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Post by Slideways305 » Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:17 am

Hey all, Newbie here from Miami Beach, Florida. I bought a project e85 3.0i 6spd recently and thought I'd share. 114k and clean title (though it's been resprayed). Currently on style 230's.
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Post by -Tom- » Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:19 am

Welcome along ! I’ve never seen a roof that colour, nice ! :thumbsup: What plans have you got for it ?
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Post by Slideways305 » Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:42 am

Thanks! The top is a bit worn so I'm planning to replace it at some point. It's currently got a backbox delete but that's about it. First thing, the interior needs some work. I'm going to replace the carpet as it's beyond a cleaning and source some good door cards as well as try to get an auxiliary input for the radio.

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Post by BSVA » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:10 am

Hello Slideways305...welcome to the forum.
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Post by jabber » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:25 am

Hi and welcome to the forum :thumbsup:
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Post by flimper » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:43 am

What a great place to be driving around in a Z !
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Post by Crazy Harry » Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:13 am

Hi and welcome - 3.0 roadster great car :thumbsup:

saw photos of another Zed in the states with the same colour combo - white with light roof. The tan roof must have been an option in the states or the black fades quickly in all that sunshine!

If its not an ///M those M colour grill fins with have the ///M police after you in the UK

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Post by ErrErrminator » Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:21 am

That’s a nice looking Zed you have there. Great colour combo. I like the wheels. They really suit the car.

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Post by Marlon » Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:33 am

Welcome to the forum, I don't think we have any Zeds over here with that body/roof colour comb :thumbsup:
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Post by Keet » Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:04 am

Hello and welcome to the forum :thumbsup:
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Post by Slideways305 » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:13 pm

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Yes it is a great place for a roadster, though the summers get a bit hot! Interesting that this color combination is rare to non-existent over there. The tri-color grille came with the car, why do police harass you over there for having it on a non M?
As far as the wheels, I think they look tons better than the wheels I pulled off of it when I bought the car.
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Post by Slideways305 » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:19 pm

Oooh I get it the M police haha. Yeah that grille is on my E46 too only because I ordered it from Amazon and thought I clicked on the matte black one and after waiting for a month for it to arrive I decided to just install it. It has no business being on either car but it will have to do for now.

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Post by Mr Tidy » Sat Sep 29, 2018 9:27 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum. :thumbsup:

Yes, you have to watch the "M Police"! My nephew has that grill on his E46, but it's a Sport so has M badges on all the wheels, steering wheel and gear knob - that's his excuse! :lol:

Those 230 wheels look so much better than what it had! IIRC they're a 19" wheel off an E89 - do they fit OK without rubbing?

I just wondered as I just fitted a set of 295s (also an E89 wheel) that have a very similar look to my E86 and they've been fine - so far!
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Post by Marlon » Sat Sep 29, 2018 9:38 pm

Regarding the 'M police' there seems to be three levels of offence: First would be the small M badge on alloys and ZHP M gear knob and M sports steering wheel, which most police turn a blind eye to. The next level offence would be your tri-colour grille (sorry), and the worst offence is sticking an M badge on the boot or wings :police: :D
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Post by Slideways305 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:43 pm

Mr Tidy: They are off an e92 335i. Pilot Supersports in the front and Continental Extreme Contact in the rear. No rubbing issues at all. The tires are 225/35/19 in the front and 255/30/19 in the back. The other rims had 275/30/19 rear tires and they didn't rub at all, though the 245/30/19 rubbed in the front. I'm not sure what offset the black wheels are.

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