 years having come out of Uni so had no chance to save, but earn enough to have a nice car in my life... finance makes the world go round!

Damnit.... I know whereyou live, i'll come get it in the night (Kidding)

Hey All, About 2 months ago i decided to sell my zed to start saving some cash, and then my other half gave up work indefinitely, which pretty much meant i had to sell it anyway. Looking at the figures, i could save myself around £250 a month by having a cheap car. So, bought a crappy e36 bmw 320i and put the zed up for sale initially, and then removed it again and stripped all my bits off like wheels/jwt/spacers etc etc to make it more sale-able. However, i was waiting to get some other work done on it (head unit repaired, exhaust swapped etc) and never put it back up for sale. The headunit was returned this weekend, so i put it back together.... Well, i decided to start driving it again yesterday and... it is amazing!! I cant tell you how good it feels, the handling, performance, the sound oh my god. I cant believe i didnt appreciate it! So on my way home tonight i was thinking about how i can keep it. On my current loan i pay £250 a month and i have 2.5yrs of that remaining. However if i get another loan over 5 years at about £140 a month, and pay my existing loan off with that, then thats quite a bit cheaper a month for me, and i can afford that... So i just need to see if i can get a loan now ...oh, and i've got a bog standard car again. D'Oh EDIT - i realise doing this will cost me more in interest in the long run, but as long as i get to keep the car with reasonable monthly paymnts i dont care...

Happy birthday mate. Read your AE article today. A cool birthday present for you that eh?