NEW Z3 2.8 in Plymouth

[larrygroke]

HI all have just bought a Z3 2.8 T reg now with private plate done 111,000 miles runs as if its done 50,000 everything SEEMS....to be fine have had to replace seat belts as they failed.

Apologies for the state of the car took the photos before i cleaned it

other than that nothing i can pick up on she is going in to a body shop next week to get rid of stone chips on the bonnet looking at what i can do to them any suggestions?








Mod Edit: IMG tags tidied up - 'twas nearly right. R.

[larrygroke]

Forgot to say got rid of my Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 CDTI as it was no good for short runs around a city and could not think of anything much better

[Mugs]

Hi and welcome - what to do to it? well, firstly i would get rid of the dog exhaust pipe - they have too much of a bark to them

[larrygroke]

haha it only just about barks at the moment haha im wanting to get a hard top but as you can see there are no brackets and was told that they do not fit the wide body?

[lordhelpus]

Hi, Welcome.... new here myself as well. nice car

[larrygroke]

Hi, Welcome.... new here myself as well. nice car

Hi,

Thanks what Zed do you have??

[Jonttt]

haha it only just about barks at the moment haha im wanting to get a hard top but as you can see there are no brackets and was told that they do not fit the wide body?

Hi it impossible to tell if you have the hard top brackets already installed or not from those pics
You need to drop the roof and take a pic of the top of the rear wing just before it meets the door.

Ps as you've asked what's the first thing I would do its remove the front and rear ///M badges, no place for them on a none M

You do have genuine ///M sports seats fitted though which is a nice mod a previous owner must have fitted and saves you about £500 as it a popular but expensive mod

The straight 6 BMW engine is sublime so nice choice.

Ps yours is not a facelift which have several cosmetic differences but most people recognise them by the rear lights and raised rear wings

[larrygroke]

haha it only just about barks at the moment haha im wanting to get a hard top but as you can see there are no brackets and was told that they do not fit the wide body?

Hi it impossible to tell if you have the hard top brackets already installed or not from those pics
You need to drop the roof and take a pic of the top of the rear wing just before it meets the door.

Ps as you've asked what's the first thing I would do its remove the front and rear ///M badges, no place for them on a none M

You do have genuine ///M sports seats fitted though which is a nice mod a previous owner must have fitted and saves you about £500 as it a popular but expensive mod

The straight 6 BMW engine is sublime so nice choice.

Ps yours is not a facelift which have several cosmetic differences but most people recognise them by the rear lights and raised rear wings

Thanks for the Advice and tips i will take some snaps on the weekend as i am off up to stratford upon avon tomorrow in the Zed for a wedding.
ouch that is an expensive mod bouns for me!

[g8jka]

Ps as you've asked what's the first thing I would do its remove the front and rear ///M badges, no place for them on a none M

Watch out for the ///M police

Looks a nice clean zed and a great find with ///M seats already in it

[Robert T]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

im wanting to get a hard top but ... was told that they do not fit the wide body?

Hardtop is a universal fit to all Z3 models (except the coupe!). Who told you that is wouldn't fit? There are things that won't fit between pre-facelift and facelift, but the hardtop isn't one of them.

Cheers R.

[Jonttt]

Ps as you've asked what's the first thing I would do its remove the front and rear ///M badges, no place for them on a none M

Watch out for the ///M police

Looks a nice clean zed and a great find with ///M seats already in it

Not really, if you want to go fancy dress feel free

[larrygroke]

Ps as you've asked what's the first thing I would do its remove the front and rear ///M badges, no place for them on a none M

Watch out for the ///M police

Looks a nice clean zed and a great find with ///M seats already in it

Not really, if you want to go fancy dress feel free

LOL it wants to be one by the looks of things haha considering of a debadge

[woozzle]

hi. welcome to the forum. we looked at this z3 in plymouth, seems the dealer puts the ///M badge on most of the used cars!!! ended up getting 2.8 z3 from south wales. enjoy

[Del]

Hi & welcome
The normally aspirated 6-cylinder engines are tough and bullet proof so the mileage you have is of no concern - I've talked to various ex-BMW technicians and unlike some other manufacturers these engines don't really have any serious, documented weaknesses - annual oil change and they more or less go on forever. As well as the seats, it looks as if somebody had modernised the lights by fitting units with clear, non-orange indicators on the rear clusters and front/sides. A nice modification would be to eventually convert the front lights as well.

[lordhelpus]

Hi, Welcome.... new here myself as well. nice car

Hi,

Thanks what Zed do you have??

Hi, Mines a 2.8 as well,, and wide bodied, in montreal blue, it's in the gallery......happy zedding