You have £1000 to spend on your Z4. What do you do?

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:35 pm

Spend the grand on high octane fuel and just drive

MT94 · Post by **MT94** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:45 pm

My insurance

bz4kev · Post by **bz4kev** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 5:15 am

Ohh some nice new callipers I think

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:06 am

The only things I've bought are a Weathershield boot liner - American and expensive, but good - and sheepskin protectors to stop the belts marking the Ivory White alcantara.

It doesn't need anything else.

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:08 am

Nanu wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:35 pm Spend the grand on high octane fuel and just drive

Spend it on BMW's recommended 95 RON and just drive more.

Burple · Post by **Burple** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:04 am

Marlon wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 7:26 pm Nice looking E89 - as others have said, I'd spend it on a remap

^^ This.. Got my 18i (FINALLY) booked in next friday. Can't wait! it's been torture waiting and having to postpone due to getting some warranty work done that included coding a new window into the car!

Captain Vimes · Post by **Captain Vimes** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:47 pm

So, ignoring the "sell it and buy a six-pot" remarks (for now), remap and just drive seems the way to go!

I shall do that and simply upgrade the brakes and discs when they next need changing.

Anyone used JFS Tuning in Leeds for their remap? They seem to be the closest to me who offer a custom remap. https://jfs-tuning.co.uk/

I may well buy a 35iS next, but that is only once I have put at least 100K on this beauty....

AuchinclossZ4 · Post by **AuchinclossZ4** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 3:52 pm

Busterboo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:06 am The only things I've bought are a Weathershield boot liner - American and expensive, but good - and sheepskin protectors to stop the belts marking the Ivory White alcantara.

It doesn't need anything else.

Can you post a link to the sheepskin belt protectors? I have that issue with mine. Thanks

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:10 pm

AuchinclossZ4 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 08, 2018 3:52 pm Can you post a link to the sheepskin belt protectors? I have that issue with mine. Thanks

https://nurseysheepskin.co.uk/products/ ... belt-cover
Ask for them to be 15" long, so they stay in position when the belts aren't in use.

They're excellent quality and the extra length doesn't cost much.

ihadablackdog · Post by **ihadablackdog** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 6:34 pm

Busterboo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:10 pm
AuchinclossZ4 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 08, 2018 3:52 pm Can you post a link to the sheepskin belt protectors? I have that issue with mine. Thanks
https://nurseysheepskin.co.uk/products/ ... belt-cover
Ask for them to be 15" long, so they stay in position when the belts aren't in use.

They're excellent quality and the extra length doesn't cost much.

How do these things work though, are they meant to go over your shoulder or down over your stomach? I had a set of Halfrauds ones and they were a real pita, cos I'd have to keep moving them when the belt extended/retracted?

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:28 pm

This is why you order 15" protectors. That's the distance from the flat, black plastic buckle stop to the point where the belt emerges above your shoulder.

So, when the belt's not on, it & the protector lie flat by the side of the seat.

As you put the belt on, you just hold the protector, the belt runs through it and they both lie across your shoulder.

It's the only way I've found of protecting the Alcantara on the seat and, actually, the protector's comfortable, too. I like it now

Burple · Post by **Burple** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:15 am

Burple wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:04 am ^^ This.. Got my 18i (FINALLY) booked in next friday. Can't wait! it's been torture waiting and having to postpone due to getting some warranty work done that included coding a new window into the car!

So.. apart from feeling a bit odd for quoting myself..

Remap was done at Ecotune (https://ecotune-scotland.co.uk/) in Glasgow on Friday.
HOLY CRAP! DO IT!

Seriously, the car has been transformed. This is how they all should come from the factory

First run on the rollers showed the standard car was putting out 174.1hp (book figure is about 155). So good start.
Final run showed bang on 269hp and 263ft-lbs torque. They also increased the rev range by 300rpm.
Not the highest figure ever out here for a map, but I'm more than happy with it. even gained about 2.5 mpg on the motorway journey home sticking to the same speeds as I did on the way there as an experiment..
So now... lots of

and

Captain Vimes · Post by **Captain Vimes** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:16 pm

[/quote]
So.. apart from feeling a bit odd for quoting myself..

Remap was done at Ecotune (https://ecotune-scotland.co.uk/) in Glasgow on Friday.
HOLY CRAP! DO IT!

Seriously, the car has been transformed. This is how they all should come from the factory

First run on the rollers showed the standard car was putting out 174.1hp (book figure is about 155). So good start.
Final run showed bang on 269hp and 263ft-lbs torque. They also increased the rev range by 300rpm.
Not the highest figure ever out here for a map, but I'm more than happy with it. even gained about 2.5 mpg on the motorway journey home sticking to the same speeds as I did on the way there as an experiment..
So now... lots of

and

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Sorted! I'll get mine done asap and report back.

Thanks for all the advice.

Darkangelv2 · Post by **Darkangelv2** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:08 pm

Spend £350 on this:

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=107697

The remaining £650 could go towards uprated down pipes similar to the thread below? (Those refer to the 3.0L)

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=102840

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:32 pm

Not quite within budget I admit, but I'd be off to Birds for a Quaife LSD!

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