Dr. Zed wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 3:11 pm
Hi all!
Quite new here but been reading some interesting topics/posts over the last few weeks.
I bought a Z4 recently. I got a decent deal on it but as with any second hand car of this age it does have some issues I'd like to fix.
Apologies in advance if this post is long!
Firstly, the passenger window won't go down. I've read a few things on here about regulators etc and I'm looking at getting a repair kit but thought someone might point me in the right direction anyways. I can hear the motor working, and sounds good. I had a window come off the rails in an old Renault of mine years ago. Could this cause it?
The previous owner was kind enough to fork out the cost for a new set of angel eyes which is lovely. However, they were never wired up and so currently it's still operating standard halogen bulbs and no angel eye function. I have zero knowledge or confidence with electrics so does anyone know where I might get this down in and around the Swindon area? I'd like to get the Angel Eyes working (I believe they're LEDs) and also add a HID kit.
And lastly, has anyone got any experience in re-trimming the steering wheel, gear knob and handbrake? I've read a few posts on this forum, unfortunately many of these How To guides have now no longer got images so it's difficult to follow a guide. The same applies to wrapping the centre console and dashboard in carbon fibre. I'm not a fan of the brushed ali look. Any recommendations of where to get this done or where best to get wrap and re-trim kits would be much appreciated!
Thanks for the help. Hopefully it all makes sense. Just really want to get the car more in line with my taste for it
Re the Window regulator,rs very possibly the cause of it,as they tend to break...did 2 or possibly 3 on my first z in 6 years,and 1 on my current z in past 8 years.
Don't buy it from BMW,get it from Eurocarparts, as They Supply Exactly the same part that BMW do,or certainly have done whenever I have got them...first part was a BMW supplied part,from then on used eco,and was exactly same part,as I think only one company make these for the e85/86 z,or certainly that was the case until a couple if years ago, don't expect that to have changed much.
Eurocarparts were around £35 cheaper from memory.
Hopefully this helps
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