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There's a breakers who specialize in the Z3/4 and if you look on their website there's about ten Z3's breaking.
However when you call they don't have any parts....the Z3's on their website were all broken years ago mostly 2012 the latest in 2015.

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That's a great idea.

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No just on here and another Z3 forum.

It's at the higher end of Z3 prices, but if anybody had been to look at it they would have bought it.

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It's not a lot of money for a larger engined Z3 with hardtop. £500 bodywork would make it very nice, for the same total outlay as a ten year old MX5 1.8.

I guess take your choice. Both are great cars.

lightning

You can get the bonnet vents from BMW.

I found that the best look was obtained with the chrome vents but using the black mesh grille part from the original vents. As the chrome vents with chrome mesh were a little too much in my opinion.

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I hope that fixes it.

Thinking about it, the noise on my 928 S4 was not so much a vibration, more of a "dub dub dub dub dub" noise under load and at tickover.

So yours might be just the bushes as suggested.

lightning

Try some silicone spray on the belt.

Or clean it with warm soapy water. Sometimes works.

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I had exactly the same fault with my Porsche 928 S4.
Nobody could find anything wrong. After a while the noise stopped, and then the auto box failed (no drive)

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Not if somebody's put the 2015 one in the book!

My FIL was present. The car was enthusiastically bid up to nearly £8,000 so it clearly didn't bother the punters.

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The door trim is fairly easy to remove if you need to.

Type "Z3 door card removal" into Google and there's a guide to show you how to do it.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techart ... cement.htm

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I agree with you that the Z3 is really well made, and easy to work on. The clutch could be past its best, l had to replace mine due to it being notchy to engage gear when cold. lt's probably the original still in the car. I did all the other stuff first, and it did improve the gear change but replac...

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2000 3.0 black with tan interior. Nice looking Z3. Not the M Sport version. 38,000 miles. Very good condition throughout, no hard top though. Service history 11/10/02 6682 miles 21/9/03. 14,312 miles 11/11/04 20,788 miles 21/10/05 23,262 miles 09/9/15 34,009 miles Despite the 10 year gap in the serv...

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Did you buy the expensive (£30+) or the cheap (£10) ones.

Just wondered what the difference is.

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Anybody fitted the chrome covers to the exterior door handles.

Do they look OK? I assume they just stick on over the black plastic handles. They seem to range in price from £10 to over £30 for a pair.

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When were the spark plugs last changed?

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That's not been changed in a while.

I bet the engine is fine though. Not that l'd ever recommend leaving it anywhere near that long.

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There was no need to worry about oil filters on my 1932 Standard Little Nine as there wasn't one. No worries about water pumps as it didn't have one of those either. No timing belts, although there was a chain clattering round on the front of the engine. When l took off the cover l found that the te...

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After experiencing aftermarket Land Rover exhaust systems l'd always go OE as long as it was not too dear.

An exception was a new CAT for my Defender TD5 (diesel, so not even a proper CAT) £900!!!
The Britpart one cost £250. It's not great, but l'm not paying £900 the robbers.

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Fortunately modern cars will not be affected so much by poor maintenance. Most new cars have an indicator to tell you when a service is due. On a modern BMW this can be 20,000 miles or even more. I sold my Renault van with 100,000 miles on the clock. I'd serviced it regularly and it was running fine...

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Fitting cruise control is easy on the later Z3 with electronic throttle. It took me less than an hour to do mine and as above it worked perfectly.

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When l advertised my Z3 for sale recently somebody rejected the car outright as it only has a part BMW service history. There's a five year gap but l have receipts for the owner at the time carrying out service work during this time. Since l got the car l have serviced it myself, people should not b...

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If anybody wants a piece of carpet to fill the gap left, and doesn't want to cut up their old carpet, PM me and l'll send you a square cut from my old one, as l have already cut a piece out of it.

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Great, thanks for the replies, there's a couple to choose from there.

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Doesn't help going into a corner on a trailing throttle though

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My Ferrari had a space saver spare wheel in the front, which was a waste of time as there was again nowhere to put the wheel that you took off. But the extra weight from the spare wheel improved handling due to it being over the front wheels. l would suggest that on a Z3 3.0 or M you need all the we...

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Yes l found the spare wheel in my 2.8 was shockingly rusted. But the one in my 3.0 still looked new. The underside parts generally on the 3.0 are free from surface rust so it's clearly been a Summer car. But l did realise you'd nowhere to put the full size wheel that you took off! So l've packed a c...

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Yes another Land Rover "take off" which l was tempted to do.

But the jury is still out over whether it's a good idea on the TD5 (as fitted to Discovery/Defender from 1999-2006)

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I think he meant to say "boot space"

The aerial does have an amplifier and if you removed it from the wing, you probably in doing so removed the earth connection, so it will no longer work.

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Most cars seem to have parts that people claim you are "better off without" On the Z3 it's the CDV. On my Land Rover there are a few "take off" items....the CAT, the EGR valve, the centre pipe. On my Honda Hornet 900 it was the flap valve in the air intake. On my Transit Connect ...

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As already noted, if you fit a new rear trim piece and your Z3 has the electric roof motor in the boot, it leaves a small gap in the boot carpet on the left side.

I cut a square out of the carpet l took out, and fitted it behind the side trim piece to fill the gap, and it looks pretty much perfect.

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The carpet trim is still available new from BMW for £65.

As the CD changer was an option on all versions of the Z3, you can just order the "non CD changer" trim piece from your friendly BMW dealer's spares counter.

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4wheels wrote:Wow that's not far for a clutch

The clutch was not worn out, but had drag. When they took out the old clutch it turned out to be 50-60% worn. I am not entirely sure of the reason for the clutch drag, but it's fine with the new clutch fitted.

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I removed the CDV from my 3.0 Z3 some time ago and it did make the gear change better. However l just had a new clutch fitted and then found fast gear changes a bit jerky. So l refitted the CDV and it is smoother and easier to get snatch free gear changes. (I am talking about spirited driving but no...

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Have a look at how the latch works, as suggested above.
Once you know how the mechanism operates you can most likely figure a way to open it.

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Thanks l'll go for one of those.

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....for my Z3 3.0. The Bertini one is well reviewed but sold out. The Strong Strut is £400. Can anybody recommend one in the range £100-200? l have to say l want to fit it mainly for the looks, but l believe there is an improvement in handling, not that l am likely to notice as l never drive it anyw...

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I just bought an A pillar trim as there was a little scratch on mine.
It cost £85, for a piece of plastic.

I nearly didn't bother....but l noticed the scratch every time l got in the car...

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The clutch was working but l was not happy with the action, and the bite point seemed high. They fitted a LUK clutch which is the same make as OE.

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Be thankful the parts are all available.

BMW are one of very few manufacturers to make parts available for their older cars. Try that with Alfa Romeo for instance! And when l had my Ferrari l was told there was "no availability" of flywheels (generally needed replacing with the clutch)

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Clutch fitted today and much better, smoother take up and better gear shifting. Also the bite point is lower down so no need for the extended clutch stop rubber that l fitted last year. They showed me the old clutch which they said was about 60% worn, so it was not worn out. They said the diaphragm ...

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Thanks for the reply, yes it does.

So one job l don't need to do.

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Currently nobody wanting to view the car at the asking price.

I have decided to take it off sale for the time being.

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The plastic ones are usually fine, mine's lasted 14 years so far.
The only time you'd likely have a problem is if tbe cooling system was over pressurizing for some reason (such as a faulty head gasket)

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My 3.0 Z3 is having a new clutch fitted on Thursday. I was wondering, is it worth asking them to replace the shift pins while they are at it?
The car has done 56,000 miles.

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If somebody was to start re manufacturing Z3 OE mud flaps they'd make a killing.

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I am surprised that nobody commented or replied.

Anyway, new clutch is £350 fitted.
And that's from a BMW specialist. So l'll get it done, can't be a bad thing.

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I took it to my local BMW Specialist this afternoon and they said the clutch was not worn out (not heavy, biting point OK, no judder) but it was "dragging" slightly.

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I just taxed my 3.0 Z3 and driving it for the first time in a few months the take up on the clutch seems high. There's a fair bit of travel on the pedal before the biting point is reached. However the clutch does not slip and the engine will stall if you try to pull away with the handbrake on. Does ...

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Why did you not put them on Ebay?

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