My 2003 Z4 3L Journey (every mod including pics)

Hutch · Post by **Hutch** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:06 am

Good evening everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend out in your Z’s! The weather has been fantastic and I certainly had some serious fun in the sunshine

I’ve started this topic to record all the mods and work that I do to my Z4. My plan is to list out every mod and include a full set of intructions including pictures of how I completed them aswell as listing all the parts I use and where I got them from.

This post is going to record my Journey with my beautiful Z4!! I hope to gain knowledge from others and hopefully some people can learn from me

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:12 am

Hi, what mods have you carried out so far?
Rob

Hutch · Post by **Hutch** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:14 am

And here she is the love of my life

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: 2003 Z4 3L Maldives Blue; 833A1AEF-A457-49FB-87F2-C9320CC493E8.jpeg (365.73 KiB) Viewed 1504 times

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buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:44 am

First mod. Fit a whippy.

Davz · Post by **Davz** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:08 am

Can't beat a whippy, don't forget to insure your zed for a greater value

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:49 am

Great looking zed!
First yhing I'd advise would be to make sure it's mechanically tip top before spending on any mods.
Have you made sure there's no underlying mech issues to sort/prevent?

Ignore buzy. Whippys are for conservative old men

stubbys are the way to go.

If I had ur z the first thing I would do is go for an all black grill for a more modern look.
I conducted a poll here not so long ago where all black was considered the best choice. Cheap and cheerful mod

Hutch · Post by **Hutch** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:39 pm

Mod 1 - Stubby Areial

The first mod I done was the most controversial one on the whole forum...

I got rid of the whipy and got a stubby aerial - as yet I have no idea which I prefer but I’m going for the Stubby for now! If I’m honest I think they both look good and the difference to the overall look of the car is minimal

Product name
Genuine OE Peugeot Citroen Roof Short Aerial Mast 6561N3 C4 II C8 308 II 607

Price
£9:96 - (its worth noting that cheaper ones are available on eBay and Amazon if you shop around)

Link to buy
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-OE-P ... 2229835006

Before

: Whippy Aerial; BE6406AD-B0F2-4862-9190-D93B2D3C8296.jpeg (243.75 KiB) Viewed 1409 times

After

: Stubby Aerial; A896E748-D317-454A-82C3-2E194D1A93D9.jpeg (223.6 KiB) Viewed 1409 times

The transformation is Unbelievable...

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:26 pm

Well you've started off with a controversial one!

Ignore Chris_D - whippy is the right answer. That's how BMW made them!

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:52 pm

It was all going so well

Jembo · Post by **Jembo** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:00 pm

Am very biased, being my 2nd favourite colour...

You have a fantastic life journey ahead, only downside will be you’ll be poorer for it, much poorer...

paulc_bkk · Post by **paulc_bkk** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:09 am

Stubby was one of my first mods.... £6 from eBay

Looking forward to seeing how this develops

What mods do you have in mind?

bz4kev · Post by **bz4kev** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:29 am

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:26 pm Well you've started off with a controversial one!

Ignore Chris_D - whippy is the right answer. That's how BMW made them!

15 years ago

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:54 am

buzyg wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:44 am First mod. Fit a whippy.

Davz wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:08 am Can't beat a whippy, don't forget to insure your zed for a greater value

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:26 pm Ignore Chris_D - whippy is the right answer. That's how BMW made them!

Well, if you do go back to a whippy, you'll need one of these as well...

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Hutch · Post by **Hutch** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:19 am

So much drama around the whippy/stubby debate!

Dare I say it, Personally I’m leaning towards the stubby - I think gives a more modern look to the car, but I guess that depends on what look your going for... But the real difference is it makes the car approximately 0.00001% more aerodynamic

tomrdy · Post by **tomrdy** » Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:47 am

I still can't decide whether the whippy/stubby debate is a big forum in-joke that started before i joined....

Because without question, stubby is obviously better.

Welcome OP! Looking forward to watching your journey with your Z

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