Got my new second Z3 today
Got my new second Z3 today
So I bit the bullet today and got the car I have always dreamed of. I sat down with my dad to watch Goldeneye 15 years ago and fell in love with the Z3 and I was adament that one day I would be sat behind the steering wheel of one. It has a current MOT, insured and taxed and off I go. I bought it quite cheaply and it's in great condition but I have a couple of small things to do to it. I have ordered a new rear windscreen as the one it came in was teared.
This will be my second Zed as the first one I bought was Cat C and just a project car . Sold and sealed and moved on to a proper Zed, I feel like JB himself.
Here's a pic for y'all (best colour combination ever)
This will be my second Zed as the first one I bought was Cat C and just a project car . Sold and sealed and moved on to a proper Zed, I feel like JB himself.
Here's a pic for y'all (best colour combination ever)
Re: Got my new second Z3 today
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Re: Got my new second Z3 today
Congrats on your purchase JB Enjoy a summer of Zedding.
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If you wrap your photo link with the [img] [/img] tags it displays the pic for you. It should look like this: -
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Brian H wrote:If you wrap your photo link with the tags it displays the pic for you. It should look like this: -
Thanks for the top tip, now I can really rub it in peoples faces haha!
Do you have any ownership tips?
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yep, drop the top and drivegrussell wrote:Do you have any ownership tips?
Seriously just enjoy the car, remember these cars are getting on a bit now and do require a bit of TLC, if you like getting your hands dirty they are great cars to tinker with.
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now the suns out enjoy
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'Tinkering's' the word!..........at least the wives know where we are, on the driveway Zed tinkering or down the pub discussing the next Zed tinker!Brian H wrote:
if you like getting your hands dirty they are great cars to tinker with.
1997 Z3 2.8 (M52) Roadster Montreal blue
2013 330d (F31) M Sport Alpine White
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OK, a bit freaked out. I just went to put some CD's in my Z3's glovebox and as I unlocked the door it gave me 6 loud beeps (high, low, high, low, high, low), loud enough to wake the neighbour next door. As I started the engine, it did it again. And as I closed the door and locked it, it sounded one more beep - no lights on dash at any point. It definitely wasn't the alarm as it was a different sound, any idea what it could have been?Brian H wrote:yep, drop the top and drivegrussell wrote:Do you have any ownership tips?
Seriously just enjoy the car, remember these cars are getting on a bit now and do require a bit of TLC, if you like getting your hands dirty they are great cars to tinker with.
Regards...
Re: Got my new second Z3 today
Was the previous owner a Mr J Bond? Might be the self-destruct mechanism.
What alarm does it have? The BMW one doesn't make noises like that and I don't know of anything else on the car other than the headlight warning buzzer.
Cheers R.
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What alarm does it have? The BMW one doesn't make noises like that and I don't know of anything else on the car other than the headlight warning buzzer.
Cheers R.
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Ha. It was a high beep, then a low beep, high, low, high, low. And it did it every time I unlock/lock the door, start the engine. Really quite loud outside of the car too.Robert T wrote:Was the previous owner a Mr J Bond? Might be the self-destruct mechanism.
What alarm does it have? The BMW one doesn't make noises like that and I don't know of anything else on the car other than the headlight warning buzzer.
Cheers R.
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I know the Z3 has a tracker installed, do you think it could be that?
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Never heard that noise before on either of my Zs, personally if the car works fine apart from that I would disconnect the siren
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How do I disconnect the siren?
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Oh gosh, I just started it now and as I put the key in the door lock and unlocked it the factory car alarm went off!
I pressed the grey button on the separate fob and it stopped. What's going on? Should I have disarmed it before unlocking the car?
(Sorry about the countless posts, I'm just trying to get my head around the alarm system)
I pressed the grey button on the separate fob and it stopped. What's going on? Should I have disarmed it before unlocking the car?
(Sorry about the countless posts, I'm just trying to get my head around the alarm system)
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Not a bad job for fixing my rear crack, temporary job until I get the new rear screen
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Short answer, Yes.grussell wrote:I pressed the grey button on the separate fob and it stopped. What's going on? Should I have disarmed it before unlocking the car?
The alarm is set/unset with the remote central locking. If you unlock with the key, the alarm will still be set. Conversely if you lock with the key and not the remote, the alarm will not be set.
Also note that with the early, separate fob type alarm, there is no easy way to unset the alarm without the remote, which is why there is a small round key to physically switch the siren off. There is a hard way, but removing the glovebox every time would be a monumental pain in the neck, back, arms, legs...
Cheers R.
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Where is the small key to turn the siren off?Robert T wrote:Short answer, Yes.grussell wrote:I pressed the grey button on the separate fob and it stopped. What's going on? Should I have disarmed it before unlocking the car?
The alarm is set/unset with the remote central locking. If you unlock with the key, the alarm will still be set. Conversely if you lock with the key and not the remote, the alarm will not be set.
Also note that with the early, separate fob type alarm, there is no easy way to unset the alarm without the remote, which is why there is a small round key to physically switch the siren off. There is a hard way, but removing the glovebox every time would be a monumental pain in the neck, back, arms, legs...
Cheers R.
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Re: Got my new second Z3 today
You should have a little key that fits into the rear of the alarm siren.This won't disable the alarm it will just stop it sounding as its battery backed up and would sound on a disconnected battery.
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One would hope that it was on the same keyring with the ignition key and the alarm fob!grussell wrote:Where is the small key to turn the siren off?
It looks like this:
I have also seen one mention of a small bladed key for the same purpose of operating a key switch on the siren itself - but all the other posts refer to a small round key as above.
Cheers R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
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I definitely haven't got a little round key like that. Although my alarm buttons are on a separate fob to my key, yours are integrated. I am popping into BMW to order a new set of keys and a fob next week (three figures apparently) so I will ask about it then.Robert T wrote:One would hope that it was on the same keyring with the ignition key and the alarm fob!grussell wrote:Where is the small key to turn the siren off?
It looks like this:
I have also seen one mention of a small bladed key for the same purpose of operating a key switch on the siren itself - but all the other posts refer to a small round key as above.
Cheers R.
Can we all just STOP and appreciate the beauty of my Zed...