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I would try a little heat from a hairdryer to make the wrap a little more flexible, you may need some cleaner to remove the wrap adhesive that is left behind. A good polish as you say will make the world of difference. Good luck :wink: Thank you very much for shedding some light on this, I was expe...

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problem with my roof is its looking very grey where the frame is underneath, im guessing its fitted to tight. But the whole roof was a very dark greyish colour to start with. TBH it looked fantastic after cleaning then dying, but no matter how many coats i put on it just went dark grey again when it...

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renovo-BLACK- ... OC:GB:3160

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snoops wrote:
sirius-c wrote:?......but, could anyone recommend a decent BLACK dye? (dont mean to thread hijack, sorry in advance)
How many coats of Renovo did you do ??

The full 500ml of the black dye, i think two or three coats

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That's good news, I'm guessing it doesn't look the same colour as the Z (artic silver) because its probably been exposed for a while and needs a good polish.

what is the best method of removing the wrap? using a hair dryer or just pulling it off cold?

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i'll just nip out and take a couple

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Brian H wrote:Are your pillars black by any chance? Some Zeds had a vinyl wrap put on so it could be this peeling off?

Yes they are black but its bare metal underneath, looks galvanised??

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The finish on my exterior A Pillars (I think that's what you call them) is becoming brittle and flaking off, can anyone suggest a repair method or is it a case of removing the seals and the windscreen and then 'wrapping' them?

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I've used the Renovo dye, cleaner and finisher. Although its a bit pricey, I can recommend the cleaner and finisher, But the dye didn't impress me much. You apply all this stuff with a paint brush. I think I'll give Autoglym's a go, but, could anyone recommend a decent BLACK dye? (dont mean to threa...

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bought & tried some autoglym vinyl cleaner, works a treat

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stop posting pictures of this car will ya!

I'm seriously thinking of a re-spray

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thanks guys, much appreciated

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spanwah wrote:
sirius-c wrote:lemme know if you wanna sell your wind deflector

see which side of the fence your sitting

HaHa

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its gorgeous, I want one!

are the a-pillars standard or re-sprayed?

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lemme know if you wanna sell your wind deflector

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have you got a black and yellow interior?

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Thanks Robert T, who makes the stuff?

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spanwah wrote:

Thats a lovely colour for a Zed, I'm well Jell!

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Can anyone tell me what they use to clean/protect their black oem roll hoops?

preferably something other than armour all as I've tried this and it streaks like hell

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Ah so he has, sorry about that

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I just bought some stainless steel from flea bay, and made my own, i cut the ends at approx 40deg then drilled 2 x 4.5mm holes in each tip then tapped with an M6 tap. also bought 7mm long m6 stainless grub screws from flea bay too. I think they look pretty good...Retro :) (Total cost, about 10 quid)...

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martyb wrote:Anyone any idea of wheel balancing costs?

£7.50 per wheel at National Tyres, not sure if that's with or without VAT

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i found this vid very informative

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCi2yo4UqPI

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Ive tried the K&N 57i and a replacement Piper Cross Panel filter, I have to recommend the Piper, Its the one I'm currently running

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Wanted:
Nearside (passenger) interior Door Pull/Grab Handle.

bmw part # 51418398733

I took my friend out for a spin the other day, he was that terrified he pulled the handle off

theres no way of fixing it so on the look out for one of these if anyone has one

Regards

sirius-c

To avoid this problem of rubbing in the short term I just re sat the wiper arm a Bit further up on the spindle, so the wiper is a little further up the windscreen at an angle rather than parallel

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I just thought I better double check as the passenger side is rubbing on the bonnet edge,

I've since read a thread about others having this problem which is possibly perished rubber bush mounts

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Many thanks

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I've recently taken off my wiper arms to sand blast them and re-paint them,

I noticed a while after that one of the arms is longer than the other.

could somebody kindly tell me which side the longest one should be fitted...Passenger or drivers side?

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Well what a coincidence,
I've been looking for a set of these now for months and today I've actually come across a set

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Pierrick wrote:Are the 17" expensive?

anything from £400 to £700 for 4

similar example but they are 18"
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-BB-LM-ALLO ... 45fc67a412

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I have found some on Flea-Bay but they are 17" & 18",
I cant seem to find 16"

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WANTED: 16" Alloys for Z3

I'm looking for 4 of these:
http://www.bmwstylewheels.com/bmw/42

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T10 DYY

My nickname is Tiddy.

Unfortunately I have an R reg 2.8 Roadster so I've had to put it on retention

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Hello,

If you could let me know how much postage would be I'll give you a definate answer.

Kind regards
Stephen

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Hello Again,

Any news on possibly posting?

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Hello,

Just bumping an old thread here.

Would anyone who has Magnetic stone guards be kind enough to send me tracing/paper template?

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I'm Interested but cant collect, if you could post I'll have them

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Thats a shame, youre 275 miles away

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are the hoops still for sale?

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I used 5W40 Fully Synthetic, total of approx 6.5litres with the filter changed but thats a 2.8l

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I replaced the third brake light gasket which made it worse, The new gasket from the stealership was rather like a big O-ring with curved edges, the one I took off had flat surfaces, so the new one was letting more water in when I lifted the lid if it had been raining, pooled water on the lid would ...

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Hello aceman,

Received my bushes this morning, many thanks

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It didnt work for me either until I used a large paper clip, i put one end of the paper clip into pin 7 and the other end in to pin 19 (earth), worked a charm on the 15pin diagnostics socket under the bonnet.

see http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopi ... 12#p338258

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I used a paper clip to reset my oil and inspection lights. I couldn't believe that it actually worked. It doesnt work on the airbag light though I ground pin 7 of the 15 pin diagnostics port (under the bonnet) to pin 19 (Ground) for:- • Three seconds will reset the oil service lights. • Twelve secon...

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The correction factor is used to correct the OBC Avg Fuel Consumption figure to reality. If your OBC is off a bit, fill it UP totally and then run the tank down and refill. Then manually calculate your Actual MPG. The Formula for NEW CF = OLD CF (usually 1000 by default) *(Actual MPG/OBC MPG) so if ...

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I love my Z that much its causing problems in my relationship, she just doesnt understand when i tell her its a man thang!

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