Stock lights on atv are not producing enought light at night. So if you are driving offroad at night you will need good extra light. One good alternative is Led bar. Installation is quite simple and light is very bright. You will need led bar, some wiring harness, relay 15 amps, fuse 10 amps, switch. […]
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Electronic transistored ignition module for old cars
Posted: 27th October 2015 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, Start, Technical stuffTags: car, classic cars, DIY, electronic ignition, electronic ignition module, engine mod, garage, gas, ignition, ignition system, kadett, kit, oldtiers, opel, pcb, petrol, solder, transistor, vehicle
First thing you should check in your old car is your ignition system. This causes majority problems in your car. Check spark plugs, replace damaged cables,worn out brakers and ignition coil. You will see and hear improvement immediatlly. If you want more power, better millage and smoother engine in your oldtimer, than you must upgrade […]
BMW X3 E83 2 din Pioneer fascia part 2
Posted: 6th October 2015 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: 2 din, 2007 Bmw e83, bmw x3, bmw x3 2 din, caraudio, e83, fascia, fiberglass, garage, headunit, paint, primer, radio, shop, spray
Here second part of my build: I made mounts for radio from aluminiun: Then testing how fascia fits in with radio. And finally time for fiberglass, I wraped frame with thick shirt. Then put some fiberglass on with brush. After it dried I put another layer of fiberglass mat. Time for car body filler, […]
Bmw x3 dimmed tail lights
Posted: 2nd September 2015 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bmw, bmw e83, cars, dimmed, DIY, smoked lights, tail lights dimmed, vinyl, x3, x3 e83
Here are dimmed tail lights on my x3 e83. It looks much better. I used not very dark vinyl.
BMW X3 (e83) swirl flaps removal
Posted: 20th August 2015 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: 2.0d, 3.0d, bmw, carbon, diesel, DIY, e83, egr valve, garage, removal, swirl flaps, x3
I have Bmw X3 2007 with 131 000 km on tacho. I noticed that it is not runnig smoothlly on idle and I also read a lot of swirl flaps problems on web. So I decided to check egr valve and remove flaps at the same time. You need to remove engine both engine covers, disconnect […]
BMW business cd radio
Posted: 18th August 2015 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: 2007, bmw, business cd, crap, e83, headunit, mpe, mpe3, x3
I own 2007 Bmw e83. It even doesn’t matter which Bmw you own, because Bmw’s are all equipped with prehistoric business radio. I don’t know where this name came from, because it should be CRAP cd radio. I bought my first car in 1998 and I must say it had the same headunit in 1988 […]
VP44 Bosch pump electronic module repair , Opel 2.0 dti (x20dtl,y20dtl)
Posted: 18th May 2015 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bosch, bosch pump, dti, edc, vp44, vp44 repair
A lot of opel diesels have problems with Bosch vp44 fuel pumps. Pumps electronic module is crap. It can happen to you that engine will suddenly not start. You can’t just buy it and replace it, you need to rebuild the pump and that costs a lot. So you can to repair electronic module. It […]
Testing magnetic wireless work light
Posted: 10th May 2014 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehiclesTags: Magnetic Xenon Spotlight Wireless Remote Control
Torque pro + elm 327 bluetooth
Posted: 8th May 2014 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Start, Technical stuffTags: android, app, elm327, garage, geek, google, htc hd2, no lock, obd2, play, tacho, torque pro
I always wanted to see more data about my car in cabine. With OBD2 adapter that is possible and cheap. All you need is bluetooth adapter, android phone ( it works on some others with different apps), and i used app torque pro. http://76.my/Malaysia/ultra-mini-elm-1-5v-elm327-bluetooth-obd2-diagnostic-nicholaslai-1208-15-nicholaslai@10.jpg I used old Wp 6.5 phone. So i had to hack […]
Opel/vauxhal petrol engine z16xep (z16xer) sounds like diesel-solved
Posted: 14th April 2014 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: engine, garage, gm, intake, manifold, noise, opel, vauxhall, z16xep, z16xer
Last saturday I finally solved that mistery. I checked belts,tensioners ,water pump and cam shafts. Everything looked OK, but engine still had same diesel sound. you should checked if camshafts are OK, because a lot of Opel engines has problems with camshafts. After I checked everything I found out that noise is coming from […]