Midlands Meet 19th Febuary, The Forest Rock. LE67 5GQ 2:00pm

[lee131]

May i show my newbie face at this one?

[Kedge]

Course you can fella.

If the weather is crap i might try thumbing a lift so i can sit in the pub

[Jim320i]

Dave, thats a bloody good idea! Shame I live so far away else I could have done the same. If you need picking up and dropping off, gimme a shout.

@Lee131 - i'd be angry if you didnt show!

1. Jim320i

2. Wingnutleft
3. Staley_turbo
4. mattmk1
5. blackE30indy
6. ImysE30
7. Kedge
8. johnnyboy
9. Eeeferteh
10. Rav335uk
11. lee131

[ImysE30]

Will I be allowed in my Micra?

[lee131]

Course you can fella.

If the weather is crap i might try thumbing a lift so i can sit in the pub

now theres an idea

and dont worry ill turn up but dunno whether ill be in a gayA or the E30

[E30_Crazy]

It's on my calendar, will have to see if I end up working that weekend or not. Will try to come in my resto-wanted Tech 1

[Wingnutleft]

Come along E30_Crazy me and Staley_ turbo will hopefully both be bringing our tech 1's along. Maybe get a trio!

[staley_turbo]

[Jim320i]

Dont bring too many tech 1's... Make my car look poo else.

[Kedge]

and me jelous!

[lee131]

With any luck ill be ready for this, (if i get my v5 back so i can tax it too)

[Jim320i]

Good man! Your on the list now anyway so I expect to see you.

[lee131]

Good man! Your on the list now anyway so I expect to see you.

im so excited ive forgotten one of my mates is returning from afgan and im driving us all to essex...........

i'll see what i can do, whats the earliest i can arrive and leave?

[Jim320i]

Lol, come when ever mate. I'll be there for about 2pm, probably go after a couple of hours or so, but we'll see on the weather I think

[stokiedundee]

Count me in, this will be cool, and this will be the firstmeet I'll be attending.

1. Jim320i
2. Wingnutleft
3. Staley_turbo
4. Stokiedundee

[priddie]

If the weather is ok i might get the targa top out if not i might just pop over in the 1 series.
Rav- you sure you where Leicestershire is? thought it was your job to sort events or is it the wife will not let you out to play much this yesr?????

[lee131]

Just an updated list as abit of confusion on previous page:

1. Jim320i Gay Hump Wales

2. Wingnutleft
3. Staley_turbo
4. mattmk1
5. blackE30indy
6. ImysE30
7. Kedge
8. johnnyboy
9. Eeeferteh
10. Rav335uk
11. lee131
12.Stokiedundee

[Jim320i]

My name has been attacked I see... I'm pointing my fingers at Rav... Git.

Couple of saturdays away now... Chromie came out today and its gonna be insure etc so coming in that. Touring is broken and I just miss the chromie, so will be cleaning her up next weekend, then again on the saturday morning. Hoping the weather is good.

[ImysE30]

Just realised that this is on Saturday and NOT Sunday

Will it not be busy?

[Jim320i]

No mate, they're more busy on a Sunday, but its a big old car park...

[TouringTash]

14. TT

not sure what in as I've two cars and both are in bits.

@ jon I'll pm you about the lump, but its not pretty, think of the big ends akin to a female version of a wizards sleeve.

@ Imys ANOTHER RICE MOBILE?

Sorry I thought you were serious for a moment.

[TouringTash]

Still looking for a touring interior Jim?

[ImysE30]

Okay cool, i'll try and make it in my little Micra

Jay - This one's going to be a bit special

[TouringTash]

Any pubs in the area rent out rooms?


edit.

Bugger I'm off to a track day on the 19th in deepest Kent

[Jim320i]

Thats a shame Tash. Can you not ask them to move the track day? Aha.


Not sure about the interior for the touring as I still dont knwo its fate... What you got anyway?

[Wingnutleft]

My Tech 1 is still poorly, 12 days to get it back on the road tic toc tic toc!

[staley_turbo]

What's wrong with it? Can't be that bad!

[Wingnutleft]

ABS problems, pain in the arse. Having a right mare, whoever had tried to bodge the system before has done an astounding job

The story so far.......

Car went in for MOT failed due slight issues with emissions which was easily sorted, and 'oh' the ABS light is not functioning correctly.

Went to pick car up as the garage had no time to work on the car straight away so started to look at it myself, started off in the obvious place by removing the dash to see if it was a simple problem of a blown bulb, to find no bulb, it had been cut off completely, replaced that to see what I was playing with then out with the relay which the diode and fuse was knackered.

Still no luck so decided to take it too my local BMW specialists, an electricity leak on the way led to arriving at the garage after closing time on a tow truck, these ”˜specialists’ did nothing and could not work out what the problems were after testing the ABS system even after I told them there would be a problem with one of the speed sensors, 5 days I later I gave up with these no hopers and collected my car from them.

Now the car is in another garage where they have done a proper diagnostic on it and soon found out there was a problem with the speed sensor on the front nearside, the problem being the ABS hub had been replaced by a non ABS hub. That fitted the ABS is still not working, so now a new ABS control unit should be arriving today and at the moment I sit here was fingers crossed hoping for the green light, if not next step is new ABS pump.

Not a good couple of weeks of E30 ownership but hopefully we are getting somewhere now!! not much else can be done apart from ripping the whole system out and starting again

[Kedge]

Tried changing the ABS ECU?

Never heard anything good about the "Specialist" in Loughborough, guy in Coalville on Park Road knows these inside out though so should be of help if your still stuck.

[Wingnutleft]

Kedge I would not take it too the "Specialists" in Loughborough again even if they wanted to pay me to fix it!
Been to see they guy in Coalville but he is fully booked for about a month, taken it to a guy in Leicester who seems pretty good and know what he is doing. New ABS ECU arrived today so should find out the verdict soon.

[Jim320i]

Who's the guy in Leicester mate?

[Kedge]

Yea he is always fully booked in Coalville, just goes to show what his reputation is like

My mates E46 M3 is booked in pretty soon.

[Wingnutleft]

It's a guy on Loughborough rd, he seems nice and friendly and seems genuinely interested and to know what he is doing. Will save my final verdict until I get the car back though. No further word today and the clock is still ticking.........

[E30_Crazy]

honestly, I would rather have the ABS issues (after fresh MOT, of course) rather than the much needed make-over mine wants. entire front end looks like I drove behind a gravel truck for miles











or this thing!

[Wingnutleft]

Ha ha, I suppose your right at least you would have something pretty to show for your ££££. Me I will get a light that comes on for a few seconds then goes off, not much to show for your hard earned Wonga