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Hi I am giving serious (but reluctant) consideration to parting with my 2000 Z3 3.0 in Topaz blue with black leather It is in great condition and all standard with M pack, air con, elec seats, cruise, CD changer original BMW business stereo It's done 67 k genuine miles I have every mot and every ser...

Hi..when I bought my 2000 3.0 it had been standing for a year and had no mot. As the previous post mentioned there are two options. If you are confident in your ability to evaluate the condition of the car ( not so easy for some mot items but most can be checked) then it's a fantastic negotiating po...

I gave a multi car policy on the back of my wife's car with Aviva(I am a named driver). They gave me full no claims as her policy had them and cost 200 quid for 3000 miles 2000 3.0. I thought that was pretty good. I am an old fart at 52 though

Same for me..I did my 2000 3.0 and almost gave up finding that little connector. It was buried in a bundle of wires, once found it is a fairly easy job and a very cheap useful upgrade... Wonder what the original cruise option cost was in 2000? Probably more than it costs today to retrofit with new B...

Is it possible to pay on the day? Hoping to make it if work commitments allow !

Took the plunge and ordered meyle hd wishbone kit complete with ball joints and bushes for 146 quid delivered from B and B components on eBay. They even come with 4 year guarantee. Called the supplier to check they were correct for my car and the guy who answered could not have been more helpful. Se...

I have also got to do this job as ns wishbone bush and lower ball joint were advisories last mot. If I understand correct changing the complete wishbone means they come complete with the ball joint in place and no special tools needed? Is it a fairly straight forward job? I see lots of kits for sale...

I am on one tonight ! So couldn't resist ... A tonneau cover is the cover that is used to cover the open cockpit (ie over the seats) a hood cover (to which I think you refer) covers the hood when folded

Its vinyl as mentioned previously.

Hi my Z3 3.0 clutch is not heavy at all and the gear box is pretty positive but it's all relative depending on what you are used to. Every driver will have a different feel and preference so suggest you drive a couple of cars to make your own mind up.

Hi and welcome

I also went from a 911 to a Z3 and for me having had the performance of the Porsche it had to be the 3.0 litre

Happy hunting

Hi...I had exactly the same problem

Disconnected the bonnet switch and that solved it ..I think it is quite common

I am a life long Porsche fan mainly because the engineering heritage of the air cooled cars meant they were built without compromise or regard to production costs. This ended when the 993 series was replaced with the first water cooled engined 996. This model has suffered serious devaluation, much l...

Thanks Z C

I had a good look in the daylight and following your guidelines I found the tapped holes, much lower and further back than I imagined.

All fitted now and working

Cheers

Kevin

Hi All I have bought a Cd Multichanger and mounting bracket from flee bay Both part numbers are correct as per the parts list for my model and year 2000 3.0 i I found the power and audio lead connectors and plugged in and it worked a treat....so far so good I cannot see how the bracket mounts in the...

Thanks Tez

Looks like its the single bracket 65128389542

None on eBay at present..bugger never thought of mounting it when I pressed the buy button !

Hi guys I just ordered the CD Multichanger for my Z3 from eBay To connect to the standard BMW Business head unit My 2000 year 3.0 has the hump section in the left side of the boot trim and I checked and sure enough the wiring is all there in place so easy job to connect Question is how does the CD u...

Update.....well 1 week into Z3 ownership and all issues solved Picked the car up this afternoon fully serviced and mot and DSC problem fixed It was the lateral (transverse) acceleration sensor located under the passenger seat Part no is 37146781405 costs about 72 quid for the sensor. Seat needs to c...

Hi Zedonist How do you reset the service light? Do You need the software to do it? The garage put the diagnostics on and say that the fault code is transverse acceleration sensor but they have never seen it before? Quick search on here suggests its under the passenger seat and probably suffers from ...

Thanks guys for the tips

The wipers are both 20 inch and fitted right way round so I guess shorter blades is the way to go

Hi All

Well I have had new tyres fitted and took the car for 2long runs now but dcs light still on!

Booked into prestige perfornpmance in St Albans tomorrow for diagnostic service and mot. Fingers crossed it is just a reset or wheel sensor. I will update tomorrow evening assuming all sorted

Hi guys

My wipers drivers side at the top of their travel just cross over the windscreen rubber making an annoying noise

I checked the blades and they are the correct size 20 inch

Anyone know if the wiper travel can be adjusted or is this just wear in the mechanism ?

Cheers

Kevin

Thanks Robert but mine is the 3.0 litre model and the wider tyres are on the front !

Hi guys

My 2000 3.0 i has odd tyres 225 50 R16 on the fronts and 205 55 R16 on the backs

What should te correct size be? The door sticker shows 225 50 R16 so I assumes this is same front and back ?

Cheers

Kevin

Hi guys thanks for all the advice and feedback I have taken the plunge and bought the car ! In the as is condition It needs an mot and service so I will get the diagnostics done on the dsc at the same time. Was hoping that driving the car home would clear it (about 20 miles) but no such luck Can any...

I should have added that the sellers wife had a baby last year and they have lost interest and want rid of the car. It's mot and service are both due and he had not bothered to do either to sell it. The history file is very comprehensive and the car has done hardly any miles since last years mot whe...

Hi and thanks for the quick replies

The warning lamp is the triangle with exclamation mark in it and circle arrow around the triangle located between the spedo and tacho.

Is there a separate ABS lamp? No others were lit on the test drive

Hi guys I am new to the forum having jumped across from Porsche911 ownership I am considering buying a 2000 X plate 3.0 Z3 the only issue is the DSC light is permanently on. The guy replaced the main module at a cost of 900 quid last year and he said that cured it but after the car had been stored f...