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These things often end up stained - mine certainly is. Has anyone tried to paint these to refurb them? What sort of preparation (does it need to be sanded) and paint (type and finish - matt?) are best?

Thanks

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Looking for a replacement for a badly peeling one. So must be handsome enough not to need paint but will consider one with small marks.

Ideally south of country for collection. Thanks.

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Door replaced and a salutary tail. I saw the window of the replacement door working before saying yes. It was a little sluggish but I thought a strip, clean and lube would cure this. I wasn't able to examine the door and mechanism for fractures as the door panel was on. So I said yes. I popped back ...

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Yes, the barrel bolt shearing off is one of the mounting points gone on mine. If it was just that point I think I would be tempted to have it welded too (though it must be fiddly to get it back and in exactly the right position). However the metal has fractured near the two forward mounting points. ...

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£137 for 3000 miles at Footman James for a 1.9.

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I stripped the driver's door down today hoping the sticking window problem would be cured by a quick clean and lube. However the regulator was fractured on one mounting point and bent on another. No big deal so far as I can replace that. The worst problem was that all 3 of the mounting points on the...

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The cause of the ABS light illuminating on my car was a duff electronics black box that sits on the ABS pump. The soldered joints inside deteriorate over time. I paid £45 for the complete pump/black box and it takes about 5 mins to fit if it's just the black box. You will then need to reset the erro...

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Good stuff. Thanks.

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Apologies for re-opening old thread but it seems like an appropriate place to ask. I have INPA and have used it to clear ABS warnings after changing the black box but I'm not that well educated with it generally. If I have INPA can I clear airbag codes with that? Or do I still need the little ebay t...

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With it fitted and the MOT passed the worst thing that's going to happen is it doesn't have a long life span.

As I won't be doing more than 2000 miles a year and in reality a lot loss I'm not going to worry. If I get 3 years out of it that will be success for £100 fitted.

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I had the local garage fit it. They said it was a good fit other than needing to heat it up to clear the sub-frame. But another forum member has the same exhaust and fitted it himself with no issues. In fact it was because of his good feedback I bought the same one. http://www.zroadster.net/forum/vi...

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I tried to find a second-hand one recently but it was a waste of time and there is no guarantee on the condition when you find one. I bought one of these new (from this seller) for £45 delivered and I'm very happy with it. A bit noisy but in a sporty rather than nasty way. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/...

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Can't see it mentioned on the thread so I'll mention this guy who has got a very good reputation. Jack Smith Trimmers of Swansea Rear of 158 St. Helens Avenue Swansea SA1 4NQ I popped in the other day and he quoted £130 for a machined in rear window or £275 for a whole new roof. It's a tiny little g...

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As the other 2 of you who have bought from this seller say you had the flattened section for the subframe I suspect mine was no different and the workshop manager was mistaken when I asked him and he said no. He usually follows each job quite closely but might have been mistaken here. I never took i...

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fix the disa valve asap the pin may drop out and get sucked into the engine .saying that if its threw a code its probably just gummed up you can buy rebuild kits on ebay for about £50 It's a 175 DISA Control Circuit Electrical error. So it doesn't sound mechanically failed to me and hence less like...

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After nearly a year off the road I'm celebrating getting my brother's 1.9 M44 Z3 back on the road today :) One of the reasons it was taken off the road was an ABS warning light which seemed menacing a year ago but then I found this forum and found all the info I needed. I armed myself with INPA and ...

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The budget exhaust (£45.46 with postage) was fitted today. I let the garage do it just in case I had problems. They said it fitted easily although when I asked them if it had a flattened section for the subframe they said no and that they had to heat it up with a torch and bend it. It is a bit noisy...

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On the realoem diagram there is an external and internal grommet. When replacing due to a leak is it wise to replace both the external and internal grommets?

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It all depends what you want I guess. And I wouldn't rule out Ebay as sometimes that's the only viable route, even if it's just for non-mechanical parts. You might even be really lucky and find the part you want on the For Sale forum here. Personally I'd rather buy from forum members but what are th...

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Del wrote:Great find & cost saving, finding the manufacturer for this obscure, BMW specific item

Vaico do not appear to be the manufacturer for the M44 part. I wouldn't know about other engine types.

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Sure:

http://www.onlinecarparts.co.uk/vaico-7285615.html

For the avoidance of doubt this is for an M44.

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I can't convince myself the Vaico part is the genuine BMW part. This Ebay auction shows a genuine (used) part as being Bosch in origin. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331541557179 And this one, although it doesn't reference Bosch has the same Bosch part code root (0 928) implying it is also Bosch: http:/...

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Bosch do supply many BMW parts, this isn't one of them. The link you posted posted above describes the exact part for the M44 made by VAICO..... Now you need to find a supplier outside BMW. I notice Eurocarparts are one supplier, but as I said earlier, here in SA my Meyle supplier carries VAICO and...

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I kinda thought Bosch was the OEM. But maybe it was dual supplier.

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VAICO are the manufacturers of the BMW DISA components. I know the M54 part # is V 201375. I got mine from my local Meyle parts stockist, so possibly if you find a Meyle stockist, they may also carry the M52TU component you are looking for. In any event, these are quality parts, and probably are no...

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Would Vaico also be the manufacturer of the M44 DISA unit (11611438404)? http://autoparts.de/en/product/list/27482/Control+Valve+air+intake/V20-1836.html This part is £234 from BMW. If Vaico are the OEM then the identical unit is £130 from one of the distributors in the UK. bowie001 which was the di...

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I'm not sure about fitting a second-hand one. Could be out of the frying pan and into the fire. Also not sure someone would take it off an engine in a scrapper as it would normally be sold with the engine? Unless the engine was busted. It was me complaining about the cost of a new one. I'm just hopi...

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Might also be interested in one of these if someone finds a decent place to get hold of them, mine scraped the MOT the other day but there's no way it'll go through in 12 months time and I'd rather pre-empt and get it sorted sooner rather than later! I've ordered mine from the same Ebay seller as M...

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I bought a brand new one from ebay in germany recently (£47, delivered in 3 days), it fits perfectly although not as quiet as a genuine one it sounds better than the blowing one I took off I can't find a second-hand one so I was going to take a punt on a cheapie off Ebay as there is some good feedb...

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Guy on ebay goes by the username fleabagmonkeyface he is based in Marlborough and breaks loads of z3s, his mobile is listed on his ads. I have bought quite a lot of kit from him and its all been spot on. Give him a bell he is bound to have what you want. Simon Thanks. Am in touch with him and hopef...

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I'm going to leave the fitting to the garage precisely in case it puts up a fight although I still so want to give them something they don't have any hassle with otherwise the labour will go up. So that's why I want to avoid the cheapo new stuff on EBay. I don't expect to get an OEM unit off a 16 ye...

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As per subject looking for an exhaust to get my Z3 through the MOT. Don't really care what make etc as long as it's going to get the car through the MOT and is priced accordingly. Although to be honest I don't really want one of these £100 brand new Ebay jobs. Can pick up anywhere within a 1 hour ra...

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Could do with another what? Wife? As she left your petrol cap behind?

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Is this any any help? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161027574052?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT For 2.2 but other sizes are available I believe. That particular one is not the same type and I don't think anyone does a repair kit for my one. Also I think it's the electron...

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Are they usually slow to reply to Part Finder requests? I sent something in about a week or more ago to get a price.

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Is that for the same part number. There's no stock when I look it up?

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Alin S wrote:I'll be getting a new DISA tomorrow. So you can have my old one if you want. Judging by the price , it's for an M43/44?

Yes, it's for an M44. Please keep me in touch when the old one is available.

Are you getting your new one for a better price than £234?

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I don't get the noise on mine so I can't describe it first hand. But as I understand it you hear a distinct rattle at idle. I believe the DISA is commonly replaced because a) people don't like the noise b) they can disintegrate and enter the engine. I just want one to put on the car for 2 minutes to...

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Part number 11611438404 I am getting a code 175 DISA Control Circuit Electrical. I suspect the electronics are gone in mine which is a shame as it is otherwise quiet. Before paying £234 for a new one I'd like to try and get hold of a discarded one and see if it gets rid of the error. Happy to pay a ...

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Isn't there a mechanism on the filter housing that discharges the oil into the sump as the filter is moved around?

Or does this only work on the way out to clear the oil out of the filter for draining?

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Del wrote:If it's the small vacuum pipe ringed in the photo

Yes, that's the one. Thanks.

mrscalex

ABS control module replaced today. 10 minute job and the 113 code cleared by itself along with the dash lights. There were a couple of wheel sensor codes came up but I'm guessing they were hangovers from when the control module was in the original car (second-hand unit off Ebay). They cleared down a...

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Well I had what I consider to be a very luck break with the high idle problem. It took no time at all when I started looking to spot a small line that had perished right through. I'm surprised it was still in one piece, it pretty much fell off when I touched it. I'd love to tell you what hose it was...

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That's very high, a smallish vacuum leak can push up the idle but nowhere near that. A large vacuum leak would cause non-start problems and lean error codes. I wonder if something is stuck e.g. the throttle cable or the butterfly valve in the throttle body? Yes, the throttle cable was stuck solid w...

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I have INPA which is where I got the code from. But I'm new to it. Where do I look to activate the valve? And what am I looking for it to do? The actual description for code 175 is DISA Control Circuit Electrical. So that sounds like a failure in the electronics to me rather than a mechanical failur...

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I'm getting a 175 DISA error on a 1998 1.9. I'm ready to put a new part on if needs be but as it's an expensive part (up to £250) I want to make sure I actually need to do it. There is no noise coming from the part and no loss of power. I'm looking at changing it a) in case the error is a warning th...

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Noted the codes slightly wrong in the post. The 167 was the fuel pump relay caused by me pulling the relay. It cleared fine along with a battery code. The cam sensor was 112. Which also cleared with the first 2 codes in fairness. The 175 DISA did not clear. The ABS pump was 113 and seems to come fro...

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I'm not finding a lot of time to get the car back on the road but I am a little further advanced. The Z3 (1998/M44) was successfully started. I removed fuel pump fuses 13 and 18 to turn the engine over to move the oil around. I have INPA now which confirmed an error 113/H71 with the ABS pump. I have...

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I'm planning on removing my ABS pump at some point in the near future as I don't want it in for racing. Its from a 2.8ltr presume same component? There was at least one other part number fitted and possibly others. You would need to check what part number is on the unit. It's easier to see the part...

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34.51-1164896 is the pump. 34.51-1164897 is the module. I think it was superceded with a different part number which is how it's shown on realoem. 34511165052 & 34516756289 respectively. As the most likely source is off a car being broken then I thought it was better to refer to it by original p...

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