Hi, I have recently purchased a 1997 2.8 with 69k under its belt. It has full BMWSH and I have done a 1000 miles since I got it at the ned of August.
A few answers to a few questions please.
1.The temp gauge gets up to the middle after only 3 or 4 miles. Is this normal. I have no overheating probs.
2.Any advice on getting tail ies off. They are forced on well. Anybody know of any overlarge tail ipes that may go over the existing but still look good.
3. The struts on both sides of the front screen are pealing at the top. The covering is like a hard skin. Any views on how to improve these.
I know some or all of these may have been covered before but I would apreciate any latest advice as well
Many Thanks
New to the BMWZ3 Scene
Hi John, and welcome to the forum.
1) Temp guage should sit nicely in the middle and doesn't take more than a few mins to get there - usually if the thermostat dies on a Z3, it makes it run cool rather than hot as the water pump finishes up running all the time.
2) Some tail pipe finishers have a screw on the underside that needs to be undone first, others are just a tight fix - a good soak with WD40 will probably help - I remember a post on here about it a while ago.
3) Not quite sure what you mean - the '97 had a black windscreen surround - is this what you mean? Or do you have the chrome surround retrofitted? Or is it painted?
Would be nice to see your new p+j - any chance of some pics?
Cheers R.
1) Temp guage should sit nicely in the middle and doesn't take more than a few mins to get there - usually if the thermostat dies on a Z3, it makes it run cool rather than hot as the water pump finishes up running all the time.
2) Some tail pipe finishers have a screw on the underside that needs to be undone first, others are just a tight fix - a good soak with WD40 will probably help - I remember a post on here about it a while ago.
3) Not quite sure what you mean - the '97 had a black windscreen surround - is this what you mean? Or do you have the chrome surround retrofitted? Or is it painted?
Would be nice to see your new p+j - any chance of some pics?
Cheers R.
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Welcome to the Zed World!
Yes, they do warm up very quickly - it's when they don't that you need to worry.
The 2.8 tail pipe trims are secured by a screw on the underside, but can take quite a bit of pulling to remove after a few years.
The screen pillars are covered in adhesive tape, which always looks awful - people who have removed it say all you need to do is heat it with a hair drier to soften the adhesive and peel it off, revealing the body colour underneath.
Yes, they do warm up very quickly - it's when they don't that you need to worry.
The 2.8 tail pipe trims are secured by a screw on the underside, but can take quite a bit of pulling to remove after a few years.
The screen pillars are covered in adhesive tape, which always looks awful - people who have removed it say all you need to do is heat it with a hair drier to soften the adhesive and peel it off, revealing the body colour underneath.
My 99 2.8 tailpipes just pulled off, they needed working a bit but they did pull off eventually (they had a spring loaded mechanism to grip the inner pipes).
I shortened mine as much as I could (still left the vacuum bit on) and tack welded some stainless steel tailpipes over. It looked pretty good IMO and only cost about £35/£40 to do.
I shortened mine as much as I could (still left the vacuum bit on) and tack welded some stainless steel tailpipes over. It looked pretty good IMO and only cost about £35/£40 to do.
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I've also seen these available for purchase on ebay at cheap rates. Worth a searchroad2ruin wrote:I've just had a search but can't find the proof....I'm sure it was mentioned on here that you could get replacement tail pipes from a dealership at a very reasonable rate?
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