New to a lot with this car

[Redheadlady]

Hi there

New owner to German, RWD, auto and a convertible.

Come from a decade and a half of hot french metal (Clio 197, Megane 275 trophy and then a Megane 300 Trophy)

Wanted a quick soft top before I ordered the 300 and the itch never really left me but only looked at BMW towards the end of last year and so I discovered the Z4

Purchased mine in November 2022. San fransisco red G29 M40i. Then in January whilst driving home a car pulled out from a side road and ran straight into me. 2 months later finally got it back after it had a new bonnet, bumper, drivers side wing, drivers door, drivers alloy, drivers side suspension and the passenger alloy refurbished. BMW also ended up replacing the roof control module as it failed after the hit (it’s inside the drivers door)

Since then I’ve been enjoying having it back and driving it with the roof down any chance I get.


Plans are to get a custom exhaust on it and remove the OPF from the same place my brother got his 340i done (it’s very quiet compared to both the 275 that had an akra exhaust on it and the 300 that’s very lively from stock flames/bangs)
updated fuel pump like what’s on the 382bhp versions of the b58
Induction kit
Remap
Front splitter, side skirts and rear spoiler and I want to either replace the rear diffuser or have it painted black as the dark grey is the only bit on the car.

[paddy wright]

Welcome along

[Ole gits rule]

Hello and welcome o the forum, long list go mods there

[Argyll Andy]

Hello and welcome from another M40i owner

[smorris_12]

Ah, the little known steering octopus security add-on. Replaced the first gen trunk monkey IIRC.

[Redheadlady]

Thanks everyone and that’s Blinky the black widow as shes missing an eye

I know that’s a long list. I know too many people with the same engines in various BMWs so have some familiarity with them.
Already redone the steering wheel, msport style wing mirror caps and have black badges all around it as those are quick/easy/cheap enough to do.

Did have smoked sequential indicators for the wing mirrors too but when the mirror was apart for the caps we discovered that although they are the right size/fittings for mine the actual connection in them is the ones in the 1series so they are now fitted to an M140i and they look really good.