Calling E679GTF

[Dave Meredith]

...I was hovering around you at BBWF hoping to find your owner but no luck.
I thought your red dash looked realy smart and would like to know where to get the dash material from. I've spent a lot of time re-veneering mine to quite a good standard only for it to crack when the warm weather came along. I'd like to try something that will be a bit more durable and that red stuff looked the business.
Does it come in any other colours?

Thanks

Dave Meredith Grey 350i C308YYG

[chedder]

Fairly certain it was 'Shreks friend' motor, and the dash looked really tidy!

[shreks friend]

Hi Dave, it was my car , The dash was like that when i bought it last year, i think it was sprayed red then silver flicked over it, i will email the previous owner and see if i can shed some light, there are so many different dash's, glad to see mine was noticed. Many thanks for your and chedders comments..

[Planman]

No need to e-mail, I'm still a regular lurker - miss my old wedge! You've got it spot on anyway - the veneer was simply stripped off the back base plate which was then painted red and treated to silver flecks (this was all done by the previous owner to me). The same was done to the strips on the doors.

p.s. Did you get it rolling roaded then? Never got round to it myself, but interested in results if you did.

[adam quantrill]

Did you check out the Jasper's 350SX with his velour dash? Very Brothel Creeper....

[shreks friend]

Planman said:

No need to e-mail, I'm still a regular lurker - miss my old wedge! You've got it spot on anyway - the veneer was simply stripped off the back base plate which was then painted red and treated to silver flecks (this was all done by the previous owner to me). The same was done to the strips on the doors.

p.s. Did you get it rolling roaded then? Never got round to it myself, but interested in results if you did.

First on the rolling road it was 222 @ the fly wheel and 177 @ the wheels i was very happy with this, plenty of torque as well, i will send some pics to you at your own email.

[Planman]

shreks friend said:

Planman said:

No need to e-mail, I'm still a regular lurker - miss my old wedge! You've got it spot on anyway - the veneer was simply stripped off the back base plate which was then painted red and treated to silver flecks (this was all done by the previous owner to me). The same was done to the strips on the doors.

p.s. Did you get it rolling roaded then? Never got round to it myself, but interested in results if you did.

First on the rolling road it was 222 @ the fly wheel and 177 @ the wheels i was very happy with this, plenty of torque as well, i will send some pics to you at your own email.

The ECU is adjustable by the way so there might be more to come, as its probably due for a tune. Yes would def like to see some pics if u get chance to send some thanks.

[Dave Meredith]

Ahem...getting back to the dash for a moment I would never have guessed that it was paint on metal. It looked like it was made from some fancy acrylic sheeting. Nice bit of work that. Only problem for me is that my dash has a plywood base not metal so I guess I will have to keep looking

[BlueWedgy]

If you are asking about the speedo.
The MOT history check would probably suggest it has gone around the clock.
MOT in March 2008 at 98,505 miles then September 2009 at 542 miles and so on, last MOT Oct 2012 at 5,152 miles. Circa couple of thousand miles in between per year.

Edited by BlueWedgy on Thursday 7th January 07:43

[KKson]

Personally I would always go for a car that has been used and has a few miles on it, rather than a garage queen that has not been used. My Wedges seem to hate being sat about. If I use them regularly then I get far less issues with them.

[m-shelly]

Im now buying C308YYG

Edited by m-shelly on Thursday 21st January 21:59

[BlueWedgy]

Well done, be prepared to potentially get your hands dirty, but great fun when all is going well. Good luck

[Dave Meredith]

m-shelly
Do you mean C308YYG (the car I used to own?)
Would love to see what it looks like now.
I got it re-sprayed in blue (from the original grey) a few years back. I sold it to someone who took it off the road to sort
the engine. Used to pop and bang nicely on over-run!

[KKson]

Dave Meredith said:

m-shelly
Do you mean C308YYG (the car I used to own?)
Would love to see what it looks like now.
I got it re-sprayed in blue (from the original grey) a few years back. I sold it to someone who took it off the road to sort
the engine. Used to pop and bang nicely on over-run!

A chap called Michael has bought it and is sorting it out. He has posted a couple of photos on one of the FB Wedge forums. Hopefully he won't mind if I re-post. Did you have the new rear roof fitted Dave - it's a tiny rear window compared to standard?

[m-shelly]

yes i have just bought it , car was never sorted out , been sat since .

[m-shelly]

What was going on with the engine ??

[Dave Meredith]

I didn't do anything to the rear window. It was a pain when reversing!
As for the engine, it seemed to lack power, but there was nothing obviously wrong. Looking
back I wonder whether it needed a new cam. Also, at 100,000 miles it probably needed an
overhaul.
I did a lot of jobs on it in my 7 years of ownership. I had the alloys re-furbed, a re-spray and new
outriggers.
Shame it's been off the road for so long.

[KKson]

Dave Meredith said:

I didn't do anything to the rear window. It was a pain when reversing!
As for the engine, it seemed to lack power, but there was nothing obviously wrong. Looking
back I wonder whether it needed a new cam. Also, at 100,000 miles it probably needed an
overhaul.
I did a lot of jobs on it in my 7 years of ownership. I had the alloys re-furbed, a re-spray and new
outriggers.
Shame it's been off the road for so long.

Yes a worn camshaft at 100,000 miles would make sense and account for loss of power, plus maybe an injector clean. The cam on my 390Se was worn out at 60,000 miles. There was no evidence whatsoever of a cam lobe for No1 exhaust valve...... They are sturdy engines and a camshaft change is straight forward. If the engine mounts are loosened and the engine jacked up a little you can change the camshaft with engine left in the bay, or certainly you can on my 390.

[Dave Meredith]

It's lovely to see some photos of it again!
I sold it to a gut called Matt (I think)
Shame to see it out in the rain - it was always garaged when I had it

[m-shelly]

Hi i bought it from the guys dad , he was going to blueprint the engine , but never got round to it . I was told it had an odd misfire occasionally!!!, its been sat since you sold it , it was under a thick cover , paint still good and clean , im in the process off bring it back to life , all the rear fuel pipes are perished ,. just refitting new today , radiater is also knackered . All fun anyway . How much do camshafts cost to buy , would i get away with fitting a pair, or is it better to take heads off to replace springs as well ?