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From what I can find on the Net, USB 1.1 an USB 2.0 cables are not physically different and USB 2.0 is designed to run over a *compliant* USB 1.1 cable. Some cheap cables are not fully compliant. Better cables may exceed the requirements by using better shielding etc. As USB uses volatage and resist...

No piccies I'm afraid, but I can confirm that the lip spoiler pictured above by road2ruin is available in two variants. For pre-facelift cars there is a 3-piece version which goes right the away across the rear of the car, with a separate piece on the top of each rear wing and there is another versi...

What on earth is the purpose of the hideous piece of lumpy bodykit below the gills? Is it some bizarre ventage for heat from the engine?

There are a number of types, but BMW seem make at least two. The first seems to be suitable for the Z3 according to RealOEM here . It is mains powered and attaches via the cigarette lighter socket. There is also another which is solar powered (not a lot of use in a garage, I know) Solarius which is ...

What makes you say that? What wheels/tyres are you running? Is it one side or both? Cheers R.

No probs. The following *may* be more applicable to yours edd. Test 6 is the one you want. Hope you are good at hex! Let us know if it works. ---- 8< ---- IC (instrument cluster) tests 1-15 1995 - 1998 (99) 318ti 1996 - 2000? Z3 1997 - 1999 E36 4dr/coupe/convertible/M3 NOTE: *Test functions 1-4 are ...

Neither does the bikini!

Sounds like a loose connection somewhere. Have you tried the digital readout? If this reads okay then I would suspect the guage or wiring to the guage, if the digital is also dropping to zero then my guess is that it is the wiring before it gets to the cluster or the stat itself.

Standard BMW hardtop (sorry it's silver - you'll just have to imagine it in black!):

Am now running Primacy HPs on the rear of mine and they feel fine wet and dry - I have only done about 2.5k miles on them so I can't tell how they are wearing. They were about £135 a pop (fitted, balanced with new valves). Can't comment on the Exalto's, though I did look at them - think they were a ...

Hi Gazza. I would hazzard a guess at it being due to the rears being somewhat wider than the fronts. I supposed they have to find something to do with the extra 20-30mm of tyre! :wink: Pilot Sports are now discontinued and I believe is replaced by the PS2. I wanted a pair for the rear of my 1.9 to m...

Mike - I chose to put Michelins on the rear again for two reasons - 1) the fronts are still the original Pilot Sports with plenty of tread left and wanted the closest match possible and 2) I got 25k miles out of the rears and was very happy with them in both the wet and dry. If I were replacing all ...

Is it mandatory that we post photos of Z's we've Spotted! now?

Your wife is very lucky then! :D What wheels does it have on it? The pre-facelift 2.8 usually had staggered tyres, with the back ones wider than the fronts. I run Michelins on my 1.9 and currently the rears are different to the fronts with no problems. I will be matching them up again when the front...

Had a little run out to Skipton yesterday (140 mile round-trip!) and parked next to an Oxford(?) Green Z3 2.8 on a W plate in the centre of Skipton. It had gone when we returned. Looked very nice with a beige dash and beige leather. Anyone from here? Also passed a silver Z3 parked up just off the ma...

PaddyG wrote:might have to look for one that'll live in the boot without taking up all the space in there.

Do they make inflatable ones? Might just have found a use for the tyre inflator kit!

I read somewhere that some pedals are for racing only and that insurance companies don't like them - I think this applies to the all metal pedals as these offer little or no grip if your feet are wet. Not quite sure whether this applies to cars that have metal only pedals as standard though...

My wife has a booster cushion!

This new law is going to cause endless fun giving other peoples children lifts home or taking friends and relatives kids for a spin - the poor mights are going to have to lug their child seats round with them...

I thought they were "Hicks". Sorry it's a pearoast.

I understand the server is being re-located. I've been having trouble getting a connection - has just come back up now - I don't know whether it has moved or not - hostname looks similar and I can't remember the IP. Cheers R.

Hi Jules - you might benefit from this site www.petrolprices.com . It's free to register and usually pretty accurate. I often check prices on here first before deciding where to fill up. Prices can vary by 5p a litre even locally. But as a rule I never fill up on the M-way, unless I have to, as they...

There was a big discussion about this a while ago, but I can't remember the outcome. There was some mention of these guys not removing things like door cards and also of some that could manage without by using special tools. I am also interested in getting a small dent fixed - some inconsiderate sod...

Hi Tobiastoeter, welcome to the forum. Looks like you mastered posting pictures - I see a nice shiney blue Z! :D I'm don't think I saw a single Z when I was in Holland (Den Haag). I was working there for a month, but it wasn't exactly ragtop weather - February and it was damn cold! BTW is the silver...

Hi Gazza, RAC says: P7 SLR is a black BMW 330CI convertible registered 21/01/2003 with 1 previous owner (last change 01/10/2004). S7 ATS doesn't seem to be registered (DVLA neither) I take it you were expecting both of these to be ///M Roadsters. In all likelihood these are both private plates (any ...

Just had a quick run on V-Power. I would say that the car pulls a little better and the exhaust note sounds a little meatier. I think it will take a little while for it to get to work cleaning my injectors etc. but I thought the idle was beginning to sound a little less lumpy. I'm not sure it is goi...

To select the coolant temperature display you need to unlock the odometer test functions and then select it - if locked you can only see tests 1 & 2. 1. Hold down the trip reset button and turn the ignition to position I or II. 2. Release the button and press it steadily and repeatedly until you...

Unless your insurance policy is for any driver (rare and expensive) then your insurance will only cover you and possibly any named drivers. Your prospective customer may have fully comp insurance, so they might be covered third party on your car if you given them permission to drive it, but (big but...

Hi c_w. We didn't get quite that far south, so it wasn't me! Some nice roads out that way - we were in Leek a couple of weeks ago, so I've been down that bit - it's a lot nearer than the Lakes and usually quite a bit less traffic. The wife wants to have a look at Haddon Hall, so we might be out that...

I always finish up looking like Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer if I go out in the sun - so my wife makes me stick total sunblock on my nose and lug holes. Might get one or two free radicals (they sound like fun), but at least I don't look like I've just stuck my head inside a nuclear reactor! I negl...

Just filled up with V-Power at 96.9p (prices seem to be down a little this week). Have only done about 10 miles on it so far - will go for a decent run later in the week. Too early to tell any difference performancewise - but I think my 1.9 will still have trouble blowing the skin of a rice pudding....

Z4m phatic - I was out your way on Saturday - had a run via Prestbury, through Macc and over the Cat and Fiddle to Buxton and then on to Bakewell. Came back via Chapel-en-le-Frith and Whaley Bridge. Nice run and glorious weather, but didn't see any blue Z4s - unless your Z4M was so quick we didn't s...

Got a nice wave from a W reg Topaz blue Z3 that was coming out of Macclesfield on B5470 heading towards Whaley Bridge at about 6.15 pm on Saturday. [Tricky?] I also got a strange look from the passenger in an Atlanta blue Z3 on the roundabout at Hale Barns. Don't think he was used to people waving! ...

I guess the temerature must fluctuate slightly, though I can never really see any movement on my temp guage either - mine always points vertical once the engine is warm. However, the fan in not normally audible above the engine, except if I've been in a queue or pulling hard, then the fan can be hea...

Have got the Black and white Carbon badges all round except the side grills as have not found the correct size that will insert, Slight mod may well sort that out. I'm after replacing the badges on my gills - they lettering has started to come away - I believe (from looking at part no.s on RealOEM)...

Saw nada in the way of Zs until I got to Wilmslow, and then they were all out and about! Got a nice wave back from a gentleman in a silver Z3 in Wilmslow. :D Then found a silver Z3 on a 52 plate and a red Z4 parked together at M&S in Handforth Dean. Silver one driven by a blonde lady and the red...

It is likely to be a complete git! The mileage is stored in two places, one copy in the cluster and the other in an EEPROM somewhere in the engine management. There is a red discrepancy light which indicates when these two are not in sync, and there is a way of resetting them to take the higher of t...

Any chance of parking facing the other way round? I'd be interested to know if it makes any difference, but if it does, then it could be a very cheap solution to prevent similar problems in future.

Who issued the ticket? Some supermarket car parks are council run, others private and some just by the supermarket. If they took his reg, then they can legitimately contact the DVLA to get his name and address as they have to supply it "anyone with reasonable cause to know" - including lit...

One up for the motorist, although 50% of those prosecuted paid the fine and took the points without questioning it.. :roll: Sheep, sheep, we're all sheep! To be fair, it probably has to do with the stoopid "if you pay now it will be £x, if you challenge it, it will be double" type mentali...

SpunkyM wrote:lack of mechanical sympathy

I like that.

Might have to use that one myself. I can think a few drivers I know who are sadly lacking in this department.

I wouldn't have expected the motor to be much different at a $tealer - though the labour would be much higher! Parts for basic seat are shown on RealOEM.com here and sports seat here . If my theory about RealOEM dollar prices being roughly half + VAT is correct, then the motors will be approx. £71 f...

Did it have a personalized plate starting with 'M'? If so, it was at Tatton on Sunday.
EDIT: Forget that! I misread M as MC.

Has been covered lots on here, but I think a reasonable strategy is to try to find the cheapest insurer with either confused.com or moneysupermarket.com and then go directtly to them for a real quote. One of the problems I found with confused (I haven't tried moneysupermarket for a quote) was that i...

I was looking for an article I read about high sided vehicles triggering Gatsos. The case in point was a lorry (gary?) who's tachograph indicated it was doing something like 3 mph but it was ticketed for doing something like 70 mph even though it was in a queue of traffic - the scamera does lie!!! A...

I saw something similar to "colour cure" in Halfrauds - it was Turtle Wax Colour Magic Plus+ with FREE Chipstick. Available in black, white, dark blue, silver, light blue, light red, dark green and dark red. I was particularly interested in the "lipstick" - but this doesn't appea...

My replacement battery (in the photo) is still a BMW one - it was fitted by BMW Emergency Service after the original failed prematurely - I have no idea whether all BMW batteries have the fitting for the vent pipe. I would suspect that batteries from other manufactures will vary. One other interesti...

Personalized plate (present from parents)
Hardtop
Hardtop stand
Mudflaps

The tonneau cover, window blanket, power top, alloys, interior chrome, ///M steering wheel and gearknob all came with the car. Does anybody actually USE the tonneau cover?

Ah, so that was you!

I think I was wandering about with my camera - I heard someone say they'd parked "over there" and spotted the front of a Z - just didn't realise it was your MC. I will have to try harder to meet everyone next time! Cheer R.

Paintwork and plastic I wiped as clean as possible with an old washleather - the dust and dirt was pretty thick! Then it was WD40 all the way! Need to be careful how much you apply and it is a good idea to do it on a cold engine (WD40 is HIGHLY flammable!). I used a few miles of kitchen roll to wipe...

c_w wrote:When I was at the Tatton Park show

When was this c_w - I don't think I saw a black ///MC on Sunday - or is my eyesight worse than I thought?

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