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Southernboy wrote:That's the effort of your arm from the elbow... it's an old saying which means doing the work by hand vs doing it with a power tool...

LOL, sorry i didn't know that old saying

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What the heck is the elbow grease?

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thanks guys i will try that too, i am thinking, now that i bought that black&decker polishing sponge, to polish the car as well. i checked the availability of 3m kit in Greece, costs around 35€, but it contains A LOT of stuff, so i guess chances must be much higher of fixing it, seems more profe...

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My headlights started to peel off, they are not yellow or fading out or anything like that, they just peel off, i bought something like this for my black&decker -> http://toolshouse.gr/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Wolfcraft-2131000-%CE%9A%CE%B5%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AE-%CE%93%CF%85%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%A...

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i polished the exhaust today, pics before and after

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Just installed meyle hd rear top mounts and soften the rear shocks which they are still in very good shape. Car feels very different now, feels like new. Also the noise i was talking about in another thread is now gone! Installed new (used) passenger door actuator, i now have central locking and ala...

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I want to do a leasing for my company, it's about a brand new FIAT Panda MTJ Pop, turbo diesel manual, for 4 years, does anybody has any personal experience from this car? what is your opinion?

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guys with tonneaus, do you fasten the middle clips too? i only the fasten the other 2, is it necessary?

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Tonneau Cover:

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Dinan wrote:Fitted coilovers,done some camber at the front,new wheels and tyres and tracking today....ready to go....

OMG i think i am in love with the wheels!

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Southernboy wrote:I'll meet you in Uganda - that's about half way....

sorry for the offtopic but that was very funny!

wish i was near you, i really want a hardtop, but it's really rare and expensive in Greece

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OK, back to the diff subject, i called BMW today and asked them to run my VIN in their systems to see the actual car factory equipment, they said that the car must have an LSD, it's rare (early 1996 1.8) but it should have it, they also gave me this number: I=38:11=3,45-V and told me that they see i...

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To be honest, i can't understand completely what i need, all parts from the particular diagramm? Or just 1-2 parts and then i can install an aftermarket extinguisher? In the knowledge base it says we need all parts, it isn't possible to add an aftermarket extinguisher?

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oops sorry, forgot to check there

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Hello,

does anybody have any instructions how can i install a fire extinguisher under the driver standard seat?

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I called them earlier today in their HQ in Holland, the seller gave me a wrong tracking number, it was missing a digit, parcel is in Budapest right now

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I found this one here, http://s3.praktiker.gr/myPraktiker.Imag ... 64_0_L.jpg

I think it does the same job

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i called BMW it' part number 07 14 9 141 517 only available only in Germany, Greece is out of stock but they are common screws they said i can visit a tool shop and give them a sample to buy the correct screws. Edit: They gave me a wrong number i finally found it from another diagram it's number 15:...

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i need the partnumber of number 2 in this diagram, it's missing from the list. can anybody find it?

http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/Z3-Ro ... glove_box/

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They have been the couriers for all the tyres I have ever bought (not chosen by me; chosen by the tyre supplier). I have in the past found their website to be flaky when looking at the status of the tyre delivery, however the tyres have always been delivered on time and left with neighbours etc whe...

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i am posting here, i don't know if i should open a new thread or whatever, does anybody had any good or bad experiences with DPD courier? i paid 50€ shipping costs from Germany to Greece, the item is coming via road transfer, and for 3 days now i am entering the tracking number to their website, and...

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Wow! Thanx i will check it out close to summer though, it's raining all the time here lately and it's raining mud!?!? Travelling here from africa. Luckily i have her sleeping on an underground garage

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i don't know if it makes any difference, but my engine is the M43 1.8 8V i think it "sits" lower than the double camshaft M44 1.9

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The front bar of the roof is metal. If you scroll up a bit you'll see a link to what I used. ok, as you can understand i suck so much that i don't understand the difference between metal an plastic... found this in Greece, hope it's close as the one you used http://www.rovaza.com/pix/artikel_groot/...

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BladeRunner919 wrote:warm up the metal with a hairdryer if it's cold

What metal? isn't it plastic? what type of paint i need? spray? for plastics? matte finish?

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I don't think it's a part in its own right, just the coating of the front part of the frame. As I said, I peeled off the damaged coating, rubbed it down and painted it with the paint in my previous post, and it looks identical. i wish i could do it, it's just i really suck in painting things.. perh...

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Inside of the roof cleaned well with just a wet microfiber cloth, nothing fancy but it's ok, however, does anybody knows the part number or the name of the damaged plastic on the pics guys?

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Oh I see now. They aren't separate parts, that's an early car that had the mountings accessible from the front and hidden under two plastic bungs. It's still a one piece clip. Most cars have the later (and far more difficult to replace!) ones without the bungs. I don't think you'll find any early o...

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No, if you look closer on the last pic (it is hard i know but it is the only pic i could find), you will see 2 plastic clip covers, up and bottom of the outside part of the driver.

I dont need the drivers, mine are ok, i am just missing one screw cap

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i am missing one clip cover from my seat belt drive, i looked in bmwfans.info for the part number to order it, but there isn't one!?! -> http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/Z3-Roadster/Europe/Z3_1.8-M43/L-N/apr1996/browse/seats/seat_front_uphlstry_cover_sport_seat/ then i searched in google etc. and i...

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ok, i am amazed, this forum has everything, i never expected to find a solution in that problem, i was ready to open a new thread, but last moment i decided to give it a try and do a search... i can only find this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Selleys-Knead-It-Multi-Purpose-Epoxy-Putty-50g-/2518...

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I think that is regular price for this cover. It's available quite often at similar price. Congrats on getting what you wanted anyway! It gets your car to look cleaner. Thanks!, problem with me is that i couldn't easily find a black one and shipping in Greece as well, most of them was in auctions (...

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wassell wrote:I doubt it as e30 braces wont fit an e36, and the z3 uses an e36 front end.

So an e36 4cyl strut brace, fits a 4cyl z3?

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Hello mr. Sherlock!

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anybody knows if an E30 4cyl strut brace will fit a 4cyl Z3? i found one made from aluminum in a very good price

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i won it for 83€!! (plus 50€ shipping) someone outbid me 1h before the end but i increased my max bid 7 sec before the end!

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hey thanx for the help, first of all i never said i want it THAT bad, i can always buy a new one from BMW, of course i don't expect to buy a 375€ part for 70€ my bugdet is higher than that, i just used this ammount as an example. I am not new at ebay, i have made many transactions since 2007 so i kn...

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thank you southernboy! let's hope i will win it, i just called BMW price for new is 375€...

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........ If it says your bid is the highest, it means that at the current amount reflected as the highest bid is your bid - not that your maximum bid is the highest.... Although if anyone else was bidding and did have a max bid higher than yours, the current bid amount would keep going up until it ...

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Ok, i got it, so i can put my max budget from now, BTW. it's something you can easily live without, but it's a must have on the other hand, it's very expensive as new and it gives a nice look on the Z3. (take a guess :) ) Edit: in the listing, it says that i am the highest bider, this means that my ...

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I am sorry if this has mentioned before, but it's a very interesting article!

Have a look!

http://blog.caranddriver.com/bmws-m-gar ... ?nggpage=2

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i have never attempted to buy something from eBay in an auction, however this time, i found a rare part for the Z3 in an auction and i made my move, i set my highest bid, and i am currently the highest bidder, auction ends on Sunday, do you have any tips how to win it? (except from having infinite m...

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i see many wide pre-f/l and f/l z3s having stone guards, since i have done very few miles (k/m

) with the new wide fenders, do i really need them? or it is mostly for cosmetics?

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Why not trying to get one from a car being dismantled in the UK where the plastic hasn't been exposed to the temperatures you have in Athens. A Small steam cleaner might clean the inside of the roof or carefully with fabric cleaner. this is what i was trying to find yesterday but i don't know the n...

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peter2b wrote:if its a sort top I used autoclem ? stuff to clean my soft top looks like new
peter2b

i think this is the best, autoglym is what most cabrio owners use, however it is a bit expensive, how often do you use it? in every wash or a few times per year?

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Sounds very interesting, please send some pics if you can!

i am looking exactly what you see in the video, or this-> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/666 ... 202001.pdf BUT for the pre-facelift model

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thanx Boy!

What about the outside of the roof? how do you clean it up? i just use water with the pressure washing machine

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i am looking this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhXNnMz_028 in Pdf and in English, does anybody have a link to download it or at least buy it?

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hey guys, i must clean and repair the fabric roof, as you can see in the pics, plastics are something like burnt and the color is "cracked" also the fabric itself is really dirty, do you know how can i clean it, and repair the plastics? http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac36/Inferno_lb/BM...

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