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Cheers all... Over the past couple of years two relatives have had cars nicked. On both occasions they gained access to the house via the double glazed front door which hadn't been double locked, handle pulled up etc., and nicked the keys. The suggestion with this latest spate is that they don't nee...

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Bit of background to the question. Earlier this week about 50 yards up the road from us an Audi RS4 was stolen off the drive. On the same night a Ford Fiesta was stolen and just last night a mates daughter had her car stolen, again from the driveway of the house. Today as I was putting the finishing...

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Body shop sounds extreme as I reckon i've got about a square inch of repairs to do and 98% of that is barely noticeable and on the spoiler. Going for an MOT next weekend and the garage has sister company that does bodywork so will ask them for an idea of price. Completely random choice of Mustang an...

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I, or rather my Z3 has a very small 2mm diameter blister in the paintwork on the edge of the fuel filler bodywork. I know I can buy a touch up kit and sort in 5 minutes but am considering whether it's worth getting one of the dinks and dents guys out to do this, a couple of minor chips on the bonnet...

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I use a couple of the Pingi Drying Bags. Not perfect but they do keep the worst at bay...

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Had my Zed for 6 years now and didn't even know there were back fittings lol!

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Lovin the 2 colour seats and dash.

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No problem, I keep looking but end up convincing myself that I don't need one....

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How much for the hard top and fixing kit?

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For the first time in 5 years of ownership my Z3 alarm went off several times this morning.
No strong winds etc.,

Any suggestions?

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Posting this in the Lounge as it's not Zed related. :bawl: I have a 2008 model Citroen Dispatch Van with blocked off apertures ready to take front foglamps. It's suggested that the wiring may have been included in the initial build and is tied off somewhere in readiness should the original purchaser...

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Tried the silicone. Very marginal improvement.

Washing seems to be the favoured choice from YouTube posters so will try that next. Cheers

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Are you sure you don't just need to grease the mechanism a little? When the door is shut properly, does it like up correctly with the rear panel? If so, that would suggest that there's not really an alignment issue and that it is just the mechanism binding a little. I'll try a bit of WD40 and repor...

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Are you sure you don't just need to grease the mechanism a little? When the door is shut properly, does it like up correctly with the rear panel? If so, that would suggest that there's not really an alignment issue and that it is just the mechanism binding a little. I'll try a bit of WD40 and repor...

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Are you sure you don't just need to grease the mechanism a little? When the door is shut properly, does it like up correctly with the rear panel? If so, that would suggest that there's not really an alignment issue and that it is just the mechanism binding a little. I'll try a bit of WD40 and repor...

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Despite the seatbelt action being exactly the same since I bought zeddie 6 years ago, slow retraction has been mentioned as an advisory on the MOT :rtm: It is a minor irritant at times so time to sort I guess. One thing that bemuses me is that the plastic 'button' located a couple of feet along the ...

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Update... I had another bush changed along with the sticking brake caliper and drove a short distance home. Steering still stiff but greatly improved. A few more days and a few nore miles and she's loosened up a treat. A little firmer as one would expect with a few new parts but heading in the right...

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Passenger side door - clunnk.......closes perfectly every time.

On the drivers side I frequently find that I pull or push the door shut and have to do it a second time with a little more welly so some minor adjustment is needed but it's not obvious as to how this is achieved?

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Mine came with the car when I bought her about 6 years ago. I think they were taken as an option when new so probably the 30 quid one's. They are genuine chromed metal.

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They look great!

I've previously stuck mine on using double sided high bond sign tape. One is fine, the other has dropped off a couple of times. Other methods have been suggested on here before but i've not wanted to ladle glue on the handles.

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New Caliper and both sets of front pads changed today. Problem sorted.

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I've got the 3.0i with an auto box. Another nod for the tiptronic box

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Hi, What was your reason for changing the rack in the first place - here is a copy of a post I put up on another Z Forum that might be worth considering :- 'I had a problem with mine after bringing it out of winter storage - the steering being very heavy - I was considering changing the rack and po...

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Just as a matter of interest, was the steering rack a brand new OEM item bought from BMW or was it a second hand item? If it was a brand new OEM item then I would have thought the stiffness you are getting would have most likely caused from something other than the rack. A bit of a puzzle really, m...

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Hi, the fault seems to be with the new steering rack. If you go lock to lock with out the engine running then do the same with the engine running there should be a massive difference. This eliminates the power assisted side of the system. Next jack the car up, remove both track rod ends and see if ...

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Hi, If you had the car 4 wheel laser alignment completed, why did they leave the steering wheel off center? I wouldn't be at all happy with that. Was this done immediately after the rack was replaced? Did they give you the read out/ sheet of paper with the ed and green blocks where the wheels are a...

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Del wrote:Check level of power steering fluid - human error - may have been overlooked

Already done. Twice. All fine...

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I don't see how changing the bushes could be a factor, and the advice of driving round some twisty roads sounds like a fob-off. Did you get the wheel alignment re-checked at all? Sorry I meant the ball joints. (I think! :lol: ) Trying to guesstimate how many miles I have done since fitting and it's...

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I can't see any reason to do both if only one is a problem. Why not just send yours to be refurbished by these guys: http://www.biggred.co.uk (assuming this isn't your daily-driver, of course). Liking the red one's..... Do you know if they actually refurbish the one's you send or like for like? Als...

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Exactly the same as mine was doing on Wednesday. Brake caliper for sure. First time I had a problem was about 3 years ago and it only happened once. Enough to make me pull over and check the wheel nuts. Had 2 advisories on April MOT's, both times after the car had been standing longer than normal bu...

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Belated update. Checked as much as I could Southernboy but after 5 months and very few miles still wasn't happy. Spoke to my mechanic relative who took it for a test drive yesterday and was reminded that the bushes were changed at the same time and suggested I do a decent trip round some twisty bend...

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I guess so!

Got a new one on the way for 22 quid.... mate works for a dealer so near cost i'm told...

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I had an advisory on last years MOT that the drivers side brake caliper was sticking. I'd had a couple of minor juddery moments that I put down to the road surface at the time, but had the caliper looked at and it's been fine up til now. Zeddie has done very few miles of late and the caliper is stic...

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You know I re-wrote that several times before posting

The one on the wing.......

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As title, the 4" x 1" approx indicator clear glass and inner bulb housing.

(Mine is full of condensation. I've changed the sealing rubber and smeared some silicon around the join between the glass and housing but cannot clear)

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Ah, need my eyes testing then. Yes, probably said 'M' not 'S'.....doh!

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I've seen the term S54 in relation to M Class cars but on searching for a part number was surprised to see my 3.0i after narrowing the list down from make, model, engine size, year to end up marked as an S54?

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ohh I say, ding dong A few years back we stood in an ice cream parlour on the promenade in Santa Eulalia, Ibiza and a guy walked in looking every inch like Terry Thomas. Convinced it was TT I mentioned it to the wife went back to the hotel and looked him up on the net where I realised it was Mr Din...

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I think this sits somewhere between ultra cool or are you xxxxxxxx crazy?

http://www.british-sheepskin.co.uk/prod ... ng-helmet/

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Baseball cap.....

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Tailgated for a mile or so whilst driving the wife's XRi (woohoo!) a while back so slowed down to 20mph. When I turned off this guy follows, flashes his lights, pulls up 20 yds behind and starts to get out of his car presumably to 'ave a word'. :head: I'm 6'2" and would have been around 16 stone the...

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IMO you and the other driver are jointly and severally blameworthy. I would never rely on the self-cancelling mechanism unless it cancelled before I can do it. Likewise, the other driver is foolish to believe a signal that was not initiated within their view. 50:50 fault distribution. Sorry, but yo...

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In future just don't indicate until you have passed McDonalds? Think you've got the wrong idea of the road layout?;) The 'indication' is necessary as you left turn off at the 40mph limit main road junction traffic lights. Obviously you wouldn't be taking the corner at that sort of speed but McD's e...

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IMO you and the other driver are jointly and severally blameworthy. I would never rely on the self-cancelling mechanism unless it cancelled before I can do it. Likewise, the other driver is foolish to believe a signal that was not initiated within their view. 50:50 fault distribution. Sorry, but yo...

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A McDonalds burger joint has recently opened, the entrance to which sits about 50 yds from the junction with the main road. On turning left the indicator does not always self cancel in time so those leaving Maccy D's think you are going to pull in to their car park and pull out in front of you! Driv...

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A little later than planned and not the full list but here are the horror priced items. (sorry no pound sign on this US keyboard!) Left Hardtop support 233.45 Right Hardtop support 233.45 Switch 89.50 L Hardtop support Cover 53.40 R Hardtop support Cover 53.40 Couple of things ...on realOEM.com the ...

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Go faster stripes anyone?

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Sorry for the slightly terse reply earlier - quoting is a bit fiddly on Tapatalk. To my knowledge, there is not and never has been anything to disable on a Z3 before fitting the hardtop. That sounds like it relates to cars with pop up rollover protection, which I think was only ever fitted to 4 sea...

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Panic over, got a price from the local main dealer and can get a complete hardtop fitting kit for the absolute bargain basement price of 769 quid! :bawl: :head: :lol: Obviously won't be happening. On another matter i'm told that prior to fitting a hardtop some sort of rollover safety feature has to ...

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I'll do a German Ebay search for

Ze Zedden fittenzi kitten.....

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