DIY Section

PROJECT. E28 · Post by **PROJECT. E28** » Dec 12, 2009 11:38 AM

I'm sure this has been brought up before, but i haven't seen it so I'm gonna say it. There should be a DIY Section dedicated to only DIY Threads. I was bored and couldn't sleep this morning and was looking for DIY stuff and i only found 5 that were actually labeled as a DIY, other than than, the search found the words DIY in non DIY threads. So i think it would be an awesome idea to add a DIY Section to the board. Doing this may also inspire people to go out and do some DIY write ups...

i hope this is considered.

option00002 · Post by **option00002** » Dec 12, 2009 12:08 PM

Did you happen to notice the Tech FAQ Section?

PROJECT. E28 · Post by **PROJECT. E28** » Dec 12, 2009 1:00 PM

option00002 wrote:Did you happen to notice the Tech FAQ Section?

yeah, i did, but its not really a DIY section. Some are, but others are just FAQs and dont really describe exactly how to do something.

Post by **Jeremy** » Dec 12, 2009 4:12 PM

I'm not sure what you mean. This entire board is inhabited by DIY'ers, and the information is written and consumed by people doing work in their own garage/driveway, not techs at a shop.

If there's something you don't know how to do, ask.

Jeremy

Post by **Shawn D.** » Dec 12, 2009 11:48 PM

There's no reason why a FAQ can't be written-up DIY-style. FAQs can be simple stand-alone facts, or they could be a procedure. No need for another sub-forum, IMO.

kevins08 · Post by **kevins08** » Dec 13, 2009 4:35 PM

Shawn D. wrote:There's no reason why a FAQ can't be written-up DIY-style. FAQs can be simple stand-alone facts, or they could be a procedure. No need for another sub-forum, IMO.

jesus has spoken

BMWgiant · Post by **BMWgiant** » Dec 13, 2009 4:36 PM

kevins08 wrote:
Shawn D. wrote:There's no reason why a FAQ can't be written-up DIY-style. FAQs can be simple stand-alone facts, or they could be a procedure. No need for another sub-forum, IMO.
jesus has spoken

I believe his name is Shawn.

Post by **tsmall07** » Dec 13, 2009 6:14 PM

I agree with Jeremy. I think it would be hard to find a thread about someone having their car fixed at a shop (excluding all threads by edlocke).

PROJECT. E28 · Post by **PROJECT. E28** » Dec 13, 2009 9:09 PM

no thats what im talking about. People doing there own work in there driveways. Not a shop. Reason i said to make another sub-forum is because not everyone states DIY in there title. For Example, you do a search for DIY, it comes up with alot of things that arent ever DIY. And i have looked in the FAQ and most of them are stating a problem, what the problem was, and what to do to fix it. But other things like modifications and whatnot of quick little useful things that people do to there cars are not in there. I guess this forum is just to basic sometimes

Post by **Jeremy** » Dec 13, 2009 9:45 PM

PROJECT. E28 wrote:People doing there own work in there driveways. Not a shop.

99% of the threads in the tech talk forum are people working in their own driveways, that's what I'm trying to tell you. Very few people on here have access to a shop. Most of the Tech FAQs were written by people working their own driveways, and all the FAQs include a detailed solution to the problem that they cover.

Just because it doesn't specifically say "DIY" in the title, doesn't mean that it isn't.

Jeremy

BMWgiant · Post by **BMWgiant** » Dec 13, 2009 11:34 PM

I thought that every thread on MyE28 was a DIY thread...

Post by **tsmall07** » Dec 14, 2009 1:49 AM

If you don't already have one, get a bentley manual. That will give you the step by step on everything. Read it. I kept mine in the bathroom for a while and read it to pass the time while taking car of business. I read up on issues I hadn't had yet and was more prepared to respond when I did. If this forum is too basic, you need to add to your general car knowledge, not just e28 knowledge.

C.R. Krieger · Post by **C.R. Krieger** » Dec 14, 2009 10:28 AM

PROJECT. E28 wrote:I'm sure this has been brought up before, but i haven't seen it so I'm gonna say it. There should be a DIY Section dedicated to only DIY Threads. I was bored and couldn't sleep this morning and was looking for DIY stuff and i only found 5 that were actually labeled as a DIY, other than than, the search found the words DIY in non DIY threads. So i think it would be an awesome idea to add a DIY Section to the board. Doing this may also inspire people to go out and do some DIY write ups...

i hope this is considered.

As the author of four of those Tech FAQs, I can guaran-damn-tee you that I have never performed any of those procedures in anything resembling a shop, nor have any of them required more tools than I usually have lurking in the box in my trunk. Hell; I don't think I've ever even done any of them over a paved surface. It doesn't get much more DIY than that, son. You just need to get over your preoccupation with the term. Virtually everyone here is a DIYer. It's assumed. That's why we don't mention it. When we talk about something getting done on our cars, it will virtually always be a hands-on job that the owner (or the owner and a couple of guys bribed with pizza & beer) did on his own.

As others have mentioned, a lot of the routine stuff is in the Bentley, which is another assumption. If you are serious about maintaining your own E28, you must have The Book. There is no reason for us to rewrite what the editors at Robert Bentley Publishers have done so well. We go outside the book, but there isn't really a lot that warrants being written up in its entirety. If you want someone here to write up how to change a strut or an antiroll bar, forget it. It's been done. Putting in sport springs? Same as putting in stock springs except your car will be lower when you're done. It's in the Bentley. Swapping out that pesky CSV hose or changing odometer gears? We don't need another forum. It's all already here. Don't search "DIY". Search what you want to do.

PROJECT. E28 · Post by **PROJECT. E28** » Dec 14, 2009 10:44 AM

ok, i understand everything that is being said other that the whole "shop" thing. I didnt say ANYTHING about people working at a shop, i dont know why people think i did. know, what im talking about is the stuff that is not in the Bentley.

For Example:
http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=19 ... =diy+amber

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=61 ... hlight=diy

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=66 ... hlight=diy

These are the threads im talking about, people getting creative and sharing it. I was just "asking" if we could make a section specifically toward these type of projects. The Tech (Bentley) stuff can stay in the Tech Faq, cause that's what it is. But other creative things as shown about, would be cool to be in its own section. It was just a thought. sorry for agitating the bees nest

Post by **Jeremy** » Dec 14, 2009 11:18 AM

You need to work on your communication skills. Seriously.

What you're talking about wouldn't be a "DIY" section, it would be a customization/modification/modernization section. At least that's the impression I get from reading the links you expressed an interest in.

There's not enough to warrant it's own section (and I have a dislike of subforums anyway), but there might be other ways to get what you're looking for. I'll ponder.

Post by **tsmall07** » Dec 14, 2009 11:21 AM

If that's what you wanted, you asked the wrong question. DIY means Do It Yourself. This applies to ANYTHING that someone does at home with their own tools (including general maintenance and repair). DIY does not mean Custom Modification.

A huge part of being sucessful in life (or on an interweb forum) is being able to ask the right questions.

I don't think it would be a bad idea to have a locked subforum like the tech FAQ that would feature these threads. It would be separate from the FAQ because they aren't frequently asked. A locked forum of links to threads would require no additional work (day to day) from Beamters.

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