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by Trevsky
Sun 08 Jul, 2018 18:38
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: For Sale 1999 S reg. Z3 1.9 only 69000 miles
Replies: 3
Views: 2425

NOW SOLD 1999 S reg. Z3 1.9 only 69000 miles

Car now sold. Thanks to this forum for all the help and advise over the last eight years.
I have now moved on to a 1 series convertible and like it very much so far.
Robert/Gazza can you therefore remove me from the list of members.
Thanks
by Trevsky
Sat 02 Jun, 2018 22:16
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Getting the Spare Wheel out
Replies: 10
Views: 4082

Re: Getting the Spare Wheel out

Could be the hinge at the back of the carrier is rusted up. Try freeing with WD40.
by Trevsky
Tue 17 Apr, 2018 14:02
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: For Sale 1999 S reg. Z3 1.9 only 69000 miles
Replies: 3
Views: 2425

Re: For Sale 1999 S reg. Z3 1.9 only 69000 miles

Just a reminder.. 1999 S Z3 Roadster 1.9 for sale. 69000 miles Black. Just been MOTd no advisories.
£2995. More details in Stock Exchange or ring 07874 929951
by Trevsky
Mon 19 Feb, 2018 13:42
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: For Sale 1999 S reg. Z3 1.9 only 69000 miles
Replies: 3
Views: 2425

For Sale 1999 S reg. Z3 1.9 only 69000 miles

My beautiful Z3 1.9 is now reluctantly for sale after nearly 8 wonderful years of ownership. It has only covered 69000 miles (about 3,500 per year average) always garaged and not used in winter. She is in Cosmos Black with Beige/Black Leather interior and Black hood and has interior and exterior Chr...
by Trevsky
Sun 11 Feb, 2018 21:29
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: looking to get swmbo a zed
Replies: 3
Views: 1919

Re: looking to get swmbo a zed

Could be that tyre has been on the front with tracking needing doing and then swapped to rear to even out the wear.
By the way I have emailed you.
by Trevsky
Wed 03 May, 2017 19:10
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Slowly retracting seatbelt...
Replies: 4
Views: 2305

Re: Slowly retracting seatbelt...

As mot was due I decided to try washing the seat belt as suggested but didn't seem to make a great deal of difference. I decided to have a look and see if I could see anything stopping the belt retracting, nothing really, but did notice that the guide in the roll hoop tower was angled downwards and ...
by Trevsky
Wed 29 Mar, 2017 18:35
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Cheap Z3 front Calipers
Replies: 0
Views: 1465

Cheap Z3 front Calipers

Andrew Page are doing front Calipers for the 1.9 at £46.27 on the net with old ones in swap if anyone is interested. Cheaper than anyone else I could find. The guys in the shop huffed and puffed at doing them at the Internet price but hey ho.
by Trevsky
Fri 16 Dec, 2016 17:35
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: A Surprise From WeBuyAnyCar.com
Replies: 8
Views: 6594

Re: A Surprise From WeBuyAnyCar.com

I sold the wife's Fiesta Titanium Auto to them last September. We ignored their offers at first but by the time they had sent me their forth revised offer we got more than I would have expected to sell for privately. Only haggled slightly over the cost of two new front tyres which I new it wanted. S...
by Trevsky
Sun 25 Sep, 2016 16:32
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Z3 broken seatbelt guide fix
Replies: 17
Views: 5618

Re: Z3 broken seatbelt guide fix

Fitted mine today, literally took seconds. What an ingenious fix. Well done and thank you.
by Trevsky
Sat 17 Sep, 2016 20:28
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Awsome drive
Replies: 7
Views: 2273

Re: Awsome drive

Looks good...... Is there a Lake District road with Snake or Stone or ??? in the title. Googling Snake Pass brings up Derbyshire but looking for the road I used in my first car 40 years ago and definately wasn't there. I think the road would have been in the Bowness, Ambleside area and I don't reca...
by Trevsky
Sat 20 Aug, 2016 21:04
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: clutch stop rubber
Replies: 15
Views: 3749

Re: clutch stop rubber

I am struggling to understand how this can be an advantage. As far as I can see it would just limit the travel of the clutch pedal beyond the point at which the clutch is disengaged. Surely you can do this yourself, there is no need to press the pedal all the way to the floor. I would be more intere...
by Trevsky
Mon 04 Apr, 2016 17:09
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Seats / backache
Replies: 19
Views: 4719

Re: Seats / backache

I have a 1.9 with standard seats and also find them lacking in lumbar support. I think if I ever take the seats out to do the runner bushes I will try to fit a 1" or so thick pad inside the back rest. Wonder if anyone has done it?
by Trevsky
Mon 04 Apr, 2016 16:54
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: which oil for a 1.9 1997 z3
Replies: 7
Views: 2417

Re: which oil for a 1.9 1997 z3

I Always use Triple QX 5W 40 Fully Synthetic. Carparts 4 less have it at £14.49 at the moment but sometimes you can it cheaper when they have an offer on. I got 2 for 1 a short while back. I have had no problems, the car starts on the button, ticks over well and doesn't use any oil. I occasionally g...
by Trevsky
Tue 29 Mar, 2016 20:25
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: being dazzled
Replies: 28
Views: 7056

Re: being dazzled

[quote="RobTFC"]Regarding the rear brake lights I fully understand what you mean however it is sometimes difficult in an automatic not to do this; if in traffic with a lot of stop start I find I don't have much of a choice but to keep feathering the brake pedal to prevent the car creeping ...
by Trevsky
Sun 27 Mar, 2016 18:10
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: being dazzled
Replies: 28
Views: 7056

Re: being dazzled

This has been annoying me for some time now. Why is it that most people these days insist on holding their car on the foot brake at traffic lights and dazzling the poor driver behind with the high intensity brake lights. I always put the hand brake on and put the car in neutral.
by Trevsky
Fri 18 Mar, 2016 18:29
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: HELP NEEDED PLEASE...
Replies: 18
Views: 4930

Re: HELP NEEDED PLEASE...

I would be tempted to drop a plumb line from the centre of each wheel onto a level surface and measure the wheelbase and if that is correct maybe the car has had a tap up the rear.
by Trevsky
Wed 16 Mar, 2016 21:45
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: rear antiroll bar links
Replies: 9
Views: 2535

Re: rear antiroll bar links

When I did mine off the car I was expecting them to be really hard to push on having read other posts on the subject. But I used the old faithful Fairy Liquid and they slid on a treat. I dare say you may be able to do it on the car using it.
by Trevsky
Sat 02 Jan, 2016 23:41
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Cheap Halfords Oil
Replies: 16
Views: 4311

Re: Cheap Halfords Oil

Just ordered, thanks
by Trevsky
Wed 30 Dec, 2015 22:30
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Cheap Halfords Oil
Replies: 16
Views: 4311

Re: Cheap Halfords Oil

g8jka wrote:Eurocarparts currently have their triple qx 5w40 fully synthetic oil on offer, buy one get one free on the 5l tubs.

Works out at £19.43 for 10 litres, which is a much better deal than the current halfords offer.

Can't see anything on their website. Is it just a local offer?
by Trevsky
Mon 16 Nov, 2015 10:29
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Joined the 360 club
Replies: 6
Views: 1855

Re: Joined the 360 club

Forgot to mention the Ka was unoccupied at the time. Perhaps they''d done the self same thing and decided to walk the rest of the way. Or they'd seen me coming and legged it!
by Trevsky
Sun 15 Nov, 2015 21:51
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Joined the 360 club
Replies: 6
Views: 1855

Joined the 360 club

Well the roads were very wet this morning and whilst existing a roundabout and giving it a bit of gas the back end broke away very easily and suddenly a Ka which was parked in a layby was approaching my offside rear rapidly. Diesel on the road was my first thought quickly followed by the prospect of...
by Trevsky
Sat 25 Jul, 2015 16:12
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Removeable Boot Rack
Replies: 2
Views: 793

Re: Removeable Boot Rack

I have the MX5 one made by Fapa on mine. It fits great. It's good and big and made of stainless steel. Just make sure you get all four rubber feet with it if you go for one and that the feet are clean before fitting.
by Trevsky
Thu 11 Jun, 2015 18:32
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Gear box and dif oil
Replies: 2
Views: 873

Re: Gear box and dif oil

I changed the gear box and diff oil on my 1.9 last week, Fuchs Titan Sintofluid 75W-80 MTF and Castrol Syntrax Long Life 70W-90 Multi Vehicle respectively and judging by the amount of oil left in the seconding containers they both took about 1.1 litres. I was careful to keep filling until it came sp...
by Trevsky
Sat 02 May, 2015 12:22
Forum: The Beauty Parlour
Topic: Cosmos Black Paint
Replies: 6
Views: 5630

Re: Cosmos Black Paint

Yes Cosmos Black is metallic. You should be able to see the flecks in the paint when its cleaned and polished.
by Trevsky
Fri 24 Apr, 2015 11:20
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Antii roll bar popped out
Replies: 6
Views: 1942

Re: Antii roll bar popped out

Thanks for the help and advise guys.
by Trevsky
Thu 23 Apr, 2015 14:16
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Antii roll bar popped out
Replies: 6
Views: 1942

Re: Antii roll bar popped out

So do you advocate using genuine BMW parts rather than any other say off the internet, so they will have Boge on them?
by Trevsky
Thu 23 Apr, 2015 11:32
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Antii roll bar popped out
Replies: 6
Views: 1942

Antii roll bar popped out

Just had the car in for Mot this morning and the tester found that the rear anti roll bar had popped out of its link on the near side. He managed to get it back in again and passed it but I wondered if anyone had heard of this happening before and what could have caused it, everything looked fine ot...
by Trevsky
Sat 11 Apr, 2015 22:30
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Engine oil capacity.
Replies: 15
Views: 3010

Re: Engine oil capacity.

Have you run the engine so that some of the oil goes into the filter
by Trevsky
Wed 18 Mar, 2015 19:05
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Servicing costs.
Replies: 14
Views: 3078

Re: Servicing costs.

Hi all, thought I'd take a different angle on servicing the Zed this year. It's going in on Tuesday, instead of the usual drop it off and pay on collection I decided to buy all the service items myself so I could choose the brands I wanted then I'm handing it over to my local indie that looks after ...
by Trevsky
Sat 31 Jan, 2015 18:00
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Breaking - Z3 1.9 4 cylinder M44 Atlanta Blue pre-facelift
Replies: 41
Views: 8206

Re: Breaking - Z3 1.9 4 cylinder M44 Atlanta Blue pre-faceli

I am looking for drivers chrome door handle surround, exterior, if it has chrome pack. Thanks
by Trevsky
Fri 02 Jan, 2015 23:10
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Hafords Oil
Replies: 37
Views: 8625

Re: Hafords Oil

g8jka wrote:
Trevsky wrote:5/30 is 521776021. 5/40 is 521776031. I put triple qx oil in Google and then selected carparts4less. It comes up @ £12.49, just ordered mine.
Save an extra 7.5% as well with code 'saveme75' bringing it down to £11.55 :D
Doh! Wish I'd known that, I ordered 3
by Trevsky
Thu 01 Jan, 2015 23:11
Forum: Performance
Topic: Best tyres for my Z3 2.0
Replies: 22
Views: 7018

Re: Best tyres for my Z3 2.0

Got Matador MP 46 Hectorra 2s on my 1.9. They get great reviews and I have no complaints at all.
by Trevsky
Thu 01 Jan, 2015 22:23
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Hafords Oil
Replies: 37
Views: 8625

Re: Hafords Oil

5/30 is 521776021. 5/40 is 521776031. I put triple qx oil in Google and then selected carparts4less. It comes up @ £12.49, just ordered mine.
by Trevsky
Thu 01 Jan, 2015 14:46
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Hafords Oil
Replies: 37
Views: 8625

Re: Hafords Oil

Carparts4less doing Triple QX 5/30 and 5/40 for £12.49 for 5ltrs. Seems better value to me, using it in my 1.9 with no problems.
Happy new year everyone.
by Trevsky
Sat 06 Dec, 2014 19:25
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Z3M bits and pieces for sale
Replies: 19
Views: 4188

Re: Z3M bits and pieces for sale

Sent pm re gear knob. No reply as yet.
by Trevsky
Thu 04 Dec, 2014 20:53
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: ........so are we breaking the law??
Replies: 20
Views: 4463

Re: ........so are we breaking the law??

My experience of start/stop is as you describe but obviously there are cars that work differently. My point is however that it seems to me that more and more drivers hold their cars on the brakes when stationary for a short time such as at traffic lights. It's not just modern cars with start/stop it...
by Trevsky
Wed 03 Dec, 2014 21:16
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: ........so are we breaking the law??
Replies: 20
Views: 4463

Re: ........so are we breaking the law??

I am fed up of Mercs sitting at the lights at night with their foot on the footbrake, blinding me with their brakelights - yes, they are a good idea to see a car braking from a distance, but could you learn to use the ruddy handbrake instead of subjecting me to more lumens than the Luxor Sky Beam! ...
by Trevsky
Wed 06 Aug, 2014 19:34
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Airbag Light Tool
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

Re: Airbag Light Tool

Please try the link below:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Memo-Scanner- ... 27e788f16a#

Hope it works.
by Trevsky
Wed 06 Aug, 2014 17:35
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Airbag Light Tool
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

Airbag Light Tool

After giving the car a good vacuuming under the seats at the weekend my airbag warning light came on, must have pulled one of the wires a bit hard. Last time the light came on, about three years ago, it cost me £75 at the dealer for them to tell me it was a seat belt pretensioner problem and turn th...
by Trevsky
Fri 20 Jun, 2014 22:27
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Happy 300k
Replies: 12
Views: 1692

Re: Happy 300k

Hi BonBon, just interested to know what engine you have.
by Trevsky
Sun 01 Jun, 2014 22:17
Forum: Check your diary
Topic: Yorkshire cruise Saturday 9th August 2014
Replies: 106
Views: 21960

Re: Yorkshire cruise Saturday 7th June

Pm sent
by Trevsky
Sat 31 May, 2014 13:35
Forum: Performance
Topic: Oil choice...
Replies: 4
Views: 1881

Re: Oil choice...

I am using Triple QX 5W 40. Carparts4Less £12.49, change every year at about 5,000 miles. Meets all the specs. I know others have used it on here with no problems so I thought I would give it a try. Just two questions, who makes it? and how much mark up must there be on those 'top' brands that some ...
by Trevsky
Thu 17 Apr, 2014 12:17
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Front Wing Removal
Replies: 6
Views: 771

Front Wing Removal

Whilst the car was on the ramp having it's MOT (Passed :) I noticed rust breaking out at the bottom of the offside front wing (small panel under gill). I am thinking of getting a new wing and having it painted and then just doing a swap rather than repairing the original one and having the rust come...
by Trevsky
Sun 13 Apr, 2014 16:53
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Anyone Else took advantage?
Replies: 5
Views: 1374

Re: Anyone Else took advantage?

Sod all, had to work, bah! :bawl:
by Trevsky
Sat 12 Apr, 2014 20:58
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Tracking
Replies: 0
Views: 760

Tracking

Can anyone tell me the toe in/toe out figure for a 1999 1.9 Z3. Or are the parallel? Thanks
by Trevsky
Tue 08 Apr, 2014 20:12
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Petrol smell
Replies: 9
Views: 953

Re: Petrol smell

First of all check that the drainage hole is clear at the bottom of the rubber gaitor that surrounds the filler cap. If is blocked it can retail a small amount of fuel and cause the smell. Carefully poke the hole with a cocktail still or similar. Worked on mine.
by Trevsky
Sun 06 Apr, 2014 18:59
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Coolant leak
Replies: 13
Views: 1882

Re: Coolant leak

Try CarParts for less.co.uk. I did mine last year and got a Febi Bilstein Expansion Tank complete with seals for only £16.74 incl VAT delivered
by Trevsky
Mon 31 Mar, 2014 13:01
Forum: Check your diary
Topic: Cruise April 6th 2014
Replies: 189
Views: 46695

Re: Cruise April 6th 2014

If it's not too late I have found we can make it and can join at Ripley, about an hour down the motorway from Leeds. 2 meals please.
We don't know the Peak District very well at all. It will be interesting to compare with God's Own County
by Trevsky
Mon 03 Feb, 2014 22:18
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: More bits on eBay
Replies: 2
Views: 692

Re: More bits on eBay

Don't know if its the bolt on genuine BMW you want but the one made for the MX5 by Fappa, which is clamp on, fits and looks good. They come up on ebay from time to time.
by Trevsky
Mon 03 Feb, 2014 19:55
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: handling improvements?
Replies: 54
Views: 5755

Re: handling improvements?

Matador Hectorra 2s worked a dream for me. They are Z rated Ultra High Prerformance and cheaper than the rest.