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Will be curious how the colour match works out - black and metallic is a challenge.

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Jet wrote:
ChrisS wrote:I had my car valued through the Club (by Youknowwho)
Who?

I don't know Youknowwho either?

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Pat, sorry to hear of your sump woes. I have a spare sump if yours is deemed unrepairable. I think it's under the bed in the spare room, as one does with spares.

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This looks to be the same item but with slightly different branding https://www.amazon.co.uk/PFE-1-Portable ... ag_m_pw_dp

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Chris, how does the valutaion compare to what's found at http://apps.hagerty.com/ukvaluation/ind ... Backlink=1

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Excellent thought/reminder on the fuel lines. I replaced mine perhaps 6 years ago and the originals were hardened and almost brittle. Fairly easy if somewhat messy DIY.

And nice extinguishers - ideal would be a mount just under the front of passenger seat.

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And a sad excuse for a Z1 at €25K - https://www.schadeautos.nl/de/suche/Unf ... 20/0/0/1/0

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That's our esteemed leader with all the shoes - I wonder if *he* has issues.

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Don't anthropomorphise cars; it upsets them.

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Brunei, Oman, much the same place.

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This particular realm has some dodgy members.

But don't they all?!

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Peer pressure is a terrible thing!

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Will be booking in as well...

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I have struggled to use the emergency door opening process myself. It reads "turn the key to the front, simultaneously applying gentle pressure to the lock, until the key reaches the horizontal limit position. Then press the lock fully in and push the door down by hand." Is the divider pan...

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Another good source for genuine BMW parts is leebmann24.de. They usually arrive in the UK 3 days after order placement. If you create an account and them send them a message via their contact form you can get a further few percent off on many items. The message I used was along the lines of: VIN: AL...

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pingu wrote:Bring lawyer, gun and money

The late, great Warren Zevon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP5Xv7QqXiM

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Asking price is one thing...

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According to https://shop.bmw-classic.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Classic-ClassicDE-Site/en_EU/-/EUR/ViewStandardCatalog-Browse?CatalogID=Shop&CategoryName=SEARCH_AUTOMOBILE the rear discs are still available. You should be able to buy them from virtually any BMW dealer - not sure why they...

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Pat Slade wrote:We will be there. Also intending to do the Cotswold Tour on the Saturday before going to Wroxall Abbey for Saturday night.

Pat (& Denise)

I hear Spokey is leading the tour?

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Count me as very interested!

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Despite the different photos that seems to be the same Belgian seller.

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Hmm, a new stop on the 2015 UK Z1 tour in Brackley?

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You can remove the cover by breaking the seal between the cover and the ali body - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-11J8XawQtc for example Thus you could buy a gash meter from ebay or the like and swap covers rather than replace a part that's functioning just fine but is cosmetically not quite ri...

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Thanks for clarifying. The car I brought into the UK from France never got inspected by the DVLA as I had a certificate of conformity to EU standards from the manufacturer. It just needed an MOT. I did have one MOT station refuse to even start an MOT on the Z1 because of the lack of side repeaters -...

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In theory, yes. In reality, probably not. I had a LHD car with a KM speedo that passed 7 MOTs without comment. And many Z1 owners have cars without side indicator repeaters that pass their MOTs without a problem.

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I'm think that the column support will remain firmly in place but the shaft could be pushed up through the column bearings towards the driver. Worst case scenario for sure but it strikes me as an unnecessary risk to take.

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I'm in the midst of another project that's been on the to-do list for ages - installing an E36 steering rack. In doing so I have found what I think is an issue in over-tightening that 32mm nut - the steering column will no longer telescope in the case of a heavy front end crash and the steering whee...

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I believe 5W40 full synthetic is recommended however I would not be surprised if you get a variety of answers. Changing the oil on a regular basis to avoid sludge build up is best and you can use a mineral oil on a temp basis to use as a cleaning agent. Be sure to change the 2 small 0 rings in the ...

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TJS wrote: Front inner wheel arch panels are £291 each.

Ouch. And I thought paying £335 for a set of 4 was a lot 5 years ago!

Have you tried Cotswold BMW in Hereford - they will discount and post for free within the UK.

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I think you mean Baur for the E30 convertible? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karosserie_Baur

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... with an upgraded roof from Bertone the original manufacturer at a cost of £4,600...

What's that all about? Never heard of Bertone's involvement with the Z1 and a search in this forum on "bertone" gives just one hit - this post!

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It's only been 5 years since I found that article and saved it as a pdf on my laptop! :? The play is between the fixed lower section of the column and the moveable upper section of the column. The nut is a collar nut that tightens the female splined shaft onto the male splined shaft. You can get som...

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There is a half-way house between the standard E30 bush and poly bushes from Powerflex or the like which is the OEM M3 bush that TJS alluded to. It has less compliance than the standard bush but isn't as harsh as a polyurethane bushing.It also adds more caster to the front suspension which means sli...

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JB, all very nicely done.

I'll be interested to hear of your driving impressions of the new control arm bushes. You may also want to get the tracking re-checked.

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The autotreff ad is from 2005 so it's probably sold by now. :) The dhd24 ad is almost 3 years old - did they give any indication that they still have the part? The ebay ad says collection only - I can understand that since finding packaging for something as large and fragile as a bumper is not easy.

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Jet wrote:9000km, 35,000 eur....

http://www.ebay.de/itm/BMW-Z-1-/2714870 ... 3f35e36d00

The reserve wasn't met - that car is on mobile.de for €47,500.

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The control units for the doors/windows are clipped to the inside of the battery compartment cover. If a switch swap and battery disconnect doesn't change anything try swapping control units to see if the problem moves. I had some issue with my driver's door window (the details of which I can no lon...

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Yup, what he said. Try swapping switches left and right. From memory the clips on the surround that hold the switch in place are delicate and may snap off. The good news is that the surround is still available (or at least it was a few years ago - ask me why I know?!).

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Here's a few: http://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/cars-f ... ch/BMW/Z1/

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One way get some idea of value is to find out how hard it is to import a secondhand LHD car into Israel. If it's easy and straightforward then continental prices plus €2-3K for shipping etc is what a replacement will cost. But if there's a huge import duty and tax bill and/or it isn't possible to im...

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It would be very difficult. The block on the 325ix/Z1 is different; the oil pump is in a different place and even the sump pans on the 325ix and Z1 differ from one another. Is it possible to use a 325i block in a Z1? Probably, yes. Is it practical? No. The machine work and oil passage modifications ...

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I'll bring a set of toe gauges to the tech day. I have a camber/caster gauge as well but that needs a perfectly flat floor to be accurate.

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I agree with Jet - all the E30 325i variants use the same cylinder head, known as the 885 head named after the casting number. That said good ones are getting hard to find - many high mileage heads have cracked.

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I just double checked my Bentley manual for the E30 3 series and can confirm that it states caster is not adjustable and that camber can only be adjusted by changing the strut mount to a different BMW part. So 99.9% sure that any shop that's claiming to having adjusted the camber or caster is tellin...

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Green Genie, sorry but I smell a rat. Camber and castor are not adjustable on the Z1 - that both measurements were off to begin with and then both ended up exactly the same left and right seems hard to believe. Unless the car has some trick upper strut mounts. TJS, are your numbers for the Z1 or the...

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Never seen one in this colour combo before - must surely be unique since Purblau is rare enough, and the red interior even rarer?: http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/bmw-z1-utrecht/189359901.html?lang=en&pageNumber=1&__lp=1&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=searchNetGrossPrice&makeM...

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Headlamps only work with the ignition on. With the ignition on do the headlamps and/or the fresh air fan work? If no my first guess is the ignition switch (assuming the battery really is OK - can you check it with a volt meter?). If they do is the immobiliser playing up?

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TJS wrote:Did Silvio Berlusconi ever own a Z1 ? TJS

Probably not a suitable venue for bunga bunga. And might have stressed his transplants.

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I'm interested depends on the date.
1. Pat - Leather Care and Panel Repair
2. Chris (Scorpion) - Doors
3. Chris S
4. Richard (Motorhead)
5. Keith (Green Genie)
6. Ivor (A1Z1)
7. Felix (aka Felix)

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I have an OK-quality scan of the manual as a 4MB pdf - if interested please send me a message with your email address.

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