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magicmitch

thanks Brian, looks better I think, cleaner, less cluttered. The Z has such a nice rear end why spoil it with bling !!!

magicmitch

having the ChipsAway guy round soon to sort out a little spot of rust under the boot release and was thinking of debadging the car. I think having a cleaner look will suit the car better, I have the 3.0i Sport currently badged with Z3 & 3.0i. Does anyone have a debadged facelift model, if so I'd...

magicmitch

Carcoon would be awesome but I am sure my neighbours wouldn't love it that much. :D Car in a living room... Now the only thing I need is to remove kitchen to extend the living room, fit bigger doors in place of what-used-to-be-kitchen windows, fit a massive lift to second floor and I'm set. :D Chee...

magicmitch

hi Jani. I've chipped in before on this topic as I use the Halfords small car cover and its just fine. I'm on my second one now, they cost about £60 but they are a near perfect fit for the Z3, I've never had a problem with scratching, in my experience I have more problems with dust/grit being on the...

magicmitch

I have the mesh type and it very effective.... if you're going to break wind, do it through a mesh

magicmitch

out of interest, has anyone used a company for a complete Waxoyl or similar in the south east (Kent), thinking of getting the whole lot done and I know that "up north" there are a couple of companies that do this, but haven't come across any in my part of the world. Just wondering what thi...

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Zed (2002 3.0 Sport) passed its MOT last week but there were a few advisories, wondered if you helpful lot could throw any advice my way as to how to proceed... 1) n/s and o/s front suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened 2) n/s and o/s rear brake pipe slightly corroded 3) o/s front wish ...

magicmitch

I did the 3.0i to ///MR conversion back in 2006. The reviews above tell the story very well. The 3.0i is a FAB car, no doubt about it, but in the end it's all down to the amount of cash you can spare. The ///MR is a simply phenomenal piece of kit at today's prices, and is the ultimate Z3, so if you...

magicmitch

good to read all you comments, this is a great forum! I guess it all comes down to compromise in the end. As my Zed is purely a "3 litre staight 6 mid life crisis" which gets taken on weekend jollies round Wales and off to the pub on Sundays, it really ticks most of the the boxes for me, i...

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I'm sure this has been discussed at length before but....... I absolutely love my 3.0i Sport to death and decided within 1 hour of ownership that this was a keeper, I shall hang on to this until I slump dead across the M steering wheel (couple of years maybe!!), but from time to time I wonder if wha...

magicmitch

mwpe wrote:Euro car parts have a good offer this weekend, 50 percent discount on a Karcher K2. Pressure washers are ideal for under the wheel arches etc. The important thing is not to get too close with the lance.

cheers, Euro car parts is a good site, will order !!

magicmitch

I wouldnt bother at all with any kind of pressure washer. They are designed to strip embedded dirt from slabs and patio's... I would instead use the money to invest in some A class detailing products. I HIGHLY recommend anything by Poor Boy... Especially Blackhole, blew me away when I first used it...

magicmitch

thanks for the replies, I was thinking more of using it to blast away crud from under the wheel arches etc and to give the brakes a good clean, its been under wraps for 3 months now so my feeble hosepipe may not be up to the job!

magicmitch

has anyone bought a jet washer recently, thinking of investing in one to give the Zed a proper post winter clean down. Probably be the only blast it will get over Easter with the pathetic weather!!
there seem to be quite a few around the £70 - £100 mark, so just wondered if you had any advice??
cheers

magicmitch

Hi ...don't hesitate to grab a 3.0, I have a 3.0 2002 sport model and its absolutely brilliant, but you won't get 35mpg in my experience. 30mpg is tops even on the motorway and you'll get 22 - 25 round town, but if your worried about mpg get a Prius!! Got mine a 3 years ago to celebrate my mid life ...

magicmitch

many thanks for your tips, much appreciated! Isle of Man is looking like a must!! One of the few places where you can legally give the 6 pot a proper work out! Regarding Portmeirion, we did that last year as part of a tour starting in Hay on Wye and threading through as many un-named mountain roads ...

magicmitch

Greetings and happy new year (I don't do many posts!!) Just planning this years "weekend Zedblats" and thinking about adding the Isle of Man to the wish list, has anyone done this?? If so can you confirm or deny the myths about the speed limits (ie there are none outside of towns). Also pl...

magicmitch

Hi there, I have just bought my second one from Halfords, first one lasted 3 years which is not bad as the Z sits outside in all weathers. I live by the sea so often pop it on during the summer to protect from seagul sh~t !! If you go for the top spec one in the small size it comes in at around £60,...

magicmitch

chrisp_1 wrote:ASWR in manchester used to sell tools etc for £1 each, allowing for inflation £2 at worst - I'd think many other breakers would have these too if you rang round.

http://www.bmw-carparts.co.uk/

Anyone know if they are common with e36 tools?

thanks for the advice, I'll check out the link....

magicmitch

DC wrote:
micklaw wrote:10/13mm
Watch out for the length of the spanner, the only ones I could find were too long for the slot!
Dave

thanks, you are quite right, all the ones I have seen so far are too long !!

magicmitch

great thanks, I'll search on fleabay, and who knows, a good nights sleep might be just around the corner!!!

magicmitch

micklaw wrote:i had the same problem
good old flea bay there are a few on there £4.99
good luck mick

any idea what size i should be looking for??? thanks

magicmitch

johnjo wrote:Most people sell things for money

I'd offer caschews for a really good one !!!

magicmitch

every time I open my boot its there staring at me.......the empty slot where my spanner should be.......I know I'll never use it, but I would still like to go to bed at night safe in the knowledge that i have a full toolkit!! I am sure many of you who love their Zed with the same kind of distorted w...

magicmitch

There was a (somewhat inconclusive) thread about the EEP_2 error on bimmerforums recently: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?referrerid=380832&t=1167471 thanks for that balderunner, I took a look at the thread and its not too conclusive as you say.. If we ever get another sunn...

magicmitch

I've had it happen on a couple of occasions where the lights stay on but non of the gauges work, comes up with an error code? EEP_2 Turned the ignition off, left for a few seconds and they are back to normal when the ignition is turned back on. Had a code reader on it and nothing shows up weirdly :...

magicmitch

Magicmitch Uncannily I was just about to post this same issue. I drove my Z3 (2001 1.9) this weekend for first time in a couple of weeks and when I drove off I noticed that none of teh instruments were working at all (no speedo, rev counter, fuel guage or oil guage). They were all sitting with the ...

magicmitch

thanks southernboy, car had been under a cover outside for a week or 2 and it had been raining (I'm in the UK, no suprise there then), so maybe it was just a general moisture problem. Did seem related to air con tho!! Never use the aircon anyway, always thought it to be a bit pointless, if its hot, ...

magicmitch

Just wrapping up the Zed for its winter snooze and a most strange thing happened, wonder if any of you good folks could throw any light on it.... Took the Zed out (2002 3.0 Sport), decided to give the air con one last blast. Within a few minutes the instrument cluster fogged up, didn't concern me to...

magicmitch

stupot....house was built in the 1930's and garage was sized to accomodate a car of the times, apparently everyone was a hobbit way back then and drove noddy cars! Still its a good size for the 5 bikes, chest freezer etc etc!! southernboy....get out of the car???? I stay in it all winter, wife passe...

magicmitch

It will soon be time to wrap up the Z for the winter, I always leave this till the last possible minute, last year we were still bombing around in late December! I bought a Halfords cover last time round and it has been quite OK and lasted for 3 years, quite a good fit and cost about £50, not bad ! ...

magicmitch

could be wrong on that, no doubt somebody will put me right!! Great photos by the way, here is one of mine in its natural habitat.... the Lake District.... Yup, you're wrong. Topaz was a colour option for all the facelift zeds. The ///M colour was Estoril, though a few non-///M cars got it as an In...

magicmitch

Greetings from a fellow 3 litre Topaz Blue owner. I have the 3.0i Sport which I have left totally original as it left the factory. It's a 2002 model, so one of the very last ones! I know lots of people on the forum think silver is the best colour, but for me its got to be Topaz Blue, I think this wa...

magicmitch

new to the forum so just thought I'd add my penny's worth.... I love the fact that in a Z you can flip the soft top up & down so quickly and easliy, on a recent road trip through wales we did just that, took every advantage of every moment of sunshine, so easy...I have a power hood and have now ...

magicmitch

blyme, so it really is a triangle then !! cheers for the link, I'll swap one with you....if you ever want a place to stay just on the easterly edge of the Beacons, this place is highly reommended and some great driving roads nearby, superb for just blatting off and exploring.....http://www.pandyinn....

magicmitch

hi, new to the forum but not new to the waterproofing saga!! My Z is 10 years old now and I'm trying to nurse the hood through a couple more seasons!! I've always used the Autoglym stuff but it seems you have to buy this as a "2 pack" type product with the cleaner as well, so I now have lo...

magicmitch

we started near Hay on Wye and threaded all the way through to Portmerion (always loved the Caterham 7, so if you remember the Prisoner on TV, you'll know where I'm coming from), via Aberystwyth, 3 days total. I don't know why anyone would go anywhere other than Wales in search of driving nirvana! I...

magicmitch

Hi Mint, I'd have loved the cream interior, but took me so long to find a 3.0 Sport in the right colour I had to settle for rather drab black!

magicmitch

Just thought I'd share a couple of pics from a recent blat we did through the Welsh hills. The moral is....you never know what is just around the corner!!! Spot the brake lights....then they trotted along the road in front for the next 2-3 miles. Once the little fellas were gone though we had one of...

magicmitch

Hi Brian, I'm going to try to post a pic of my mid life crisis, here goes!! http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q767/magicm01/IMG00002-20100626-1232_zpsb9913d7e.jpg If you post a link from Photobucket and then move its position on PB the pic will show as a broken link as in your post ;) Hi Gazza, t...

magicmitch

I remember Margate well in my youth. Dreamland was the place to go, no longer there any more of course. Look forward to seeing pictures of your Zed. I will probably organise a Kent/Sussex cruise around April time. :drive Margate's undergoing a bit of a comeback, they've built the Turner art gallery...

magicmitch

Hi ragtop, I'm in sunny Margate, seen quite a few Zeds round here.

magicmitch

Hi Brian, I'm going to try to post a pic of my mid life crisis, here goes!!

magicmitch

Just saying Hi, been looking at the forum for a while now and thought it's time to join! Living down on the sunny (??!) Kent coast I got my Z 2 years ago (my 3 litre, straight six, mid life crisis!) and have had a lorro lorra fun in it. Just back from a blat through Wales and if I can ever figure ou...

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