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beemer

as i said on the other Z site, the wheels look great. Not normally a huge fan of Z3's in red but that looks great on those wheels. i was a bit unsure about them at first but they really suit the car once fitted. The tyres came recommended by the chap at Wheelbase but i'm sure you could try a differe...

beemer

ha ha ha... nah, just the wind deflector and wheels. The car was part ex'd at the BMW/Mini place in Manchester.. i suppose it could make an appearance in Yorkshire!

beemer

Thanks for not banning me from the site for selling the Z3 :D Glad to hear that some of you have had mini's or like them. It's a great piece of kit and the performance is much much better than i thought it would be. My sister got herself a Mini One and i was hooked after driving it. Glad the wind de...

beemer

well i'll keep an eye on here and may nip down to see

beemer

I haven't been around here for long but i have learned a lot and enjoyed the company of a few of you at a local meet to. But, it's time to move on i'm afraid. I got the Z3 in the hope that it would be a bit less thirsty than my 2.8 5 series... i was wrong :oops: The z does do a couple of mpg's more ...

beemer

I'm not sure if i'll be allowed to come along now as i have swapped the Z3 for a Mini Cooper S I got fed up of putting petrol in the Z and the price of petrol was p!ssing me off a bit. I loved the Z and would consider another one in the future but i've gone for a slightly less thirsty car for now. N...

beemer

it was freezing too!

beemer

great pics compared with mine which just turned out to be reg plates on a black background

The cars looked really good in the flesh. Not often you see more than a couple together normally

beemer

yeah, i really enjoyed the food too.. My steak was lovely.

I'm just off to have a look at the pictures now

beemer

sounds good... i might not get to all of them because it might fall on a nightshift

Be good to make it a regular thing though.

beemer

Forgot to say that i took a few pics with my phone but they're too dark

I'll bring my camera next time

beemer

Yeah, it was a great meet.. I was a bit worried about it before we arrived and even told Gemma we didn't have to stay if you all turned out to be weirdos! :D Was great to meet you all though and to see some more nice Z's. Any you're not weirdos :D Looking forward to the next one. I know a few nice r...

beemer

Hope to see you tonight. I'll be in the shamefully dirty 2.5i Carbon Black Z4. I'll try to get there 7 to 7:30, and have some food. i wouldn't worry... mine's not too clean either! impossible to keep it shiny in this weather when it's my every day car Here's a pic of me in a slightly dodgy position...

beemer

I'm 30 and have 8 years no claims.. Mine is just under £500 fully comp with £250 excess. It's kept on the driveway and has the standard alarm/immobiliser (I think it's Thatcham cat 2 but not sure. Insurance company did tell me what it was when i spoke to them)

beemer

sounds good

I'm hoping we'll be there for 7:30 but could be a bit late.

<-- I'll be in the T-reg 2.8 (as seen in my av)

beemer

will there be secret handshakes or a flower on the jacket or something like that so we know who we're looking for?

We should still be able to make it with a bit of luck. We'll be eating there too i think. Forecast isn't looking too nice so we might need ski's or a boat!

beemer

i'm in work until 6 but only live a few miles away so might be able to make it... it will probably be getting on towards 8 by the time we get there if we do make it

beemer

I might be barking up the wrong tree here but i used to own (please don't hate me!) a Rover 75... I was originally told that it could be a leaky windscreen but the pollen filter on the big Rovers were prone to blockages from leaves, etc. and, if left to become completely block, water that would norm...

beemer

blimey!

Good luck with it

beemer

I had a look underneath just now and it looks like the problem is just starting...there's a crack about 2cm long on the mount, it's behind the anti-roll bar so very hard to see. There's one spot weld in the boot that's just got a bit of rust round one side...near to where the wiring harness comes t...

beemer

I'm currently waiting for a decision to be made by BMW about my car. There are no signs of the dif mount itself splitting but 3 of the spot welds in the boot have pulled through very slightly. They are only noticeable by the paint splitting directly around where the spotwelds are. Mine's a 1999 mode...

beemer

Might be worth checking out Wheelbase http://www2.wheel-base.co.uk/default.asp They are based in Oldham, near Manchester. It's where i got mine from... I just did a search for 17" BMW replicas and it came up with this page http://www2.wheel-base.co.uk/search_fit.asp?pg=1&stext=17''+BMW+Z3&a...

beemer

most bikes have their speedo drive mounted on the front wheel.. I can't see the video because i'm stuck in work but i reckon there would be some twitching at the handlebars if the rear wheel was spinning

beemer

looking good.. i think i'll keep an eye on ebay

beemer

decided to whip the door cards off and i've greased all the moving parts i can get to. The windows go up and down much better now

I don't have air bags in the doors so that was one complication avoided

beemer

I really do like these wheels, they have a nice aggressive look to them. Personally I would have fitted a wider tyre to the rear wheels as it looks like the tyre walls slope in on the rim. Are 8J wide? I've no idea what 8j means :oops: They are 225's all round. The original wheels were 225 on the f...

beemer

Lovely looking car and so shiny!

beemer

myredzed wrote:Mind those kerbs when parking

yeah i know... got to be careful!

Thanks for all your replies

beemer

please ignore the muck! The roads are filthy around here but i managed to get a couple of proper shots in the couple of hours daylight we've had today! (only with my phone again) At least you can see the whole car now though... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/Image204.jpg http://...

beemer

mine could do with being tightened up by a notch or two. Be interesting to find out how easy/difficult it is to do. As for the jolt when the car was set back down on it's wheels, that's just the fact that the brake pads had grabbed the discs in one position and the lowering action allowed the wheels...

beemer

thanks for the advice.. a winter set wouldn't be a bad idea to be honest. Keep one for best and the other for the wintery roads. That being said, i'm like a kid with a new toy and can't face taking the new wheels off for the rest of this winter

Maybe next year

beemer

as far as i know it's standard suspension.. the 17" wheels looked ok in there but these fit the arches well. Will be better when i can look at them in daylight! :D Has anyone got any idea how much the original wheels are worth.. I'm toying with the idea of selling them but may keep hold of them...

beemer

yeah, the brakes look tiny on the back now

They look a little bit big but i think i'll get used to it. I think they'll look great with the roof down.. Having the roof up always makes the car look smaller to me. Not sure why. I'll get some better photos in daylight tomorrow

beemer

I priced up a new rear tyre for my car and got a bit of a shock when i was quoted £181 for a Pirelli Pzero, which is what is already fitted to the car. I had a 5 series before the Z and that had 275 35 R18's on and it cost me £180 per tyre on that. I though the tyres for this one would be a more sen...

beemer

not good

hopefully you'll get to the bottom of it soon

beemer

A little off topic, so please forgive me. We are currently doing a general knowledge quiz which we have to hand in soon. We have answered 142 questions and a little stuck on the remaining 2: - 1) Who in the 1980s prevented Margaret Thatcher from being voted Woman of the year on Radio 4's Today Prog...

beemer

That's what i've donw.. Let us know how you get on

beemer

yeah mine does that on full lock too.. like a wizzing noise. Stops as soon as you back it off slightly. Not the first type of car i've heard doing it.

There's no clunk though so might be worth checking out

beemer

I'll be heading up from Warrington assuming my work rota doesn't spoil the plans!

beemer

Cheers Justin Time.. Here's a link to that thread http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopi ... +deflector

beemer

Hello.. good choice of car :wink: I got my Z3 2.8 about a month ago and love it. It is a big step down in terms of physical size from the E39 528 i used to have but the driving experience is brilliant :) I'm keeping my eye on Ebay for a wind deflector too.. It's surprising how much wind blast comes ...

beemer

Justin Time wrote:that link i provided above will knock the halfrauds price down from £14 to £4 + p&p

i was ripped off

beemer

sounds good.. hopefully we'll be able to make it. I ride a bike too and have been on tons of rideouts. We always ride for the person behind, waiting at junctions, etc. so sounds like a similar setup. Will be good to get out and about on some nice roads. I've been into Wales a few times and really en...

beemer

sounds like the one i have in my car... The ipod connection is brilliant

beemer

no problem.. let us know how you get on

beemer

you can buy a wiring harness/adaptor for about £15 from Halfords. That will make wiring in a new head unit really easy... All depends how far you want to go, as justin Time says

beemer

I'd like to come along too if that's ok.. Unless i get to another meet between now and then, i'll be a drive out (or whatever you like to call it) virgin

The Saturday would be good with me as it stands. Fingers crossed nothing else crops up

beemer

If it's the same as mine, there will be a narrow plastic cover on the left and right of the head unit. These can be flicked off with a screwdriver. You should now be able to see a couple of screws which, when un-screwed, will allow you to pull the head unit out towards you. The only issue you may ha...

beemer

I wouldn't badge mine up as something it's not.. In fact, my last couple of BM's had been de-badged before i got them. I had an E36 318iS coupe and then i had an E39 528iSE but it had been heavily modified by the previous owner. There was no boot badge on that so it kept people wondering what was un...

beemer

Mine did the same thing when i first got it.. if you open the boot and look on the inside of the boot lid, roughly behind where the push button is on the outside, you should find a plastic inspection cover.. Unclip that and you should find that you can see the locking mechanism. If you can hear the ...

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