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Have to say I brought a Citreon arial and it had absolutely terrible reception on my Z3.

ukbambammatt

WD40 over the mechanism and up around the door handles should get evrything slip 'n' sliding no probs.

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Thats cool...gotta say Ive looked everywhere but Im blowed if I can find it still...lol.

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'fraid not mate.

There were some good number plates kicking around for Hyde's though when I got mine.

£249 picked up M 7YDE

ukbambammatt

Cheers Gaz will look in a bit...funny enough Im a Hyde myself.

ukbambammatt

I have a 1.9 Z3 2001. I have been looking to verify the colour. Being silver I wanted to make sure 100% that it is 'Titanium Silver' and not 'Artic Silver'. I can't actually find a plate on the car that confirms this but I believe Titanium replaced Artic pre 2000. Can anyone confirm this is the case...

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Does anyone know where they would fit on/into?

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Could use them at the fron too.

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I like its look.

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Has anyone ever fitted or seen parking sensors on a Z3?

ukbambammatt

The other thing I will say is there are 2 brown wires. As they all broke, I didn't know which should be connected to which, maybe it doesn't matter or I came up lucky on the 50/50 as it all seems to be working ok.

ukbambammatt

Hang em High,

Are these stone guards still available?

Also, if they are magnetic....can anyone just whip them off your car?!?!?

Definitely interested though...think they look good.

ukbambammatt

Well guys thank you for all your help. Spent this morning reconnecting the every wire in the loom using butt connectoers. Rrplaced a couple of 5amp fuses and a 30amp fuse that had blown and hey presto. Central locking, power hood, bootlid brake light, interior bootlight, petrol cap security, and ala...

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Also If I decided to extend the wiring by adding my own between the break, does anyoen know what type of wire Id need to be buying?

ukbambammatt

Got a 2001 Y reg 1.9 Z3...so Im assuming its a newer one....what difference should that make?

ukbambammatt

Would you guys suggest disconnecting the battery whilst carrying this out?

Ive know I need the car stereo code,only problem could come if the alarm sounds....eeek!!!

ukbambammatt

Looking at the break its about 2 inches under where the cable enters the boot. TBH it doesn't look the ideal place to put in a joint of sorts as it would likely catch on closing the bootlid etc. Any stories of how people have overcome similar problem would be interesting to hear about. Ive heard the...

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Also would there be any amp rating requirement for any connectors that are used?

ukbambammatt

Cheers, To be more specific it is the wiring on the top left of the boot going into the bootlid. Its snapped right on the bend and seems to be 'the' common fault. So you reckon I shoudl just buy that item there, crimp each wire end into the crimp connect and insulate with tape or do they just connec...

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Has anyone had any experience of replacing the bootlid wiring loom? I have had no brake light or power hood for sometime and now I notice the whole cable has snapped in half. Im quite happy to go about repairing or replacing it myself, so any advice would be appreciated. Also does anyone have any Z3...

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Just arranging for Tony to do mine too. He said they even drop you in town for the couple of hours it takes to do the job and pick you up. Sounds like a grand service!

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My Z3 gear stick knob has some reason cracked. I have one of those silver and black two peice ones. Obviously Ill have to buy a new one but does anyone know how to remove the old one.

TIA

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Thanks guys. had prolem with the back light too so supect possibly a loom problem. Wondered if its best to cut the origonal loom back and just instert a new length on cable to the boot brake lid light and boot light, as you say using spade clips to join them.

Thanks again for you input guys.

ukbambammatt

Looks like my boot lid brake light has gone. Any suggestion on quick fixs....if not BMW are quoting £82 the part. Does that sound right to you guys?

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Well the loom looks ok and I assume the rear light should have nothing to do with fuse 7 blowing....must be a differnt circuit surely?

ukbambammatt

Where do the wires go back to Mike?

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Just to report that I followed the instructions about removing the panel and sorted out the problem with the seatbelt.

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Cheers guys going up the old man's tomorrow so may borrow his pressure washer....cheers.

ukbambammatt

Guys good news in he respects that I managed to turn the screw in th e boot to disabled the motor...will be going over the wiring of the loom at today or tomorrow.

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Which products would you guys suggest for restoring/looking after leather seats? Also, has anyone experiences black marks on there clothes after sitting in the leather seats for periods?

ukbambammatt

Without looking Im positive its number seven that repeatedly blows mate.

ukbambammatt

Where is that micro switch located on the footbrake mate? It doesn't sound like the motor is running at all.

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Still trying to work my hood problem guys....loom looks ok...any other suggestions?

ukbambammatt

Any ideas why that 5 amp fuse could be going still guys? Checked the loom but cant see anything amiss.

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My alloys are slightly chipped round the rims.....would the titanium silver from BMW do the job on my rims too?

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My hood has a a light green mould appearing due to all the rain we've had....what would be the best stuff to use to remove this and wash the hood with?

ukbambammatt

Fuses are ok to the Power Roof. I think its only fuse No.1 here. Tried WD40 on the first micro switch but to no avail. Will try disabling the motor. I thought I read that BMW have to reenable it though...or can that be done by simply turning the screw the other way again?

ukbambammatt

25 amp fuse and 5 amp fuse had gone. 25 amp replaced ok...but the 5 amp fuse immeadiately blows every time.

ukbambammatt

I would think that it would be unlikely that both actuators and the boot wouldn't open. Therefore I reckon it must be something more to do with either the signal not being received (as the key indicates is sending the signal via the red light going on and off), the motor failing, a wiring stroke fus...

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Chers mate...mightbe better if I sent the car to you...lol. thanks again seriously though, you've been a great help.

ukbambammatt

Well lets hope cleaning the micro switch works guys in that case!!! Any suggestions after that? Can the automatic roof be opened and closed as a manual by disablingthe motor in the luggage compartment or that that only suugested to close a roof that fails when already down? Thanks again for you help.

ukbambammatt

Thanks mate for you adive and for on teh other threads...Ill let you know what I find.

Cheers

ukbambammatt

About 4 months ago I lost the ability to use the central locking feature on my Z3. First of all, it started by not activating the central locking via the key (which does show the red light on the key when buttons are pressed) but the indicator lights still flashed upon pressing the lock and unlock b...

ukbambammatt

All of a sudden my hood won't open automatically....has anyone got any ideas as to the problem and if a new motor is required what the likely cost would be.

Thanks in advance.

Matt

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On the passenger side, the seat belt has become tangled within the casing on the retract mechanism behind the seat....simply plulling the seat belt right out and trying to resolve the problem doesn't seem to work. Has anyone here got any ideas as to how to get into the casing to resolve this problem...

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