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As I start getting into Z4 ownership more I thought I would take lead from a few others on here and update the ownership & ask questions where assistance is needed. I plan preventive maintenance, cleaning and hopefully some great driving days.

I tend to own my cars for a good 3 - 4 years before being ready for the next venture, my past cars are;
Many 106 Rallyes (S1 / S2, 8v / 16v), Honda Integra Type R (DC2), Lotus Elan M100 Turbo, Suzuki Ignis Sport, Alfa Romeo GTV V6, Saxo Ph1 VTR, Audi TT 225, MR2 Mk3, Civic Type R (EP3), Few Skoda Octaivia VRS's.

I currently own a tidy Renault Sport Clio Ph1 172 https://www.instagram.com/clio172ph1/ along side the more recent Z4 Coupe.

Having just sold a rather nicely modified 106 Rallye to Dream Car giveaways (https://dreamcargiveaways.co.uk/competi ... ye-s1-1000) I was looking for a different type of replacement. I tried the usual routes of S2000, Lotus Elise and seriously considered the Porsche Cayman. Though not feeling quite ready for Porsche ownership, I looked upon the Z4 Coupe after being rather fond of them for many years. I found it offered me what I was looking for, a powerful engine (N52) with a great noise, fanatics looks, quite rare and sporty with what appears to be reasonable running / maintenance costs.

In searching for a Z4 coupe I was looking for one that was well cared for and pampered. Having viewed a couple I hadn't quite found what I was looking for, though knew I definitely wanted a coupe. After putting up a wanted add on here for a non silver / black car with individual leather, 108s and a few added options I was contacted from someone which had one which ticked the boxes. In all honesty bar 1x option it had everything I wanted from a Coupe.

Manual Montego Blue
Champagne Leather
Piano Black interior trim

Options are:
Editions And Packages
S704 M Sports Suspension
S710 M Leather Steering Wheel
S711 M Sports Seats

Comfort And Interior Equipment
S423 Floor Mats Velours
S428 Warning Triangle And First Aid Kit
S431 Interior Mirror With Automatic-Dip
S441 Smoker Package
S459 Seat Adjustment, Electric, With Memory
S470 Isofix-System
S493 Storage Compartment Package
S494 Seat Heating Driver/Passenger
S4AA Headlining Anthracite
S4ML Interior Strips, Piano Lacquer, Black

Multimedia
S609 Navigation System Professional
S612 BMW Assist
S633 Preparation, Mobile Phone, Business
S692 Preparation, BMW 6-CD Changer I-Bus

Driver Assistance And Lightning
S502 Headlight Cleaning System
S508 Park Distance Control (PDC)
S520 Fog Lights
S521 Rain Sensor
S522 Xenon Light
S534 Automatic Air Conditioning
S540 Cruise Control

Wheels And Drive
S224 Driving Dynamic Control
S230 Extra Package, EU-Speciifc
S249 Multifunction F Steering Wheel
S2PA Locking Wheel Bolt

Environment And Safety
S302 Alarm System
S345 Chrome Line Interieur
S350 BMW Composite Wheel, Star Spoke 108
S812 National Version England / Ireland
S853 Language Version, English
S863 Dealer List Europe
S877 Omission Of Non-Combined Operation
S880 On-Board Literature, English
S8SM Car Ident. Number Visible From Outside
S8SP Control Unit COP

Arrival at home....

After the usual 1st car check over with a wash & polish etc I didn't really find anything that required any attention.

1st off I went and replaced the licence plates with a new set. Straight to Retroplates (https://www.facebook.com/retroplates/) for the best quality and service. We used the front plate details to replicate the rear. The car had no supplying dealership as it was directly from BMW.

The large whippy aerial was removed and placed into storage for a future owner. This was replaced with the common BMW stubby for a more neater look to the rear. Surprisingly reasonably priced from the dealers.

Looks a great example Ken, look forward to seeing your changes to it.

Some decent motors in your back catalogue Kenich.

Always great see enthusiasts coming into the fold. As we know Z4’s may not be perfect but they’re great motors and definitely stand out from the usual go-to’s.

Welcome Kenich and look forward to your updates

Looks great.

I’ve used Retro Plates for the Park Lane plates for my old 335i and will be using them again in due course for plates for my coupe, which also appears to have been a BMW UK car.

Have you managed to pair your phone with tier nav system yet? I can’t seem to get mine into pairing mode.

STC_Zed wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:37 pm Looks great.

I’ve used Retro Plates for the Park Lane plates for my old 335i and will be using them again in due course for plates for my coupe, which also appears to have been a BMW UK car.

Have you managed to pair your phone with tier nav system yet? I can’t seem to get mine into pairing mode.

Good to hear, their plates are great and they will have the details of those plates on file to. And yes, the phone paired up successfully. I had to google how to do it but it works everytime I use the car which is good.

I also have a funky phone holder connection in the rear compartment, which tempts me to pop some retro Sony Ericson in there.

LawrenceW wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:34 pm Some decent motors in your back catalogue Kenich.

Always great see enthusiasts coming into the fold. As we know Z4’s may not be perfect but they’re great motors and definitely stand out from the usual go-to’s.

Welcome Kenich and look forward to your updates

Thank you, I do like my cars as you can probably tell.

The original handbrake gaiter was looking faded and slightly let the interior down, so I ended up replacing that & then naturally the gear gaiter to match. I went for a classic cream stitch to match the piping on the champagne piped BMW carpet mats.
While doing that it only felt right to install a new BMW ZHP gear knob. Lovely feel and action due to the increased weight of the shifter.
My M sports steering wheel is in lovely condition, however, I would love to now get matching cream stitching. Maybe later in the year....

Being fussy I got a set of BMW rubber mats to protect the original champagne mats (Which are in fantastic condition). I then noticed Lucas on here selling another set of champagne mats (also great condition), so I bought & used those use while I popped the original ones up in the loft for safe keeping.

Kenich wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:54 pm

STC_Zed wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:37 pm Looks great.

I’ve used Retro Plates for the Park Lane plates for my old 335i and will be using them again in due course for plates for my coupe, which also appears to have been a BMW UK car.

Have you managed to pair your phone with tier nav system yet? I can’t seem to get mine into pairing mode.

Good to hear, their plates are great and they will have the details of those plates on file to. And yes, the phone paired up successfully. I had to google how to do it but it works everytime I use the car which is good.

I also have a funky phone holder connection in the rear compartment, which tempts me to pop some retro Sony Ericson in there.

Any chance you could let me know the process for pairing a phone? All mine seems to say is activate phone, but it’s not discoverable on my phone. The lack of phone capability is a bit annoying.

Welcome to Coupe ownership. Yours is in a terrific colour combination with some great options too.

Where did you get the handbrake trim and gear lever gator items from?

Lovely car and the best colour

curvature wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:12 am Where did you get the handbrake trim and gear lever gator items from?

https://aforce.co.uk/ also on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/jfcustoms/AC ... 1182480016

The front support brace behind the grille was flaking, it still had the OE BMW stickers on but needed a tidy.
Rather than wrap / rattle can the part I had it powder coated with a load of other bits for my Clio. Fitted with some new stainless fixings.
Also fitted a gloss black grille as the original grey / chrome one wasn't to my liking. I'd of rather satin but couldn't find one, plus easy to get painted at some point.