2010 E89 2.3 sDrive, Alpine White - Pick up on Saturday! - Now with some photos

Z4Sparky · Post by **Z4Sparky** » Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:57 pm

Hi Steve,

Looks like you have it fairly sorted.

Mine has the wind deflector already which is a bonus!

Bring on the good weather this weekend (although I will have to apologise as I fear I will make it rain by buying a convertible! It’s almost the same as having a bank holiday weekend!)

Cheers
Mark

Z4Sparky · Post by **Z4Sparky** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:16 pm

Well, collected the car today and well chuffed! Spent most of the day tinkering and fitting the Smart Top which was pretty simple and works perfectly.

The only issue I seem to have so far is an intermittent fast flashing of the left (near side) indicators. It’s only happened a couple of times, but usually starts ok, then flashes fast for a few seconds, and then returns to normal.

Obviously I got out and checked the lights were working, and they were, but as it’s intermittent i guess it while it was ok.

Anyone seen this before?

Thanks
Mark

Z4Sparky · Post by **Z4Sparky** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:35 pm

Just answered my own question....seems that some of the LEDs in the rear indicator are not working, so I guess moisture has got in there.

New one ordered from Euro Car Parts for £123 (they have 35% off) so will get it sorted this week.

ihadablackdog · Post by **ihadablackdog** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:16 pm

Talking of getting it sorted....

Z4Sparky · Post by **Z4Sparky** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:22 pm

ihadablackdog wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:16 pm Talking of getting it sorted....

Totally agree!

I was so busy tinkering today that I completely forgot to take pictures.

Will be doing that tomorrow for sure!

ihadablackdog · Post by **ihadablackdog** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:34 pm

Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Was the smarttop easy to fit? Fancy one but not sure I could fit it.

Still, above all else (even taking pictures), make sure you enjoy it in the sun!!!

Z4Sparky · Post by **Z4Sparky** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 7:05 am

ihadablackdog wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:34 pm Was the smarttop easy to fit? Fancy one but not sure I could fit it.

Yes, the smart top really was a doddle to fit.

I was very aware of the connector being fully pushed in, as I had read a lot about that beforehand, but I really had no issues at all. It just plugged in and worked first time.

The hardest thing (as most who have fitted it will say) is finding a space to put the connectors afterwards. The connector on the loom that the original connector plugs in to is quite chunky, and it is really difficult to get it to sit where they show it in the installation instructions. However, I managed to get it to sit there ok after a bit of fiddling.

Only other issue to look out for is to be careful with the trim fasteners. I now have one rolling around underneath all the other trim as it popped out and I didn’t catch it. I also noticed one was missing beforehand, so I just bought some more on eBay for £2 for a pack.

I used a trim removal tool like this:

https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/tool ... gkQAvD_BwE

It made it really easy to get all the trim off.

I also now need to plug it back in to the computer to change some settings. I pre-programmed it with what I thought I wanted, but turns out the car already had some features like the near side mirror dipping when reverse is selected, so I need to turn those off in the smart top.

All in all it probably only took 30 minutes, but I could probably do it in 10 minutes now that I have done it once and seen how easy it is.

Z4Sparky · Post by **Z4Sparky** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:17 pm

Some pictures, and the sun has come out to play!

jabber · Post by **jabber** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:53 pm

Hi and welcome. Lovely looking Z4

Z4Sparky · Post by **Z4Sparky** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:16 pm

jabber wrote: ↑Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:53 pm Hi and welcome. Lovely looking Z4

Cheers Jabber!

ihadablackdog · Post by **ihadablackdog** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:51 pm

NICE!!!!!!

dawdling68 · Post by **dawdling68** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:54 am

Cool. Thinking about a Smart Top myself & like ihadablackdog was concerned how fiddly it was. But you've answered that, think I'll get one in the near future.

AuchinclossZ4 · Post by **AuchinclossZ4** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:35 pm

Great looking car. I pick up a white one on Friday and just hoping all is well!

Gaffa22 · Post by **Gaffa22** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:55 pm

they do look good in white

Z4Sparky · Post by **Z4Sparky** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:44 pm

I’m really love this car.

It is great to drive, and I love having the roof down.

Had to replace a rear light cluster yesterday due to the dreaded moisture causing the indicator LEDs to stop working, but that wasn’t too difficult or expensive, so pretty chuffed so far!

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