ordered these today from bmw can you quess what they are,pic

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ordered these today from bmw can you quess what they are,pic

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ordered 2 of these today from bmw,they fit the z3 loverly but they really go on the old m3 evo,can you guess what they are,the pic is just a small part of the part

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Ummmm alloy wheel centres?

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Door 'andles :?:
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Do you hammer them into the tyres to stop a nail getting in there and giving you a puncture?
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Front bonnet emblem for cars that arent silver :)
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Re: ordered these today from bmw can you quess what they are

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legend wrote:ordered 2 of these today from bmw,they fit the z3 loverly but they really go on the old m3 evo,can you guess what they are,the pic is just a small part of the part

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Front strut caps?
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nothing to do with wheels or handles or badges,
and i thought you lot were right clued up on bmw parts,i did have these on my zm,they will fit every z3 ever made and they take about 2 seconds to fit each one
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and the winner is Ardchyle,yes strut caps,they just tidy up the top bit,but youll need to ask for the m3 evo ones ,as they dont come up searching z3

here on my zm

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Now Ardchyle - be honest - did you know or did you do what I did but you beat me posting the answer...
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And I was hoping to sell you a strut brace :head:

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snoops wrote:Now Ardchyle - be honest - did you know or did you do what I did but you beat me posting the answer...
:wink: Busted :oops:
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I do believe you can get furry ones from Anne Summers :oops:
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I'm confused (it's easily done) :roll:
Other then preventing the installation of a strut brace, what purpose do these caps serve?
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Titan wrote:I'm confused (it's easily done) :roll:
Other then preventing the installation of a strut brace, what purpose do these caps serve?
I had some on the MINI Cooper S Mr T, I think its to stop dust and dirt etc getting into the top of shock mounts and supposed to look pretty :)

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Titan wrote:I'm confused (it's easily done) :roll:
Other then preventing the installation of a strut brace, what purpose do these caps serve?
they are for resting your mug off tea on when your cleaning your engine :)
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legend wrote:
Titan wrote:Other then preventing the installation of a strut brace, what purpose do these caps serve?
they are for resting your mug off tea on when your cleaning your engine :)
:roflmao: :roflmao:
But what do you put on the other one?
Oh wait
Don't tell me
I bet that's for the china plate with the chocolate hob nobs :dunce:
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Ardchyle wrote:
snoops wrote:Now Ardchyle - be honest - did you know or did you do what I did but you beat me posting the answer...
:wink: Busted :oops:
So you're assuming my assumption was correct :oops: and no-one else knows what we're on about :D
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youboth went on photobucket didnt you, :roll:
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legend wrote:youboth went on photobucket didnt you, :roll:
:shock: well I've never been so insulted in my life :shock: :devil:
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snoops wrote:
legend wrote:youboth went on photobucket didnt you, :roll:
:shock: well I've never been so insulted in my life :shock: :devil:
Double Busted :head: :head:
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i so hate cheaters,ive ask the admin to block you both,next time get into the spirit off things,ive had some messages from other users on here saying that they would have never quessed those parts,so you two, yes you two, you should be darned ashamed of yourself,yeah i hope your rear window splits sometime in the very near future , :wink: :wink: :wink: :lol:
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In defence of both snoops and myself, i would like think we were not cheating but being resourceful :).

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i would like think we were not cheating but being resourceful :).

was that a quote from tony blair :shock:
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I used my detective skills, Image that'll teach you for putting the answer with the question :wink:
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Re: ordered these today from bmw can you quess what they are

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legend wrote:ordered 2 of these today from bmw,they fit the z3 loverly but they really go on the old m3 evo,can you guess what they are,the pic is just a small part of the part

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Can I ask how much they were :?: and the item number :?: I agree that they do finish the top of the strut off very nicely, even if you do use them to put your tea on one side and biscuits on the other. :roflmao:
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