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I had my windscreen cracked by some local wise boys a few years ago. I went through my insurance and it cost me only £25 and did not count as a claim. Ill check the small print on my policy now to see if things have changed. Autoglass did the job. Initially they tried a eastern cheapy as that is wha...

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Cheers Bod, I'd seen this one and I agree it looks in a good place and quite nice.

Mike

wow, this is going to take some time reading all this, thanks

Mike

Anyone got any good recommendations for nice hotel in Lauterbrunnen and Grindlewald area? I am planning a vacation there late spring. I would appreciate anyones first hand comments. thanks in advance.

Mike

hi, if you search this forum you can find oput how to do the reset with a simple piece of wire. It works fine and saves you a bunch of Euros.

Mike

I agree it could be a seized caliper. I had this on my dog car (Volvo 940 estate). Easily regognised in the later stages by red hot discs and smoke bellowing from the wheel. also the tyre and wheel were hot enough to fry eggs on.

Mike

Hi, could be warped disc but check the obvious first. I sould expect a juddering with warped discs?

Worn pads, both back and front?

Is the brake warning light coming on? Is it actually connected?

Do you have even worn tyres?

Mike

Hi, You will have great fun in dordogne. Just watch out the usual overzealous gendames and their view on speeding. If you stay anywhere then stay in Sarlat at the Hotel la Madeline. typically french and right in the centre of Sarlat. Parking not an issue. You can then sample the delights of Sarlat n...

Mike

I suggest you check the drain points for the door sills. I had a similar problem with an MX-5.

Mike

I have the same problem sometimes. Love to know what the problem is.

Mike

I got some chrome rear arch stone guards in the US when over there the other year. No problems with them although you have to clean well before replacing after washing the car. Make sure no grit of any sort is between the magnetic panel and the paintwork.

Mike

I happen to have a spare glove box catch from my 2.8. I'll see if I can find it in the depths of my toolshed over the weekend. If I find it, ill post a message and you are welcome to have it.

Mike

your welcome, Good luck.

Mike

The Invisible woman claims another lover

Mike

I had a similar problem and refixed the bracket to the bottle using toggle bolts. The sort to fix things to plasterboard. Just drill a few holes through the plastic, stuff the bolts in and tighten. If you want to put sealant between the bracket and bottle then thats fine too.

Mike

I have the same problem. Ive oiled/greased everything in the engine bay but the squeaks come from the driver end of the steering column. I suspect the cowling is fouling the column because I has a car phone kit installed about 2 months ago. When it warms up Ill get out and find out what is the probl...

Mike

Before you dismantle everything, might be worth checking its not just a stone or nail in the tyre tread first.

Mike

I suggest you go to the RAC website and check out the registration number Y589*** there to find out what make of vehicle it actually is. The chance of being a Z3 is small. Then challenge the ticket all the way. Key to these challenges is to copy any letters to all concened and keep the communication...

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hi. Im over in blindley heath. 2.8.

Mike

Thanks mike. managed to flush the system. Checked the state of the PS fluid first and it was in fact low but quite clean. So instead of all the pipework bit you suggest, I emptied the reservoir using a turkey baster, then refilled it, lock to locked it 5 or 6 times. then reemptied the reservoir and ...

Mike

I have exactly the same problem. The steering column joints were dry as a dogs bone. Car has done 100K miles so not a surprise really. Oiled them up and greased them and the groaning from the steering went away. Steering was still a bit stiff though. Peeked into the steering fluid reservoir and leve...

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or you can just squirt superglue on the plunger and depress it for a min or so to fix it. This sensor is a pain in the a**e as we all know.

Mike

or you can just squirt superglue on the plunger and depress it for a min or so to fix it. This sensor is a pain in the a**e as we all know.

Mike

I have a system 8 car phone kit which allows you to put different adapters in easily depending upon which phone you have. Its really good. Cradle charges phone and pipes phone through car stereo which means its audible even when at speed with the roof down. Also voice activated calling works with th...

Mike

or you can make up a solution of washing up water quite strong and pour on the wheel/rim etc... leaks wil lshow as bubbles as you would expect. Saves on her indoors freaking out with the use of the bath and kids with use of their paddling pool. Also can be done in situ on the car so saves effort. mi...

Mike

boma, do I detect a bit of body roll at these frightening speeds?

Mike

nice pics. Thanks to andy and others for the organisation, great day

Mike

Yeee Haaaaa ! Got the hole in the manifold fixed and got the etech brace fitted so spent this morning testing about surreys lanes. I must say the brace seems to make the whole front end tighter in the corners and on parts of the road that usually make the z tramline things are very much improved. So...

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No problem. I am tied p working today so will wait until tomorrow. Just have to be content with using my old Volvo 940. Shes not a quick as the zed but is a good old reliable girl. Only 260K miles on the clock and needs to be driven with TLC.

Mike

Well its been a busy day already and its only 9:30 in the morning. I was woke by the couriers delivering my Etech strut brace and skipping breakfast quickly installed it. So I thought a quick whizz along the surrey lanes would be in order. After about 2 miles the Z suddenly started making very very ...

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For all you Jigsaw addicts.

Mike

check any drian holes on the sills are not blocked. Just had the same problem with the wifes MX-5. Drain holes blocked leading to water eventually leaking into the passenge footwell. Once the drian holes were cleared it piddled water all night. Then I put a long tube on the WD40 can and sprayed libe...

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No worries. I popped into BMW Brentford and they kindly gave me the bits for free. A quick bit of getiing the toggle on the zip, a zip around the window and bobs your uncle. All fixed except to glue the cloth under the rubber trim. Good as new. Now I must remember to put the toggle in a safe place f...

Mike

Local wide boys decided to fall on my car last night and managed to get the bottom of the rear window to unzip, B****ds the lot of them. Does anyone know where I can get hold of a zip toggle to put it back together again without replacing the actual window.

Mike

Thats what i thought, BMW wanted close on 1000 UKP for the cats alone.
If your up at the Z meet at Newlands corner and Dunsfold later in the year Ill be there.

Mike

Hi, back from my world travels. I had my Powerflow fitted by the following RSR Redhill 23-25 Brighton Road Redhill Surrey RH1 6PP Tel: 01737 772243 Email: info@rsrtyres.co.uk Cost for Cat+everything behind was 560 UKP and they took 4 hours to do the fitting. Very pleased so far. I recommend these gu...

Mike

check your tyres for a trapped stone or worse. It could be as simple as that.

Mike

hi. Ive just had a similar problem with my better halfs MX-5. Passenger footwell totally soaked. It turns out the drain holes in the sill were blocked causing the sills to fill with water and overflow into the footwell. I also had the symtoms of water in the footwell but no sign of leakage down the ...

Mike

camping in France with Zed is easy. Just look at the size of tent we took. with two hoadalls for clothes as well and a spash of local wine to boot. Tent poles were in bag on the rack. We spent 4 weeks touring France like that !![/img]

Mike

Just got my Powerflow fitted this morning. On idle its a nice burble but on hitting the gas an awesome roar. It brings a tingle to your skin. As the car was suffering from a knackered cat this was also replaced so the difference in performance is very noticable as well. It was raining when I picked ...

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Im getting a powerflow system fitted this friday in Redhill. needed since my cat fell to pieces. Ill let you know what I think after the weekend. funyy thing was they tried to sell my SQUARE tailpipes as well. No accounting for taste with a car that has no straight edges.

Mike

at least you had sometihng to keep you busy whilst waiting for the roadside recovery !!!

Mike

reg is definately right. ill post my camera pic when i download it.

Mike

interesting

Mike

I get 29.6 from my 2.8 averaged over the last 10 months. 15K miles of travel of various types.

Mike

Thanks guys for the replies. I spent 2 years living in Nigeria so a jerk with
or without a bat ain't a problem. Out there they have AK47's and teargas.
Compared with nigeria driving, UK is very straight forward although the differences seems to be getting smaller.

Mike

Found a company in Redhill who will replace cat and everything behind with custom jobbie. Back box is full of schrapnel from the cat. I post some pics when it gets done next week assuming it looks ok.

Mike

How I love driving in London. All those Zeddies driving about in Chiswick and/or Brentford please steer clear of a dark Range Rover S741CTE who I quote as shouting to me "Its about bl***y time I smashed into a zed to see what happens. F**king girlie ***£$^£$**&&£$ £^£^^" or 4 lette...

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thanks for everyones help. ill hit the internet and see what comes up

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