I thought bimmers weren't supposed to be as irritating as GM/Vauxhalls?

[Ferret]

This car has had more niggling little faults and irritations with it than I've had hot dinners >:/

Coming home from the flicks this evening, minding my own business, and...
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/Ferret101/Car/DSC00005.jpg

Followed by a 'tinking' noise from the back left. EDIT: Right, d'uh.
Having a nosey through the rear alloys showed up:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/Ferret101/Car/DSC00003.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/Ferret101/Car/DSC00004.jpg

Blurry, I know.

I can say with absoloute certainty that that brake sensor was fastened down securely and the cable seated properly after replacing the pads not so long ago.

This car's gonna drive me nuts.

[whiskychaser]

This car has had more niggling little faults and irritations with it than I've had hot dinners >:/
I can say with absoloute certainty that that brake sensor was fastened down securely and the cable seated properly after replacing the pads not so long ago.

This car's gonna drive me nuts.
They are only a push fit but mine havent fallen out yet:) Gremlins?

[filip00]

well, time to take the wheel and the caliper off and then align the sensor again :D ;)

[rob101]

you've obviously never owned a Vauxhall astra....

[Macv]

How does a brake sensor come out while driving?

[Dr. evil]

that happend to me several times, now i use a liittle RTV to hold them in

[attack eagle]

They are only a push fit but mine havent fallen out yet:) Gremlins?
mine did after hitting (one heck of) a pothole. :D

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

And who left off the little metal clip off that holds it in?????????????

[Ferret]

And who left off the little metal clip off that holds it in?????????????

There's supposed to be a retention clip o.O?

There was a little steel clip thingie around the outside of the sensor itself, but I wasnt aware there was supposed to be a retention clip?

[Ferret]

you've obviously never owned a Vauxhall astra....

*Hisses like a scalded cat*

Unless it's the fire breathing 2.0 GSi or whatever it is - that went down as one of the most stolen cars in insurance history iirc.

[whiskychaser]

There's supposed to be a retention clip o.O?

There was a little steel clip thingie around the outside of the sensor itself, but I wasnt aware there was supposed to be a retention clip?

The only thing holding my sensors in is a little clip shaped like an Omega. Coincidence?:)

[Ferret]

The only thing holding my sensors in is a little clip shaped like an Omega. Coincidence?:)

Lol, yeah they both still had that on :p

[Ross]

Now appologize to the general.

[whiskychaser]

Bet there is a queue round the block:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300130204084&rd=1&rd=1

:)

[Ferret]

Bet there is a queue round the block:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300130204084&rd=1&rd=1

:)

Abomination.

"Oh yah sorry lads we forgot to tell you that this mod causes your ecu to overfuel and hence wash the oil off the bores and wear your engine out in the next 40k miles..."

I swear I'm going to start running riced corsas off the road, now that they've replaced the defacto chav car - the nova.
http://www.quadconversions.com/images/nova_pics/blue%20nova%20front.jpg

This one looks like it's been duct-taped together, and its front grille or headlights didnt fit...

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

Get off the GM saga! you need to fix the clip to the calliper then push the sensor into it otherwise it will fall out.

[Ferret]

Get off the GM saga! you need to fix the clip to the calliper then push the sensor into it otherwise it will fall out.

They're fixxored already :p I did em this evening when I got home from work...

Got a new clip n everything.

While I'm at it - f*cking microfilters are a bitch to change :/

[[1990]525]

These cars do have a lot of annoyances. I can't say working on them is very pleasant in comparison to many other cars either. German engineering woo [ :( ].

[whiskychaser]

525']These cars do have a lot of annoyances. I can't say working on them is very pleasant in comparison to many other cars either. German engineering woo [ :( ].
So is that you prefer Vauxhalls or have I got it wrong way round?:)

[[1990]525]

So is that you prefer Vauxhalls or have I got it wrong way round?:)
I prefer American cars ^_^