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It really does look much better, but BMW are not about to fit them as standard. That would be an extra £10,000.

 BMW M2 is roughly £15000 more than the M240. I suppose BMW want to differentiate between the poverty spec M240i M-Lite and the full fat M car.

Personally I can't see £15000 worth of difference between the two.

It really does look much better, but BMW are not about to fit them as standard. That would be an extra £10,000.

This is the bit of bent tin that came off. Quite large being about 12 inches across.

Black

Hole

Arse

I've started taking a 20 something attitude towards couriers. If I go out, I leave a note on the door telling them to stick it in the shed. If I don't receive the parcel, I claim a refund, they don't like it but I have plenty of time on my hands to torment them.
Life's too short.

Flushed Astra A16XER with FORTE (put to engine oil) 20 minutes 2500 rpm. Then changed oil and filter. Next Itake away VVT solenoids for cleaning and checking, I heatd this might help for poor acceleration if VVT is not "active" due to e.g. bad maintenance, let's see what I find.

Amazon item due by next Tuesday with a courier called YDH.

Went for a pee, gets a knock on the door (Twice)  I shouted 3 times trying to get thier attention.  Got to the door to see a red van drive off, waved but didnt see me. No note through the door.

Not expeting any other parcels.
Nothing left outside.
Amazon Tracking has shown as dispached for 2 days now.

Wonder what happens now, do they redeliver or does the fun start now (If of course it is the Amazon package)

Incontinence is a terrible thing. 

Especially when you forget that you are incontinent! 

Ok....so I can deffo do a nut / bolt solution for the pawl's that fly out.....once I can work out how to rewind the spring 

The spring replacement can be a bit of an arse. You have to put the outer part with the hook on up against a peg/casting on the outer side of the inner hole and then gradually rotate the casing while feeding the spring inside its own loop. Do this until the whole spring is inside itself. It can be awkward as you have to fit a spring that is open to around one foot in diameter in to a recess of around two and a half inches. 
Once the spring is fitted, fit the pull cord through the pawl plate hole, then you have to carefully lower the pawl plate on to the spindle and wiggle it in to place until it’s in position. There will be a peg/pin on the underside of the pawl plate that should grab the inner spring hook when you turn the pawl plate. It usually grabs by turning anti-clockwise. It will resist and try to turn back when it’s caught the hook. Keep turning it against the resistance until it’s fairly tight, jam the reel with a screwdriver and feed the pull cord through the casing hole and fit the pull cord handle. When you release the screwdriver the wheel should pull the cord on to the reel. 
If this doesn’t make sense, watch a YouTube video of how to do it. 

Cheers for that

Well I wish that had been designed that way, but the bit that clicks into the housing needed putting on last and was a tight fit over a big wide pin.  somehow managed and its wound up, hopefully enough, shall see if it works....not that its any more than a project to tinker with now.  Replacement has been made.