Bodyboarder81

Welcome along A great buy from jim there !

..... But yes the exhaust mod would void the warranty on the exhaust if it were to break or whatever .

My reasoning is that the exhaust won't have an impact on engine issues .... Where as a air filter ( things going into the engine ) would . The steering wheel is just trim .... All the electrics stay the same etc . Yes I know a bit odd , but in my mind it makes sense !

Thanks Ben .....yes I'll take a look at the tyre dates and also ill check again exactly what they are , as I think they just say Michelin pilot sport on them ? And yes will be looking at new front pads for the front for the spring/summer as the standards don't inspire confidence that well . Still under the Bmw service pack for another 2 years , so won't be getting air filter done as I can't be bothered if I were to have an engine issue them blaming it on something stupid like the filter , if that makes sense ?! Can't wait to get the 2 pipe mod done though Ordered a flat bottom alcantara jack royal wheel as well ! Should hopefully look great and along with some other bits covered should make the very well built but a tad bland interior come to life a bit

I'd say take it easy if you've only just bought it Yes you are correct , they do make some noise . Once it goes speak to cms on here about an extreme clutch / fly combo .

Having the exhaust mod done next friday in the afternoon at basingstoke ...... Could swing by yours on the way back ? Should be good for Friday, will make sure I'm around Probably around 4:30-5 i would imagine

Having the exhaust mod done next friday in the afternoon at basingstoke ...... Could swing by yours on the way back ?

Yes im over the moon with it to be honest ! Always will have a place in my heart for the zeds though

Ya ill be getting a set of mpss as soon as these are done , cant really justify swopping out as they have around 5-6mm tread . Few burn outs should sort that out pretty quick And yes loving it mate .... What a car .

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I think these with a supercharger on run about 600 bhp ..... In all honesty , its too much for it . The power is absolutley spot on with the 7 speed dual clutch . It only has 420 bhp but due to the gears stacked so closely it feels like alot more .

Right managed to get a few hours today on the car ....... As you all know I like things clean ! So on every new car I buy I always like to remove all the wheels , wash all the arch plastics , scrub it all down and just generally make it nicer , and obviously give the wheels a proper clean / protection . When I started I found just how extensively Bmw used aluminium and other light stuff on the m3 , all the arms, drop links shock bodies etc are all Ali , front wings plastic , carbon roof , Ali bells on all the brake discs . The m3 is still a fatty but at least they've tried ! I have noticed compared to my zed it rolls a little even in the hardest settings , so will end up getting some anti roll bars . Also lack of rear end grip compared to my zed , which ran 285 mpss........ And then I looked at the tyres , thought they were mpss but actually are Michelin pilot sports . So that and the wider tyres explains when I feel the back end gripped more in the zed . I'll change them all to mpss once they are dead . Fitted my spacers , which make it look loads better . 15 mm front and 12 rear . Can't really feel any difference if I'm honest ... Which is odd as I think I ran 20/30 on my zed with rays and could feel the difference straight away . Anyway a couple of pics Love how they've vented the inner arch liner to improve the oil cooler efficiency! Very German Orders new wheel centres as they are a little corroded and booked in for a wheel to be refurbed due to the delivery driver curbing it ! Doh

Cant argue with that !!

What was up with it then ? Did the importer not pick up on the issue?

What a waste of time ! All that waiting for something to be wrong with the car , i would have been proper cheesed off !!

Just make sure they fit .... As DE won't fit HR / 370 cats / decats .

Sounds cheap if it checks out ! Buy it

Light at last for a proper powered zed !! As said these cars should be 400 to compete with other markets ..... And the tuning potential would be awesome from it ..... Exhaust , remap , big intercooler ...... Boom 500bhp

As said George ..... It's only really an issue in the hotter months , and I bought the mm rad as it was a direct fitment ! But I guess on a charged set up every mm counts . Welcome to the world of FI!! Just to be totally clear the car in my ownership never over heated . But did get up to around 110 , I was going to get the mishimoto rad fitted as a safety precaution , along with the iat sensor in the inlet . What's considered too high coolant temps? Everyone who has fitted the frozen boost charge cooler has seen massive drops in intake temps and less heat soaking. I would be wanting to leave that in imo. As said though George , this is a great forum and full of helpful people and we are lucky to have such a forum ....... Also I'm quite nice and still around to help with your questions and queries !

That's a good list of mods you have and I'm sure that it will make the ford a lot better . You can just tell that exhaust is going to sound nice !

I had pressed plates on a few vw's and they were reflective and correct spacing , so perfectly legal . Had no issues at all .

Glad your getting it sorted dude and happy you are using jez and the crew as suggested . Im really sorry you had to do this though and i do feel a tad guilty ! But i genuinely didnt have a clue ! The oil pressure was as it should and thought that a 08 plate with 30k on shouldnt have anything to worry about for a good few miles yet . Again cant recommend H-dev enough ...... Once all the suspensions on and you buy that diff of off nic i would love to meet up and have a look/feel of it . Maybe H-Dev should do a zed meet at their place

Right got it yesterday .... Went driving most of the afternoon . No time to do a full review yet as I'm at the cinema with my son , at 10 in the morning .... Very odd experience !! Anyway a pic at my house

But if you want something that's comfortable , has room inside , good on fuel and not tractor like , then there are plenty better options than the defender . Imo

Ya really looking forward to it ..... Have the rest of the week off so I'll be out and about in it quite a bit ! Although the weather looks pretty pants