What did you buy your Z3 this week ?

spurs fan in a coupe · Post by **spurs fan in a coupe** » Mon 28 Oct, 2013 20:58

Brian4 wrote:Thanks Brian. I have just noticed elsewhere that you had a raid wheel, does look good though. Better talk nicely to the boss or perhaps Santa.

A nice chap over on Z3MCoupe.com has one for sale

http://www.z3mcoupe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16101

I have just bought my car an ad on pistonheads! Sad day!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... 98/1822656

lordhelpus · Post by **lordhelpus** » Wed 30 Oct, 2013 18:16

Gummi pfledge...........stift?

lowriderz3 · Post by **lowriderz3** » Thu 31 Oct, 2013 16:42

A heater motor resister from a bmw main dealer as it was cheaper than from a breakers, I did not expect it what a surprise.

janijoeli · Post by **janijoeli** » Thu 31 Oct, 2013 16:53

How much was it, if you don't mind asking? Was it for aircon or no aircon model?

Bowler · Post by **Bowler** » Thu 31 Oct, 2013 20:23

lordhelpus wrote:Gummi pfledge...........stift?

Me too

Daz 999 · Post by **Daz 999** » Sun 03 Nov, 2013 12:02

I've had the front bumper, Indicator panels, sills, leading edge of bonnet and mirrors resprayed. All done by a friend of the family to a very high standard. Really chuffed with the work he's done. To save money, i used the excellent guides on here about the removal of the mirrors and John Wilson's write up on the reinstallation process for the sills which saved a lot of time and frustration. So big thanks to all who have taken the time to put these processes into words and pics.

At the same time, i had the wheels refurbished, also really pleased witht the end result. Now waxed and back on the car again.

Hopefully a pic or two below......

To do list is now a little smaller, rear bumper adjustment, rear window to be polished, brakes to be painted.....

Bowler · Post by **Bowler** » Mon 04 Nov, 2013 13:21

Ordered a chrome strut brace not sure how practicle but cant hurt?

Boysie · Post by **Boysie** » Mon 04 Nov, 2013 13:45

Picked up My Strong Strut Body Brace this weekend
Cheers Andy
A strip down and a paint and then on the car
I cant wait to drive it

I do love your Coupe a fantastic colour helred and great colour of
wheels to compliment the car
A fantastic car for somebody as I understand its up for sale

colb · Post by **colb** » Mon 04 Nov, 2013 19:48

Gummi pfledge from here
http://www.micksgarage.com/proddetails. ... 1&pk=795A2

£6.76

Colb

Bi11 · Post by **Bi11** » Tue 05 Nov, 2013 19:34

Dinan strut brace

spurs fan in a coupe · Post by **spurs fan in a coupe** » Wed 06 Nov, 2013 18:48

Boysie wrote:Picked up My Strong Strut Body Brace this weekend
Cheers Andy
A strip down and a paint and then on the car
I cant wait to drive it

I do love your Coupe a fantastic colour helred and great colour of
wheels to compliment the car
A fantastic car for somebody as I understand its up for sale

Cheers Boysie, glad you are happy with the strong strut and thanks for the comments on my little coupe!

Alan W · Post by **Alan W** » Wed 06 Nov, 2013 19:01

Dinan strut brace

Very nice looking strut that.. are they ridiculously expensive?

Bi11 · Post by **Bi11** » Thu 07 Nov, 2013 00:22

Dinan strut brace

Very nice looking strut that.. are they ridiculously expensive?

Bought it used off z3coupe forum - no longer appears to be supplied new by anyone in the uk, so was looking into buying from USA ($399 + delivery, import duty & vat!). By pot luck a used one came up for sale

lebigmec · Post by **lebigmec** » Sat 28 Dec, 2013 19:13

A car capsule... Looks huge in the garage!

Boysie · Post by **Boysie** » Sun 29 Dec, 2013 11:44

lebigmec wrote:A car capsule... Looks huge in the garage!

A Carcoon ?
Any info on it please

lebigmec · Post by **lebigmec** » Sun 29 Dec, 2013 23:51

Boysie wrote:
lebigmec wrote:A car capsule... Looks huge in the garage!
A Carcoon ?
Any info on it please

Yes, Boysie, it's a Carcoon. I opted for the 16ft version, but to be honest, the 14ft would have been quite adequate for my Z3. I bought it from http://www.carcapsule.co.uk, but it was shipped from Ireland & is an American product. The mains adaptor is from 110v to 240v 50/60Hz, & has fittings for either European or UK mains plugs.
The main reason I decided to get one for my car is that although it is stored in a (unheated) garage during the winter months, I have seen massive amounts of condensation form on the car when we had long cold spells with snow & minus 9C temperatures for days last winter, then the temperature suddenly rose with a rapid thaw. The car capsule is supposed to prevent that because of the constant air flow & therefore it stabilises the temperature within the capsule etc.
It's quite a good quality piece of kit. I would post a photo, but I can't figure out how to do that! (Doh!). Anyway, all the info is on the website. I noticed that the 14ft model is also for sale on EBay too.
Trayton.

g8jka · Post by **g8jka** » Tue 21 Jan, 2014 18:57

2 rear tyres for my winter wheels, which are going to be refurbished tomorrow but I am unsure on the colour yet. It will either be silver or may go for an anthracite colour.

And this has arrived and been fitted

(need to get some better pictures)

janijoeli · Post by **janijoeli** » Wed 22 Jan, 2014 18:57

A refurbished cam cover from eBay!

Just paid it, expecting it to arrive on Mon or Tue.

Maybe this will give me motivation to finally do some basic detailing of the engine bay (weather permitting)... I have a Simota induction kit to install as well. I am also going to remove the aftermarket M-Power emblem from the fugly fuel rail and give it a lick - or rather a spray - of new paint, as currently it looks quite weathered.

Bowler · Post by **Bowler** » Thu 23 Jan, 2014 16:30

New rear aerial, looks closer to original fit in place of the horrible rubber thing that was on
Set of front mud flaps, Small rust lift on edge of lower front wings rubbed down treat, metal solid, primed ready for top coat. Lip of mud flaps will cover treated/painted area and help prevent future rust

stevietgr · Post by **stevietgr** » Thu 23 Jan, 2014 16:59

Just picked up an unused replacement spare wheel for £30.

It still had the original one which quite frankly was

Southernboy · Post by **Southernboy** » Fri 24 Jan, 2014 08:08

.......these....to be modifird to fit the Z3 doors...off an e46 M ....

g8jka · Post by **g8jka** » Fri 24 Jan, 2014 16:21

A pair of rear wings in better condition than the current ones after one acquired some damaged from a blown tyre after hitting a pothole

Brian H · Post by **Brian H** » Fri 24 Jan, 2014 16:49

g8jka wrote:A pair of rear wings in better condition than the current ones after one acquired some damaged from a blown tyre after hitting a pothole

This is one of the benefits of more and more Zeds being broken for spares, they look in really good nick and should just bolt on

g8jka · Post by **g8jka** » Fri 24 Jan, 2014 18:46

Brian H wrote:
g8jka wrote:A pair of rear wings in better condition than the current ones after one acquired some damaged from a blown tyre after hitting a pothole
This is one of the benefits of more and more Zeds being broken for spares, they look in really good nick and should just bolt on

Exactly, they are not perfect but certainly look a lot better than my current ones. It was going to cost me more to repair the passenger side wing than it was to buy these 2. This way I also get rid of the big deep scratch (been on since I got the car) and huge chip and other blemishes I have on the drivers side one.

bobandshar · Post by **bobandshar** » Tue 18 Feb, 2014 20:29

A companion

Del · Post by **Del** » Tue 18 Feb, 2014 22:34

One of these - good price for a 70A battery

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290710527718? ... 1497.l2649

PFL969 · Post by **PFL969** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 05:48

Petrol, Eibach springs, seat guide fix (supplied by Southern Boy), Kenwood head unit, 5.25" component speakers, set of floor mats, return ferry trip to Bilbao and a tonneau cover.

Joycey · Post by **Joycey** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 07:34

PFL969 wrote:Petrol, Eibach springs, seat guide fix (supplied by Southern Boy), Kenwood head unit, 5.25" component speakers, set of floor mats, return ferry trip to Bilbao and a tonneau cover.

See you at the weekend then

bertiejaffa · Post by **bertiejaffa** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 17:51

A big blue brother......

Southernboy · Post by **Southernboy** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 18:31

.......nice M roadster there....

Needs the oem bumpers though..

bertiejaffa · Post by **bertiejaffa** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 18:35

Southernboy wrote:.......nice M roadster there.... Needs the oem bumpers though..

Thanks...thankfully the car came with them... OEM bumpers are in the garage

g8jka · Post by **g8jka** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 19:18

Seen that advertised a couple of times. Some nice touches and some not so nice but overall looks good. Are you going to be keeping both zeds?

bertiejaffa · Post by **bertiejaffa** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 19:58

g8jka wrote:Seen that advertised a couple of times. Some nice touches and some not so nice but overall looks good. Are you going to be keeping both zeds?

Thanks... I wasn't actually ready for an M yet, I was actually looking on Ebay for a new shorter aerial and a couple of other things but spotted this and I looked at it a couple of times and eventually decided to have a look.

As you say some touches are good, some not so good but it is mechanically very sound and came complete with spare OEM bumpers and a full carpet to fit and because it needs a little TLC the price was right so I took the plunge. I have to admit, I quite like the bumpers (I know I am in a minority) but I am not sure they will stay, mainly due to Greater Manchester's insistence on building speed humps big enough for Sir Edmund Hillary! Either way they, and/or the OEM ones need to be re-sprayed and I will decide then which to put back on, but thats a job for later in the year.

Unfortunately though this means that the silver one will have to be sold - I'll be sad to see it go, especially as I haven't finished the changes and modifications that I am making to it and so I won't actually be able to enjoy them. Hopefully though I will have them all finished in the next couple of months and they will be of a standard that someone else will like and appreciate so that it goes to a good home.

Alan W · Post by **Alan W** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 19:59

One of these carpet storage holder things for the few bits I keep in the boot which roll around all over the place, perfect size and impressed by the quality at this price and sort of matches the boot carpet, slightly darker but very similar material.. very fast free delivery too..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... OU:GB:1123

Alan W · Post by **Alan W** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 20:02

Oh and a set of these as the ones on my style 64 wheels had faded / blistered..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000NK7G54/r ... 71_TE_item

janijoeli · Post by **janijoeli** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 20:39

Nice looking boot tidy bag - I just ordered one as well!

Re. centre cap stickers - my highest recommendation: If you still can, cancel the order. I bought one (different size obviously, but otherwise exactly the same sticker) for my steering wheel as the emblem (embedded to the airbag) has a slight dent. The quality of those stickers is awful. Instead of nice shiny, textured, three-dimensional finish as the original wheel caps, those are just very dull looking, completely flat stickers with a dull matte silver base and a BMW logo printed on them. They are not very cheap either. You could probably find a mint set of real centre caps for not very much more money.

My purchase this week: Extension wiring for the Racelogic Traction Control, shrink-wrap, and E45 cream to treat the leather with, as suggested in another thread!

Alan W · Post by **Alan W** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 20:58

These aren't crappy copies, they are genuine BMW and a top quality product and are proper convex shape to fit the hub cap.

My other set of wheels had those cheap aftermarket 'tin' ones you are talking about and yes they are crap.

janijoeli · Post by **janijoeli** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 21:11

The one I bought from bmwminiparts was allegedly genuine BMW, it was convex shape, and looked very much like the ones on Amazon, but quality was nowhere near a proper emblem.

Here's the sticker vs. emblem comparison photo:

IMHO the dented emblem looks so much better that I decided to suppress my OCD and just live with it...

Alan W · Post by **Alan W** » Wed 19 Feb, 2014 22:19

The genuine wheel stickers are not the same as the enamelled steering wheel badge which is more like the bonnet and boot badges

sirius-c · Post by **sirius-c** » Thu 20 Feb, 2014 01:42

Simota Carbon Fibre filter, K&N oil, clear headlights and rear lights, chrome indicator bulbs, headlight restoration kit, style 42 alloys, wheel nut covers, 2.8 chrome badge, southernboy's silver seat belt brackets, Bentley Publishing Z3 Service Manual, soft top switch, auto gear selector thingy-mi-Bob switch........oh and an " androiDTV (78e)" USB tv dongle for the Tesco Hudl Tablet.......
Needless to say I won't be eating much this month!

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gedo · Post by **gedo** » Fri 21 Feb, 2014 18:41

Painted and ready to go on the car...hopefully tomorrow.

Dino D · Post by **Dino D** » Fri 21 Feb, 2014 18:46

Vents are ooking good!

Davejue1 · Post by **Davejue1** » Fri 21 Feb, 2014 18:47

Nothing but I've just charged the battery if that counts!

gedo · Post by **gedo** » Fri 21 Feb, 2014 18:50

Dino D wrote:Vents are ooking good!

Dino, they are a bit less blue than the last time you seen them

Dino D · Post by **Dino D** » Fri 21 Feb, 2014 19:04

Very different indeed...I'm missing them now...!!
It's a 5mim job to fit so no excuses for pics on car tomorrow!

PCSAM · Post by **PCSAM** » Fri 21 Feb, 2014 19:39

gedo wrote:Painted and ready to go on the car...hopefully tomorrow.

I want them

PFL969 · Post by **PFL969** » Mon 24 Feb, 2014 16:13

Renovo hood cleaner / dye / sealer from ebay.

TR4man · Post by **TR4man** » Mon 24 Feb, 2014 17:27

Not so much this week, but last weekend I treated the Zed to

1. Four Avon ZV5s for a total of £335 including fitting and alignment from ATS Euromaster (negotiated hard

)

2. Some Meguiars NXT Polish

We all like a nice piccie, don't we? Here's some gratuitous photos taken today at Sleap Aerodrome

Regards

Peter

Davejue1 · Post by **Davejue1** » Mon 24 Feb, 2014 17:51

Road tax!

Boysie · Post by **Boysie** » Wed 26 Feb, 2014 19:49

Alan W wrote:One of these carpet storage holder things for the few bits I keep in the boot which roll around all over the place, perfect size and impressed by the quality at this price and sort of matches the boot carpet, slightly darker but very similar material.. very fast free delivery too..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... OU:GB:1123

Got mine from lidls very cheap great quality

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