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Pat Slade

Hi Tony,

Glad my info. on arch liners was correct. The rear ones are far more straightforward!

Pat

Pat Slade

Hi All, Many thanks for your interest and suggestions. I rang the insurance company yesterday and they told me the car was expected back with us on Friday 3rd June. Imagine my surprise this afternoon (26th May) when I returned from a shopping trip to see a large white closed lorry outside my house! ...

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We have just returned from France where we joined members of the French 3 Series E21/E30 club on a tour in the Pyrenees. It was an excellent tour, great fun, and it was good to have four UK cars in the event. On the second morning at speed on a twisty road I hit a rock and the result did not appear ...

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Stephane et Frédéric Thank you for a great tour. Wonderful roads and interesting visits. We would like to return to this area with slightly more time to enjoy the fabulous scenery and quiet roads. Keeping up the fast pace on Saturday was a challenge but with the clear road book nobody got lost! Than...

Pat Slade

The BMW tailored cover is made of Technolon fabric. It is soft to the touch but can be used indoors or out. Have only used it extensively indoors but doubt it would produce scratches unless put over a dirty car.

Pat Slade

TJS has made a very good point about fuel line hoses and ethanol. Does anyone know if the "original" BMW parts available today are of appropriate, up to date, nitrile construction? Or is there a danger that the hoses could be "new, old stock" and not suitable for use with ethanol...

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TJS et al, Ahead of the Pyrenees trip I have changed all the oils, including PAS, the coolant, and naturally, the baking fluid. I hope those we meet on the Spanish border will have no objection to my half baked approach! PS My understanding was it's not the servo that is changed when putting big bra...

Pat Slade

Hey Jet,

In your major mod suggestion you forgot the necessary replacement bake pressure relief valve!

I'm in the same position with original pads and 26k miles. So far I have got away with leaving extra baking distance when driving amongst "moderns".

Pat

Pat Slade

Hi,

Re the Hexagon car. Can anyone suggest why the leather on a drivers seat, that has only seen 200 miles of backside, is so baggy?
I will not comment on the price!!

Pat

Pat Slade

Hi Jet et al,

Just to make certain of plans for the proposed Z1 tour. Is it a definite?
Would like to know, so that I can decide between a road trip and the concours!

Pat

Pat Slade

Certainly asking prices are on the increase. Just need to know what the actual buyers are paying before we can celebrate!
Mainland Europe prices are even more ambitious, have a look on Mobile.de and smile!

Pat

Pat Slade

The first repair part in your mail relates to the top mounting of the REAR wing. The aluminium casting reinforces this top fixing point. The bolt and fixing are visible below hinged leather flap to allow hood frame to pass. The second repair item is for the locating fork on the front "bumper&qu...

Pat Slade

Hi Sam,

The answer is yes. But E36 item would probably do the trick for less cash and more readily available.
As your other respondent says I think the E46 rack will also fit. My understanding is the only other parts that might need changing are the rack feed pipes.

Pat

Pat Slade

Hi,

Can't help with tech. on plastics, but I believe Michael Kabbert makes repair pieces for the forks on the front "bumper".
Worth looking at web site "Z1 Online High End Tuningparts by Kabbert"
Hope this may be of some help.

Pat

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Sam, Keith,

Good to hear you are making the tour. We signed up several weeks ago!

We will probably make at least a week of it. Thinking of taking a couple of days on the way down just gently cruising the byways.

As Keith said it will be good to get the Z1 on the continent again.

Pat

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I might be wrong but I understood that at the end of the limited production run of RLEs Alpina put a few cars together using surplus RLE parts they had in stock. If the car for sale here is an RLE why it is not described as one? Why does the seller not give the RLE number, or provide a photo of any ...

Pat Slade

Yes Jet you are correct. This is not an RLE.

Pat

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Gazza, Just look at the BMW Z1.co.uk website where there is a description of side panel removal. This description appears to have been "lifted" from the BMW Z1 Repair CD and does not mention the removal of the small plastic cap in the rear wheel arch which is adjacent to the top rear corne...

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Well put Sam, i'm with you on most of your observations. The fact that BMW's main Centenary event is in the USA is probably to be expected as marketing of current models drives everything. We must be glad that although they currently make many models that I have no personal interest in owning, they ...

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Hi All, Sorry to see such a small number of Z1s Gaydon. But good to meet some new cars and owners I have not met before. I found the event was rather strange, and lacked cohesion in several areas. Although billed as the largest gathering of BMWs in Europe there were many models that I expected to se...

Pat Slade

Hi Felix,

Well remembered!
Have heard from Club that the proposed Cotswold Tour has been cancelled due to "circumstances beyond their control.
Perhaps somebody put a Spokey in the wheel??!!

Pat

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Hi All, I recently removed the funnily shaped leather covered trims which have hinged sprung flaps to accommodate the frame when the soft top is raised. This was done so I could remove the soft top. My trims were each secured by two screws at the rear and two S profiled edge clips where this element...

Pat Slade

OK. Thanks to Wikepedia I now know 1916 was the year BMW was formed! Surprised I have seen nothing about this on any BMW websites. I would have expected there would be a bit of publicity and proposed celebration news.

Pat

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OK. Perhaps I am being dim but what is 2016 the Centenary of?

Pat

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We will be there. Also intending to do the Cotswold Tour on the Saturday before going to Wroxall Abbey for Saturday night.

Pat (& Denise)

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Pretty shabby of Coys. Wrong car(s) in photos and wrong mileage! Totally misleading and they clearly don't care.

Pat

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Keith and Zetti owners, Sorry meant to put Blenheim not Silverstone. I had not twigged that 123 was not the actual mileage as had not looked at any other car details. So if we don't know the mileage isn't it more difficult to determine whether the prices may be rising? I am sure they are higher on t...

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Strange the seller says the car was bought direct from Germany. At the time of purchase you could simply purchase here from a BMW dealer. Mine is an earlier 'UK' car and was bought from BMW Cooper Park Lane. Not sure about Keith's observation re prices. Wasn't the Silverstone auction car virtually z...

Pat Slade

Hi Fred,

We are also keen to make the Tour next year, with the Z1 of course!

Pat (& Denise)

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Sam,

Is that fiddling as a BMW art form? You don't remind me of Nicola Benedetti at all!

Pat

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Bruno, I am surprised that you cannot buy the "magic doors'' kit. I hope I have understood you correctly. As far as I know only two people make (or made) the kit, both in Germany. Udo Pott of Pottis Garage and Michael Kossyk details at z1z1.de. Both of these people have websites with contact in...

Pat Slade

Hi all,
If any of you have access to Costco they are doing a special offer on Magnatec 10W-40 oil between 6th and 26th April.
2 x 4lit for £31.66 inc. VAT.
Sounds cheap if you are contemplating an oil change in the near future.

Pat

Pat Slade

Hi All,
Things have been pretty quiet on this forum lately! Are you hiding and communicating elsewhere?
Did I miss any group plans for Silverstone? Early bird booking finishes tonight so it would be helpful to know which day the majority are attendingI.

Pat

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Hi Gents, I am trying to identify some of the soft top parts to order for a repair job. On the inside of the soft top where it sits on the wing above the door button there is a heavy triangular rubber with a groove to take the door glass. The canvas is stuck to the outside of this. Is this the part ...

Pat Slade

Hi,

Did you notice that the rubbers, that conceal the mounting bolts on the insides of the front wings are absent?
Perhaps it might help to reduce under bonnet temp and the risk of the plastics distorting?
Any views?

Pat

Pat Slade

Brian,

Not on the For Sale page of their website. Where did you find it? The prices of the cars for sale by 4 Star look generally very ambitious l

Pat

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Hi Southernboy and Forum visitors, The valve issue is not a problem for most of our readers. The Z1 does not have a DISA valve like the Z3. It is clear that filter systems have to cope with variable environments but it is likely that the OEM article has satisfied manufacturers comprehensive testing....

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Whilst I admire Peter's enthusiasm I cannot see the relevance of his comments on the Z1 site, as it now appears he was talking about a quite different vehicle, which probably only shares a manufacturers badge with the Z1. Perhaps I am not as alert as my fellows but I am also confused about Peters la...

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Peter,
Astonished at the low prices you have paid for Z1 headlights and radiator. I had to buy just a new headlamp glass some while ago and it was over £100.
If you have a particular place in the UK for Z1 parts perhaps you might share it with this forum's members?

Pat

Pat Slade

Hi Budget,

Sounds reasonable compared to other prices currently on the european "for sale" sites. But if you go for it the cambelt is a priority job. Always worth doing the water-pump and idler roller at the same time.
Good luck if you go for it.

Pat

Pat Slade

Oh dear. I don't think the retrim on the red car adds to the appearance or value!

Pat

Pat Slade

Looks nice but price sounds very ambitious! I wonder if it has been imported specially for sale here, or if it has been in the UK for a while.
Havent spotted it on mobile.de.

Pat

Pat Slade

Jet

Any idea of the sale price?

Pat

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Thanks Felix. I did speak to Neil McDonald of the E30 register and he can supply the appropriate used part. As my unit has not done many miles thought it would probably be best to swap the covers over. Neil was doubtful that I could get the cover off without damaging it. Sounds like a bench job with...

Pat Slade

Thanks Southernboy

I have a Z1 and not a Z3.
The Z1 does not have a MAF it uses an air flow sensor.

Pat Slade

Thanks Southernboy.
I have a Z1 and not a Z3. The Z1 does not have an MAF it has an air flow sensor.
They are quite different.

Pat Slade

I am quite familiar with the term MAF however if you look at BMW's parts list you will find it uses the term I headed this thread with. Right or wrong it seemed logical to use the term BMW used to describe the part!
I had in fact searched the web using the word mass.

Pat Slade

Apologies for not putting this as a Parts subject. I have been inspired by some of those at the Technical Meeting to clean up and detail my engine bay. Have been doing it piece by piece but just working on the top of the air filter box have had a disaster! Took the box out and used APC which cleaned...

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Jet and friends,

Regret, as things stand, I will not be able to join you. I am away sailing, so unless the weather is diabolical I will be on the high seas!

Pat

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An excellent repair, long may it last. Interested to note your costing of £291 each. When I bought my new one from BMW Battersea in August 2013 it was £177.10 (after 5% discount) + VAT which means I paid £212.52. I wonder if this another instance of BMW Classic price inflation? Regarding the "o...

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