First Z4 - Newbie

rwinstanley85 · Post by **rwinstanley85** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:55 pm

Hello everyone, bmw & Z4 newbie. Collect next week. Paid 3.5k - 03 plate Sterling Grey, 3.0 125k miles full service history. Sat Nav, full electric seats, parking sensor, auxiliary heating, premium sound system -Some mods that have been done already:

Uprated anti roll bars and bushes
Uprated camber arms and bushes
Uprated traction arms and bushes
Brand new drop links
M3 leather seats all electric
Retrimmed steering wheel
Carbon inside dash
Mv2 alloys with near new tyres
Ram air filter
Back box mod
Remapped to 245 bhp
Xenon headlights

What are people’s thoughts? Good deal?What would be your first few mods to compliment what’s already been done performance & styling wise?

Does anyone have a list of all the factory extra’s that was available at the time ? Thanks all, imagine I’ll be on here quite a bit, very excited.

rwinstanley85 · Post by **rwinstanley85** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:01 pm

I’d like heated seats - how easy would this be to do? I read the loom is already in for this year, but with these looking like M3 not Z4 seats ( not sure) would I need a kit for them instead ?

Few things I’m considering:

Next steps in improving engine ?
Gear knob
Arm rest
M sport steering wheel
Climate control upgrade retro fit
Cruise control retro fit

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:20 pm

Welcome to the forum, well done with the photos

Looks like the roof motor is in the boot and your sporting wood

rwinstanley85 · Post by **rwinstanley85** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:26 pm

Hello, not sure ... what’s the difference ? Does it matter if it’s in boot? Thanks

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:28 pm

Welcome to the forum.

Your Z4 is looking good, and has a few nice upgrades - M3 seats are definitely an improvement on the standard ones, and Xenons are much better than the standard candles.

Roof motor is much better in the boot - where BMW put them the roof drains put water into the motor, so they all die sooner or later! In the boot keeps them dry.

I knew "firebobby" would be admiring your knob!

rwinstanley85 · Post by **rwinstanley85** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:37 pm

Thanks for the welcomes guys! Ah right I understand now regarding the roof motor thanks.

Glad he likes my knob

... although was thinking of getting a M sport one in silver/carbon as I feel it doesn’t really match anything in there sorry Firebobby haha !

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:15 am

Welcome aboard.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:40 am

rwinstanley85 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:37 pmGlad he likes my knob ... although was thinking of getting a M sport one in silver/carbon as I feel it doesn’t really match anything in there sorry Firebobby haha !

Well he has a wooden dash, so he might even buy your knob if you replace it!

I've got a standard facelift one (photo below) I'm not using as I bought a ZHP last year.

oldgit · Post by **oldgit** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:30 am

Welcome.

I can recommend fitting cruise control. Mine is an 03 plate and the wiring is already there. It's a ten minute job to fit the stalk.

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:51 am

hello & Welcome,

My mate Rich Bergh's old car, it goes well that thing - sounds nice too!

rwinstanley85 · Post by **rwinstanley85** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:46 pm

hi old git yes I defo want to do that, good to know its an easy job - Do I just need the stalk and cut a hole in the collumn?

rwinstanley85 · Post by **rwinstanley85** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:48 pm

hi Jamie, haha really, its a small world eh! nice to know its had an enthusiast before. well excited. seems like a good message board here with some nice folk who help.

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:08 pm

Welcome to the forum, nice looking Z4 - you have to ditch the wooden knob

rwinstanley85 · Post by **rwinstanley85** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:17 pm

thank you. yes I do, dont feel it matches anything, but suspect I will upset fire bobby

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:48 pm

rwinstanley85 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:48 pmhi Jamie, haha really, its a small world eh! nice to know its had an enthusiast before. well excited. seems like a good message board here with some nice folk who help.

Yeah Rich was registered on here, this is how it looked before you got it!

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