Sport or Non-sport

aspron · Post by **aspron** » Sun 25 Sep, 2011 20:56

I've read Toggitts thread about his 2.2 and wonder if my 2000 2.8 is a sport or not, and what the suspension differences are as I am thinking that I need to replace dampers and bushes etc.

Therefore I need to know what to order.

My car has air-con, heated electric seats, wheels that look like - and maybe - split rims (wider rears) but no silver/aluminium dashboard.

What is the definitive method for knowing the proper spec?

Many thanks,

Steve

pedro20001 · Post by **pedro20001** » Sun 25 Sep, 2011 22:06

easiest way to tell is clear 3rd brake light lens and mesh under the front bumper instead of slats, ironically my 2001 2.2 is not a sport but was ordered with m sport suspension, m seats, wider rear 17 inch wheels, l.s.d and power hood, guess someone had some spare cash

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Sun 25 Sep, 2011 23:25

There are no 2.8 sports as the sport variants only came out late in the Z3 life cycle ie after the last 2.8 was made.

Warrior · Post by **Warrior** » Sun 25 Sep, 2011 23:27

pedro20001 wrote:easiest way to tell is clear 3rd brake light lens and mesh under the front bumper instead of slats, ironically my 2001 2.2 is not a sport but was ordered with m sport suspension, m seats, wider rear 17 inch wheels, l.s.d and power hood, guess someone had some spare cash

Mines a production line 3.0i sport and has slats under the front bumper?

ellrar · Post by **ellrar** » Mon 26 Sep, 2011 16:56

All the literature for mine states its a Z3 3.0i Sports Roadster. It has mesh under the front bumper and has an 'M' logo inscribed with the gear positions on the gear knob.

trigg35 · Post by **trigg35** » Mon 26 Sep, 2011 17:10

Mines a production line 3.0i sport and has slats under the front bumper?[/quote]

perhaps its had a new bumper put on at some point.....

jayson f · Post by **jayson f** » Mon 26 Sep, 2011 17:21

Mine also is a 3.0 sport with black slatted front bumper? perhaps they ran out of mesh ones

Warrior · Post by **Warrior** » Mon 26 Sep, 2011 23:35

Done a pictorial search of 3.0i sports and it's 50/50 mesh and slats so must have been an option?

aspron · Post by **aspron** » Tue 27 Sep, 2011 10:17

Thanks for the responses.

So, as mine is a 2.8, it should have 'standard' suspension so all I've got to do is get stuff that directly replaces OEM kit, having first measured the diameter of the ARBs so I get the correct bushes - or have I missed something?

Warrior · Post by **Warrior** » Sun 02 Oct, 2011 23:44

Warrior wrote:
pedro20001 wrote:easiest way to tell is clear 3rd brake light lens and mesh under the front bumper instead of slats, ironically my 2001 2.2 is not a sport but was ordered with m sport suspension, m seats, wider rear 17 inch wheels, l.s.d and power hood, guess someone had some spare cash
Mines a production line 3.0i sport and has slats under the front bumper?

Somewhat embarassingly after washing the Zed this weekend I realise I have a mesh grill.

Z3cade · Post by **Z3cade** » Mon 03 Oct, 2011 08:25

aspron wrote:Thanks for the responses.

So, as mine is a 2.8, it should have 'standard' suspension so all I've got to do is get stuff that directly replaces OEM kit, having first measured the diameter of the ARBs so I get the correct bushes - or have I missed something?

eurocarparts are agood place to start.. Go online or ring them up.. I got my OEM replacement shocks and topmounts from there.. Only came to just over £200 for the lot!
check out my car thread there on there..

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