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Right, issue is fixed. New Lead Acid Battery in place resolved the issue. So suggest when jumping remove both + and - leads from battery as having left the + connected whilst trying to jump has some impact on process. Anyhow hope this helps someone also.

More investigation late last night, had the battery on charge as it seemed to be losing its charge fast, so checked the earths and voltage at front of car and were around 12.4v, decided to try and turn over again, but this time, dash lights faded and no solenoid noise, lights had small amount of glo...

Hi all, My Z3 2002 3.0i wont start, Battery is fine, have newish battery and when charged is 14.1V. When turning ignition on all lights on dash come up fine, when turning key to engage starter the soleniod kicks the starter out every 1/2 second or so, so makes a loud clicking noise at it does this, ...

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Thanks for the clarification everyone, and yes my typing is poor it was meant to say boot space!

Hi all, I removed the radio aerial from the rear wing and it seems to have some sort of booster box attached to its base, I left it all connected and just put it in the book space, plugged in the coax cable in the back of the stereo but get no radio signal, just static noise, any ideas?, Can I bypas...

Hi Zeebedee,

Nope the MOT test checks if the airbag light is on and it isn't due to some inline resistors, however the passenger airbag is present and fully functional, so all is clear.

Thanks Del, Yep it certainly took a while to get it looking ok, I managed to learn how to add photos so here are some at various stages: https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3796/20033269465_9eee92bc1c_c.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5184/29443491474_f734c2419e_c.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/698/3...

Hi all,

Been converting my z3 to an old 1961 Ferrari 250 swb, see build thread here if interested.

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/s ... php?t=5535

8357632 PA6GF30< Kirsten Thermo switch heatable spraying nozzle Well Done Brian H! "It's a "thermal switch" ... and has something to do with "heated washer jets" that swindon matt uk mentioned. I learn somethign new everyday. You can't really notice the warmer water with you...

Many thanks! I will look for a part number

Hi, Does anyone know what this part is, it was fixed to the underside of my front bumper, outside temperature sensor? It has a large round metal face on the other side, which must face down towards the road surface. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5782/20792804041_e1717f7ba6_c.jpg DSCN4400 by eric ho...

Ok, so having thought long and hard about it, I am going with thicker rear pads to increase ride height a bit 15mm or so giving me twice the gap I have now, I will also add damper bumpstops so that the movement (in an upwards direction) is limited so it wont smash the arches. I may also trim the ins...

Hairyscreech wrote:The race cars had 225/70s I believe.

Hi this would make them 696mm in dia

My ones are 737mm dia. not much difference. However there is a huge difference in the wheel arch from the original to the kit car

another suggestion, the rear springs from eurocarparts make the back end sit much higher. i fitted them to my 1.9 and the back end went up by at least an inch. i soon took them off and fitted lowering springs as it was way too high for a standard Z3 but it might work for your build? The new springs...

Hi, I have spent a huge amount of time and effort adjusting a lovely set of Rover 75 Electric and heated seats to fit my Z3 for my SWB Tribute build. I am gutted to be selling them as the look the business, only problem is that when they are in the car the base of the seat is so thick and comfortabl...

littlefeller wrote:what did you do with the old panels? same colour as mine, I need a drivers side rear, not desperately but at some point it has gotten a car park ding (was like it before I brought it)

Sent you a PM.

Thanks again all, I am just a hobbyist changing panels on my car and taking on some of the work with basic tools, no risks and if it looks too hard then I am not going to tackle it :D I am going for the look of the 1961 LeMan car which had huge rear tyres so not stock, however they went under the ar...

Thanks all for the brilliant suggestions, some which would require more work than others. Ideally I would want the tyre inside the arch, I dont like the idea of a camber as it would need to be significant, Changing the rear drive shaft to an M series is well beyond my skill set and tools. The 2 idea...

Hi All, I am converting my Z3 into a Ferrari 250 swb Convertible hybrid I have changed the back end of the car and need some guidance on fitting the very large rear wheels and tyres. The current setup on the rear is standard Z3 2002 3.0i suspension (recently fitted new springs and top damper mounts)...

Not sure quite what to do at the moment, torn between electronic mod (Finding right wire and adjusting signal), adjusting software (Excellent thread linked, and I read it all the way through, and at the end the bloke gave up as it didn't work....!), or maybe the easiest thing is to change the gauge ...

Thanks both for these tips, I have an ONC in electronics and HNC in hardware/software engineering, therefore if I was 25 years younger I would easily be able to do this, however my memory now only recalls the important things in life :dunce: , and this stuff is not at the top of the list. Oh well ba...

Love to use Wires, but not easy to find a good set for small £££'s that will fit and give the look I want, so until bank balance gets healthy then I am going with a set of 17" alloys (Calibre Vintage) with as larger walled tyres that can fit, infact 2 just got delivered Dunlop 235/65/17 This gi...

http://www.fmw-tuning.de/BMW/3er-E30/In ... ::227.html

Thanks both,

Oh dear, just replaced speedo backing with Cream one as making dash look 'older', but get your point. Shame there is no digital solution to it.



Thanks again.

Hi, is there a way of adjusting the speedo to reflect the true speed if I change my wheels and tyres from stock 245/40/17 to 235/65/17? Based on the online calculators i will be going 17.4% faster than what the speedo tells me, so at 30 mph I'll be going 35.2mph and a reading of 60mph on speedo I'll...

Would be interested to see this build - are you documenting it anywhere?

Hi,

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/s ... php?t=5481

Currently waiting for body kit to arrive, so concentrating on interior for now and getting it mechanically straight before body work begins........

Yep was thinking that also, maybe there is a grub screw or a snap fit, thought someone might have considered/done it as like to prepare for such things.......

Hi all thanks for the comments, regardless what they contain, and sorry for delay as been out of country for a while. Quite ironically I have a new Golf 'r' 300bhp and pretty much knocks spots of most things The z3 is a donor car for a kit i will be adding to it a 1961 tribute swb 250 ferrari hybrid...

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to remove the indicator and wiper plastic parts with the arrows on from the metal stalks?

I have ordered some after market metal ones and want to know how to get the original one off.

Thanks in advance.

Many thanks, are all 4 the same as the exploded view only shows the far left and right.

Cheers.

Hi, I had a rattle only over bumps, could not create when car was stationery, even bouncing up and down on it. changed rear shock mounts, found rubber off in spare wheel area and such, took rear bumper off, replaced bumper mounts, got underneath and yanked everything I could get hold off, nothing so...

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I have standard roll bars on my Z3 and want to remove them, which seems easy enough. However I need 4 caps to fit over the holes that will be left once removed. Does anyone know the part number of these caps?

Thanks.