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Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sat 07 Nov, 2015 08:53
by MpowerRob
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sat 07 Nov, 2015 11:59
by Del
Nice looking (I assume one of the later) Z3s
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sat 07 Nov, 2015 14:29
by Bonzo
Nice!...... Nice interior colour too.
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Mon 09 Nov, 2015 11:57
by deni2s
Like. Interesting looking colour.
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Mon 09 Nov, 2015 21:09
by yalden
Very nice colour
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sat 21 Nov, 2015 21:08
by MpowerRob
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Tue 24 Nov, 2015 10:06
by MpowerRob
More progress. Have added a AC Schnitzer gear knob and handbrake handle the gear knob has made the gear change a little nicer now,though ill change the gearbox oil ASAP.
Have also picked up a set of 18" staggered Cades Tyrus only problem is they are black but for the price I got them I couldn't pass them up, I will put them on see how they look and more than likely get refurbed in silver.
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Tue 24 Nov, 2015 18:05
by Bonzo
Hi Rob, Where did you get the LED interior light bulb from, and can you just fit it without any mods or additions?
Cheers,
Bonzo.
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Tue 24 Nov, 2015 22:37
by MpowerRob
Hi Bonzo here's the link to the LED interior bulb, very easy to fit no modifications required and a really good mod in my opinion.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390719064145? ... EBIDX%3AIT
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Wed 25 Nov, 2015 21:37
by yalden
I quite like the BMW Individual plaque, where did you find that?
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Thu 26 Nov, 2015 00:09
by bentley-boy
Hi, I like the idea of the LED interior bulb, had a look on the link you posted and states also for number plate lamp, would it not be too bright as a number plate bulb if it's that good as an interior bulb?
Regards, BB
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Fri 27 Nov, 2015 12:59
by MpowerRob
yalden wrote:I quite like the BMW Individual plaque, where did you find that?
Thanks yalden, I originally bought it to put on the boot lid but when it arrived it was way too small
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so thought it would look good somewhere in the cabin, I got it from a BMW dealer in Germany I will dig out the reciept and post the link, like your new individual by the way,
bentley-boy wrote:Hi, I like the idea of the LED interior bulb, had a look on the link you posted and states also for number plate lamp, would it not be too bright as a number plate bulb if it's that good as an interior bulb?
Regards, BB
Hi Bentley boy It is nice and bright in the cabin, not sure how it would be as an numberplate bulb though, not sure if it would be the right bulb as aren't the number plate bulbs the same as the side light bulbs
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Fri 27 Nov, 2015 18:49
by bentley-boy
Ah, thinking about it you are more than likely correct! Got to get one of those LED bulbs for the interior though, presume it dims as it goes off in pretty much the same way as the standard bulb?
Regards BB
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Mon 30 Nov, 2015 14:47
by MpowerRob
Got the wheels on at the weekend, not a fan of black wheels so a refurb in silver is on the cards, what do you guys think
The ride is surprisingly good, I thought there would be a big difference in ride quality going from 16s to 18s but once lowered it should be even better it is running 225 all round was going to go staggered but not sure now,what tyre sizes do you guys run on your 18s
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Mon 30 Nov, 2015 15:34
by BladeRunner919
MpowerRob wrote:Got the wheels on at the weekend, not a fan of black wheels so a refurb in silver is on the cards, what do you guys think
I'm with you. Black wheels can work on some cars in some circumstances, but I think yours will look much better in silver.
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Wed 09 Dec, 2015 17:09
by MpowerRob
So I got round to fitting these the other day very straight forward and a big thanks to Southernboy for a great product and fast delivery, I think they look great a serve a good purpose.
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Fri 22 Jan, 2016 11:26
by MpowerRob
A new update to the Z, found a carbon Simota induction Kit for the Z on EBay and put an offer in and it got accepted
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I have always wanted one of these and never got a chance to fit one to my M roadster and have heard nothing but good responses/reviews.
Was pretty easy to fit though the coolant overflow pipe completely discintigrated when I try to lift it out
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at 17 years old I guess that's expected, ordered a new one through Local BMW dealer £30 for a small piece of plastic pipe
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Will report back once I've had a week or so of driving with it fitted
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sat 26 Mar, 2016 09:25
by MpowerRob
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sat 26 Mar, 2016 11:17
by bertiejaffa
That's sits well now and the stone protectors look very OEM on your colour car along side the wheels!!
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Tue 29 Mar, 2016 14:22
by markhinton
Very nice!! Where did you get the Eibachs from?
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sat 02 Apr, 2016 08:22
by MpowerRob
Thanks for the nice replies guys, here's the link for the Eibach.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EIBACH-ProKit ... 5b1ff76178
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sun 03 Apr, 2016 22:16
by MpowerRob
Got a pair of Titan silver side vents of ebay as thought they might look good against dark Orinoco paintwork what do you all think. All Honest opinions welcome.
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Sun 03 Apr, 2016 22:52
by kjb1
yeh overall the look works
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Mon 04 Apr, 2016 19:01
by Jonathan S
Very nice car !...... Nice interior colour too
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Tue 06 Sep, 2016 18:32
by MpowerRob
So I've done a few more mods to the Z here's the new strut brace was very easy to fit even with the mod for the earthing screw, got strut brace from the bay for £46
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car definitely feels more planted
Can do a fitting write up if anyone needs
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Fri 30 Sep, 2016 08:52
by MpowerRob
Had the wheels refurbed as black wasn't doing it for me, I went for BMW oe silver.
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Fri 30 Sep, 2016 09:13
by MpowerRob
Here's a couple of pics I do prefer silver wheels, will probably go with wider tyres as currently running 225 at the rear so maybe 245 or 255 rears, what do you think?
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Wed 08 Feb, 2017 10:56
by Joycey
Lovely looking car, get some spacers on the rear
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Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Mon 27 Aug, 2018 16:57
by 692DPG
Hi Rob - I'm running 255/35 R18s on the rear of my car; take a look at my journal for clearances.
Re: Mpowerrob Z3 Orinoco Edition 2.8 progress journal
Posted: Thu 11 Jun, 2020 16:49
by MpowerRob
Not posted on this site for a while. Thought I'd update this journal to finish it off. So I sold the Z3 a while back now to a lovely chap that took it to the south of France where I believe it still resides. Didn't take long to get back into a zed
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and currently own an E85 Z4 3.0i as my daily.