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wonderloaf

Just tried the E45 trick on my seats, applied it yesterday, let it soak overnight and buffed it off this morning with a micro fibre cloth .... I'm amazed at how well the leather has come up, certainly better than the leather balm I've been using up to now !

wonderloaf

How about someting like this:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-DIY-Car-S ... 460c031bbe I like the diamond in the middle of the steering wheel - that's what you call bling :D 8-) Joking apart, the cover looks reasonable in the photograph. I've got mine on order .... not for the cover, but for the diamo...

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How about someting like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-DIY-Car-Steering-Wheel-Cover-With-Needles-and-Thread-Black-/300849241022?pt=UK_Car_Interior_Accessories&hash=item460c031bbe At less than 3 quid you can't go wrong, if you don't like it throw it away! Get some blue and red thread and you...

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Vic-Z3 wrote:Falken Ziex ZE912

I was told that ZE912 are now discontinued, replaced by the ZE914, which are meant to be a bit more hard wearing and more economical on fuel (yeah of course).
When I first got my zed 3+ years ago the Falkens certainly improved the tramlining and I've had them fitted ever since.

wonderloaf

If you are prepared to drive to Croydon then I really recommend the guy at soft tops. £350 fully fitted in either blue or black although it comes with a stitched in window. The quality of the guys work in fantastic. Me and my Dad went down last year and had both our zeds done. Took him about 5 hour...

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Well, by splitting the difference (ouch!) maybe they're a Torx 45?

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I've got a Kenwood HU in my zed and had the same problem as you, the cage (and hence the HU) sat too far into the dash. So I made up a spacer 2~3mm thick to go under the cage (I think) and bring it all forward so it sits nicely. I got the impression that the HU bezel was not meant to fit over the da...

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Thanks and I will check the corners tomorrow. Not wanting to appear any more stupid than usual - but where exactly are the drainage holes as I certainly have never checked them & that might be the problem. Thanks in advance to all you experts out there. Gareth Don't know if you're talking about...

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Bi11 wrote:Had a look through his photo's - think I've just leaked a little man juice

This is my fave:

wonderloaf

Browsing through one of my Flickr contacts photostream found this picture: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8539/8627850251_9eb838b2bb.jpg Worth a look through his stream if you are into American muscle cars, he's got some excellent pictures, the guy is obviously very talented. Where's the link ? I li...

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I was trying to remember where I had seen the green colour recently, then it hit me .... the triangle shaped chocolate in a box of Quality Street.

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Browsing through one of my Flickr contacts photostream found this picture: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8539/8627850251_9eb838b2bb.jpg Interesting colour combo here, can't say I've seen this before. Not sure about the spoiler though, guess they're a bit Marmite... Worth a look through his stream if...

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It really is one of a kind, apparently it's mid-engined

wonderloaf

Hi all, thought I'd give an update on my noise problem in case anybody else has a similar problem: Essentially I thought the noise could be down to two causes: petrol in the tank or charcoal filter slopping around, or water caught in the bodywork somewhere. Tried brimming the tank and replaced the s...

wonderloaf

Thanks for all your suggestions so far, am going to try to work through them this weekend.

wonderloaf

Have you checked the fuel filler cap...if as you say it only happens when you pull away sharply, it may be the filler cap isn't sealing as it should, and air is being expelled and sucked in with the movement of fuel in the tank and up the filler spout...? It all sounds very unusual, and since it's ...

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gookah wrote:someone in the boot with an almost empty can of coke?...

I wondered where the better half had got to....

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Steve: I've looked behind the fuel flap, no water there, thanks for the suggestion anyway. Robert: the boot well(s) are all nice an dry, as is the soft top box (well it is on the outside anyway). Thanks again. As for the other suggestions a certain amount of crawling under the car is called for, hop...

wonderloaf

Hi all,, a few things to think about there, thanks very much.

Keep 'em coming...

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Hi all, have recently been experiencing a strange noise emanating from behind the drivers side of the car ... hope somebody out there can help as it's sending me :head: The noise is similar to that of water going down a plug hole, or similar to that slurping noise you get when you're trying to suck ...

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Hi Dave, I've also got a 2.2 and mine did just the same recently, the light came on but the car drove absolutely fine. I took mine round to my local garage who hooked it up to their diagnostics thingy and they found there were a couple of old misfire codes but no active codes, so they cleared the co...

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Maybe you should consider something a little less agressive...

I'm always being told I drive a Noddy car.

wonderloaf

Any good? Couldn't quite get the gloss black bit right, but might give you an idea how they'll look.

wonderloaf

Excellent thread this. I've always fancied building a kit car but could never justify the expense and time to do it, but now it looks as though when my zed gets a bit long in the tooth I could spend a bit of money using it as the basis of a kit car without having to find a donor vehicle!

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I bought some aftermarket ones off of ebay, total rubbish the plastic base didn't fit properly so had to transfer the central painted metal badge section to the old bases. The painted metal part then started corroding after a couple of months, so my advice is to get the OEM parts, hopefully they sho...

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Got it from Maplins, £49.99 delivered.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/autel-al319-ent ... ool-670616
No idea about the codes, I'll take a look and see what it says. PM if you want to give it a try.

wonderloaf

Hi Paul, not exactly in your area (I'm in Basingstoke) but I've just bought a Autel code reader which you're welcome to try.
I got the check light as well so bought it diagnose the problem, but the light went out before I used it so it's still unopened in it's packaging!

wonderloaf

Just installed the new switch and all is now OK, although there are a few points worth noting if somebody else is about to embark on this fix: 1. Brake pedal must be fully pushed out into braking position. 2. The red collar on the switch needs to be fully pulled away from the switch body or it won't...

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Kornknarr wrote:I've got some ictures of the procedure here: http://perkornhall.se/Per_Kornhall/Brake_light.html

Per

Excellent, going to get a new switch today so will come in very useful!

wonderloaf

OK, looks like it's the brake switch. Bypassed the switch by connecting the Violet/Yellow and Blue/Red wires on the connector side ..... success all brake lights OK :D Downside is the ECL has come back on :cry: Also tested the switch, that also seemed to be working OK so thought maybe there was a bi...

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What did you use for ground to measure the voltage? The only two things common to all three brake lights seem to be the brake pedal switch and the ground. If operating the pedal gives a voltage (though 10V seems low), then that indicates to me that the switch is working. The ground is likely to be ...

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Found out tonight that none of my brake lights are working, neither tail lights or high level light :shock: :shock: (Thanks to the Audi TT driver for letting me know, I'll never think badly of them again :twisted: ) Have done some basic trouble shooting and have found the following: 1. Checked the f...

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Hi Joycey, I'll keep my eyes open for you as I travel everyday between Basingstoke and Fleet via Hook, if you see a 2001 silver widebody (the car not me) with a blue roof it's probably me.

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I gave them from RealOEM and BMWfans (13541705209) should be correct (checked with my VIN), but is different to the code from the actual part (13541435625). The part in my car apparently is for a E39 5 series! :head: 13541705209 is a rubber boot and fits E46 3-series and E36 Z3 (2.0, 2.2, 2.2i, 2.5...

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Went to pick my kit up from the Post Office tonight and they couldn't bl**dy find it! :head: Then to cap it all one of the hoses I picked up from BMW was the wrong part, part code I gave them from RealOEM and BMWfans (13541705209) should be correct (checked with my VIN), but is different to the code...

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Brian H wrote:For all those that have bought a DISA rebuild kit, there is a guide here

Rebuild Instruction

Hi Brian, thanks for posting, am picking my kit up this evening so now know what I'm letting myself in for, can see what I'll be doing this weekend!

wonderloaf

Being a believer that prevention is better than cure (the cure being a new engine :shock: ) gone and ordered one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161027574052?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Whilst removing the existing DISA unit to check the part number noticed that a coup...

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I locked my car keys in my old Volvo 480 once, the RAC man showed how to release the tailgate by removing the rear side reflector and accessing the internal workings. Amazed at how quick and easy it was, the knowledge came in handy when I went and did it again

wonderloaf

Just tried Greygate on mine, although it removes the fold line, it makes a mess of the rest of the screen, covered in swirl scratches now :shock: This is my experience also, made my screen worse than it started, tried Megs Plastx but not much better, still looking for a solution! :( Your window isn...

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stupot50 wrote:Just tried Greygate on mine, although it removes the fold line, it makes a mess of the rest of the screen, covered in swirl scratches now

This is my experience also, made my screen worse than it started, tried Megs Plastx but not much better, still looking for a solution!

wonderloaf

Found it in this link suggested a few post ago by jonco:

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopi ... =5&t=36095

3rd post from the bottom by pedro2001

Might be worth a PM to pedro2001.

Good luck, let us know how you get on.

wonderloaf

Have you tried this? 'I put up with my roof leaking for ages, cleaned the drain holes, glued the triangular plugs, adjusted the hood latches, reset the seals and played with the shims - after 18 months all i needed to do was to adjust the 2 glass run bolts under the bottom of the door to allow the g...

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Just be careful if you have the screen polished thats in your line of sight as any vigorous polishing effectively removes some of the surface glass which can change the glass optics. I did this on my old Toyota MR2 as the screen was scratched and it left the glass very slightly wavy but notceable. ...

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Have a search on the forum....I did a post about scratch removal on glass. The product is available on eBay, but is also possibly available from a decorative glass cutter / polisher. It's the only stuff that will take scratches out of glass and requires some elbow grease with an electric buffer / d...

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Badman gee wrote:Hammer wrapped in tea towel and call to insurance company.

Are you offering?

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Well I've managed to put a few very light scratches in my front screen, probably caused by a bit of grit in the squeegee when cleaning the screen this morning :head: Don't know how it happened as I always wipe the blade with my finger before use, but it's happened so now have to deal with it. The sc...

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Can you still get Mr Sheen? I'm guessing you didn't mean THIS Mr Sheen...

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Cheers Mark, maybe I can use the Greygate to get rid of the scratches and the Meg's to give the final buff up.

wonderloaf

HI all, first of all this is my first post for quite a while (although I'm still lurking in the background), Happy New Year to all you Zedders out there, Spring's just round the corner! :) :bounce: Now to my problem...I bought a couple of tubes of Greygate No.5 off ebay to polish my rear screen but ...

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Hi laurie, I'm surprised that you're getting such bad bass response as I've also got the Edge components fitted in mine and while they're not earth shattering in the bass department, they're certainly good enough, not tinny at all. I've also bypassed the amp (used these instructions: http://www.zro...

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