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Finally found some time (and money....mostly money) to spend on the Z

So... I bought him some new shoes, illuminated gear knob and smoked indicators/side repeaters

Oh, and I spent most of last weekend giving him a major detailing session...

Next on the list is a decent set of coilovers to close those arch gaps!!!

Some pics....

















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Looks great and nice and low, almost looks like an M. Only over the bridge from you so may meet on a local cruise, if we ever get one
Very clean as well, do you use it in the rain

Very tidy set of wheels there m'lady! Looks great! Lovely colour too, Heres to some decent top down weather!! The roof i mean! lol

looking good, liking the mk4 golf as well, used to be into the dub scene and still visit edition38 on a regular basis, my coilies are arriving in the next few weeks and it will be tough to stop myself winding them right down to see how it looks!

looking forward to seeing what you do with the zed

I don't think those M rear wheels will fit in the arches when you lower it?, it's been tried many times on both sides of pond, could be wrong, let us know how you get on?.

I would have thought they will be ok with some tyre stretch

shantybeater wrote:I would have thought they will be ok with some tyre stretch

You can tell you have come from the Dub scene

Here's a better pic of the mk4

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40472093@N03/5614106660/" title="Picture 313 by Reewind_Bristol, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/561 ... 7d17_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="Picture 313"></a>

I think they will fit (hopefully!!) shall see by the end of the year
As you say tyre strech will probably be a must Theres an American Z with these on, the rears are on the front and the front ones have been widened and put on the back. have a looky

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vQIfL5M3SSc/S ... esized.jpg

hornel Z3M wrote:Looks great and nice and low, almost looks like an M. Only over the bridge from you so may meet on a local cruise, if we ever get one
Very clean as well, do you use it in the rain

Thanks Yep definitely! I see loads of Z's down here, don't think they are into the scene though, never get a wave

^^ that zed i've seen in performance BMW, seriously cool car but insane..wouldnt last two minutes on UK roads!

the golf looks very tidy, and looowwww must be on bags? was it a respray? cant say i've ever seen a white mk4 before?

here's a small snap of my old gti, down 100mm+ on coilies

Yeah it's one preeetty cool Z!

Yup MK4's on bags (BagYard supremes with AccuAir E-Level management) will be at Edition this year, so you can come have a look & a chat

Looking great

Not so keen on the rears, not a crticism but feel they come out too far, not even sure they are legal as they look to extend out of the arch unless its just the camera angle

The M alloys ET is far too low for non M Zeds

Tim.

I'd like to fit a set of Z3m wheels to mine, I'd probably fit some 20mm spacers to the front to even up the front & rear poke.

Good first mods, next on the list...? Suspension...

Very nice cars, in top condition fwj01

Could you tell me where you procured the illuminated gear knob?

Many thanks

Mark

Looking really nice and shiny!

hornel Z3M wrote:Only over the bridge from you so may meet on a local cruise, if we ever get one

Is this not close to you Hornel?

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30558

Badman gee wrote:Very nice cars, in top condition fwj01

Could you tell me where you procured the illuminated gear knob?

Many thanks

Mark

Thanks Mark Got the gear knob off ebay here's a link :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-M3-Z3-E30-E39 ... 19c4b13668

Many thanks


Mark

yalden wrote:I'd like to fit a set of Z3m wheels to mine, I'd probably fit some 20mm spacers to the front to even up the front & rear poke.

Good first mods, next on the list...? Suspension...

Thanks! Love your car btw
Definately once it's been lowered I will need to stick some spacers on the front. Also the tyres on the back are 245's at the moment, so when I lower it might change them to 225's for some strech

Looking into coilovers at the mo', looking for some decent ones maybe AP, want ones that give a pretty stiff ride, any reccomendations?

That illuminated gearknob looks quite the funky monkey! Was there much work installing it? Was just looking at your photos again aswell.. non too shabby either!! Some pretty cool angles there! I take it you do a spot of photography?

Nope not too much work! Only two wires, cut them down and stick them on to the cigarette lighter light wires, about 15 min job! Easy

Just some pretty poo phone pics for the mo' will take & upload some decent ones tomorrow if the weather holds up

Looking good FWJ

That looks bad ass nice work! What lowering route did you go down?

The stance looks awesome. The rears sit perfectly in line with arch. What are the offsets of the rear M wheels? Which suspension did you go for?

Keep up the good work

Watch out for the speed bumps

Looks awesome, the rears sit nice as well. Good job

Went for Weitec GT's in the end, rides absolutely perfect took the rear adjusters out for that tiny bit extra low-ness, talking about the rear... both my old springs were snapped at the bottom, don't know if it's a common problem?

A tiny bit of rubbing on really really bad roads, but nothing major

Although having said that, it's a bit close to my driveway on the way in/out

That drop is awesome, where did you get the springs from and what tyre size did you go for at the back?

This is my effort




needs lowering


it was too low when I bought it though, grounded out on everything
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spurs fan in a coupe wrote:That drop is awesome, where did you get the springs from and what tyre size did you go for at the back?

This is my effort




needs lowering


it was too low when I bought it though, grounded out on everything
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Thanks!

Yours looks awesome

Got the coils off e-bay (Demon Tweeks) The front would go lower, but decided to wind them up by about 10-15mm otherwise I'd loose my bumper

The tyres are 225/40 on the back and 195/45 up front. The 225's were on the front so decided to try them on the back to save some cash, think they will be staying on

fwj01 wrote:

Fantastic photo!

Snapped springs on the rear are a common issue.

You should defo go for M wing mirrors next!!!

Looks great and demonstrates that M wheels DO fit a non-M if done right! If it's catching from time to time, just roll the lip on the rear arches, simples. I paid about £30 for both mine to be rolled

What is the build quality on the Weitec's like? I'd like to buy a new set of coilovers for mine as the budget kit I have is pretty naff really!

It really does prove that M's fit on a non-M Z. Very nicely done.

yalden wrote:Looks great and demonstrates that M wheels DO fit a non-M if done right! If it's catching from time to time, just roll the lip on the rear arches, simples. I paid about £30 for both mine to be rolled

What is the build quality on the Weitec's like? I'd like to buy a new set of coilovers for mine as the budget kit I have is pretty naff really!

Thanks!!

They are great! Honestly would reccommend them to anyone Really happy with how much they drop and the comfort....

Arch rolling = Done It was a must, there was about, well less than a centimeter gap between the sharp edge of the arch and the wheels

shantybeater wrote:

fwj01 wrote:

Fantastic photo!

Snapped springs on the rear are a common issue.

You should defo go for M wing mirrors next!!!

Seconded on the fantastic photo

That Zed looks mean as ya like - me likey
Makes my car look like a Pensioners weekender by comparison, just spent all my money on a new flat so all the little things i want to do are going to have to wait now

Great looking car

Sweet looking car always love boston green !! its now the wallpaper on my phone lol

That looks a real mean machine. Well done.... Oh i have your picture on my phone as well

Serious question..................can it be driven fast when it is that slammed? do your teeth hurt?

si-forks wrote:Sweet looking car always love boston green !! its now the wallpaper on my phone lol

Haha! that's cool, thanks
Its Oxford green, sorry to disappoint :p

Evmundo wrote:Serious question..................can it be driven fast when it is that slammed? do your teeth hurt?

Yep of course! The rear rubs a bit if there's a dip in the road (when going a bit too fast) but there's no visible rub marks on the tyres

Having said that I found a lovely road earlier, went round a bend a bit too fast found the road was cambered at the other side of the bend and errr... Bang, grounded out... No damage done and safe to say I won't be going there again

The coilovers are really comfortable, not too rough and not bouncy like the standard suspension. So yep can definitely still give him some abuse on the roads

Now that looks immense! Cant wait to get ours done

Did you do the work yourself or get it done at a garage? If so, could you divulge who done it!

Awesome effort either way, me likey

nice car.... but such a shame that the roof doesn't open,

It was too cold

Will get some with the roof down next photo session

OK, so I'm going to be the troublemaker here!

Why didn't you just buy an M?

spokey wrote:OK, so I'm going to be the troublemaker here!

Why didn't you just buy an M?

lol well, mainly because I was only 20 when I bought it and could only just afford to insure a 2l

I will own an M one day - but I'm never getting rid of this one, It's my baby

Love the stance of your ride... nicely done!

luckycolourblue wrote:Did you do the work yourself or get it done at a garage? If so, could you divulge who done it!

Awesome effort either way, me likey

Thanks!
All the work was done at home

I'm loving the urban pics you keep showing us, your car has a real "presence" about it

fwj01 wrote:

spokey wrote:OK, so I'm going to be the troublemaker here!

Why didn't you just buy an M?

lol well, mainly because I was only 20 when I bought it and could only just afford to insure a 2l

I will own an M one day - but I'm never getting rid of this one, It's my baby

Snap!

Just because its got M/// wheels doesn't mean its an M/// replica

EDIT: Super car btw, i really need to lower mine, yours looks great!

Tom. wrote:

fwj01 wrote:

spokey wrote:OK, so I'm going to be the troublemaker here!

Why didn't you just buy an M?

lol well, mainly because I was only 20 when I bought it and could only just afford to insure a 2l

I will own an M one day - but I'm never getting rid of this one, It's my baby

Snap!

Just because its got M/// wheels doesn't mean its an M/// replica

EDIT: Super car btw, i really need to lower mine, yours looks great!

Thanks! Your car looks awesome, some epic work gone into it!! Well done for saving a Z The paint looks absolutely amazing too, fancy spraying mine?






Painting a few things tonight, pics to follow