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Vic-Z3 wrote:I have a squeak ............................. I shall report back.

any joy?

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water under drivers seat carpet i would be looking to rear of car.

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lovely car!! sorry to hear about your being made redundant. Hard times at the moment in the Oil Industry. Can I ask what it is you do? I used to be in Oil.

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Vic-Z3 wrote:I have a squeak ............................. I shall report back.

30 second job

let me know how you fare. I tested with a can of wd40 just to see if it would work. It did. So then went and bought some spray lithium grease ( bike chain grease ) and blasted it with that, silence.

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aw8? xdrivers

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door cards and vapour barriers are coming off next week for dent man so will put those right if needs be then.

Checked triangles etc its under the carpets that are wet not tops, just a result of old roof im sure.

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hahahaha!! well Its 100% an improvement on the original. Sad news was, when I removed seat, had a feel under the carpet and yep, you guessed it, damp, needs drying out from old roof !!. I think 90% of these Z's are probably exactly the same. Would recommend anyone check under their carpets. Mine atl...

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Ok so took seat out and repaired drivers bolster: Seat had an inch tear in leather, this had to be repaired via a patch underneath the leather which is then glued in place. see below: http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160427/6717b4486ce400dd1841fde70db2d793.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201604...

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any pics?

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will take them, please pm me, could I arrange courier?

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Most annoying part of all this, I had a spare slip ring, which I changed out, lengthy process, and did not solve the issue. Phoned my friend who used to own an e36 back in the day, he pointed me to this fix, and would you believe it he was 100% spot on with his suggestion. Wish I had called him befo...

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Hi all, Steering wheel squeaking? Its not the slip ring or anything behind the wheel itself. Simplest fix I have ever carried out. Open bonnet, on drivers side look to back of bulk head, and find this ( steering rack lower bearing joint ) http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160427/4607ffd0fd907860f01e...

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thats the culprit!! people, grease this up!!

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ok thanks for advice Southern boy. Right next job solved ( squeaky steering wheel )and took less than 30 seconds to fix. If when you turn your wheel it sounds like a family of mice, really squeaky, like many I initially suspected it was the steering wheel airbag slip ring. This is not the case. Chan...

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Jobs to follow: Liquid leather repair to drivers seat bolster Dent technician coming next week to pull the 21 dents Ive counted. Sort rattle on front brakes remove and repair mirror bases ( my last Z, these bases were 100% perfect, didn't realise they got so nasty looking haha ) Remove seats and do ...

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new bonnet badge fitted

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first job was a deep clean inside, then good clean up under hood, boot, inside fuel filler flap etc, looking lot cleaner now in the niggley bits, next job was swap slip ring over from previous wheel I had due to squeaky noise which is very annoying. Completed this thisevening, however although a tad...

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well its arrived [emoji4]

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and so she starts her Journey all the way from Southampton to Sunny West Wales [emoji1][emoji7][emoji7]

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Yes really pleased with deal

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Yes, cant complain at that!! new roof is biggest draw. Lovely car. Already ordering bits for it. Arrives today!! shipu such a handy service. ( especially if you can work out who the actual transporter is outside of the service and contact them directly haha!! )

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any print outs or notable difference?

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Looks like I've got myself a 2.8

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very nice!! what was on her before?

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pm'd you

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many thanks, few more recent shots

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great price

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Recently sold my much loved Z3 2.8 Auto. Pressure from SWMBO for a 'practical family car' finally prevailed. So, have for sale a box of goodies, including a black leather tonneau cover, a seat belt warning reset tool, a service light reset tool, a Bentley Service Manual (almost new), a Chilton (USA...

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pm on way. I thought I had emailed already

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I got one off eurocarparts £22 and its far cheaper than oem.

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its easier to just replace whole housing / stat etc whilst in there surely?

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The company that supply the wheels l'm interested in can supply them fitted with a variety of tyres if required and you just enter your car and their on line gadget works out the correct sizes which falls in with those suggested above. These are the wheels which l think will look pretty striking on...

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have you tried fully operating the lock on the boot in a similar fashion to when you operate lock on a door whilst open

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Last April Del paid £325 fitted, two months ago I was quoted £375 but now it's £395. Bit of a jump but apparently it's up by £20 due to seasonal demand. It's a business at the end of the day. You can pay a lot more but Soft Tops seem to have a really good reputation. £325 is crazy cheap!!! £395 sti...

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gorgeous!!!

I had an e46 M3 CS in the same colour, :

19" standard CSL wheels
CSL steering rack
CSL front brakes
M track mode

Loved that car!! and see that the values of CS's are rising also, should have held onto it!!!

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csl's are a truly special car though

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Thanks kjb1, I've already sealed it with a nice double layer of clear silicone sealant, more than I would have normally used but it's only got to last another week. Will take the seat out on the next sunny day (perhaps tomorrow) and dry out the thick underlay. how much have they quoted you out of i...

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just to prevent any more water getting in til new roof,

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if you use superglue in corner of window from the inside it cures it, literally on the screen part

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eurocarparts stat here, £23 and doing the job nicely. For that money you cant moan if it lasts only two to three years.

Put fresh bolts in when I replaced mine. Would 100% recommend anyone to do this, to make life easier the next time around.

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ben5010 wrote:Had the same issue with mine, the plastic securing lugs for the thermostat had snapped off. You can replace them with metal versions.

the housing comes complete all one unit, did mine recently, Im lost as to what lugs you are replacing for metal ones?

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daveofedinburgh wrote:£1800 for quick sale now.

Bargain facelift!!!

Chop chop, summer nearly here!

lovely car for that price!!!!

If you were closer I would have been tempted!!!

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needed to be sure

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for anyone interested, called dealers today, part number southern boy given me is matching the part number of bolts that are currently in the car with the non threaded starter motor, therefore I am guessing they will be suitable for the threaded starter also.

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star man

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Southernboy wrote:Yep - M10 x 65mm.

would you have a part number by any chance?

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thats what I needed!! m10x64mm

these required for the threaded starter yes

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