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- Sat 16 May, 2015 19:13
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Fuel Cap Stop
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3842
Re: Fuel Cap Stop
damn, was going to post a pic of the one im using but imageshak says my 30 day trial is over, when did that change?
- Sat 16 May, 2015 19:07
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Fuel Cap Stop
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3842
Re: Fuel Cap Stop
mines been there for 2 years, never flicked out
- Sat 16 May, 2015 18:59
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Fuel Cap Stop
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3842
Re: Fuel Cap Stop
wait a min, why are folk gluing them in mine has tag that fits in the slot generously provided by bmw.
- Sat 16 May, 2015 18:54
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Fuel Cap Stop
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3842
Re: Fuel Cap Stop
I cheated and used a glass shelf rubber support bung (same size)
cuz it was free, got more if anyone needs a flappy bungy thingy
cuz it was free, got more if anyone needs a flappy bungy thingy
- Sat 16 May, 2015 18:51
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: wind noise
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1862
Re: wind noise
close the flippin passenger door next time
- Sat 16 May, 2015 18:49
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Not been around
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2435
Re: Not been around
There's a moral here, I wont point it out but will just say that somehow and I don't know how but I have managed to reach 46 years without getting married. jammy or what relationship breakdowns are bad enough but they don't carry the financial stresses of divorce, im feeling for you alan
- Mon 04 May, 2015 19:19
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Z3 Rough start up and idle.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2188
Re: Z3 Rough start up and idle.
oh just read your whole post, you need to fix it before changing the oil (see my post) at first I thought it might be sticking lifters or something related in that department as with an oil change it goes away, are the lifters hydraulic?
- Mon 04 May, 2015 19:15
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Z3 Rough start up and idle.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2188
Re: Z3 Rough start up and idle.
mine suffers the same issue, if I change the oil it goes away just to return a month or so later, it disappears in the summer. I just live with it, though a cure would be great, inpa doesn't show anything but it does show in engine smoothness mode, it misses on a couple of cylinder, but it clears af...
- Mon 04 May, 2015 17:58
- Forum: Stock exchange
- Topic: bmw business cd
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1117
Re: bmw business cd
why so much? do they fail
- Mon 04 May, 2015 17:18
- Forum: Stock exchange
- Topic: bmw business cd
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1117
Re: bmw business cd
just had a chap asking for a buy it now price, any ideas what would be a fair price its not really worth anything to me, but wouldnt want to sell it for next to nothing if its sought after
- Mon 04 May, 2015 16:28
- Forum: Stock exchange
- Topic: bmw business cd
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1117
bmw business cd
as title, listed on fleabay - item number 221763388647, however if someone here want it before the listing ends, let me know
- Mon 04 May, 2015 06:13
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Hood with glass window?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6816
Re: Hood with glass window?
I fail to see the point in this, maybe its just me. I have had a split rear screen, and a leaky rear screen, yes its annoying but its a convertible, what did you all expect :lol: all soft tops will at some point need attention, but driving with the top down more than makes up for it. a lot of driver...
- Wed 29 Apr, 2015 19:45
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: best leaky rear window fix
- Replies: 0
- Views: 464
best leaky rear window fix
I fitted a cheaper aftermarket rear window a couple of years ago, the problem is the window outer trim (the part the hood tucks under) is made of a plastic that creases when the roof is down. this causes the roof to come out of the trim then leak in the bottom two corners. I had this problem for 12 ...
- Sun 19 Apr, 2015 17:56
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: low fuel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1772
Re: low fuel
so if the light comes on then goes out again what can that be?
- Sun 19 Apr, 2015 17:54
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: low fuel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1772
Re: low fuel
never risked going over 60 miles, most fuel tanks have a 2 gallon reserve when light comes on, I would think around 70 miles would be as far as you could go, though I have been tempted to put a gallon in a fuel can and see how far it would actually go. checked all codes, the only code I get is from ...
- Sun 19 Apr, 2015 14:05
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: low fuel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1772
Re: low fuel
maybe the asc was sheer coincidence, seems odd that it would go out after a fill up, twice. but then the petrol station is only a couple of hundred yards from my house so it is possible it would have gone out anyway. so wonder why it came on in the first instance then go out again :?: also odd that ...
- Sun 19 Apr, 2015 06:53
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: low fuel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1772
low fuel
yes I know, I should keep more fuel in my z, but im stingy. when my fuel light comes on I press the odometer back to 0 and continue driving, I unusually fill up again after around 40 miles or so. however on two occasions I did run a little further (around 50-60 miles) by this point the fuel needle h...
- Fri 27 Mar, 2015 21:41
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: WARNING!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1949
Re: WARNING!
i get them from dhl, Parcelforce and also paypal. to be fair some folk would unwittingly open and down load content without realising what these emails are, if they didn't then we wouldn't get them as they wouldn't work. its a very easy mistake to make :roll: the funniest one I got was a message on ...
- Fri 02 Jan, 2015 10:45
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Hafords Oil
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8626
Re: Hafords Oil
as we are discussing oil, heres what happened to me recently - last year my car failed its emissions test quite badly, thankfully due to a strange quirk of fate it didn't stop the certificate being issued (tester gave me a failure sheet with the emissions report with a few bulbs out, hand brake effi...
- Tue 30 Dec, 2014 14:37
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: exhaust system
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2278
Re: exhaust system
silicone sealer works well on exhausts just the cheapo stuff in b and q, putty is a waist of time, it crumbles under flexing.
- Mon 29 Dec, 2014 16:53
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Hafords Oil
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8626
Re: Hafords Oil
im using 5w30 fully synthetic in my m44, I find if I use 10w40 in the winter it struggles to start and has a miss fire for around 30 seconds or so.
- Sun 28 Dec, 2014 12:31
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Cockpit lighting when the door opens
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1370
Re: Cockpit lighting when the door opens
there is a how too somewhere on here for the boot mod, got it in mine, works great. suppose it could easily be modified for this.
- Sat 27 Dec, 2014 21:28
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Rear tyres on Z3 - Is this illegal?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6684
Re: Rear tyres on Z3 - Is this illegal?
yes its legal (technically) however it could also be argued that when the tyre is fitted to the car the whole tyre isn't getting used hence the scrubbing, so it could be argued that your driving on the bold side of the tyre. this would be difficult to prove but if you annoyed plod enough they may ta...
- Sat 27 Dec, 2014 21:19
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Cockpit lighting when the door opens
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1370
Re: Cockpit lighting when the door opens
I suppose there's no end to the places to put these lights, I even considered using the bonnet switch and having under bonnet lighting, then though - well how often have I actually broken down in the dark with the z - errr never. I also considered fitting amber lights into the side grills and doing ...
- Sat 27 Dec, 2014 21:16
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Cockpit lighting when the door opens
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1370
Re: Cockpit lighting when the door opens
give it a try and post pics
- Thu 18 Dec, 2014 21:36
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Clutch foot rest quandary
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4384
Re: Clutch foot rest quandary
most autos have a footrest, my old car had one (auto) then one day I borrowed a company pool car (manual) which had a footrest, is was a disaster as when pulling up at the first set of lights (my foot was on the footrest as it would have been in my auto) car started juddering as the speed fell too l...
- Thu 18 Dec, 2014 21:29
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Z3 prices
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3802
Re: Z3 prices
i can vouch on the jap cars rusting, I had a Honda before my z, ( it was biodegradable) though the vtec is good fun.
- Tue 16 Dec, 2014 20:16
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: foot well lighting
- Replies: 161
- Views: 31481
Re: foot well lighting
hi johnz3, pm sent
- Fri 12 Dec, 2014 10:56
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Z3 Interior Light
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3349
Re: Z3 Interior Light
I don't bother with the festoon light, the foot well lights are enough, or the glove box light works great too.
- Fri 12 Dec, 2014 10:50
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: newbie with a couple of issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1349
Re: newbie with a couple of issues
hi, before you buy a rear window - check to see if it is a zip in window, some aftermarket hoods are stitch in windows (original roof will be zip-in)
- Fri 12 Dec, 2014 10:42
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Clockset
- Replies: 1
- Views: 553
Re: Clockset
it is the same size, I brought one cheap and took all the bulbs out. the one I had also had a fuel usage gauge, this part wouldn't work but it is removable. to me everything else was identical. however due to the fact it had this extra gauge would the plugs be the same? suppose the way to find out i...
- Sat 11 Oct, 2014 20:39
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Hello Z3 gang
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1870
Re: Hello Z3 gang
welcome fellow biker. to be fair - the airbag light is a good point, mine was bodged and as such I used it to push the asking price down :D (usually an easy fix like a reset) also check for any extras that could be fitted like electric roof (quite often fitted as extras on the larger cc z3) or hard ...
- Sat 04 Oct, 2014 16:17
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Saturday's mystery part
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3619
Re: Saturday's mystery part
are you all blind or something, you can clearly see its a table of some description, usually used for eating off.
- Tue 23 Sep, 2014 16:47
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: inpa install
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3360
Re: inpa install
the last time I tried downloading it I picked up a virus and another annoying exe called bubble dock, hidden in the download
- Mon 22 Sep, 2014 17:59
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: inpa install
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3360
Re: inpa install
well, a quick update - removed hard drive from duff laptop, put it in a different laptop and hey inpa still works even though im now using a different usb port. :o back in buisness :) if b m technic has gone bust then who owns the copy right :?: I imagine BMW still own the copyright, just as they d...
- Sun 21 Sep, 2014 09:05
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Door Mirrors
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4101
Re: Door Mirrors
just what I thought, driving my z is a solo affair (messes her hair up so she wont get in) haven't gotten around to fixing the passenger door as it doesn't really get used, its just one of those things that slightly bugs me as I know about it. abit like my alarm, I have never heard it go off, don't ...
- Sun 21 Sep, 2014 08:02
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Door Mirrors
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4101
Re: Door Mirrors
I have the same issue conserning the passenger door, I can lock but not unlock, it tries but fails. duno what happened there
- Sun 21 Sep, 2014 08:02
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Door Mirrors
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4101
Re: Door Mirrors
I have the same issue conserning the passenger door, I can lock but not unlock, it tries but fails.
- Sun 21 Sep, 2014 07:56
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Hard Top Wires
- Replies: 5
- Views: 515
Re: Hard Top Wires
there are some fitting instructions on bimmer forum, inc wiring diagrams all in pdf, I did download these files for a member on here but my old laptop packed up with the files on. just do a google seach like I did, the files are in two parts, the mechanical side, then electrical. I have used my heat...
- Sun 21 Sep, 2014 07:43
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: inpa install
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3360
Re: inpa install
well, a quick update - removed hard drive from duff laptop, put it in a different laptop and hey inpa still works even though im now using a different usb port. :o back in buisness :) if b m technic has gone bust then who owns the copy right :?: tried downloading a copy on to my new windows 8 laptop...
- Sun 21 Sep, 2014 05:01
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: inpa install
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3360
Re: inpa install
would inpa run on windows 8?
- Wed 17 Sep, 2014 17:52
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: inpa install
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3360
Re: inpa install
AAAAARGHH. yes I need a key, which I found but then found I cant activate it as bm technic no longer exist
- Tue 02 Sep, 2014 06:02
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
- Replies: 2088
- Views: 411135
Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
i will have a butchers, but will start another thread as i dont want to clog this one up, i will name it dash cam Hi littlefella. OK but why dash cam? Is that because the power feed can be taken from the same point? the dash cam comes with a cigarete lighter socket plug, but i dont want the wires d...
- Mon 01 Sep, 2014 16:54
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
- Replies: 2088
- Views: 411135
Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
i will have a butchers, but will start another thread as i dont want to clog this one up, i will name it dash cam
- Sun 31 Aug, 2014 21:03
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
- Replies: 2088
- Views: 411135
Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
a dash cam, for £13 :shock: everyone should buy one of these, could save you a furtune. it doesnt have to be exelent video, just enough to show whats going on, or rather what happend :lol: i will wire mine into the heated rear screen switch/loom as i no longer need it but its still all there. Hi li...
- Sun 31 Aug, 2014 15:15
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
- Replies: 2088
- Views: 411135
Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
a dash cam, for £13 everyone should buy one of these, could save you a furtune. it doesnt have to be exelent video, just enough to show whats going on, or rather what happend i will wire mine into the heated rear screen switch/loom as i no longer need it but its still all there.
- Sun 31 Aug, 2014 15:12
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: warning lights
- Replies: 3
- Views: 257
Re: warning lights
this was my first thought. i will remove the wheels in turn and check - replace the pads and give them a good clean.
- Sun 31 Aug, 2014 09:39
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: inpa install
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3360
Re: inpa install
hi all thanks for the replys, i think rob has hit something there, if memory serves me correctly it does say on install that you have to use the same usb port everytime you run inpa. the other laptop is an acer aspire, power light comes on, optical drive spins up, fan running, hdd is idling ready fo...
- Sun 31 Aug, 2014 07:10
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: warning lights
- Replies: 3
- Views: 257
warning lights
A couple of days ago my asc light along with the abs light came on, but having no access to my inpa i had to continue to drive it, the next day i started it up - lights still on but then after about half a mile they went out so far the havnt reapeared. any ideas folks.
- Sun 31 Aug, 2014 07:06
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: What RPM at 70mph?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6565
Re: What RPM at 70mph?
70 for me is about 3250rpm why is mine different