taking back anything I’ve said about winter wheels…

just a quick update!

Sorry for the lack of stuff lately, been bogged down at the service centre recently:

*Had the splashguard refitted free of charge
*Cars first Service; basic fluids & filters etc
*Back to square-one with my DPF and oil levels…running oils at 60% and monitoring whether they rise or not.

And to top it all off the camera on my blackberry has gone U/S so I cant even document anything!

Didn’t get round to painting the bumper before the cold set in…and now i’m glad!

We got a tonne of snow yesterday and parked my car on a sheet-ice car park before going to the cinema (harry potter - girlfriends choice!) and got back out 2 hours later to see my car had slid forward a few inches onto a curb and shaved another layer off the bottom of my bumper! If I’d just painted it, I’d be furious.

So winter wheels might be on my shortlist disregard anything

Starting to wonder if the R-Design kit it for me… Is the earlier kit any shorter? I’d rather have less kit and lower it a little, than just have a sheet of unnecessary plastic hanging off the front…

Anyway, I’m gonna see how this winter turns out and paint it when I think it’s clearing up.

In the meantime I’ve picked up some LED reverse clusters from EBay to get me out of my driveway easier at night. Can’t say using LED’s has made the light brighter but they’re definitely whiter, which helps picking up the finer details when reversing. Looks nice too! Think I’ll be going to the same guy for my DRL’s

This guy-> http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/wilson.001/

Couple of smaller mods I’ve done:
*Brushed Ali tax-disc holder, looks nicer than the flimsy dealer rubber one.
*Bosch Aerotwin wipers for the winter.
*Ali valve caps for my tyres, I’m checking my tyres before every other long commute to make sure I’m getting the most out of my car.

Once I’ve got a camera again I’ll get some pics and how-to’s up!