Whammy's Journal Thread

I had my car on my old tires and on planks of wood. After 6 months they had minor flat spots that smoothed out after a 30 min drive on the highway.

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Originally Posted by Vas

You can also put some wooden boards between the ground and the tire.

I will be doing some suspension work on the car over the winter so it just made sense for me.

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Originally Posted by BMWCurves

I had my car on my old tires and on planks of wood. After 6 months they had minor flat spots that smoothed out after a 30 min drive on the highway.

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I have some wood pieces I can put underneath the tire. Thanks guys!

While the ZHP sleeps in the garage, I finally got word on what my new license plates will be for the T4R. I tried to be a little crafty. Apparently this is one that got chosen. Totally applicable considering it's a CO plate. :eeps
https://i.imgur.com/6CZxHEf.jpg?1

Sadly, not a lot of updates as of late. Last night, I took the car out for a quick drive to remove flat spots, charge the battery, and be reminded why I love this car. Unfortunately I noticed my temp gauge has some dead LED spots.
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Originally Posted by Whammy

Sadly, not a lot of updates as of late. Last night, I took the car out for a quick drive to remove flat spots, charge the battery, and be reminded why I love this car. Unfortunately I noticed my temp gauge has some dead LED spots.
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Haven't most dead pixels been found to be an issue with the ribbon cable connection rather than the screen?

I dunno. Where have you found this info?

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Originally Posted by Whammy

I dunno. Where have you found this info?

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Can't remember exactly, but I recall what's his name with the TiAg M5 in Germany repaired dead pixels in his other M5's cluster

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Originally Posted by BMWCurves

Can't remember exactly, but I recall what's his name with the TiAg M5 in Germany repaired dead pixels in his other M5's cluster

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@sreten

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Originally Posted by ZHPizza

@sreten

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gesundheit

The ZHP is back on summer driving duties. :grooving Decided to take the car to work as it is supposed to be 70 today. I'm also deciding to take it in to the mechanic soon to address a few things:

• Driveshaft Center Bearing/Support
• Alignment
• New Coolant Leak
• Diff Fluid Change

I'm also hearing some kind of noise (potentially metal-on-metal noise) from the rear cabin/trunk as the rear of the car/suspension is flexed under load. Trying to decide if it is just the rear tires rubbing against the fender or if it is something else. Last time I got underneath the car I did not see any issues with the subframe. Going to have them re-review the car.