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by felix
Fri 20 Oct, 2023 10:30
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Question about the speakers
Replies: 5
Views: 1556

Re: Question about the speakers

It seems like it should be possible to put a small subwoofer in the storage compartment behind the passenger seat?

And/or I wonder if https://www.morelhifi.com/product/virtu ... bon-2-way/ would fit? Quite pricey but supposed to sound amazing.
by felix
Tue 21 Mar, 2023 14:23
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Need some panels and sourcing advice
Replies: 12
Views: 17538

Re: Need some panels and sourcing advice

from what I've seen the parts catalogue websites such as bmwfans.info and realoem.com will tell you when a part has gone obsolete at the time of the website extracting the data from the official BMW ETK system. There's little to no clarity as to how often they're updated. BMW may also "unobsole...
by felix
Mon 20 Mar, 2023 20:23
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Need some panels and sourcing advice
Replies: 12
Views: 17538

Re: Need some panels and sourcing advice

i can’t imagine many dealers, if any, carry Z1 specific parts but they should be able to order them. Some can perhaps not be bothered but that’s another matter.
by felix
Mon 20 Mar, 2023 19:32
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Need some panels and sourcing advice
Replies: 12
Views: 17538

Re: Need some panels and sourcing advice

I would guess that BMW panels will be the best fit - have you tried your local dealer or one of the online parts dealers like getbmwparts.com ?
by felix
Fri 03 Mar, 2023 13:38
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Replace mirror glass
Replies: 11
Views: 18178

Re: Replace mirror glass

That link is for the entire mirror - here's the link to just the glass
by felix
Tue 03 Jan, 2023 14:50
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: owners manual
Replies: 3
Views: 1587

Re: owners manual

They were available from BMW a few years ago but were just a comb bound black and white photocopy of the original.
by felix
Sun 06 Nov, 2022 16:21
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

Curious to see what those will sell for. It appears neither car has ever been registered which could make a first registration difficult to impossible in many countries.
by felix
Sun 17 Jul, 2022 15:29
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: ignition coil, cam and crank sensors and intake boots
Replies: 0
Views: 6087

ignition coil, cam and crank sensors and intake boots

all parts new and unused/uninstalld 0 221 504 004 genuine Bosch ignition coil fits multiple BMW 6, 8 and 12 cylinder engines £20 12 14 7 539 165 genuine BMW intake camshaft position sensor fits M52TU and M54 engines £70 12 14 1 709 616 Genuine BMW crankshaft position sensor fits M52/M52TU/M54 engine...
by felix
Wed 04 May, 2022 18:34
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Paint colour
Replies: 2
Views: 1817

Re: Paint colour

by felix
Thu 09 Sep, 2021 13:54
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Half shaft
Replies: 7
Views: 4503

Re: Half shaft

I have used Harry Fairbairn north of the border - cheaper than Cotswold BMW. Email kirkcaldy.parts at harryfairbairn.co.uk
by felix
Wed 14 Jul, 2021 13:42
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Which tyres for our Z1 ?
Replies: 21
Views: 7863

Re: Which tyres for our Z1 ?

That’s quite a wide tyre for 7.5” rim - a 245 is usually fitted to an 8.5” or 9” rim.
by felix
Tue 08 Jun, 2021 19:38
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Z1 gauge mount
Replies: 1
Views: 1683

Z1 gauge mount

If you've ever wanted to add a VDO 52mm gauge to your Z1 but didn't know where to mount it here's one solution - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3473236
by felix
Thu 11 Mar, 2021 18:19
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Which tyres for our Z1 ?
Replies: 21
Views: 7863

Re: Which tyres for our Z1 ?

Hi Michael, good to hear from you.

The astonishing thing is that they still have phenomenal grip. In the dry braking is so good it’s difficult to get the ABS to kick in.

The car doesn’t see much use - 3000 miles in 10 years!! 😱😱☹️☹️

The car is stored in a dark garage when not in use.
by felix
Thu 11 Mar, 2021 09:33
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Which tyres for our Z1 ?
Replies: 21
Views: 7863

Re: Which tyres for our Z1 ?

I go through this debate in my head every year - should I replace the Goodyear Eagle F1s on my Z1? They're dated from roughly 2002 and they look absolutely fine. No cracks or the like on the sidewalls or between the tread blocks. They seem to stick to the tarmac as good as always. No bulges in the s...
by felix
Tue 10 Nov, 2020 19:46
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Rear Spring and Bump Stop Removal (Early cars)
Replies: 2
Views: 2439

Re: Rear Spring and Bump Stop Removal (Early cars)

what the jetster said - no major disassembly required. I have two sets of spring compressors (the type with hooks on threaded rods) - one was cut down - quite possibly for the Z1.
by felix
Tue 18 Aug, 2020 16:33
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Half shaft
Replies: 7
Views: 4503

Re: Half shaft

CV joints tend to rumble as they start to wear. Do you get any noise when moving? Can you check that all of the bolts that attach the inner CV joint to the diff flanges are tight? Any chance it's a wheel bearing? Although your car doesn't have enough miles for CV joint or wheel bearing issues. And t...
by felix
Thu 13 Aug, 2020 20:25
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Half shaft
Replies: 7
Views: 4503

Re: Half shaft

i think some lateral movement in a halfshaft is to be expected; they need to extend and contract as the suspension droops and compresses. Is one side noticeably different from the other?
by felix
Sat 08 Aug, 2020 10:10
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Wanted Tatty, high mileage Z1
Replies: 9
Views: 5537

Re: Wanted Tatty, high mileage Z1

F.Brossaud wrote: Tue 04 Aug, 2020 21:36
Gazza wrote: Tue 21 Apr, 2020 15:02 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202918800149
Hi, Is anybody know this car or has seen it closely ?
Price reduced from £32K to £30K?
by felix
Wed 01 Jul, 2020 10:15
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

Looks like the ex-WD car didn't sell.
by felix
Wed 24 Jun, 2020 11:37
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

pingu wrote: Wed 24 Jun, 2020 11:22an exported car can be reimported and become "clean".
I know of a long-defunct Caterham specialist who used to "wash" Q plate Caterhams through NI. I think he had friends in the right places and they were registered on NI reg numbers without ever leaving England. :-o :shock:
by felix
Wed 24 Jun, 2020 09:48
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

I would like to make it clear that I have no firsthand knowledge of the ex-WD Z1 and am not making any statements or accusations of its condition... It is entirely possible to put an insurance write-off that wasn't properly recorded back on the road with just an MOT. The UK MOT just checks a prescri...
by felix
Tue 23 Jun, 2020 16:28
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

Interesting comment on FB about that car: "De Reyghere Emmanuel wheeler deelers is just fake, it was my car who they bought and restored, but in the program itself, they lied a lot and did not tell the truth about the past of the car. The car could legally not drive on the road again because th...
by felix
Fri 19 Jun, 2020 11:10
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

bluejay wrote: Thu 18 Jun, 2020 12:07 Is it my impression or are prices going down again?
I think UK prices are lower than on the continent. My guess is that the car will struggle to reach £30K.
by felix
Fri 10 Apr, 2020 07:34
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: What are your Covid 19 Z1 related isolation projects ?
Replies: 15
Views: 10485

Re: What are your Covid 19 Z1 related isolation projects ?

MrClaptrap wrote: Mon 23 Mar, 2020 16:43 The Boot doesn't seem to be connected to the central locking at all.
Have a look at https://z1z1.de/frames/z1-zubehoer_fs.html or https://translate.google.co.uk/translat ... er_fs.html
by felix
Fri 10 Apr, 2020 07:31
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Digital Clock
Replies: 1
Views: 2057

Re: Digital Clock

In case you haven't already seen this thread - https://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtop ... =4&t=46109
by felix
Tue 24 Mar, 2020 06:53
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Carbon Pin for horn
Replies: 7
Views: 3501

Re: Carbon Pin for horn

What I found on mine was that the pin was binding and the spring couldn't overcome the friction. I can't remember what I did - might have sanded it down very slightly and/or lubricated it. That seemed to have cured it.
by felix
Thu 12 Mar, 2020 04:32
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: LED Lights
Replies: 5
Views: 5088

Re: LED Lights

The Z1 has a somewhat unique flasher relay. This mofication should do the trick - https://zroadster.org/threads/modified-led-indicator-relays-how-to.15927/ (go to post 73 for the pdf) but I have yet to try it. The relay is located inside the steering column covering so the steering wheel needs to co...
by felix
Thu 12 Mar, 2020 04:24
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Techno Classica, Essen
Replies: 8
Views: 7224

Re: Techno Classica, Essen

Finally officially postponed to tbd.
by felix
Mon 09 Mar, 2020 00:36
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Techno Classica, Essen
Replies: 8
Views: 7224

Re: Techno Classica, Essen

I betting the show will be cancelled. A trade show booked for 10-13 at the Messe Essen has been postponed to the autumn. The German Minister for Health has said today organizers of events with more than 1,000 participants should call them off and ""Consider also what in your daily life is ...
by felix
Thu 05 Mar, 2020 15:21
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Techno Classica, Essen
Replies: 8
Views: 7224

Re: Techno Classica, Essen

Likewise, expect to be there Thursday and Friday, coronavirus notwithstanding. The Geneva motor show was cancelled; will the Techno Classica go ahead? Latest update is dated 26 Feb. http://siha.de/tce_images/Corona-gb-TCE ... 6feb20.pdf
by felix
Tue 28 Jan, 2020 14:56
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

bluejay wrote: Tue 28 Jan, 2020 14:42 The above numberplate is for a 3 series BMW though....
It wouldn't be the first error in the DVLA database.
by felix
Tue 28 Jan, 2020 14:47
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

by felix
Tue 28 Jan, 2020 14:24
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Hard starting?
Replies: 26
Views: 13553

Re: Hard starting?

Can you post a photo of what they fitted?
by felix
Tue 28 Jan, 2020 14:21
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

Pretty sure the reg on that green one is H396 HKJ. MOT history is OK but loads of advisories that don't tie in with "It has been fully maintained and serviced regardless of cost throughout the years with a huge file encompassing every single invoice since 1997. The condition of this car is trul...
by felix
Thu 16 Jan, 2020 22:13
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Hard starting?
Replies: 26
Views: 13553

Re: Hard starting?

Hi Robert, do you have a part number for the non-return valve that was replaced? I would have guessed that it's part of the fuel pump or very near to the pump at the tank end of the car.
by felix
Mon 13 Jan, 2020 13:48
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Hard starting?
Replies: 26
Views: 13553

Re: Hard starting?

I'm sure I sound like a broken record to some/most but.... has the fuel pressure been tested? A fuel pressure gauge can identify issues with the pump, the non-return valve and the fuel pressure regulator. I have read of a few fuel pressure regulator internal failures quite possibly caused by ethanol...
by felix
Fri 13 Dec, 2019 08:17
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Hard starting?
Replies: 26
Views: 13553

Re: Hard starting?

Finally you’re catching on. Nor does the Z1 have a check engine light that some E30s have so you can’t do the stomp test either.
by felix
Thu 12 Dec, 2019 14:56
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Hard starting?
Replies: 26
Views: 13553

Re: Hard starting?

To the best of my knowledge you can’t actually get any useful information from that diagnostic connector. You can reset the service indicator in a conventional E30 as was as resetting airbag and ABS lights but in the Z1 the connector is pretty much of no value. Happy to be proven wrong. If you read ...
by felix
Thu 12 Dec, 2019 13:57
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Hard starting?
Replies: 26
Views: 13553

Re: Hard starting?

A code reader won't be of much use - the Z1's ECU predates the OBD era.
by felix
Sun 17 Nov, 2019 09:52
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: FS: M52TU DISA valve
Replies: 2
Views: 3737

Re: FS: M52TU DISA valve

Sorry, sold it via eBay a few months ago; forgot that I had listed it here as well. I do have a few other bits; please let me know if they’re of interest: 12 14 7 539 165 genuine BMW intake camshaft position sensor fits M52TU and M54 engines £70 12 14 1 709 616 Genuine BMW crankshaft position sensor...
by felix
Sun 08 Sep, 2019 12:27
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: White Smoke
Replies: 4
Views: 4629

Re: White Smoke

It's not unusual particularly as the weather cools. Water vapour is a normal part of a petrol engine's exhaust; when the exhaust system and engine are cool the vapour is able to condense in the exhaust system and is visible from the tail pipe for a short time after start up. Assuming your coolant le...
by felix
Mon 02 Sep, 2019 13:22
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Hard starting?
Replies: 26
Views: 13553

Re: Hard starting?

Have you actually checked it or do you just believe it to be OK because the car started fine over the summer?

For an engine to start and run it needs fuel, spark and compression. When fault finding it's best to make a minimum number of assumptions but just to start checking things methodically.
by felix
Mon 02 Sep, 2019 12:32
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Hard starting?
Replies: 26
Views: 13553

Re: Hard starting?

Check the fuel pressure?
by felix
Wed 05 Jun, 2019 15:33
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Blinkers won’t go off
Replies: 4
Views: 3513

Re: Blinkers won’t go off

Or an alarm system that's been triggered?
by felix
Tue 09 Apr, 2019 10:01
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: FS: M52TU DISA valve
Replies: 2
Views: 3737

FS: M52TU DISA valve

** now sold ** to sell - a new, unused DISA valve for the M52TU engines, BMW part number 11 61 1 440 049. Bought from the main dealer but never used/needed. £130 plus postage or collection from SE Hants. https://i.postimg.cc/bsxBtWbd/IMG-0404.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/HrTP4z4z/IMG-0405.jpg ** now sol...
by felix
Tue 19 Mar, 2019 14:05
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Z1 tour 2019
Replies: 7
Views: 5086

Z1 tour 2019

Hello all, I'm helping Jamal with gauging the level of interest in some sort of Z1 tour in 2019. Some of you will have seen an email from him but as there were few responses I thought it was worth putting it out here onto the forum to see where we should go with this. We have kicked around 3 ideas: ...
by felix
Sat 23 Feb, 2019 12:44
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Red Z1 for sale
Replies: 78
Views: 49245

Re: Red Z1 for sale

One thought I had about the side repeaters - given they're right by the edge of the wheel arch have they been mounted in such a way that no holes needed drilling in the wing?
by felix
Fri 07 Sep, 2018 07:43
Forum: Z1 roadster
Topic: Rear Lights
Replies: 23
Views: 12678

Re: Rear Lights

It seems possible to add a right tail lamp assembly to the shopping cart but not the left?