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Agreed, a bit on the pricey side but lots of food and good fun

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Lol :P the X6 looks good, possibly the only SUV-type car that I wouldn't mind driving. Can't say the same about the X5 though.. But honestly, I don't understand why we can't have an M version of the 1-series. Come on BMW... stop trying to chip away at Porsche's grotesque Cayennes and give us a bit o...

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If the alarm LED isn't flashing then either it's shot (I mean the LED itself), or your alarm system isn't working at all...

Maybe a loose wire or connection somewhere? Or shot control module?

I can't recommend anything other than taking the whole thing apart and giving it a once-over.

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http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/index/?seriesID=Z4&bodyID=E89_RO&requestSource=topnavret# Info on the new Z4 on BMW UK just up!!! Not a massive difference in BHP from the figures on Autocar. Model: Z4 sDrive23i/Z4 sDrive30i/Z4 sDrive35i OTR Price £28,645/£32,660/£37,060 P11d Price £28,380/£32,39...

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Not bad as an SL rival and the interior echoes the Z8 nicely, but what a lard-arse at 1500Kg! This metal roof fad is a whole bunch of nonsense.. TBH i hope to see the small Z2 concept (SLK rival) with a fabric roof realised soon :P Also hopefully BMW will not call it the Z4... this will break the tr...

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Mine is at 38,000 kilometers now and needing new rears (canvas not showing but totally flat inner edges).

Sounds about right, don't worry about it

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Ah indeed, you're both right. Seems pretty good quality work though. Much nicer looking that stick-on DIY kits!

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Just bumped into this forum post, lots of interesting CF interior bits for the Z3 CLICK HERE

Not my cup of tea really but i thought some of you might like to treat your baby to a healty fibre diet this festive season

Happy z-mas shopping

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Or just buy this car HERE.

Can't believe the price...

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Interesting - my old '96 1.9 had a subwoofer without a badge on the grille. I eventually found out this was an optional part for the plain speaker setup and it was made by NOKIA (really!), when i took it apart for fun :P My facelift 2.8 ('00) has the HK setup and that's quite clearly badged. Having ...

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You could also try tightening the roof hooks a tad, if it's water coming in from the corner of the windscreen where it meets the roof. The hooks are adjustable and might give you a better (tighter) fit that will stop the leaking until you can get hold of some gummipflege. IIRC you will need an allen...

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A friend of mine is insured with Tesco (I think) and they lower his premium to about a fiver a month when he's not using his car over the winter. He keeps it in an underground garage though beneath his block of flats.

It might be worth asking your insurer if they would do the same.

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whiteminks wrote: I have a little boy who wished very, very hard.........

If your little boy's anything like mine then I don't think he has to wish very hard for anything

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Christ!

Wonder what the dyno reading on your car's going to look like!

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Fair point and each to their own opinion but a) no mention of their son driving a fast car, so could very well have been a 1.2 Fiesta or something similar and b) assuming it was a fast car, it's parents that buy their 18-year olds the equivalent of M3s that should be monitored and most likely jailed...

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Almost all gps receiver chips produce a position-based speed calculation several times a second, almost good enough for real-time speed measuring. This information can be passed to a GPS unit's display to be shown to the driver (e.g. screen), or it can be logged. It sounds to me that the unit the te...

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I think the bit at the bottom of their page that says "looking for agents round the world" probably is a giveway for their business model. It looks like they are sourcing the cars from other dealers around the world (who provide pics and specs of the cars they have at their location). Once...

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Saturday will be a special day for me and a special day for Hamish. So I propose a toast to Hamish. To Hamish! The fulfillment of a boyhood dream as I always wanted to have an ///M car! Hamish, you are amazing! :P Conor He turns 30 and all he thinks about is his Z -> Now that's true selfless love :...

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Fitted my projectors from the group buy and thought I'd post a couple of pics here to show everyone. I have to say I am really really pleased with their performance (I can actually see at night now!). Wired the angel eyes to work alongside the bumper lights, I think I should change the bulbs now to ...

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Nothing modern about the arselift humps, they remind me a bit of the old ferrari california

Flat or humpy, the car's still positively retro and thats what we all love about it!

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yeah, that's more like it!!!!

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Max, sorry to say this but in the 4th photo one can clearly see the road through your exhaust tips. Whoever did this for you clearly didn't use a 1to2 adaptor but just welded the tips right on the stub of the original oval tip. Maybe it would have been best to stick to the original oval pipes or at ...

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c_w is right, you should just need the slip ring from a dual-stage airbag car (post 00)

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Yeah, pretty clean job though considering he used the old style square OBC. I think Ron Stygar did a similar trick on his 01 coupe, replacing the central gauge with the post-facelift round OBC module.

Shame the OBC can't be mounted somewhere decent like inside the instrument cluster...

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Saw this on eBay, looks like the guy's done a pretty good job of modding his centre console

Anyone from here perhaps?

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Get a used replacement from a breaker, such as FAB Direct, and try it out. If it still misbehaves, it'll probably be the sensors

BTW if you do get one from them can you let us know how much the going rate for one is?

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I put a 10mm Eibach on each my rear wheels (17" x 8.5"), totalling 20mm track widening. Fitted like an absolute dream and a definite improvement to the handling as well.

My experiences are described here

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Sorry to hijack your thread, there's another Z3 for sale on eBay with part of the body kit (rear spoiler and stop light raiser).

I'm attaching the pic for those that were interested (I think it looks really good!!!)

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What model year is your car?

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The trip computer on Euro cars shows L/100km instead of MPG and there is no way to change that using the controls on the unit itself. I would imagine that the modules would be exactly the same, hardware wise, with possibly different software versions in the ROM or some sort of flag (jumper?) that ch...

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The steering wheels might look the same but in fact they are very different if you look at the rear. You will need to get one from another Z3. If you're going for the M wheel instead, ensure it's one from a post-99 car with a dual stage airbag. In this case you can use an M wheel from a late E36 (I ...

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Lovely car

Any pics of the rear? Wondered if you had the OEM rear spoiler and 3rd breaklight riser thing...

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estocks, i seriously hope you're joking because if what you say is true, i will be left feeling like a complete :dunce:!!! Care to elaborate on where you saw that exactly, because my manual doesn't say anything like that at all... actually i think this is not possible at all in the Z3, one has to re...

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There's a guy on this thread (page 2) who had his wheel re-trimmed at an upholstery shop, using thicker foam while at it as well. So I guess you could do the same!

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we note your challenge to the fixed oenalty, and will not enter into further details. If you wish to continue your challenge the offence will be heard in a magistrates court

This is PURE BULLYING!!!!!!!!!! ARE THEY ALLOWED TO DO THAT?!??!?!? Surely someone must legally challenge this attrocity!

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I had a similar problem (squealing during turns) and also excessive dust on the wheel it was coming from (front right). Turned out to be glazing on the pads or some sort of debris between pad and disc, braking really hard a few times cured it. On my 3er i had a periodic squeal from the rear which in...

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Welcome to the club :) I also have a 2000 2.8 (3/2000), probably one of the last few 2.8s too! I think the 2000 2.8 is a rare breed as it was the only 2.8 to benefit from the full facelift (including clear lights all round) with the specific model only produced for 5 months or so. Many happy miles, ...

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Personally I think they look great, that upturned tip looks great...

+1

What make are they?

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Oh and forgot to say, change the gearstick for the alu short-shifter pn 82239405686

Trust me you will never look back, done it on mine and it's superb.

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GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That last pic is ace

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The conclusion of the zed-cars poll was that most respondents (71%) are willing to pay at least an additional 10%* on the price of their new car. Unscientific? Yes, but anecdotally it indicates that the UK government's plan to levy GBP 950 is not enough to deter the respondents from purchasing a 'g...

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Spot on Minxie, hence the ironic grin (I know I'll be next, not acting to stop these idiots now would be stupid) :) This is the problem with modern society... if it doesn't touch us personally, we don't bother too much. It's become all about "me me me" but while it's true that strong indiv...

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Its good to see that people are waking up to the fact that this "CO2-bad-for-the-environment" business is all about making money (both governments & large corporations). For me, it was pretty obvious when the UK announced it would be a "pioneer" in the "battle against cl...

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Extremely happy for you mate, have fun (does this mean you have to change your nickname now?)

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At least the forum's back and it's alive, thank God (and of course Tim) for that

I've really missed the company!!!!

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Tesco liquid car wax for £1.60, can't complain about the results on my E46!

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I saw this site http://www.partsauction.co.uk mentioned on another forum and thought I'd post it here, looks like a good source of used and new BMW parts.

I haven't bought anything from them so I don't know what they're like.

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Good work DjRobbier, I liked the mixes you put up some time ago too :) Do you share these on eMule? Feelthehouse.org would be a really good site to share these with like-minded folks :) Keep posting, I find mixes from true enthusiasts to be somehow less refined but ultimately much more entertaining ...

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Bah, I got one a couple of years ago and it's great, good quality and the print hasn't faded from the washing. I don't wear it when I'm driving the car, as that would be a bit sad, but I have no problems otherwise and haven't heard any stupid comments yet. Even if they did - I've got a cool car that...

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