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Had wanted a convertible as a second car for a while and a few years ago a 2.5 popped up when I wasn’t really looking for one, but it was a too good a deal so I grabbed it.
Firstly I never really got on with the headlights, so I bought some LHD Dectane/Sonar (the only ones you can get with CCFL rather than LED) which most people hate lol. Pretty major job to convert them, it took a fair bit of ingenuity and I’m not sure I’d want to do it again tbh. Changed the silly marker lights at the top into indicators and put LED bulbs into everything bar the brake/tail lights. Sourced a clear fog RH rear light unit to balance the back end, clear repeaters and clear brake light as the red one had cracked, surprise, surprise. Finally put in Xenon 4700k bulbs and that was that.
Then I coded everything in with NCS, hood, windows, full brake lights, etc. Removed CDV, changed the wheels to style 230s, fitted coilovers and renewed everything, bushes, wishbones etc, fitted drilled discs, painted calipers, carbon wrapped the dash, got rid of the not so great head unit and fitted a Kenwood DAB which can colour match perfectly the other dash lights and be controlled by the steering wheel (I know it’s not to everybody’s taste, but function over form for me), fitted DAB aerial which looks identical to the original, fitted 6x9s to cubbys and used the boxes to make covers with some speaker cloth, Alpine amp beside the battery, changed fronts and finally fitted one of those rubber splitters to the front bumper. Oh, and the exhaust.
Engine wise pretty much everything has been off at some point, cleaned, tinkered with and/or replaced.
I think that’s it, but there may be other little things I have forgot.
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- RustyZ4
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Hi & Welcome
Very nice indeed
Very nice indeed
Z4 Mineral Grey, 28i MSport Auto, lots of goodies
Z4 E85 3.0, gone but now with son
Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional
Z4 E85 3.0, gone but now with son
Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional
- buzyg
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A fair bit of effort there. and well worth it by the look of your Zed. Welcome on board.
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Welcome to the forum, these cars just look so good. Love the look of your front lights
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
- Jembo
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Very nice...like to suggest de-French frying as a free mod
Joined the dark side with a ///M Hell Bronze Sepang Coupe
Ex Aug 2005 Maldives Blue 3 litre cruizer, lots of toyz,
Lifer 54
Ex Aug 2005 Maldives Blue 3 litre cruizer, lots of toyz,
Lifer 54
- Mr Tidy
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Hi and welcome - lovely looking Z4 you have there.
The carbon-look trim on the interior is really smart, you've got heated M-Sport seats and some great wheels too - that looks like a good find.
The carbon-look trim on the interior is really smart, you've got heated M-Sport seats and some great wheels too - that looks like a good find.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
- Marlon
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You've been busy, sounds like you're handy with a spanner Welcome along
Gone: 3.0si 2008 E85
911 997 Carrera S
- Beatman
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Hi and welcome, and good looking car
My Car- 2004 3.0se sterling grey, mv3s , satnav, heated seats, ZHP.
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Hi and welcome.
Great looking car.
Great looking car.
- mr wilks
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Lovely style 230s really are the wheel of the moment for the E85 E86 , they look a treat
3 ZMRs
3 E89s
5 Si coupes
5 Si roadsters
997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
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3 E89s
5 Si coupes
5 Si roadsters
997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo + Golf R