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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:15 pm

Loads of questions tonight, must be a result of my zone fast for the last 4 days!

Thinking of all the retrofits I'd eventually like to do, can anyone put the following in order of ease to fit and expense (both parts and fitting if someone else was to do it):

-Heated seats (into bubble leather if it makes any difference)
-Air conditioning
-Cruise control
-Headlamp wash/wipe (are there different types, intensive wash??)

thanks

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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:24 pm

Cheapest first:
1, Headlamp Wash.
2, Cruise control, might need Full obc.
3, Heated seats, not many about.
4, Aircon
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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:37 pm

William,

Andrew (Demlotcrew) is the man you need to speak to re: the cruise control, he has retrofitted a couple now.

Heated Seats, by gum, he's done that too.

Aircon, well bugger me and call me Julie if he hasn't also done that.

Headlight Wash wipe, well, he's fitted a number of Xenon kits to E30s, so I'd put money on that he'd have an idea about that too.

Hope this helps....Andy is a legend!
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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:39 pm

lol, Dave is there anything he hasn't fitted in an E30 or doesn't know for that matter.
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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:41 pm

Kedge wrote:lol, Dave is there anything he hasn't fitted in an E30 or doesn't know for that matter.
No.

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Well, rumour has it that Simon13 has asked him to fit a rotating buttplug but he politely declined. :wink:
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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:49 pm

davetouring wrote: Well, rumour has it that Simon13 has asked him to fit a rotating buttplug but he politely declined. :wink:
HAHAHA PMSL!!!!! Thanks Dave, I will get in touch when the time is right then, you get the feeling talking to him that he's the man for pretty much everything, and i guess his record with this kind of thing proves it. Thanks for the advice.Still haven't managed to call round and get your opinion of the ride, where are you based these days?

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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:53 pm

Yeah, Andy is the man to talk to.

I'm still just South of Cambridge where we did your dials, gimme a shout if you are passing, I'd like to see the car.

Plus Andy is 2 miles away so he can advise you on the retrofitting.

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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:05 pm

Good, just wondered if you'd moved away after uni, i'll definitely give you a shout next time im over that way, would be good for andy to cast his expert eye over things aswell, and give me a bit of advice. what cars are you left with at the moment, i guess from the sig you still got the touring slag?

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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:08 pm

Yeah, only recently got it back after doing a few bits to it.

Also got...Cav TD for work.

Civic VTEC, dunno if you saw that before? Stripped out, bucket seated, track weapon. It's at the cage builders now actually, having a roll cage put in.

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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:12 pm

awesome, yeah i dont think i saw it,the civic, but i knew about it, and that it was fookin rapid, is the Cav quick (ish)? What have you done to the touring?
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Post Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:50 am

Cav is slooooow, well compared to the Civic and 325 anyway. The Civic would munch up the 325i with shocking ease.

Touring has just had a new sump and oil pump after I knocked it! That's all.

Just need some more BBSs and I'm sorted!
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