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Silverstone Auctions are very good at regularly sourcing "Chilli Red" Z1s

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/198 ... -chili-red
and
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1989-bmw-z1-9168

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I think the Nutley car is competitively priced at £58k when benchmarked against continental pricing for similar low mileage cars which tend to be higher than the UK, presumably because there is far more awareness and demand for the Z1 in Germany. Being LHD the car could very easily find a new home o...

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http://www.nutleysports.co.uk/showroom/ ... 991-bmw-z1

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J

The two of best cars in the show, along with a cheeky little Austin 7 Ulster.

Good to catch up.

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Ditto

Mine also arrived yesterday, customised with the registration number and will share garage wall space with the framed BMW promotional posters.

Thanks J

Have a good one.

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Looks like the Red Bonhams Route Z1 didn't sell. Meanwhile, I have a new left hand side light / indicator cover sitting on my desk courtesy of Leebman complete with gasket and the fragile clear and orange plastic headed screws. Thanks for the heads up Felix. I will keep the cracked one as a spare sh...

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Sadly not, BMW UK will only sell the complete light unit, 5-7 days from Germany. The lens part number has been discontinued.

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Thanks Felix, I will drop them a line.

I am not going to pay £560 for a complete light unit from BMW UK who refuse to sell the £195 lens separately.

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These are hard to come by http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z1-Indicator-Brand-New-Right-Side-/202066910552?hash=item2f0c205d58:g:D7cAAOSwP4ZZzAH3 [/quote] Thats' a bummer, I need a left hand unit, (if fact I only need the clear plastic lens), due to an annoying crack from a stone which triggers my CDO.

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http://www.bonhams.com/press_release/24520/ Fore sale in Belgium several cars and a Z1 and Z8 See also Zoute rally Knokke. Nice weekend and nice cars Back on the market, once again via Bonhams, having been sold 10 months ago for £41.4k http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23599/lot/358/ Same mileage, (1...

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Are you tempted? Deep down you know you want another one.

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Another great event, many thanks again to Jamal, Rene and Edwin and the team at North Weald, including the tug driver for moving inconvenient aircraft

I guess we will see a picture of the tug lined up with Z1's in "Tugginging Weekly"

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Hi Keith

See attached link; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UHMW-Self-Lub ... SwuYVWpjjm

bear in mind the price is per metre

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Another one going to auction even sooner - http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1989 ... -chili-red

..... having already been auctioned (and sold) in February !

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1989-bmw-z1-9168

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Compared to the NEC Classic Car show over 5 halls the Essen event is 14 halls plus 3 outside sales display areas. One thing is for certain, you need a good pair of walking shoes. Fitbit said 23k steps and I pretty much covered the event in 8 hours including the occasional pitstop for a beer .. or tw...

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Spent Thursday at the Techno Classica show which is very impressive in terms of size and content but most of all for the outrageous asking prices on the dealers stands. As expected the major German manufacturers put on great displays of their classics. VAG were individually represented by VW, Audi, ...

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Jamal I may have a conflict with the Aero Expo at Wycombe but should be able to work around it. Whilst we will be unable to work on the Z fuel system while sharing hanger space with expensive aeroplanes it may be worthwhile asking Rene about parts / kits and tips for the replacement of the rubber fu...

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Darren

I may join you, if I can convince Mrs TJS that the top on the Z1 is, by default, always in the down position.

Regards

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My Z1 is currently on its 5th cam belt from 1991 and 29k miles, it's simply changed on a time expired basis. The water pump was also changed at the last Inspection 2 cam belt service as the additional time and cost is minimal if changing the belt. The old pump had very slight felt friction when spun...

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A familiar Z1 for auction ... with extensive restoration !

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1989-bmw-z1-9168

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J

I was suggesting if it was possible to time set aside for Insurance inspection sometime during the Tech Weekend. Thanks for confirming the 2/3 June

Cheers

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Having located the invoice in the file the item number is 7896 - 993 Headlight Low Beam Bulb Retainer Clip. Available from Type911. See attached link .... still £3 each http://type911shop.co.uk/epages/de867ca1-377e-432e-84fd-bdccf2206766.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=45697&ViewAction=FacetedSearchProducts&...

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J

Do you have a definitive date and outline agenda yet ?

Cheers

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p.s could you set aside time to inspect cars for necessary updated insurance valuations sometime during the weekend ?

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Too late for Christmas presents, however, I have previously purchased excellent personalised technical blueprint drawings of two cars from Black Art Graphics which are laser etched onto brushed black aluminium and I recently enquired if they could produce a technical plaque for the Z1 as an addition...

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I didn't realise so many RLE went to Japan when new. Bet they still have saggy seats. !

See you 2017 ... cue Jamal to change and update the "2014 Events" sticky !!

Have a great Christmas !

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http://www.museum-volante.de/1991-alpin ... e/?lang=en

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http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23599/lot/358/

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The weather forecast is good so why not wander along to Bicester tomorrow morning ??

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http://bicesterheritage.co.uk/events/11 ... y-scrambe/

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Hi J Having spent 4 years looking for the "right" Z1 the only reason I would sell was if I no longer had the garage space, thankfully there is no financial reason to sell, as is was bought to enjoy rather than an investment. Having said that the Z1 is currently in professional storage whil...

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Sold for US$ 101,750 (£77,742) inc. premium

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LOL .... says the man who doesn't have a front number plate !

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22 miles from new and with the usual baggy seats.

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23425/l ... 100&page=1

... alternatively

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23594/lot/431/

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A weekend in the Cotswolds to celebrate my wifes birthday plus attending the VSCC Vintage Speed Hillclimb at Prescott which featured several BMW Roadsters including three Z1's in the car parks. We were going to take an Exige but Mrs S decided the Z1 carried marginally more luggage and was easier to ...

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A CD43 is a direct fit into the Z1 panel. You may need an adaptor to marry up the harness connections ... depending on the age of the car. Dec 90 production will not require the harness. I have an adapter if you need one.

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Hi Felix,

A guards red Porsche needing paint .... is this your car ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252470468076? ... rmvSB=true

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Yep, count me in.

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Felix, Keith The plan was to mix the paint as per the BMW "Dream BlacK" colour code and test it on the old wing. Result ? close, very close, but no cigar. Plan B was then put into place which was to send the damaged wing off to a specialist paint supplier to be analysed with a spectrophoto...

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Hi Paul. After a few enquiries and recommendations I opted for Autowerx in Milton Keynes. I visited the workshop and chatted through the situation. The workshop was full of classic cars, mainly classic Porsche and they were just finishing a small repair to a metallic black Ferrari 458. Quite a young...

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Michael. Your reinforcing strip did its job and remained intact, it was just too much pressure on top of the wing. The tape, see below, is not provided with the wing so I will need to track some down on the internet. The wings are supplied in grey primer but without the vertical rubber seal at the r...

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Hi Michael. Unfortunately, in the interests of "Research and Development", I have to advise that your front wing reinforcement strips failed and the centre hole of my wing split to the extent of 10 cms. However, it is only fair to point out that the damage occurred when a young lady decide...

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New front wings are manufactured by Delta Engineered Plastics in the US. If you send them an email they might divulge the type of plastic used.

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This is a bit of a long shot, but ... Anyone have a spare plastic oval access cover which fits underneath the stem of an off side wing mirror ? BMW do not list the individual part, but are happy to sell a complete new mirror. If I drive the car solo it is nearly always with drivers door glass down, ...

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The quote of 45 minutes labour for each side is probably ok if you are familiar with the job and the oem parts fit without modification. £380 for two pieces of curved plastic which then need to be cut and drilled using the old (damaged) liner as a pattern didn't help the process. Plus you need to tu...

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I was speaking to a fabrications specialist yesterday and the sump will need to come off the car and very carefully cleaned before welding. The residual oil in the crack will need to be removed otherwise the weld will be contaminated. Many years ago I watched (from a safe distance) the sump of a For...

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Pat, Good to hear the car is home.

If the damage is at the rear of the sump it may be possible to repair the damage with the sump in situ if the residual oil is drained and the filler cap and dip stick remove to act as vents. Fingers crossed.

Enjoy the sailing

Regards

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Finally got around to replacing the extremely brittle front wheel arch liners which had lost flexibility and had split, especially the nearside. The parts were supplied and fitted by BMW dealer Specialist Cars, Tring who, rather graciously, stood by their original quotation for fitting both liners. ...

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Pat, sorry to hear your news, it's easily done. I dropped off the top of a hidden nearside drain in Spain at low speed, a nasty sounding bang and a scuffed under tray. Having crawled underneath my car with the workshop manual in hand I am afraid to say it seems the front suspension unit needs to be ...

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Stephane, Frederic Many thanks for organising yet another excellent tour, the selected roads were great fun and the scenery and selected attractions both impressive and informative. I think 8 hours in the car on Monday was perhaps too much, when I climbed out of the car at the end of the day my calf...

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Any tight fitting cover put on a dirty car will create small scratches plus the cover will hold the dust particles and the problem is repeated if subsequently used on a clean car. If your garage is damp a cotton cover will become wet over time and hold the moisture against the paintwork which could ...

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The fire extinguisher arrived

It has a small mounting bracket and will still stand upright in the compartment behind the passenger seat.

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