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Was the door reversed on to something as it looks like the rear door is also catching on the front door, this would sugest possible A pillar damage ? As the pillar has been twisted?
Colin
OK- reply to your questions. The ABS light can kick in any time from 10 minutes into driving to an hour. It will stay on then but if the car is left for a time it will go away again. I've no idea on the problem.
Tyres - I don't see the point in buying tyres and getting the MOT done if I'm selling. It may look a little more attractive but people can think about that when offering. The insurance will pay out anyway as the MOT was valid when I put the claim in.
The door was damaged when reversing out of at tight parking spot and not seeing a big metal bollard just below the window line of the drivers door. The main damage is down the vertical side of the door where it meets the front wing - small amount to the front wing edge. There is a small scrape to the edge of the door where it meets the rear door. All damage is cosmetic. I would think a new door (which I have) respray and a bit of repair work to the front wing edge and the rear edge. I will trey and get some better pictures today and post them.
Price? - its an auction. I will take what people are willing to pay. I had an offer of £2500 but will wait to see what it goes to.
I had had the same issue with a Range Rover a couple of years back,written off for a rear wing. £25 of eBay and in the right colour and they paid out £1000. It's less work for the ins company's to write a vehicle off and cheaper than using their list of " approved repairers " with their over inflated prices.
ABS issue sounds like the modulator on its way out, not uncommon. My theory is they suffer from heat being sat next to the engine which causes dry joints in the solder connectors of the fine gold wires inside. Will need a replacement modulator or getting it repaired at on of the ecu repairers, if you can find one who will do it.
2003 ZT 260SE Monogram Garnet Red #073
2004 ZT-T+ CDTi Aquamarine
1999 MX-5 Turbo
Not unique to 260's either. I have a R75 V6 with the same problem. BMW's, not unsurprisingly, are apparently renowned for that problem with modulator electrics. My garage man said "if you deliver it for the APK (MOT) with the light out, I'm not obliged to road test it or drive it outside the garage even. If it stays off, it stays off! " (UK regs. may well be different). On my V6 car at least, just doing an error-code reset with my Autec turned it off providing you didn't exceed about 10mph. Note, however, I'm pretty sure that whilst the light is on your ABS system is switched off and will not function!
However it might still be worth wiggling the blue connectors at the wheel-arch ends to see if that effects it. The loom-end part of the connector can crumble or become damaged after being disconnected several times over the years. I 'fixed' one by hard-wiring it. Really terrible connectors prone to problems like the air-bag ones under the front seats.
Hope that helps,
David
Last edited by David; 03-01-2016 at 12:13 PM.
I really get annoyed when insurance company's right off a perfectly good vehicle, all this c**p about saving the planet when a day's work would put a car like this back on the road (and keep someone employed). I'm surprised the 'green brigade' don't bang on more about this insurance scam! Scrap yards are full of perfectly good cars being crushed. These 260's are are a 'very' rare commodity, and must be saved! I love being a grumpy old man!