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What have you done to your car today?

2003 - 2009, roadster, coupe, facelift
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Post by x-driver » Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:04 am

Changed the gear knob. What a difference it is at shifting! Totally different - better feeling :driving:

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Post by Bmwz4ruby » Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:33 am

Finished refreshing the Z4M light up gearknob. It had horrible bubbles under the paint where the numbers were and looked awful. Popped the top off and realised I would have to take all the paint off (including the M flash). Anyway I masked up and repainted the flash from scratch than masked and painted the black and it came out perfect. Reattached to top of knob, job done. Not fitting to car as have fitted the ZHP. Sadly I didn’t take a before picture.
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Post by 3gGT01 » Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:02 pm

Wow! Looks brand new! Great job, not sure how you did that magic! :o
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Post by Barty » Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:07 pm

j3nks79 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:58 pm Barty, sent you a DM.
Replied, thanks! :thumbsup:

Yesterday I turned this…
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Well happy with that result! Ready to go into Max’ Maldives roadster soon. I also started on something for myself, big reveal later :thumbsup:
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Post by enuff_zed » Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:33 pm

Sold one. :thumbsup:

Pass me another. :D
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Post by jock156 » Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:02 pm

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Post by RAYK47 » Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:21 pm

Didn't do anything's ng to the car over the weekend but I did do something to my head. Went out for a couple of hours in the sunshine and have ended up with a very red head. I should know better, I have had this "hair style" for over 20 years but still get caught out without a hat :o

Anyway took her on a couple of local biker routes and she faired pretty well.
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Post by Zedebee » Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:24 pm

Full service yesterday. Car seemed to run sweeter after fresh oil and new sparks.

I took the opportunity to fit a new thermal oil level sensor (easy peasy) as I had two codes:
27C3 DME: Thermal oil-level sensor
279C DME: Thermostat, map cooling : activation

Although I had a new thermostat lined up, changing the sensor fixed both codes so they must have been related.

Then I got sunburnt driving around :o
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Post by skmattwell » Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:04 am

Obicoke wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:32 pm Today I just gave a bit of a polish to everything under the bonnet!! :D happy days...
Where did you get the fancy blue bolts/screws? Looking to get some gold ones myself
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Post by T_J_G » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:00 pm

New number plate to replace what I suspect was the original plate which was past its best
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Post by Trav » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:56 pm

I got the original wheels put back to BMW silver (they were black), took off the Apex Arc 8's and returned the car to a standard look. Just need some nice weather now.
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Post by MikeyH » Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:31 pm

Looks lovely :thumbsup:
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Post by STC_Zed » Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:37 pm

Trav wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:56 pm I got the original wheels put back to BMW silver (they were black), took off the Apex Arc 8's and returned the car to a standard look. Just need some nice weather now.20240418_110110.jpg20240418_110049.jpg20240418_110033.jpg
That looks great in white.
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Post by Rsipad » Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:20 am

Filled up from empty after just 3 days of daily driving and 1.5 mountain runs. Normally a tank lasts me a week :rofl:
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Post by steve69 » Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:59 am

Looks gorgeous in white. Wrapping later this year, was thinking a dark matte grey similar to the Sterling Grey shade but after seeing that I think white might be the way to go! Switching the lights for chromed spyder auto halo lights so I think white would go a lot better with the chrome look to be honest, less contrast!

Not much done per-say, but chucked a bottle of techron in yesterday had a fuel gauge issue, not going above 3/4 tank, filled up after and left it over night before a run around this morning and it's reading perfect now. Waiting for my new door speakers to arrive and a Gaptech module i've ordered
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