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Lewy

I'll dig out my order from BMW when I did mine, from memory I went for the lower profile pads for the best (lowest) ride height and it's been great - providing the wheels aren't unsuitable

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Merry Christmas to all. Our first Christmas as a 'complete' family so very much looking forward to it. Fingers crossed the Z gets a bit of TLC also

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Thanks for the warm welcome back guys.

Del, you're right there, just bought a 4x4 as a daily - standard operating procedure!

Lewy

Lovely job there, I've heard a lot of good reports about the gliptone stuff.

Lewy

+ 1 they're the ones I fitted although didn't have an issue with rubbing at all. At the same time as swapping the springs out I also replaced the shocks with the standard Sachs ones - ran 235s and 255s without a single issue.

Lewy

Hi fellow zedders! I've been on here before but have been dormant for a couple of years so I thought I had better say hello again. I'm Lewy from Wolverhampton, a beautiful part of the country as many of you must know :lol: :lol: :lol: I bought my Z3 in Sept 2012. I started the project fairly well an...

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I have a boston green bootlid although it definitely needs a respray. Paid £60 for it at the time but open to offers

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I actually saw you go down the track at SP in Sept - and parked up too. Lovely motor.

Liking that rear bumper

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Gutted to be selling up before I got her exactly how I wanted her but new baby on the way so I need to get my practical head on - hope it passes quickly and I can start being a big kid again soon! Headlines: 1998 Z3 roadster 2.8 in Boston Green 138,000 miles Black Leather electric heated seats Power...

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The idea behind it is that you don't use any water at all even when the car is dirty That's a scary though rubbing dirt around on your body work. Be sure to have a machine polisher handy to get rid of the swirls after ;) I only use detailing sprays as a lubricant to the clay bar process and would n...

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Btw, if you can't find any at decent money, you could try this -

Lewy

Re tango is for the 'scene' people. I think you're going the right way.

Good luck

Lewy

It's underneath the boot floor, opposite side to your exhaust. Assume it's accessible from underneath.

Depending on age, it's probably wise to check that the spare is still in good condition as they can corrode under there

Lewy

Just got back from my hols and picked up the Z from it's little holiday at the local indy whilst I was away. Sadly a very hefty bill - clutch and dual mass flywheel being the main parts replaced so I fully intend on 'testing' the new bits ;) Will also be doing a little cosmetic enhancement over the ...

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Yep happy to help too, nice idea. I travel all over from Wolverhampton but of late it's mainly these places - Liverpool, Durham, Stoke, Leeds and London.

Lewy

Haha, I guess it will if you put some new sticky stuff on it

What I would do is use Autoglym tar remover to get rid of the old stuff and then put new 3M double side on, it'll be the same (or similar) stuff they use from the factory.

Totally up to you though mate, no bother either way

Lewy

I have to admit my inner chav comes out when it comes to exhaust note :lol: Have you got a video of the sound? I'd love to hear it! Exhaust note is such a personal thing and depends what you want from your car, if it's not a daily driver then imho it's cool to be a little on the growling side! :lol:...

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Ps, I take it from the OP that you need the 'Z3' letters and not the BMW roundel as per dallantan's post

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To be honest I was on the fly (literally) earlier on and didn't really have my forum head on. I don't want any cash at all buddy as I will never need them, I'm in Wolverhampton and you are welcome to collect or will whip them in the post to you if you pm me your adress. Although if anyone comes back...

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I've debadged mine and never intend for it to go back on

Call it £15 delivered? Drop me a message if you want them

Lewy

Captain wrote:There's a guy in the UK called Ian Clifton, he supplies all the badges his email address is Ianrclifton1234@aol.com

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I can vouch for this guy too, always bought my badges and other bits from him and always received good service and products.

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Hi Ian, your bonnet badge will fit nicely with the two lugs and feels quite a tight fit however the rear badge and side gills badges are slightly smaller IIRC and rely on double sided tape to actually stay in place. Whilst these slightly smaller badges appear to have two lugs for fitting they don't ...

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Very good finish indeed, top work

Regarding your leather treatment, this stuff seems to be quite highly regarded - Leather repair

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Lovely... and very rare! I'd love a bread van!

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Well I haven't been around much of late with work but I have been lurking around here and there! Anyway some progress on the Z but not before taking a few steps back. After changing the wheels over the car developed some nasty characteristics of being very skittish and very un predictable on most ro...

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Both hands in and a good hard tug! Ooh er!

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do you have to be a BMWCC member for either entrance to a 'club' area or for the Z layout? Seeing as no-one has answered this, in previous years you have needed to be a BMWCC member in order to display your car, so I would expect so. Cheers R. I've been for 2 years now and displayed on our forum st...

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Sorry just re-read your question, try felgen silver

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Ferric Grey is a BMW wheel colour which might be worth a look at, could be the one you're after

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Got your PM buddy and replied

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Haha, I wouldn't even give them the web hit!

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Pierrick wrote:Does it mean it is cheaper to buy second hand wheels with good tyres than replace your tyres???

Good to know...

Haha, I guess so!

Lewy

Thanks buddy, probably worth leaving in the shed in case I ever put it back to standard - thanks for the heads up, I thought £200 was cheap

Nevermind

Lewy

Quite happy to accept reasonable offers on these, I have a large repair bill looming!

£180 would be accepted right now!

Lewy

I've just realised where you are! Oops! For some reason I'd got it in my head that you were somewhere else. I have a friend whose parents are up and down the M5 regularly to their weekend home in Hope Cove, I'm seeing if they are coming past any time soon before committing to the trip myself. Failin...

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Yes mate, still have it

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Yeah why not!

My z is in for some work today and I'm getting a loaner car from the garage today so hopefully it will fit in, can aim to collect towards the end of this week?

Lewy

Well done for having a go, need lots of patience! Look forward to the updates

Lewy

Harmon Kardon is the upgraded speakers, I believe the sub woofer behind the seats is added if you have this upgrade.

Lewy

eBay have prices ranging from £25 through to £100.

I could be tempted at the right money

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Mate I'm in Wolverhampton, I have a spare set of Z wheels. You are most welcome to use them whilst your wheels are in refurb. I use a company in Cannock who are excellent - JP Alloys. I think £50 per corner incl stripped, keyed, powder coated, tyres back on and balanced. Can't recommend them enough ...

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Where you based Ian?

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This is definitely one of the more attractive street views I've seen.

Normally it's people doing what they shouldn't be doing down side streets which make social media

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Gazza wrote:Well done so far, afterall a Z1 is an E30 in another guise

And a z3 is kind of an E30 / E36 mongrel!

But we love 'em of course

Fair play to the OP, doing something different! I like it, hats off to you. Look forward to the updates

Lewy

Mint wrote:
Lewy wrote:I think they were all in Ironbridge! Saw 5 there today in the space of an hour!
Did you get any waves?

'Fraid not buddy, my z is stuck on the driveway waiting to go into my local indy so I wasn't out in it, poorly bushes

Lewy

I saw someone do it on an 8 series once, we all refused to talk to him until he took it back off!

Lewy

I think they were all in Ironbridge! Saw 5 there today in the space of an hour!

Nice pic

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Brilliant, thanks Brian I'll give it a go

Lewy

Hi all, something which is bugging the hell out of me, I wonder if anybody here has successfully resolved a similar issue. My radio reception (standard BMW head unit) goes in and out of reception all the time, we're talking pull forwards a meter and we have radio, then another meter it's gone and so...

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And here's another one that I've used in the past - they'll no doubt share the same database but thought I'd share anyway

http://www.bmwvin.com/

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