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Thanks Gazza, I will really try to go slowly but it is awfully difficult. +1. I recently fitted new Eagle Asymmetric 2's on the rear and they were downright scary for the first couple of hundred miles. Much worse than the old and very worn Asym 1's I had on there, even in the wet. Now 200-300 miles...

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+1 for Ireland engineering. I have used them a number of times for things like rear subframe bushes and the camber and toe kits. Good guys to deal with - http://www.bmw2002.com

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The brackets an covers are there, as is the wiring for the heated window (assuming you already have an electric hood). The bolts are not shown, but they are cheap anyway. It's the brackets and covers that are the expensive bit.

Sadly £175- £200 would be a fare price these days.

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I think we're being baited there.

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Nec P3

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Take a loot at this thread on Z3Mcoupe.com.

Possibly the most comprehensive thread on the underside of a Z3M ever written

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si-forks wrote:Who was doing the video was it forrest gump does sound a good idea hope you can get it working

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Just a good ol' boy, never meanin' no harm......

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It should actually reduce stress, the body is not rolling as much, hence reduced flex, hence less leverage on the joints, it is the weight of the body that adds the stress, the thicker bar would keep it in check, if welds are breaking then the joint is going into shear, and it is not designed this ...

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Matt, The document you refer to is really specific to early (pre 10-98) US models. What they are saying in that doc is that cars with the smaller 3 pin connector (power, ground and iBus) had the iBus wire missing. Probably as an oversight since I have not come across a non iBus changer using the sma...

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Gazza wrote:I'm not saying it's flimsy, just that the extra thickness of the H&R bars induces much more stress in the mount.

+1, the H&R are about 2x as stiff as the standard and the standard mounts were just not designed to handle the extra stress. No fault of BMW, just a reality.

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The wiring was bundled up where the cables come into the boot from cabin on the left hand side. If you pull the left carpet away you should see them. I only have the 3 pin and not the larger 2 pin power plug used for the CD Changer A. My previous Z3 (facelift 2.0 model year 2000) did have the larger...

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Good thread on the Coupe board about this. See page 2 or 3 for photos.

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Matt, Welcome. You got it spot on with the mBus versus iBus changers. I did a lot of detective work on this a while back when looking into iPod adapters. The later Zs did get some of the iBus ,although exactly how much it still not clear. My 2001 ///M roadster came from the factory with the CD and h...

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Watchdog was quite topical last night. Some good stuff amongst the rhetoric there on spare tyres. I just wish they wouldn't overdo the combative attitude to spokespeople. It would be nice to hear what they have to say for once instead of Ann Robinson jabbing all the time.

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Did some research for a little project i have going on at the moment and found this on the colours in the ///M Logo Pantone: Blue — Pantone Process Blue Purple — Pantone 268 Red — Pantone Warm Red Paint: blue violett GLASURIT-BMW 4000 light blue GLASURIT-BMW 5002 red GLASURIT-BMW 353 RGB: Blue — 0 1...

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We were in Wrexham recently, could have done this route then :cry: I thought we did...? A. ps: don't know why I can't quote and use smilies???? ***Scratching head smilie*** Did we ??????? :puzzle: :puzzle: :shrug :shrug :drive :drive (gratuitous use of smilies ) :P I recall that we realised after t...

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Such sad news!

Thoughts with his family and friends.

Si and Lynda

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Mine out too (by only a few days). Booked at Munich Legends for next Wednesday and also having an overdue brake fluid change and coolant flush.

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amancuso wrote:Wow, just wow. I hope you get this sorted soon. As mentioned earlier, do get the rear suspension checked, the rear arms are easily bent.

+1. Put the standard wheels on it and get a 4 wheel alignment check before you go any further.

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Cat D just means it was in the best interest of the insurance company to write the car off, not that the damage (if any) was bad at all. See this interesting article here in the Telegraph . Cars with far worse damage are repaired every day without an insurer or subsequent owners (who can't or don't ...

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Lepsons are good I can vouch for that. More local to you though are these guys Wheel Works UK in Crawley. I used them to do mine in Shadow Chrome (£65 a corner) and the result was not bad at all. 18 months or so later and the finish is holding up.

siwilson

Cell phone or GPS antenna.

Does the car have or have evidence of a car kit?

What is the radio, any GPS there?

siwilson

Thanks for great suggestion. Discovered something today. When I have the radio on I get sound from the rear speakers but when I play music via Bluetooth (from my phone) I get nothing from the rear speakers - hence the non existent bass. Any clues?? it sounds like you have the auto antenna connectio...

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Badman gee wrote:hello si,

did you buy it from new?

worth the money?

mark

No, I bought it off the previous owner of my car ( bought the car from BMW). I paid £650 second hand back in 2004 and I would say it was worth it.

siwilson

I do have the race version with th 83mm tips. You can drive it quietly through villages and then open it up for that gorgous deep sound on the B roads and in tunnels. I also makes a grand roar wide open on the track :twisted: A bit of a pain on the motorway if I am honest. The drone gets a little ti...

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Prolly me

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Was back in 2006, see here

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See here

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Sub still available!

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The other LSB ready was spotted in Poole (Dorset) a few years ago. Nothing since.

siwilson

Hi there. Yep it is mine and I too love LSB on the ready, which is why I can't ever see myself selling.

Thanks for the nice comments.

Si.

siwilson

All, Sorry for the delay, been away on a bot of an extended holiday. Ferdinand has first refusal on the mud flaps and footwell lighting kit, subject to postage costs being acceptable. The Alpine sub is still available and a nice way to enhance the stock system. I can take it to Gaydpn tomorrow if an...

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Do you mean corroded and making a circuit ? hence no warning light . I meant that all that water may well have got inside the electrical connector and corroded it. This would cause it to send odd readings to the DME. The gauges are fed from the DME, so if the DME sees readings it cannot understand ...

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Gazza wrote:That's the diagram Realoem shows using my VIN.

Water Temp gauge is working fine.

Could be the oil level sensor but I would have thought that would throw up a warning light on the dash ?

I'll check the rear of the gauge also, just incase a wire has come adrift.

or corroded. it took quite a bath!

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Gary, The oil temperature is read by the oil level sensor in the sump. Have you also had any yellow oil level light warnings? Could be a bad sender or more likely a bad connection. Especially after going swimming a few weeks ago! Part for the sender is 12617508003 and a new gasket 12611744292. Also ...

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Yes, I am willing to post items now.

Mud flaps are original BMW and come with the clips.

The footwell lighting kit hooks in behind the glove box. see here

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Clearing out a few odds and ends i have had for while and will never use. Full set of mudflats (front and rear) for a Z3 these are brand new in box. I bought them from the US a few years back, but never fitted them. They are mint. £75 Footwell lighting kit for a Z3. Again purchased form the US and n...

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The 3.0 and 2.2 M54 engines are fly by wire.

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Lots of opinions here. What I can say is that I have bled my brakes using the old school method a number of times when changing hoses and calipers and never had an issue. After a few pumps, new clear fluid without any bubbles emerged at each corner. No need to activate ABS at all, a rock hard pedal ...

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How did you stop the brake fluid pouring out whilst you disconnected the caliper? Did you clamp the rubber hose? No I didn't clamp the hose, I put 2 or 3 layers of clingfilm over the reservoir opening and screwed one of the caps from the Easibleed over to create a seal, nothing came out of the hose...

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I have the screw type and mine pulled out. Very annoying. fixed it by putting a flat piece of plastic with a hole in it under the carpet as a 'nut'.

Seems to have held OK.

siwilson

That spoiler look remarkably like one I had on a Sierra Sapphire many many years ago. I'd remove it if I were you.

Best of luck with it!

siwilson

I was thinking of the above code reader so I would be glad for any info :D I have the Peake tool and it stays in the car all the time. Saved my bacon when a coil packed died on my last year. it is easy to use and works on most models. The only downside is that is is really just an engines diagnosti...

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Nothing is adjustable on the rear of a Z3 as standard. To adjust rear camber and toe you either need to install eccentric bushes or a weld in kit. There are a couple of companies that do the eccentric bushes. KMAC is one and I think even BMW did a part once. For weld In the Ireland engineering is my...

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This is an upgrade for the fly by wire models, so 2.2, 3.0 and S54. The kit i bought was for a US 2.5. However, you may need to do more to get it to work on the 2.2 and 3.0. You need to have a clutch switch (easy to check for), but the biggest issue will be if the car needs coding. Luckily the S54 d...

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Now 'summer' has arrived I suspect a lot more of us will be using the aircon. I came across a very interesting and useful post on Bimmerfest where someone has AC that works OK when driving, but not so well at idle. It got me thinking that this is one of those problems you might not notice. Enjoy htt...

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If one wheel is noticably hotter than the others then it's almost certainly a sticky caliper. Fix it quick or it will not only danmge the disc, but it will cook you wheel bearing as well.

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I thought it had died too, but it seems there is new forum software and my old bookmark needed updating.

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