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lebigmec

Thanks for that guys. I did clean the tank out by filling it & siphoning it out a few times, it was more stale than gunky. I will see about getting a filter/strainer for the filler hole then, as that is what I would think it must be. Do BMW sell them? I don't want to replace the whole bottle tho...

lebigmec

I decided to siphon the old stale fluid from my washer bottle at the weekend, as it had a little bit of debris floating round in it, & was probably the biggest part of eighteen months old. Once it was empty, I noticed that there was sort of white plastic filter inside the bottle, just rattling a...

lebigmec

Excellent video! My Z3 appears at 3.25. 8-) Hello trayton, how are you stranger I'm great, thanks mate. How are you & your lovely lady? I'm still enjoying my Zed, but have been really busy these past twelve months doing up a house, so don't get much free time to join in with you guys. I still l...

lebigmec

Excellent video! My Z3 appears at 3.25.

lebigmec

Only my personal opinion, but I think it's been ruined now. Looked far better before. I initially thought the pics must have been posted in the wrong order.. Good luck with the sale.. I think you have misunderstood, I used to own the truck in its original two tone bronze colour, I sold it and the c...

lebigmec

Z3cade wrote:So then who's going to be the first to rat there zed

I saw a good candidate Z3 for it in King's Lynn last weekend. I didn't want to park mine too close in case whatever it had was contagious!

lebigmec

Only my personal opinion, but I think it's been ruined now. Looked far better before.
I initially thought the pics must have been posted in the wrong order..
Good luck with the sale..

lebigmec

The odds are close to zero - I get to see one of the 150 or so once every couple of months. Let me know when you are here. I'll make sure you see at least one :wink: Thank you, I will let you know if the trip is to go ahead as planned. Not certain if it will yet, but I really hope so, as I have nev...

lebigmec

My daily drive is a 2009 Astra twin top, in silver. 1.9 cdti(150bhp). A great folding top car. We took it all over France last year. I would have liked to take my Z, but it wouldn't have been practical for us, & the fuel bill would have been much more than taking the diesel. Even Though the Astr...

lebigmec

Dave, you need to go into 'Z3 range knowledgebase' forum, & search 'Z3 front fog retro-fit', & you will get the article you're looking for. I used it to fit fogs to my car a while ago, it's very well written & the job is easy. All the wiring etc is already on the car, it just a case of p...

lebigmec

It's funny you should say that, Bonbon. I'm often in London myself & I notice that there aren't many Z3's there.. Maybe they have all retired to The Provinces, where open top motoring is more of a pleasure..?! But saying that, I did see a stunning black 2.8 parked outside Liberty's just before C...

lebigmec

Thanks for that, Per. I have looked on the link you gave me, but cannot decide if the different dates given on the cards are only due to the fact that interior colours changed at certain dates, or if there are other differences.. Perhaps someone will be able to tell be by comparing them? Anyway, I ...

lebigmec

Z3cade wrote:Face lift door cards have side airbags and earlier don't.. So you would need to find one with

Hi Liam,
No, they don't all have side airbags, as mine doesn't have them fitted.
So, I need one without them. Thanks.
Hope all is good with you....?
Trayton

lebigmec

Thanks for that, Per. I have looked on the link you gave me, but cannot decide if the different dates given on the cards are only due to the fact that interior colours changed at certain dates, or if there are other differences.. Perhaps someone will be able to tell be by comparing them? Anyway, I n...

lebigmec

Hi everyone,
I have a question about Z3 door cards. Are there any differences between door cards fitted to early models & those fitted to Facelift models (apart from the age of them!)?
Just wondering if anything was altered along with other stuff that was changed in the interiors..?
Thanks.

lebigmec

Hi Liam, I use a Ctek battery conditioner/charger, & I leave it plugged into my cigarette lighter socket for the whole winter , while my car is SORN'ed. I've done it for two whole winters now, & my battery is fine. I think that's what they were designed for, if i remember correctly, they go ...

lebigmec

Cheers Ian, was good to meet you, & hope to see your car too once it's all ship shape.
Trayton

lebigmec

If anyone needs a 16" space saver wheel for a Z3 with a really good tyre & only a very few surface rust spots, I am giving one away free to a good home. I got Hold of a brand new one for a good price, so my original one (which I only looked at after reading this thread!), needs a home.. I ...

lebigmec

C'est vraiment dommage que tu es trop loin, Pierrick, parce qu'on pourrait parler un peu en français! The 16" wheel was the one originally fitted to my car, so yes, it does fit in the tray, no problem. In fact, if you check the part number for the plastic tray on real oem, there is only one ava...

lebigmec

If anyone needs a 16" space saver wheel for a Z3 with a really good tyre & only a very few surface rust spots, I am giving one away free to a good home. I got Hold of a brand new one for a good price, so my original one (which I only looked at after reading this thread!), needs a home.. I d...

lebigmec

Mick, If it is the part I'm thinking of, then it comes with the filler cap. It was missing on my car, but I had to get a new filler cap because the rubber seal was knackered, & it was attached to the new cap already when it arrived. If the seal is a bit perished on your cap, just get another. I ...

lebigmec

Ooh la la! Une plaque d'immatriculation.. Tres bien!

lebigmec

An MOT certificate!

lebigmec

Just seen one of these on eBay, correct 70cm gap to fit facelift non roll hoop models. (It isn't mine, by the way!). Hope this helps anybody still searching for one, as they're hard to find to fit these cars. It took me ages to get one. I don't know how to post the link here, but I'm sure someone wi...

lebigmec

Yesterday evening I noticed that the bulb seemed to be blown on my interior light, so I got hold of a 5w Festoon bulb, as required, got a small flat screwdriver to gently prize off the clear cover, and CRACK!.. The damn clip inside the clear cover snapped off! ARRGH! :bawl: I did replace the bulb th...

lebigmec

I received my tickets & pass yesterday too.. Looking forward to it, just hoping that this rotten wet weather will improve for then... I'm in Listers BMW in King's Lynn at the moment, getting a rear ABS sensor changed. I've just noticed that there's a pile of Z-Fest flyers in the waiting area.. I...

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PM sent.

lebigmec

Excellent, Colb. Don't give up your search though.. I finally managed to get hold of one a few weeks ago, not on ebay, but when I was out at work, I saw a really dog Z3 up for sale, it was a real rot box. I wasn't interested in the car, but I offered the guy selling it £100 for just the wind deflect...

lebigmec

Welcome to the forum Richard, you've got a nice looking car there. I've got the same 1.9i model, with the chrome pack, like yours, but my car is grey. You'll find that it's normal that you don't have roll hoops as standard on a 1.9i M43, they were only standard on the 6 cyl models, but an option on ...

lebigmec

I'd like to add my support for Mike fishwick too, his knowledge has been a huge help to me..

lebigmec

Hi Matt, You will see two small round plastic "blanks" near the turrets, either side of the stowage box on your car. You need to use a very small flat screwdriver or similar to lever these out. Once out, have a look down into the holes to see if you already have the fitting brackets fitted...

lebigmec

Devon Z wrote:Keep checking E-bay, I've seem them on there regularly thats the non roll hoop one.

Just looked on E-bay, there's 10 on there but I don't know how to post links, your looking £200 though

I do keep checking on Ebay, but they are always 75cm ones, never 70cm that I need...

lebigmec

Excellent link, thanks. Having had a play around with this, entering a few numbers either side of my VIN to see what else was built at the same time, I was quite surprised to see that on the day mine was built they were doing a few colours. I imagined that they would be doing 'runs' of various colou...

lebigmec

They truly are like rocking horse poo! I've been searching for one since October 2010.. Tried everything.. If you do discover where to get one, please let me know too.

lebigmec

Excellent, Sledgehammer. Thanks for that.

lebigmec

Me too! Any ideas??? Looks as if it's a common niggle...

lebigmec

I just booked to attend on saturday. I was actually hoping to attend the whole thing, but couldn't do the whole weekend in the end. Never mind though, Saturday will be fun fun fun! I'm really looking forward to meeting up with folk from here, & seeing all the cars.. Trayton. It will be great to...

lebigmec

I just booked to attend on saturday. I was actually hoping to attend the whole thing, but couldn't do the whole weekend in the end. Never mind though, Saturday will be fun fun fun!
I'm really looking forward to meeting up with folk from here, & seeing all the cars.. Trayton.

lebigmec

Don't worry Ci! I'm planning to be there too, & my car is a 1.9i Facelift. It's going to be a great get together for all of us, I'm sure.

lebigmec

Hi people, I know that these aren't too common, but it's worth a try, I guess.. I'm looking for a Wind Deflector to fit my 2001 non roll bar Z3. I need one as follows: The distance between pins is 700mm & OEM part number is 821 594 15 972. This would only fit cars made after 04/99. (The earlier...

lebigmec

We'll definitely be there for the three days.. Can't wait!

lebigmec

My Zed has been all prepared & put to bed for the winter this weekend too. Apart from the obvious things to do for storage, I've set a few mouse traps in the garage as well. I caught 8 of the little sods during last winter! ( Peanut butter works best to tempt them!) A colleague of mine got a mou...

lebigmec

The one I need is for a car without roll hoops mate, so it wouldn't be the right shape.

lebigmec

It's a shame it's not the one for a non roll hoop car, or I'd be VERY interested! I've been searching for one of those to fit a facelift car for ages...
I'm sure yours will sell fairly quickly anyway, good luck.

lebigmec

Welcome to the forum Dave, your car looks very nice indeed. I also have a 1.9, it is great fun. I'm sure you'll love yours too. It's a shame that you'll have to wait a few months now to enjoy warm top down days, but it's still good on sunny winter days too (just be very careful that you don't crack ...

lebigmec

I'd go for the CTEK charger if I were you. i use a CTEK over winter, & it's great. The main thing is that it is an "intelligent" charger, so it monitors what is going on with your battery & reproduces charge/discharge cycles to keep your battery in top condition. I doubt if a solar...

lebigmec

Jewell wrote:Is this any good? Mesh but you could ring and discuss fixing measurements

http://www.justroadster.com/products/wi ... _1008.html

Thanks Jewell, it's a thought, but I would much prefer a genuine BMW one if I can get hold of it. Thanks very much for the link anyway.

lebigmec

Cloz wrote:
lebigmec wrote:(My language skills are only limited to English et Francais).
C'est vrai?

Salut

Salut Clos, oui, c'est vrai! Je parle les deux! ( mais pas souvent au meme temps!)

Et en plus, il y a une partie de ma famille au Quebec! ( a St Bruno de Montarville, si vous connaisez l'endoit?)

lebigmec

Ha ha! Good call, HT! LMFAO!

Anyway, regardless of Bill's views on Wind Deflectors, I'm still looking for one!...
(to help me get in touch with my feminine side?) lol!

lebigmec

Thanks, but it's the wrong type for my car. It's for a car with roll hoops, by the look of it.
Thanks anyway...
I'm still looking for the correct one...??

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