Pingu's M Roadster

[bertiejaffa]

Well it's managed 60 miles so better than someone we know

shush now.....

 

[Pingu]

I made it half way round until the indicators and brake lights gave up the ghost...

Write Up - Pingu, Deano & Bertie’s mAAd Challenge

So it has happened again, following on from LUBe last year and other previous pointless challenges, Pingu (Gary), Deano1712 (Mark) and I decided we needed another crazy caper, and having seen this post (https://zroadster.org/threads/zroadster-aa-box-challenge.59395/) about AA boxes we decided we...

www.zroadster.org

 

[Pingu]

The brake light was fixed using a bit of soldering and some ingenuity...

 

[Pingu]

The indicator was found to be one side of the hazard relay was shorting out.

I had to replace the hazard relay, which wasn't cheap, but Schmiedmann were the best source of an OEM one...

Hazard warning relay

Hazard warning relay - 61361388533, 61 36 1 388 533, 1388533, B61361388533 - Fits on models: E36 E34 E32 E31 Z3 (E36)

www.schmiedmann.com

BMW Part Number = 61 36 1 388 533

[edit] Plus 29p customs tax - and £6.65 FedEx admin fee

 

[Pingu]

Things to do over winter...

Inspection2 Service
Rear end refresh
Clean and patch paint small areas of corrosion
Paint rear beam
Repair jacking points
LHR brake pipe - replace copper with Kunifer
Replace handbrake cables
Rear beam bushes
Rear arm bushes
Overhaul differential
Replace diff mounting bolts
Paint rear arms
Remove broken exhaust hanger bolt in rear beam
Clean and paint rear calipers and mounts