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Such a nice colour combo (very popular on S2000's), and the wheels work too.

Stay away from it!

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Why arenn't they relay controlled like they should be.... Mine burnt out with the full 30 amps or whatever essentially welding the whole switch inside together, then it was just blowing fuse after fuse all the time. Just replace the switch loom, and it will be fine..... I've said this before.... BMW...

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It's probably ECU related somewhere - are you sure he didn't hash up the re-map?

Just a thought.....

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If ZMR's drop to £5K, im selling mine and getting one. Is there enough of them to sustain a drop to £5K any time soon? Oh I was looking through Z3 prces out of interest following this post, there are truly some deluded individuals out there. Have a look at the ebay classifieds - no continuity at all...

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mrluke wrote:why does this bother any one.

No one here should speed .. its against the law !!

Yes mother.

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Just seen this on PH LINK Surely either the mileage, or the price is wrong? Is the world going mad? If not I need to arrange to visit brother-in-law in Norfolk at the weekend! I'll split it with you and we can share the proceeds..... I think he's taking the pistonheads with that (probably a CAT D)!

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Just seen this on PH LINK Surely either the mileage, or the price is wrong? Is the world going mad? If not I need to arrange to visit brother-in-law in Norfolk at the weekend! I'll split it with you and we can share the proceeds..... I think he's taking the pistonheads with that (probably a CAT D)!

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I'm for biometrics, they at least stay the same, even if you turn into a wrinckly old git with hair growing everywhere but on the top of your head.

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Sub 50k miles with good service history, no rattles or squeeks, signes of damage/ repair. Check that the interior is in good condition, and that the hood works and has no holes in the roof. Close the roof and put a hose on it everywhere to test for leaks. Check that the tyres and exhaust are in good...

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The point of policing anything is to maintain standards and safety. There is nothing clever about speeding, but sensible is sensible. Clearly many roads are safe in excess of twice the posted speed limits, while others are unsave at half of it. I would prefer over-policing rather than under, as I va...

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Yeah this country has totally gone to sh**. I got my 3 points in Southampton dojng 37 in a 30 zone where there was a 50 sign, ang then it stopped turned to street lights and then they had one of those Truvelo front facing Gatso's waiting - They didn't offer the driver training, and wouldn't accept ...

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Yeah this country has totally gone to sh**. I got my 3 points in Southampton dojng 37 in a 30 zone where there was a 50 sign, ang then it stopped turned to street lights and then they had one of those Truvelo front facing Gatso's waiting - They didn't offer the driver training, and wouldn't accept t...

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looks OK, although I would reserve judgement until you see it and drive it. Compared to a 406 coupe, it will feel like the best thing in the world. I bought my car with 84K on the clock, which was a steady 10K per year... There is wear and tear, but I agree with the milage point. Get the lowest you ...

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Look, I have already replaced the diff, so ill check the driveshafts and work forwards.... It's a bit hard to check the propshaft without dismantling it, but Ill check out when I have the time. If it is the dual mass flywheel, can you replace it with a regular flywheel?...Im getting ahead of myself ...

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1. I am assuming you have sports seat, so the diagram for the seat rails and mechanisms is here . Looks like you need part #6 as it shows qty 4 per seat. Part number would be 52108233497. No its part 5 2. The only info I can find about the storage box is here on RealOEM. The lid is shown as one pie...

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Hi, can anyone help me out by finding part numbers for the following.... 1. Nuts that secure the front of the seats ( two on each seat). 2. Skrew/ bolts that secure the rear oddiments box lid (the storage box that alters in size with and without roll hoops). There are about 10 of them on the standar...

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Not sure if this helps phb10186, but there seems to be some related discussion and info on bimmerforum: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1025157 Yeah what this thread goes on about is bang on my problem, however, they do not resolve the issue by suggesting a diagnosis - other t...

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I need a good fortune teller with seccond sight... perhaps I can find one in Wembly market, (hopefully an ex BMW mechanic too)! My car has not been lowered at all, it is totally standard in every way. I was going to call the garage on Monday anyway and have a grumble.... they were honest with me, bu...

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I'm going to try and pull all the expertese off this forum for this one... so please read on. OK so this carries on from my good news / bad news thread; but basically there is news, but no progress and the little bit that I will give is bad. Symptoms: Now, I have tried all sorts of things to replica...

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What are the chances of replacing all my rear bushes with powerflex ones in a day? I havn't got any of the tools to extract the old ones... Am I going to be able to do it, am planning to do it on Saturday - or am I wasting my time? Going to do the shock top reat mounts and some other bits and bobs, ...

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Have you done a visual check of the engine/gearbox mounts? No, but that is very logical indeed, will have a look tomorrow.... how many engine/ gearbox mounts mounts are there? Are they easy to check if they are no good,and have there been reported failures on the forum before.... I had engine mount...

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Sorry to hear the diff hasn't cured all,i was the same with my zed 1st and 2nd being the 2 gears that caused the most problems.I could replicate the banging on the drive just by selecting 1st and lifting the clutch too bite. As mentioned in my last post after i lowered the car the noise has stopped...

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Just has my rear diff replaced, and it's like a different car. I havn't investigated the wear on my old one, but will on the weekend. No more crappy handling, its smooth, corners well, and the gear change is even far better (might be psychosomatic, but I don't think so). The knock/ baulking is stil...

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Take it in to Q's garage! Real funny :D Q branch is busy with the Aston...but on serious note, any one know of a body shop they trust? You don't need a bodyshop, they will probably want to spray the whole bumper, or call someone that I have described below... You will have to call an independant pa...

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how do you get to it on a RHD car?

and what fuse/ number is it?

Disconnecting that seems like the most sensible option.

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hmmm, if anyone has a cream/ tan plastic storage box from a car that they have removed to fit roll bars, then I would be interested in the lid and some other bits. Dor some reason I'm missing 90% of the screws and bolts that hold that thing in, so it makes all sorts of noises as I drive! I prefer th...

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Just has my rear diff replaced, and it's like a different car. I havn't investigated the wear on my old one, but will on the weekend. No more crappy handling, its smooth, corners well, and the gear change is even far better (might be psychosomatic, but I don't think so). The knock/ baulking is still...

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Well my emissions were fine at last MOT, and my car has done that ever since I've owned it. It has been discussed on here bofore, and the general conscensus was just accept it and leave it alone.... It sounds like a very loud computer fan, and stops after about 3 minutes. Don't know what it is, but ...

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Does this stuff on ebay for £20 really restor the leather to any reasonable standard, or is it all pitch? Basicaly I'm not happy as I went from London to Wigan last weekend to see some seats that were listed as good, only to find that they were old, mouldy and broken. Then I almost got some more off...

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They used to say semi-synthetic on old engines as synthetic found all the leaks... Thats what the boys on the E24 635 forum settled on with the old M30.

I'd just do frequent oil changes on a deecent brand of fully synthetic here.

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Take it in to Q's garage!

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If magnatec sticks to engine internals when cold, does that mean that it magnetically sticks all the old crap in the oil to the engine too, so when you change the oil, the junk that you want to get out of there is Magnateked to your engine.... If it's what it's cracked up to be then it can;t be doin...

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I wouldn't knock the standard seats until you have tried them. I couldn't quite run to leather when I bought my zed 9 and a half years ago, and I didn't have my back problem then either. I now have to live with what is essentially a broken lower back (I have a collapsed vertebra) and I have to say ...

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If you have back trouble, then my only recommendation is to get the M-sport interior (option seats) over the standard ones. The standard ones offer almost no lumbar support, and they don't hold you in very well either. There are far more facelifted models with these seats than pre-facelift. Thanks t...

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Just bought 2 litres of Morris Lodexol 80W/140, as I won't have the time to get the castrol stuff, and they told me that its almost the same thing, and a very good quality oil. ...And 2 US quarts of the Amsoil from Opie oils at Mike's recommentdation... will report how it goes. If it cures the gearb...

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So the read diff takes more oil than the gearbox? - Interesting.

Ill need 2 litres of Castrol SAF-XJ for the rear diff, and 2 quarts of Amsoil for the gear box then?

Where is the gearbox oil fill plug? Never looked there, thanks for the info Mike.

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This post has come at a very interesting time for me as I have all these problems with my 90K 1998 manual 2.8 with the old ZF box. I am taking my car in to have it's rear diff replaced on Saturday, and I was going to ask them to replace the gearbox oil at the same time, but now I will probably get c...

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Get them from Doug Whalen at Whalen Machine Inc on the net from the US. They cost $25 for both seats worth... not worth cutting up stuff at home IMHO. I got them delivered in 5 working days from the US. The best thing is when you're at home in the evening, he's just having his lunch in front of his ...

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Just think how much each of those miles cost you!

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do you have a driveway/ garage?

Garage: put it in there!
Drive: what about a security pole thing.
None of the above: wheel clamp/ ground anchor/ steering wheel lock/ fist.

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Thats a good deal, do you think it will be £12K next year???

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I forsee a lot of negative equity! A roadster with a big engine is one of the most selfish cars you can buy, hence when the going gets bad, its the easiest substitutible luxury good. It doesn't take Geroge Soros to calculate that if you have less money and fuel costs are up, then an aeging car with ...

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Unfortunately the Z3 is one of the last quality roadsters not to have a glass screen, which is a shame as the plastic one is poor, and an obvious necessity to allow for such a compact folding roof. You just cant identify emergency vehicles such as police cars properly, as everything is slightly clou...

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Hi all - I bought the full Powerflex bush set last year, but only ended up fitting the fronts to stop the tramlining which has been cured, so I have decided that I will fit the back ones before the winter kicks in. Does anyone have the tool for fitting the rear trailing arm bushes that they would be...

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When my car was not sick, on the last casual drive i got 46mpg (55mph in 2.8) which i never imagined possible! When i first started driving the Z though, i was conscious of fuel consumption and convinced myself it was using more fuel than it actually was! Ive seen that reading before, but it's not ...

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Not to mention the rising cost of fuel. Worth noting that you always seem to drive a new car a bit harder than something you're used to. The BMW will be far less economical that the Clio - It is much heavier, and it is rear drive, so you are driving more mechanicals and more weight. 100cc in practi...

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On my pre-facelift '99 2.8, I have a cream interior and a wood (wood-effect) walnut centre console trim option. I think it works well with the cream, but the bit that houses the radio is not in great condition, and some of the lamination is damaged. Will prob have to take it out, as one of the illum...

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You could buy it cheap and sell it on to the bloke with the powder pink Nissan Figaro down the road from me for a profit. Some colours are very hard to get used to, I suspect that might be one of them. I wanted a black one, but settled for Montreal blue (probably the most common colour I would say) ...

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This time last year it was on the market for £30 000 so just give it another year and you could grab yourself a bargain! :) Or wait 2 years and get it for free! That car is worth no more than any other 6 pot Z with 11000 miles - the MZR is a properly developed car, that is an apricot with a crashed...

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