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What is the price difference? I had to do similar to mine last year and fitted new BMW sills at £120/side with free delivery, which I didn't think were too badly priced. The rear quarter panels were significantly more expensive.

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My viscous fan hardly ever comes on. Occasionally hear it after a longer run in summer as I'm putting it away in the garage when there is no airflow through the radiator. I've never heard of them becoming oversensitive. When they fail, they seem to lock up completely. Is your car running warm? Cheer...

Few interesting threads when I searched for "fan delete". This one has some discussion and a working link to an article:

https://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9017

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Thanks for posting, Andy. Out of interest, how much was the BMW one?

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Many thanks, Randy. I have updated the Softtop Replacement article accordingly.

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Short of a time machine, no. Photobucket was originally free, but they then started charging and all the free accounts got watermarked. It came about because we had very limited space on the server and couldn't allow file uploads. We have slightly more generous hosting now, so small images can be up...

Hi and welcome to the forum.

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The switch is in the boot lock, operated by the conical pin on the body. Often people mistake the plungers either side for the switch, but they just lift the lid when the lock button is pressed in. The cover just pries out and there is a festoon type bulb behind that you can remove. Cheers R. Sent f...

If they are anything like the other drains on the car, then they are soft flexible tubes and a coat hanger would destroy them. I would try some insulated electrical wire if you have some. Also, you are sure that it is rainwater and not coolant, as the heater matrix can leak there. Cheers R. Sent fro...

Rad removes from the top. I had problems getting an OEM one, and finished up fitting an aftermarket one a couple of years ago. At the age the cars are now, I suspect that many of the plastic and rubber items under the bonnet will have past their best. I've had a metal clip on the bottom hose fail as...

Seen a couple on the road. There seem to be a few minor differences. Most noticeable was the numberplate holder. Might be some differences with the alarm and standard spec, but generally not significant and doesn't seem to be a problem to register and use in the UK. Cheers R. Sent from my SM-G991B u...

There can only be a limited number of things it can be. First guess is that the system has a leak and the gas has escaped. If not that then either the compressor has failed or the electrical side that turns it on and off has failed. Might be worth checking fuses for the latter. Cheers R. Sent from m...

Hi Bex. It doesn't sound terminal, just needs a little bit of fiddling to find the fault. MAF issues are known to cause starting problems and the simplest test is to just unplug the MAF. The car will then run on default values and should start and run. Camshaft and crankshaft sensors can cause simil...

After 3 years, I wouldn't have thought so, sorry.

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Owing to some capacity issues at our ISP, the forum is due to be migrated to another server sometime during the next couple of days. During the migration I will drop the forum into maintenance mode, meaning that it will be temporarily offline. It is expected to take a few hours to migrate and for th...

There are several different alarm systems on the Z3. In the UK the early cars got a dealer fit system with a separate fob which has the ultrasonic units mounted at the tops of the windscreen pillars. From about 09/98 on, we got a factory fit alarm with the fib integrated into the key. I was never su...

Hi Parki, Really sorry to see your car going for scrap. I was faced with a very similar decision with mine, and have elected to fix it, as the problems were not huge, but are a bit costly as I'm not able to do it myself. Most annoying part is having to SORN it and then trailer it to the bodyshop! Yo...

Hi Ray,

All items in the stock exchange must contain a price. Please can you add a price to your post.

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Hi Neil, Sadly Gazza passed away 12 months ago, so he won't be able to answer. Check what bulbs are fitted to your car - mine are HB3/9005 and HB4/9006. My preference is for 100% brighter halogen bulbs, as retrofitting HID or LED is likely to cause problems come MOT time. Cheers R. Sent from my SM-G...

Hi and welcome to the forum. Look forward to seeing some pics of you zed.

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For the most part the VIN does get you to the correct part numbers, but it seems to go wrong when optional equipment comes into play. A/C was optional and that is what actually governs the location (and part no) of the blower resistor pack. On cars without A/C it is in the centre console footwell an...

Glad you got it fixed. I remember helping a guy with an M44 and we swapped my coil pack onto his car to see if it cured his misfire and it did. Was that the one?

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My pre-facelift 1.9 would have to pay, but the Sprite is exempt!

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Momo just passed 100k miles today, after 22.5 years of ownership. Still makes me smile every time I drive her. Cheers R. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211007/8f7b68491e22ad80ecb1f67030652729.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211007/1acabc962ad6ae6a02d29a76e9c28940.jpg Sent from my SM-G960F...

Just a reminder that PMs will stay in your outbox until they are read by the recipient.

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Not that I know anything about the Z1 drive setup, but I have had issues with the half shafts on my Sprite - in fact I snapped one recently! The crack noise could be the takeup in slack in worn splines. I had this really badly with worn splines on both the wire-wheels and hubs - but you get a simila...

One known problem for non-starting is a bad MAF. Try unplugging it and see if it starts.

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Rubber fuel hose may or may not be a problem. The stuff I had on the Sprite didn't like E5 and went brittle and cracked in the engine bay. I have replaced it with some from a company that does race car parts and it is lasting way way better - it is a different compound with reinforcing layer. So it ...

E10 petrol contains 10% ethanol (the clue is in the name). It shouldn't cause any problems for fuel injected cars like ours. The main issues are degradation of rubber fuel hose, which I'm pretty sure we don't have, and the formation of ethanoic acid as ethanol is hygroscopic. The latter is an issue ...

Below is a video of my cluster on startup:

Mine was built 01/99 and has the later 19 test self-test mode, so the startup sequence may be slightly different.

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Hi 882-user-1. I'm afraid that Gazza sadly passed away at the beginning of the year, so I'll answer on his behalf. There is lots of info on here if you search for "footwell amplifier". Here are some of the more interesting threads that I turned up: https://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic...

Here's a not terribly good pic of the tube on my car (photo was actually for something else). You can just see the tube in the gap between the battery and the body in the bottom of the battery well.

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Most likely the hydrogen vent tube for the battery. Has a little L-piece on the end that goes into a port on the battery.

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It's allowed.

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Time to study the wiring diagrams. Look for ETM or Electronic Troubleshooting Manual in the knowledgebase. There's an art to reading them, but it will tell you which wires and which fuses. I'd still place money on a fuse.

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You'll need to fit the same all round on a narrowbody 1.9. The rear arches won't accommodate a staggered setup. Widebody and facelift cars will.

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Following the end of support for the operating system the forum was running on, we have been asked to move to a new server running a supported operating system. I have elected to go for a different one with long term support, as it is only about a year since the last move. If you are reading this, t...

Hi Neil,
Some pics in this thread: viewtopic.php?t=42906
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Lining was only fitted to facelift models. It can be retrofitted to pre-facelift models. If it is in good condition, it just needs transferring across.

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If you don't have that part on your car, how does the existing gas strut attach to the roof frame? To fit the electric option, the gas stut is replaced by the hydraulic ram.

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Lack of disk space means that the attachment mechanism doesn't work. Images and documents need to be hosted on another site, such as any of the free image hosting platforms. Links to the ETM (Electrical Troubleshooting Manuals) are listed in the knowledgebase here . Regarding the wiring for the elec...

The boot lids are different, as the ///M carpet lining can't be directly retrofitted to the facelift, but I think that is just down to different cutouts in the framework. If you think you've found the positions now, offer the rack up to the inside of the lid and verify they are in the correct positi...

Hi Rayboy, Well they certainly fit. There are a couple of posts on here for people wanting to buy already drilled facelift boot lids to avoid damaging a pristine one. And I've just seen a pic of one on Facebook, and there will no doubt be a lot more on here. I didn't turn up a fitting thread, but I ...

Gary will be sorely missed. Gone too soon my friend.

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It is with a heavy heart that I make this post to let you know of the passing of Gazza, who has done most of the work of running the forum from day to day for the last few years. Many of you will have met Gary over the years at various meets. He was a good friend and will be sorely missed by all of ...

Is your zed lowered at all? I had a coil spring snap in half (accompanied by an appropriate gah-doi-oi-oing noise), and the car didn't drop that much, meaning I could drive it the half mile or so to my local indie. I had problems getting BMW springs, and ended up with Lesjöfors springs from Andrew P...

I use USB on mine. RS232 is really only needed for the early cars. I've not tried to see whether the alarm module works with RS232, as my adapter is USB. I get a similar error to you. However, I can access engine, ABS, instrument cluster, immobiliser and when plugged into a later car, steering angle...

In the UK, the alarm changed around 09/98, rather than the facelift. I have the later alarm on my car, and although I can access everything else via INPA, I haven't managed to talk to the alarm to see what triggered it. I know it is possible though as a dealer once printed out some data from it when...

I can testify that the upgrade bulbs are noticeably brighter than new OEMs, having swapped them a few years back. I have since had to replace the ones I fitted then and I am on Philips Nightbreakers IIRC. I did recently see some 200% brighter bulbs being advertised by AutoBulbs Direct that might be ...

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