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helmik

Thermostat £25 posted, you wont get one cheaper.
Keyring £6.50 posted.

Cheers

Mick

helmik

Price drops to sell.
Now bought a Z4 too!!
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Bought this to fit on our 2002 2.2 Z3 but never actually got round to it so its been sat in the garage. The information on it says its "New BMW thermostat & housing for M52 M54 engine E46 E39 X5 11531437040. Boxed, wrapped in bubble wrap and made by BM Parts. Brand new, never fitted. I will...

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Mine would not fit in a Primera estate, which is very roomy, in fact it was not even close so i would say no. We ended up taking the Z down and fitting it to drive back.

Mick

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I had planned to put mine on today. Have you seen the weather in the Midlands today?? It started raining in the early hours, it has not stopped for more than 20 minutes all day so no way it can go on for a few days at least now. Well, since i posted this on saturday it has not stopped raining for m...

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I had planned to put mine on today. Have you seen the weather in the Midlands today?? It started raining in the early hours, it has not stopped for more than 20 minutes all day so no way it can go on for a few days at least now. I checked and cleaned the hardtop the other day. After doing everything...

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That looks like its for something with back seats, 3 series or the like. No way that will fit a Z3.

Mick

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The bolt with the rubber washer is to screw into the hard top to hold it in place. There should be one either side, if youve only got the one and decide to sell it i would be interested. I lost one of mine and although i have a replacement it doesnt have the rubber washer. The washer acts as a seal ...

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Went with OEM after reading up a bit and thinking the blue ones could leave the ride a bit harsh. She drives the car mostly so comfort is an issue!!! Got them from Eurocarparts, £18 a side minus a bit of discount.

helmik

Just wanted to confirm what many have said before. I replaced these, car now drives a whole lot better. No tramlining, seems more stable, especially on bumpy roads and all in all it has restored the driving pleasure that had faded. Best £40 ive spent recently. Oh, she also passed the MOT with no adv...

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Mines a facelift (i think) and i am still confused as to where it is, what it does and if ive got one!!

Mick

helmik

Email set about the rear window blanket.

Mick

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Was it from the bloke in Munster?? I bought one and had the same issues. Never did manage to line it up and when i tried to close the roof the zip burst. I returned it and got a refund. I think there are some size issues with his, when i laid it over the original it seemed slightly smaller. If it is...

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No light on mine. Would be nice though.

Mick

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Here you go, those prices are higher than i paid for some reason. I think they come down as you go to checkout. I also had the spring pad and it only came to £101 with postage. Part Number Description RRP (ex VAT) Our Price (ex VAT) 65 71 8380054 Interface, cruise control 46.67 41.50 61 31 8360926 C...

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Z3cade wrote:Excellent.. I'm currently collecting the parts to do the same thing..

Just under £100 for everything from BMMINI if yours is the simple version with fly by wire throttle. If its got a cable its more complicated (read more expensive) but i have done it on other makes of car.

Mick

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Brian, its the one thing i use all day at work and in my car, the wife will probably never use it. Simple easy plug and play as you say, if only every job was this easy!!! Now, who does the screw covers cheap.

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helmik

May have missed it earlier, what year is the roof from, is it as the pics with the hardtop kit included?

Mick.

helmik

So the parts arrived from BMMINI, brilliant service, quick and all there. Took the footwell panels off, steering column cowling, looked at the pics in the how to again. The only issue i had was the white 3 pin connector wanted a game of hide and seek but was eventually spotted above the main wiring ...

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The difference on mine is the thickness of a finger, so about 1cm. I have received the cruise control parts today and i also ordered a thicker spring pad to try and even things up. Wont be fitting it until probably after the weekend so i will update. Wrong springs returned to Eurocarparts, small arg...

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Well, i bought a set of rear coil springs but they are the wrong ones so not sure if that counts!! Also a thermostat but not fitted it yet as i will also do the water pump but i havent got it yet. All the items required to fit cruise control plus a coil spring pad for one side of the car as it doesn...

helmik

I got one from germany too. After much trying i measured it against the original and it was the wrong size. tha went back and i got an ebay one which went in a heck of a lot easier. I have sewn the ends too, more secure.

Glad you got it in though,

Mick

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Thanks for that link MrWhippy, appreciated. Its good to know they quote against standard, gives me a better idea of where the car will end up. To be honest that Apex kit still drops the car by a further 20mm and i dont want to go any lower so its looking like i will need to find standard for the spo...

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It is hard to say if an aftermarket kit will lower as I am unsure what they base the ride height on - Standard or M-Tech. I went down that route once with SPAX kit and it ended up too low. Thats my fear now, i will maybe start a thread to see what ride height people have who have changed their susp...

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Brian, look like the original spring pads but i need to look deeper to try and find out the thickness of new ones and compare to the ones on there. There is a label but not blue, i took one off to do a search, its yellow and says in big black letters AF, almost like AA, the number is in 2 parts, 335...

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I think i have arrived at the same conclusions as you. Forgot about it being the sport when i bought the springs, i blame it on old age!! Oh well, off to refit the originals then. At lest i have now copaslipped the wheels so they should come off easily!!. Any ideas on the uneveness side to side?? Al...

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Brian, yes, 2.2 sport. Ive had a good look around, nothing seems bent or out of line anywhere. That was on a ramp by the way with my mate who is an MOT tester, so no idea on the eneveness. Forgot to say, when i swapped the springs i measured them against old for new and they are exactly the same len...

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Just replaced the rear springs on the car, 2.2 2002, as i thought the offside was broken as it sat slightly lower. I could get 2 fingers in the gap on the offside and 3/4 on the nearside. So changed them today, bought from Eurocarparts and they are the ones they say are for the car. So after fitting...

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my main concern was to get one with a red/orange back-light to match the other instruments. :D I also renewed the footwell speakers with a pair of Pioneer speakers as one of mine was on the way out. The BMW ones looked like they had cheap paper cones – although in fairness technology has moved on a...

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What sort of condition, got any pics and give me a clue how much posted to the Midlands??
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thinking stereo upgrade with sat nav maybe, open to ideas. Not a car audio expert but my own choice was influenced by the need to have something contemporary that included a hands-free Bluetooth mobile phone facility (built-in microphone on the HU) and a USB socket so I could keep my audio collecti...

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What are you going to get? Another tourer. probably a V Strom again, had one that i sold back end of last year and wished i had kept it. We did Europe on the bike in 2011 and want to do it again, plus the Alps again. Might do it in the car this year though, still in the planning what to do for a ho...

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Decision made, she wants to keep the Z3. I am pleased in fact as i love it too. So as we are keeping it, i have just ordered a set of rear springs as the drivers side sits a little lower than the passenger, a new thermostat as the heater works fine on full but turn it down a bit and it drops to cold...

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The wife has just read the comments and told me she thinks she agrees, the Z3 is more retro and looks better than a Z4!!!! She is having second thoughts and may keep the Z3. In a way that suits me as it means i can buy another motorbike wit the cash instead!!! I will update when she has made a firm ...

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We have unexpectedly come into some cash so the wife wants a Z4 instead of the Z3, anyone looking to downsize? Not many on ebay in this condition with this miles and including a hardtop with the kit all lined up properly. As much as she loves the Z3, it is our second one, she has always liked the Z4...

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The window from germany is being returned for a refund. It is not the same size as the original. Strange, he has good feedback and has sold a few of these. I have bought a slightly used one on ebay instead. Update to follow when it arrives and i fit it.

Mick.

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good luck with the re-fit, re-fit, re-fit, re-fit.... :D Thats pretty much how it went!! Fit it, do up roof, zip pops open, start again but move the window along a few teeth, fit it, do up roof, zip pops open, start again but move window along a few teeth, fit it, do up roof, zip pops open!!! So af...

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Try warming the rear window with a hair dryer...might allow it to stretch a tad.. If the weather there is really cold, the plastic won't want to flex as much...? Thanks for this, the window was indoors right up until i started fitting it, so still quite warm and flexible. I think its to do with the...

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Right, whatever i did to upset the gods i am sorry, now stop making my life difficult please. Rain stopped, sun came out, brilliant, lets get the new window in. Hardtop off, old window out in 20 seconds. New one in, took a few tries but went in ok, so i thought. Went to close the roof and the corner...

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So this is the 3rd weekend that i have not been at work, its also the 3rd weekend i have planned to remove the hardtop and replace the rear window on the car. 1st one it rained, 2nd one it snowed, this one its raining, in fact its pouring it down. There is a conspiracy afoot to stop me ever getting ...

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H6LBN on the wifes Z3. M16K KT on my Saab. Ive also got M16K KT on the caravan strangely!! Both bought many years ago from the DVLA site, I think it was about £250 each and both were birthday pressies for each other. The wifes was also on her 1st Z3 and has been on many cars since. Mine has just com...

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New rear window, power steering fluid ready for a fluid swap in the hope the steering will be a bit lighter as the wife is complaining, new key ring as she broke her BWM one.

Thats it

Mick

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Took ours off yesterday, cleaned and vaccumed all the fag ash from the wife, checked the colour of the rear window, then put it back on. No choice as when i first fitted it i had to put it on and off a couple of times to get the adjustment and fit right, when moving the roof up one cold day the wind...

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BladeRunner919 wrote:My memory of driving a 9-3 is that the steering was so over-assisted that I hated driving it. So, the Zed is probably just fine.

Agree, it is a bit over the top, more so at speed, gets a bit twitchy!! SHe loved using my car while i was laid up for 10 days though, thats what prompted the question.

helmik

You could check the reservoir for the power steering...if it's OK, you probably need to gym more... :wink: Thank you, actually its the wife who was "complaining" about it. I love it as i think it gives the right amount of feel. However, i think she may have a point, it is quite heavy, hea...

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Went to the caravan shop, then Next, then the Pub with some friends and spent a happy afternoon drinking and lunching as i am off tomorrow. However, i notice the steering on the Z is very very heavy in comparison to my Saab 9-3, is this normal or does it sound like theres a problem? Tyre pressures a...

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Badman gee wrote:You have to ask the question, is the zed a winter car?

Answer no!

My wife drives hers every day, whatever the weather. In my opinion its not the car, its the drivers who cant cope with a tiny bit of snow. Any car is fine, you need to adjust to the conditions.

is the Z a winter car, Yep.

Mick.

helmik

Our Z gets used almost every day. Sadly though it has the hard top on so no roof down at the moment. I also need to replace the rear window when the hard top comes off as i know it is cracked. the Z is the wifes car, she only works a mile or so away, on the one icy day we had she wanted to use my Sa...

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helmik wrote:Give you £55 for the rear window and collect on saturday 5th??

Cheers

Mick

Or an idea of how much would "buy it now" perhaps?

Mick

helmik

Give you £55 for the rear window and collect on saturday 5th??

Cheers

Mick

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