What did you buy your Z3 this week ?

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Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?

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peter2b wrote:
bertiejaffa wrote:
peter2b wrote:just ordered 2 seat emulators still trying to get rid of that dam seat belt light
peter2b
have you had the seats out and checked the wires?
Yes took both seats out all wires and plugs look ok but the passenger seat has a funny looking thing (black about the same size as an oxo cube)pluged into the box at the back of the seat , there is a plug hanging out of the seat bottom that looks like it should be pluged into box that i think goes to the seat mat
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Ok... I've never seen that but it if you get the bit before weekend and are still struggling feel free to come round with it
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Dinan wrote:Fitted coilovers,done some camber at the front,new wheels and tyres and tracking today....ready to go....
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A new number plate light bulb. Bosch pure light 10w

Any brighter white light emitting bulbs someone can recommend for the rear number plate for the Z3 ///M?
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A few bits and pieces for my rear end! Guess what I'm doing this weekend :)


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Got the thingy to fool the air bag light i will try and fit it in the morning fingers crossed also got a new set of points for tHe dizy in my other toy
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New Thermostat & Housing, Silicone Blue hoses. Took me longer to get the engine shield off than all the other jobs put together. Its a German thing hiding screws! :head:
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Booked Hamish into Bavarian Garages, Belfast, today for a new windscreen. £600. To be fitted on Wdnesday of next week.

Oh, also bought a new wheel brace while there - a much easier on the wallet price of £12.
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The zed bought me a Speeding ticket :head: :bawl:
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Good one Lee.... :lol:
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A new MOT, the seventh year in succession a pass with no advisories. ( and I avoided two speed traps on the way there and back) :lol:
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Gear stick cap and two MSport embroidered patches to go over the non Z markings on the seat belt shoulder thingees.Beware if you buy a gear stick cap and find out if the three LED light will shine through. With mine they did not so disconnected them. No great problem with them not shining through but would have been nice.
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An ASC front strut brace and a Multitilt CL03 vehicle lift from CJ Autos
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Southernboy wrote:Good one Lee.... :lol:
Proper annoyed with myself - unmarked car
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Another 2 rear tyres :-(
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g8jka wrote:Another 2 rear tyres :-(
stop drifting then....
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I'll think you will find that's your other son :-)
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bertiejaffa wrote:
Southernboy wrote:Good one Lee.... :lol:
Proper annoyed with myself - unmarked car
Not much you can do about that. I don't mind being done by a car because he can use discretion. I passed the attitude test and I got 99mph when I was well over :D . A camera and it would have been bye-bye licence.
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pingu wrote:
bertiejaffa wrote:
Southernboy wrote:Good one Lee.... :lol:
Proper annoyed with myself - unmarked car
Not much you can do about that. I don't mind being done by a car because he can use discretion. I passed the attitude test and I got 99mph when I was well over :D . A camera and it would have been bye-bye licence.
Ha ha.... Sounds like you were having fun too!!

Yeah, to be fair to him he was nice about it and used the 93 mph reading that the camera system in his car had averaged me at... Apparently he was debating whether to do anything as my driving was fine and considerate apparently.... But then I "took off".... He did say that he understood that it had suddenly become an empty 4 lane road but when he had to do 110 to catch me it made his mind up... :oops: I was only in the 2.0l as well..... :lol:
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MOT booked on thursday morning plus service BMW oil change as well
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Inspection 2 and an MOT.
Not cheap no but it sailed through MOT with no advisories and they did not uncover any nasties whilst changing all the fluids and adjusting the tappets etc so it could have been much worse.
Spark plugs are £15 each!
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bertiejaffa wrote:Ha ha.... Sounds like you were having fun too!!

Yeah, to be fair to him he was nice about it and used the 93 mph reading that the camera system in his car had averaged me at... Apparently he was debating whether to do anything as my driving was fine and considerate apparently.... But then I "took off".... He did say that he understood that it had suddenly become an empty 4 lane road but when he had to do 110 to catch me it made his mind up... :oops: I was only in the 2.0l as well..... :lol:
Mine was in May 2000 - I can't have been speeding since then, as my licence is clean <searches in vain for Pinocchio smilies :P >.

I love the old "You must have been speeding, because I had to do 110 to catch you". If he'd said that to me, my laughter would have got me banned :shock: .
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Just washed and polished my z3 got to make her look smart for her MOT in the morning
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a new windscreen.... :head:
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Re mot PASSED, mot chap said she was in very good nick under neath just booked a VIC check
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VIC Check?
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peter2b wrote:Re mot PASSED, mot chap said she was in very good nick under neath just booked a VIC check
peter2b
Has it been written off at some point?
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Yes i got her last november as a cat c front damaged ,bumper had been pushed over by 1ft towards the near side , i replaced the bumper suport, radiator, fan ,slam panel,cut out tbe front chassis rails (both sides) remade replacement pieces and welded them back on, both head lights and side lights and the bonnet and just in case the water pump
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peter2b wrote:Yes i got her last november as a cat c front damaged ,bumper had been pushed over by 1ft towards the near side , i replaced the bumper suport, radiator, fan ,slam panel,cut out tbe front chassis rails (both sides) remade replacement pieces and welded them back on, both head lights and side lights and the bonnet and just in case the water pump
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That's a major project. Was it yours to start with?

Personally, I would touch anything with that needed any serious structural welding or straightening of the shell unless it was for a track only.
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No i got off ebay, being a trained engineer and welder been doing up cars for years,minis, range rovers and my last toy a robinhood2b kit car
with this one the mot fitter said she was in very good mecanical oder all round, the only welding was for the front chassis rails that got bent about 6 " back from the bumper supports
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new MOT with no advisories.............woohoo.
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MOT today £30 with one advisory, weep from power steering hose, low pressure one from reservoir to pump.
Part No 32411092982, just over £32.

Ordered new hose from Stealer, looks like the old one is leaking from age and a split under the crimped hose clamp, will replace using wider jubilee clips.

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Brake pedal covers
2x calipers
2x brake discs (2 piece)
3x replacement keys
Respray of bonnet and bumper

Expensive month!
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I've picked up new calliper pistons and seals.
New fuel tank
Power flex bushes for the rear.

Going to be busy over the bank holiday weekend.

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Two Avon ZV5's for the front and what a difference they have made :-D

I got them from A&S tyres in Swansea £68 each balanced and fitted
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New blue soft top (supplied & fitted) from Croydon Soft Tops made from best quality Haartz Twillfast which includes current-day, best quality DOT approved rear plastic screen. :)

http://www.haartz.com/exteriors/twillfast

http://www.soft-tops.co.uk/
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Del wrote:New blue soft top (supplied & fitted) from Croydon Soft Tops made from best quality Haartz Twillfast which includes current-day, best quality DOT approved rear plastic screen. :)

http://www.haartz.com/exteriors/twillfast

http://www.soft-tops.co.uk/

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gookah wrote:Happy with it Del?
Very happy thanks. The guy seemed very knowledgeable, he spent some time yesterday cutting out the pieces on a "CNC" machine and neatly sewed it all together. Today he spent 3 to 3.5 hours fitting it and the whole lot only cost £325. :) We chose navy blue (on the silver car) as it was a bit different. Still well worth the 300 mile round trip with heavy rain on the M25 this morning and heavy Saturday London traffic on the return :D
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Insurance, new front callipers, discs and pads
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Years road tax (suma) €68!
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2 new rear tyres, and 2 rear coil springs (one had snapped, didnt know :oops: ), and a new MOT. Annoying rattle gone now :D
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A nice new blue roof.

Can certainly recommend http://www.thesofttopshop.com

Paul is a good guy who knows what he's doing. Great job.

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Tufarlian wrote:A nice new blue roof.

Can certainly recommend http://www.thesofttopshop.com

Paul is a good guy who knows what he's doing. Great job.

Mark
Is it Deano's car on the Z3 page (second one down)?
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S/Steel Cat back exhaust plus pair of Meyle control arms for the front end.......but don't mention it to her indoors!! :wink:
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Two front calipers with new flexible pipes - dropped the car off today - pick it up tomorrow morning.
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A new Siemens/VDO MAF. Ordered from MAF-Shop.com in Germany. £130 delivered. Hurray for the strong ££!! :squeeze: :squeeze:
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The two little o-rings that never come with the oil filter and no one ever changes but will hopefully stop it taking a couple of seconds for the oil pressure to build while it refills the filter with oil after start up. £4.51 including postage from a franchised BMW dealer (can't really call them a stealer at that price and it's not worth the time and trouble trying to source the parts elsewhere!)
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I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
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just got a time for my Vic check 14th may so not that long to wait before I can have some fun
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expensive month:
- two new rear tyres
- 4 x disks
- 4 x pads
- 4 x shocks
- 4 x springs
- new radiator
- 1 x new link arm thingy
but the handling is very much tauter now - was still on the original shocks & springs at 125,000 miles!
most of that was by choice - not absolutely required - one weeping shock & an advisory on one tyre on the MOT
pretty much only mechanical costs in 3 years, and mostly happy to see them as consumables at 125,000

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