Hello Friends,
It will be my Z1's 19th birthday at the end of this month and the doors are still working OK (give or take the odd "pull the lever & nothing happens" !!)
But I don't want to push my luck much longer. Can anyone recommend a BMW Independant (or even Main Dealer ??) who has successfully worked on their Z1 doors ?
I think I remember Mosleley Motorsport in Telford being mentioned some time ago and North of Birmingham would be great but any location considered.
What I ideally want to do is have the doors fully overhauled (new belts) plus whatever other bits could/should be renovated or replaced.
Hope you can help.
Regards,
ChrisM.
Any Recommendations for Z1 door servicing ??
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I have not taken my Z1 to Nigel Moseley yet, but if his level of expertise on the M3 is anything to go by you will be in safe hands. I know they are very different cars, but I cannot fault him.
Give him a call and chat it through. He's honest (and busy) enough to tell you whether that is his thing or not.
Good luck. I still stand by the 'if it ain't broke' addage as far as the doors are concerned.
Give him a call and chat it through. He's honest (and busy) enough to tell you whether that is his thing or not.
Good luck. I still stand by the 'if it ain't broke' addage as far as the doors are concerned.
Best regards,
Sam Lever.
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Sam Lever.
Anyone who says money isn't everything hasn't found the right classic car yet.
Z1 - 3.0csl - 987 Boxster - Rolls 20 - '72 911T - 997 GTS
Black Sport Evo M3 & SG M3 CSL & Austin 7 Special - now someone else's pleasure
Blue 2800cs - now someone else's pain
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I'm with Sam on this issue. I went on a Z1 repair course with the German club a few years ago and among other things we took two cars doors apart and replaced belts and bits and pieces. I returned full of enthusiasm and bought the parts for the doors and lots of other bits I imagined might be hard to source in the future.
Needless to say the doors have never given trouble and unless your car is needed on a daily basis I would agree with Sam and leave well alone.
I have no suggestions re recommending a repairer. The less my cars visit dealers or service garages the happier I am!
Needless to say the doors have never given trouble and unless your car is needed on a daily basis I would agree with Sam and leave well alone.
I have no suggestions re recommending a repairer. The less my cars visit dealers or service garages the happier I am!
Morning Sam,sfh3l wrote:I have not taken my Z1 to Nigel Moseley yet, but if his level of expertise on the M3 is anything to go by you will be in safe hands. I know they are very different cars, but I cannot fault him.
Give him a call and chat it through. He's honest (and busy) enough to tell you whether that is his thing or not.
Good luck. I still stand by the 'if it ain't broke' addage as far as the doors are concerned.
I spoke to Nigel few weeks ago, I doubt you will have any luck with him as he is winding down his operation, retiring from the whole motorsport thing and selling his Red Zed (Boo) and keeping the green one (YAY!)
Pat,Pat Slade wrote:I'm with Sam on this issue. I went on a Z1 repair course with the German club a few years ago and among other things we took two cars doors apart and replaced belts and bits and pieces. I returned full of enthusiasm and bought the parts for the doors and lots of other bits I imagined might be hard to source in the future.
Needless to say the doors have never given trouble and unless your car is needed on a daily basis I would agree with Sam and leave well alone.
I have no suggestions re recommending a repairer. The less my cars visit dealers or service garages the happier I am!
Any chance you can translate that knowledge to some sort of electronic format, before you lose it forever? I wish I had attended the course at the time, as I suspect it will come in useful in the future as these get older, the one part of the car I am really nervous about touching.
Are the doors not like the engine, where lack of attention can mean bigger problems and huge bills in the long run?