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roofis303, I am from Aberdeen and have seen this mess around town. I have an M roadster and was disgusted to see his failed attempt and trying to make a cheap version! It has home made quad exhuasts and evrything! Including chicken wire between then as 'cool' mesh! I remember he also has a big shiny...

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real easy to get to if you just remove the rubber piece before the manifold, which is just two jubilee clips. This leaves loads of access.

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there is two oil lights, one at the top and one at the bottom. I was under the impression that the top one was oil level and the bottom one was oil pressure, am i mistaken?

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I didn't think the asc came on the M's until 99-2000. I have a 98 on s plate and it doesn't have traction control or asc, was it an option? I didn't think it was.

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Ok went out of the office at lunch time today and drove into middle of knowhere so alarm wouldn't upset anyone. Followed instructions again as follows: 1)opened bonnet and turned siren on 2)closed bonnet 3)removed control module from alarm box (car locked itself as I removed it and siren went off) 4...

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When i bought my car, there was no key fob. On further looking I noticed the box in the engine bay was switched off. As such I had no fob and do not know if the alarm was armed or disarmed. I have since bought a second hand fob and would like to programme it in. One thing I hve noticed whilst removi...

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Oh and I have an LED on the dash next to the dials. It has always changed between constant and flashing when I'm either driving or parked up. In order to drive around I have just switched the engine bay box back to off at present. Does this key switch off the alarm or just silence the siren? At pres...

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Since waiting from April I now have acquired a new fob. I have tried the instructions but they aren't working for me. The box in the engine bay had they ket set to the "off" position. So as I had the key I switched it to the on. As I closed the bonnet the siren went off (no indicators flas...

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Just thought I would update. Clutch release bearing failed last week and had to get AA lorry 120 mile back to Aberdeen. Spoke to A.W Autotech on sat and booked it in last min, i.e. with Kevin. Good work deserves praise, so just to say very happy with the service overall, from both Kevin and the othe...

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Perfect. thankyou. I have now tracked him down and spoken to him. Good news to know I haven't lost my indi specialist.

Quite worrying though that with the internet today nobody can hide!

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There was a chap called Kevin who worked at Tredwise in Aberdeen. He was highly recommended on this forum as an independent M specialist. on seeing comments on him here I used him to service my M roadster which I was very happy with. I have just called Tredwise to ask him what oil he used in my M to...

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I have a 98 M and never experience tramling. Only instability I have had was with the snapped spring tip. Now she is sitting on Koni Sport all round she is perfect!

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Not sure if this has all been sorted now or not but thought I may suggest. My M got a bit unsteady at around 70mph. The problem was a snapped spring. Now this sounds drastic but it was just the very tip of the spring that was snapped off (common BMW fault). This mean't that the car felt stable at mo...

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I will see what I can do for you regarding photos. However simply put you do the following: 1) remove the old front strut from the M 2) drill a small hole in base of the strut (a small hiss comes out as the gas is released) Pushing the shock up and down may times gets all the oil out and makes next ...

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ok koni's are now fitted to the M, took me the weekend. Rear ones took me 35min a side for springs and shocks! It was the front ones that took the time. If anyone would like instructions I will be happy to supply but can't be bothered writting it all up if nobody needs them. Had to make a tool to do...

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Age 22, insured with elephant, 4 Year NC. parked on street in aberdeen, no points, £730

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Does anyone what alighnment settings should be used with the koni shocks and springs? (Sport kit) If not doesn anyone know what settings should be used generally for lowering the M 25mm at the front and 30mm at the rear? I tried to phone Koni UK today and the chap I spoke to said he had never been a...

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Yes I learn't that the hard way last time I did a suspension change! Instead of having 3 people sitting on the lower front wishbone.....just jack up the other front wheel!!.....And would you look at that the restraint drops straight off the wishbone!

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If a crash is fatal then the car must be crushed by law. You will never find a fatal car crash damaged car in any scrappy.

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Do you need to remove drive shafts to get the rear springs out as I had to do on the E36? In which case I will need a new set of drive shaft flange bolts?

Any further advise?

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Ok the koni suspension kit arrived today! So I am planning on fiitting it at the weekend. Has anyone replaced there full suspension before? Any tips? I have done it on an E36 before and am confident enough but as it is at the weekend I wanted to know if I need any spare parts (other than shocks and ...

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why are you shaking your head skinny?!!

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http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecommerce/S ... esults.asp

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I think we have a misunderstanding here. To my knowledge and reaserch all of the rear top mounts for the z3 are the same, which are the same as an E36 M3 EVO and are not side dependant and cost around £15 each. However the front top mounts are indeed very offset and cost in the region of £70

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Indeed apparently my addresses werent recognised by the system so the morning after I ordered the tyres on line the mytires phoned me and confirmed both addresses with me. They confirmed the delivery and billing address. But.... they still managed to mess up. Now I understand mistakes happen, I'm no...

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Can I just make it clear to everyone on this forum that I tried to use this company: www.mytyres.co.uk They delivered the tyre to the billing address instead of the delivery address (80 miles away!), (this address was supplied on the orginal order and they even phoned me the next day to confirm). As...

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where did you see them for that price?? I will let you know if I get supplied with the correct top mounts.

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I think you have missunderstood. If you get new bilsteins then you are supplied with a new front strut on which you mount your spring. If you get the koni's then they only supply you with an insert for the front strut (the actual damper bit). Therefore there are no real modifications to the suspensi...

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It is from euro performance that I have ordered the shocks. Standard bilsteins were £115 each for the rear while koni were £73. You can see why I decided to delve into the unknown! I have only ordered rear shocks at present as these are the only ones that have failed and at present this week tax, se...

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They are ordered and will be with me in 4 working days!! I will keep you posted!!

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yes indeed they are:

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/ ... l?id=40843

Comments quickly? I'm about to order them in next hour or so!

Cheers

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Ok, I have so much contradicting information!! Sod it, I'm going to buy a fob on ebay tonight and try "teaching" it myself. If you have tried it then I see no problems with it working. And personally I would rather stay well away from the dealers! Cheers mate. ps make sure you keep me up t...

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Has anyone fitted koni shocks? I have just noticed my shocks are gone (did wander why it felt a bit unstable on hard acceleration!) Anyway I have found koni's are cheaper that standard bilsteins! Hence I am planning on buying some tomorrow! Just wandered if anyone had any thoughts?

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You have me very intriged with this "toy"!!!?? I have spoken to my local specialist whom I found highly recommended on this site regarding coding new fobs. He has stated indeed I should purchase one on ebay (my car didnt come with one, last owner must have lost it!) but however the dealers...

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Most definatley should go for it! Cant believe you would even stop and think, even if she doesnt like it BMW will only charge you about £40 to replace them with plain stripes and thats stealer prices!! They can be done yourself for far less, they are only vinyl strips!

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here being red arrow or green??!!!!

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Mine is a 1998 M. So can I just confirm that my alarm box is in my engine bay and that I must open and shut doors to reset?

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That last link looks very helpful but it referes to the control box being behind the glove box while the photo further up shows the control box underneith the fuse box. Are these two different alarms or does the 3G have both boxes? Alos one method explained to me shows opening and closing doors in a...

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no i'm afraid i dont have any such card. Does this look like it is a dealer only job to get this sorted?

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what stops thief switching it off here then?!! and what about the immob?

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I have checked my engine bay and indeed I do have an alrm box hidden under the fuse box!! Its well hidden hence I never saw it before even when i cleaned my engine bay! Anyway it has a small key on the top to switch it on and off. Shall I take it that seeing as I don't have they a remote on my keys ...

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I have a 1998 Z3M. Should I have remote locking? I believe that they came with an alarm and indeed I do have the sensors inside the front windscreen however I dont have remote locking. I can not believe that BMW made a £42k car and didnt give it remote locking!!! Maybe my fob has been lost over time...

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Just thought i would update this for anyone else with the same problem. As like Alex the problem just disappeared after a couple of days and has never done it since. weird but I'm happy!

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apologies for not checking the data spec yet. However the drop will be due to the springs, dampeners shouldnt effect ride height.

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thankyou. Everyday is a school day!

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Less of the cheek stu! I just couldnt believe BMW replaced all that!! They must have only done it if they knew the warrenty wouldnt argue in the slightest!! How can a flywheel get damaged??!!!! And what the h*ll are braking bushes??!! Where are these breaking bushes in the braking system?? I'm inter...

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Im confused! Did you get all that work done or was that just what they said needed done?!!

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Can i have a link to her in all her glory?!

Surely i deserve that?!!

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I can have a look tonight as I have all the workshop manuals that show all technical data. Will get back to you tomorrow.

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is that ment to be a scotish joke?

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