Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Next on the list (after a set of spacers ) is a new set of these..... (The thingy that's got roadster written on it.. lol) The drivers side is really scruffy, will probably paint them same colour as the car, not decided yet... what do you guys think??
Just realised how dirty the inside of the door is... think I might go clean it
I like the matte black touches, and my roadster thingies are looking a bit worn too
Need to know, how do you live with the car being THAT low????
I'm bad enough worrying about mine!
Regards,
Dave
Need to know, how do you live with the car being THAT low????
I'm bad enough worrying about mine!
Regards,
Dave
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The chrome on the sill finishers does tend to oxidise in places over time where moisture gets under the laquer finish.
Motormec do a set for £80 or so
http://www.motormec.co.uk/z3acc.html
Personally I wouldn't paint them as they will look awful IMHO
Tim.
Motormec do a set for £80 or so
http://www.motormec.co.uk/z3acc.html
Personally I wouldn't paint them as they will look awful IMHO
Tim.
Haha gotta admit I was absolutely bricking it for the first two weeks or so!! Getting in to work is a nightmare because its speed bump heaven *scrape*scrape* but all is good , no damage made! A load of people from the VW and Audi scene drive a LOT lower than mine...!! I just need to stay off 'not on the map' crappy back roads lol! Real test will be going up to North Wales on FridayDave'z3 wrote:I like the matte black touches, and my roadster thingies are looking a bit worn too
Need to know, how do you live with the car being THAT low????
I'm bad enough worrying about mine!
Regards,
Dave
Thanks for the info Tim!!
Lol I couldn't do it. If my car scrapes on anything I want to cry, although the stance and look of your car is amazing!! Hopfully will get to see it at some point...
Good luck in Whey-als!
Dave
Good luck in Whey-als!
Dave
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Car really looks stunning, i love the stance of it and wouldnt have the nerve to do it to mine. Excellent, and if you ever drive over the bridge in the Z let me know, i only live 20 mins from there
Looking better all the time still love your car you inspired me to drop my old 1.9 45mm all round best thing i have done so far still need to space out the rear wheels keep up the good work
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Very nice
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Zed looks terrific. A real credit to you.
Looking at the pics remind me just how much I miss my old Z but she couldn't be in better hands with her new owner.
Looking at the pics remind me just how much I miss my old Z but she couldn't be in better hands with her new owner.
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That graffiti is awesome...I thought it had been photoshopped in! Like this car a lot.
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Great new pic! I recon you should play with the exposure on the nose/headlight of the car to bring back some more of the detail. Or try to match it to the composition of the rest of the car.
Amazing stance.
Amazing stance.
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I would like to see some extreme HDR versions of your images, can you have a go please?fwj01 wrote:Little update!
After these pics I spaced the fronts out 18mm, which isn't enough IMO but will do for now! I've also put a Pipercross filter on... the noise....
One of the pics took in the amazing weather today
The pics are a team effort, the other half takes them and I do the editing. He's just got a new camera (Nikon D80) and I've managed to get my hands on his old Nikon D70, so I'm gonna stop being lazy and start taking some myself from now on!si-forks wrote:What a great picture do you take them ? because you have a great eye get that one up for the calendar it will get my vote
I'll have a go at HDR next time I'm in a creative mood
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Sooo this thread has been dead for a while, because zeddy has been off the road sad times.
Long story short, north Wales hates low cars
So this is the solution
Getting to work on it Saturday. More pics to follow!!
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/84592280@N03/7746502578/]
Long story short, north Wales hates low cars
So this is the solution
Getting to work on it Saturday. More pics to follow!!
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/84592280@N03/7746502578/]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/84592280@N03/7746502578/]
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Damn good eye for setting, and professional editing / composing. It would be worth submitting to BMW for their calenders......who knows..
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Great looking car, looking forward to seeing the difference on bags
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
I do love that car,,,,, Working down Bristol next week (Clifton) so will keep my eye open for it
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Some pics of this weekends work..
Hornel - you won't see it in bristol, I've moved back up to sunny north Wales!!
Hornel - you won't see it in bristol, I've moved back up to sunny north Wales!!
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Bang goes your shopping trips in it now
Car is looking amazing looks even better in the flesh. What do the bags raise and drop it too.
bill
Car is looking amazing looks even better in the flesh. What do the bags raise and drop it too.
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Yep!! thanksbillz wrote:Bang goes your shopping trips in it now
Car is looking amazing looks even better in the flesh. What do the bags raise and drop it too.
bill
The fronts are designed to sit at stock height when full of air and will drop 120mm
The rear bellow measures 58mm when empty and 196mm when full, so pretty sure i will get an extra 42mm drop from what it sits like at the minute.
Basically it will drop until it hits something I'd imagine
Should be all done by next weekend, weather depending!
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Will it move up & down pretty quick or is it a steady pace and do you have numbered settings so you know what height its set at whilst driving ?
Your going to have to work out how low you can go whilst driving so nothing starts scraping.
When parked up I think its going to look great to have it sitting just a few mm off the floor.
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Your going to have to work out how low you can go whilst driving so nothing starts scraping.
When parked up I think its going to look great to have it sitting just a few mm off the floor.
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
It will be running on 1/4" lines so the airflow should be steady.
The management system is the Autopilot V2. It's a pressure based system as opposed to the kits with level sensors, which also benefits from..
8 pre-set heights, you can control each corner manually aswel.
Rise on start feature.
Leak sensor / onboard diagnostics & Compressor wear-down testing
User adjustable backlight on the controller pad
User adjustable compresor kick-on / cut-off pressures
Auto calibration
User adjustable unit of measurement (PSI/BAR)
The management system is the Autopilot V2. It's a pressure based system as opposed to the kits with level sensors, which also benefits from..
8 pre-set heights, you can control each corner manually aswel.
Rise on start feature.
Leak sensor / onboard diagnostics & Compressor wear-down testing
User adjustable backlight on the controller pad
User adjustable compresor kick-on / cut-off pressures
Auto calibration
User adjustable unit of measurement (PSI/BAR)
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
You will have to bring it to the Elan Valley Cruise that is posted up on another forum and let us ogle at it
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
So, FINALLY after a whole year!!!!!.... my baby is back on the road
I'm loving the air install, even though it's not as low as most people go for, I'd rather know I'd still have a car if anything ever went wrong!
The bags give quite a solid ride, but can be quite bouncy But it gets me over speed bumps and round the Welsh B-roads without scraping, so can't complain much! And taking passengers isn't as much of an earache as before!
I've also installed:
OEM Roll Hoops
H&R ARB's (front & rear)
HEL braided brake lines
Next on the list:
Bigger spacers for the front!!! (at least 25mm each side)
or
Maybe some new rims
Here are some pics, more to follow when/if we get some decent weather!
I'm loving the air install, even though it's not as low as most people go for, I'd rather know I'd still have a car if anything ever went wrong!
The bags give quite a solid ride, but can be quite bouncy But it gets me over speed bumps and round the Welsh B-roads without scraping, so can't complain much! And taking passengers isn't as much of an earache as before!
I've also installed:
OEM Roll Hoops
H&R ARB's (front & rear)
HEL braided brake lines
Next on the list:
Bigger spacers for the front!!! (at least 25mm each side)
or
Maybe some new rims
Here are some pics, more to follow when/if we get some decent weather!
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Wooooow that's low!!
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Cant wait to see it .we'll have to have a welsh cruise then we can all see it in action.
Moz
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Great stuff looking forward to seeing more pics. I have a pair of 25mm hubcentric spacers for sale
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
As always love your car
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Thanks guys
Yes deffo in need of a n.wales cruise again! Is there one planned yet?
Yes deffo in need of a n.wales cruise again! Is there one planned yet?
I'll PM you regarding these, thanks!!Daz3 wrote:Great stuff looking forward to seeing more pics. I have a pair of 25mm hubcentric spacers for sale
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
[quote="fwj01"]Thanks guys
Yes deffo in need of a n.wales cruise again! Is there one planned yet?
No .but will av to sort one in the next few weeks.
Moz
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Yes deffo in need of a n.wales cruise again! Is there one planned yet?
No .but will av to sort one in the next few weeks.
Moz
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Just what I was thinking!Pierrick wrote:Wooooow that's low!!
Hope to see it in the flesh sometime this year perhaps
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Tiny update! Got rid of the aerial
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Where's it gone!...
It's a great looking zed..
It's a great looking zed..
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
?? are you never using the radio?? for 5£ you dould fit a small one and it would look good!
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Nope... I've upgraded the head unit so always using the aux or ipod usb!! I used to have a stubby aerial but personally prefer the smooth lookPierrick wrote:?? are you never using the radio?? for 5£ you dould fit a small one and it would look good!
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Ok. This makes sens, as long as it doesn't leak.
Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
So..... Decided it was time to change the rims
(Dare RS's 10J all round)
Gutted I missed the Welsh cruise, hope someone sorts another one soon!
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Wheels an motor look great.To be honest its a good job u missed it , might have spoiled the new rims My zed took a battering ended up covered in sh*te .
Next one 30th June.
M
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
fwj01 wrote:
So..... Decided it was time to change the rims
(Dare RS's 10J all round)
Gutted I missed the Welsh cruise, hope someone sorts another one soon!
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Re: Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Soooo I haven't been on here for ages so thought I'd update you! The dare RS's have been off over the winter and finally back on.
Changed the front top mounts and added quite a bit of camber up front, so it's lowered an additional 30mm or so I'd say! More pics to follow after a few more tweeks tonight
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Progress! (fwj01's 2.0l - Oxford Green)
Update on zeddy!
The air ride suspension has gone! Decided it wasn't for me. The handling was diabolical, body roll everywhere. Basically felt like driving the Titanic.
Nothing beats good old Coilovers!
So... I've gone back to coilovers and converted the rear to true coilover instead of the old school shock and Spring setup as I always thought the rear let the car down being a bit 'wallowy'
I've opted for GAZ Gold coilovers, fully adjustable and adjustable dampening, they're great. There's a slight knock on the rear due to lack of pre tension in the spring but a phone call to them and they sent out helper springs next day free of charge. No complaints at all. Thoroughly recommend them!
At the moment I have M-contours on as winter wheels but over the next few weeks I will be getting some reinforcement work done to the undercarriage, lowering it to his summer stance and putting on some Rondell style 67 split rims. The plan was to widen them to 12J but because they're quite rare I'm struggling to get hold of dishes that fit! So plan B is to get some drilled next year.
Few other changes - hardtop that I bought off a fellow forum member (Katie)
De-tangoed and de-chromed the headlights, which I think has modernised the car so much!
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