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Use a 2 part expoxy. A wise member will be along to advise on what to buy

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Don't do it. The exhaust is plenty loud enough, just drop the hood.

We don't want the be tarred with the 'Lax Power' afterfartket billy bum-trumpet brush

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It is well worth getting the spare out once a year or so, just to make sure that the fasteners will undo easily and the wheel cage thing is not stuck.

Changing a wheel is hard enough after dark, but the Z3 makes it a real mission.

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and if one asks for a quote from Warranty Direct they will hound you for weeks asking if yiu have decided...

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Get some old carpet or similar to protect the sills and centre console. Its easy to scratch em. Remove it in daylight with the roof down. Also be careful when lifting, the seat is f/heavy. I found it better to kneel on one leg. Disconnect the battery, the seats and pyrotechnics are live even with th...

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Went to get our 1.9 out of the garage on Sunday, only to find that despite cranking well, the engine wouldn't fire at all, not even slightly How does one test for a spark these days ? Haynes advise not to remove and touch plugs to ground the old way, as ECU damage will result BTW to my shame the car...

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Is it the usual (studio) format or a proper road trip ?

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Also check that the washer pipe is not squashed as it passes through the hinge line of the bonnet

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Devon Z wrote:According to James May in this months Top Gear magazine the optimal age for a convertable is 44 and at the age of 47 he was giving them up..

Badger does has a lot of technical knowledge but I don't give a stuff for his opinions !

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I think you will need to remove the centre locker in order to get underneath to the big box brackets. There should be hoop fitting guides somewhere on here which should show you - try this http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopi ... ight=hoops scroll down for photos

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I just put a spot of tippex on the rear fog switch

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What year ?

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I wonder if Mr Toad has finally managed to succeed in his threat to 'run anyone over, who gets in my way' ?
(written by JC in the Daily Tits a few years ago)

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My guess is that a seat failure (hands up the lucky ones!) could make the car difficult to drive.
Throw in the alarm and various battery drain issues and it could easily piss off a lot of owners...

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from the Telegraph (Includes a 328)

finishes 19th Oct

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/cla ... -Lane.html

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With the coolent you can try and mark the level on the side with a permanent pen
Still difficult to read though

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Our keys have that part missing, but is not a problem

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My seat up/down started moving again only after removing seat from the car, (being careful not to rupture oneself) laying on its back and connecting a 12v supply to the motor.
Was fine after that

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I'm convinced the 'footrest' is just a block of foam.
When I unscrew the plastic clutch stop from the floor and wriggle a thin rod under the carpet towards the gearbox, it just slips under the 'footrest' with no resistance.
Now how do I lift the carpet without loosing the bonnet release cable ?

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And no need to leave a tell tale mark on the windscreen.
The Z3 rear bottom locker is ideal for a Sat Nav. Just drop it in and turn up the audio !

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Rather than start a new thread, I'd thought I'd just add to this one. Has anyone had their carpet out to see what the footrest bulge (under the carpet) is actually formed from ? It feels soft like a block of foam, I just wondered if lifting the carpet and hacking it away, then pressing the carpet do...

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Don't know, but have you tried waiting a bit longer (say 20mins) before untaping the switch ?

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No need to fit big dronepipes, just go topless with the standard exhaust

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It happens on some Forums if you go 'back' after posting. But not this one

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I have a similar leak but via the O ring at the base, however I found that it was impossible to separate the expansion tank from the rad...
If I can't detatch it, I will have to resoert to radweld

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The Zs have a tool (clipped under the spark plug cover) to pull off the lead

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If parked in the garage I often lift the roof up, but don't bother to latch it

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or just store the cover in the loft

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probably

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Standard 1.9 exhaust from GSF is fine (was approx £225) www.gsfcarparts.com/

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Leather Wind Deflector - could be useful on a motorbike !

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BTW where can one find the recommended toe-in angle specs listed ?

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(Z3 1.9 update) FWIW, I removed the air inlet trunk, undid the large plastic screw holding the screenwash bottle and managed to push the bottle back (without draining it) enough to gain access to the RHS bulbs. Not a job I'd relish doing on the roadside though !

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Any updates on the best way to access the RHS bulbs ?

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Have you checked the fuse ?
Passenger seat is F5, drivers seat is F40

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Another reason for playing safe by disconnecting the battery, is to avoid the pyrotechnic seatbelt tensioners detonating.
OK, I know it shouldn't happen, but if it did, you would't want to have your head down there....

As you know, even the seat motors are still live with the key out

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Another option is to lob the satnav in the rear oddments bin and just turn up the audio

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Dam !

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Alan, can you post a photo or a link to an internet site photo ?

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I'm prob too busy but you might consider finishing at one of the Shuttleworth flying displays at Old Warden http://www.shuttleworth.org/

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If it doesn't don't worry, as the manual roof is faster

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very unlikely, even if you took off the pedals, a full size road bike is still 40" x 25" approx plus a bit to turn the bars/fork. I can't even find a folder to fit the Z3

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Have a search on here possibly an alarm/immobilser fault, in the meantime to test this out, can you leave the car unlocked in a garage for a day and see if the battery still holds its charge ?
A slim possibility is a 'hunting' seat motor, with the motor failing to stop turning

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just drive drive topless with the standard exhaust - shirley thats loud enough ?

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Whats wrong with the one thats fitted ?

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If you don't have a built in thermometer, you could get a cheap one battery from Maplin and leave it in the car.
However I'm a coward, and would err on the side of caution and use 5 degC as a threshold

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Barn Find ? I was hoping to see some 100yr old cars...doh!

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IMO the Haynes US manuals should only be used for background information. There is not enough detail (and a few descriptions are just plain wrong) in order to succesfully do much work beyond the basics. Having said that, if a job is listed, you know that it can be carried out at home, just remember ...

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sorry, minnie bannister has gone away for the w/e so I can't help, but I expect you'll get a reply soon.
I think its a 8mm/10mm from memory but please don't hold me to that.

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Should be on the LHS side of the gearbox, but to confirm, type the last 7 digits of your VIN into realoem.com

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