What have you done to your car today?

True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:24 pm

AlphaEchoAlpha wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 4:42 pm Gave it a good wash after completing the NC500

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Like the look of the wheels on this, what are they please?

AlphaEchoAlpha · Post by **AlphaEchoAlpha** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:32 pm

True-Blue wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:24 pm Like the look of the wheels on this, what are they please?

Thanks, they're BMW Style 216.

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True-Blue · Post by **True-Blue** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:35 pm

AlphaEchoAlpha wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:32 pm
True-Blue wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:24 pm Like the look of the wheels on this, what are they please?
Thanks, they're BMW Style 216.

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I thought they were, but they look like 19’s… excellent, look good. Do you have spacers fitted?

Definitely look bigger than they are

AlphaEchoAlpha · Post by **AlphaEchoAlpha** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:38 pm

True-Blue wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:35 pm
AlphaEchoAlpha wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:32 pm
True-Blue wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:24 pm Like the look of the wheels on this, what are they please?
Thanks, they're BMW Style 216.

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I thought they were, but they look like 19’s… excellent, look good. Do you have spacers fitted?

Just 5mm on the rear. Got a little bit of rubbing from the fronts at first but it's also lowered. I really like them, I have some photos in my thread of them test fitted in silver too.

tug · Post by **tug** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:44 am

Barty wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:00 am Took delivery of these items…

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Both to be fitted early November when we’ll be working on the car anyway

Have you got 2 gearsticks?

Good choice though

Barty · Post by **Barty** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:20 am

tug wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:44 am
Have you got 2 gearsticks?

Good choice though

That’d be something! One for summer, one for winter..?

No, the second box is something even better, and quite a lot bigger too: an AFe cold air intake

JK0202 · Post by **JK0202** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:33 am

Thoughts on the intake once fitted please Barty! Its on my hit list

Barty · Post by **Barty** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:47 am

JK0202 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:33 am Thoughts on the intake once fitted please Barty! Its on my hit list

Will share my experiences in my Z-thread and if possible shoot some before/after footage

beanie · Post by **beanie** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:50 am

Decided it was time for a valve check. Only two that were ever so slightly borderline.

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Glad to see the top end is still looking clean and varnish free after nearly 70k.

Next step is a thorough clean, after nearly 1000 miles of motorways the bug collection is pretty substantial!

Debell192 · Post by **Debell192** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:44 pm

The_Real_BruceWayne wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:55 am
Debell192 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:52 pm Replaced the key battery, now I can lock/unlock the car from a distance again!

Here’s a video on how to do it.

https://youtu.be/FLluLorD3yo
I just purchased my Z4. I have been pressing the button but hear no locking/unlocking sound or the side light flash. My car only unlocks the doors if I'm within close proximity. Do you think the internal battery is dead?

It’s a fairly good sign that it will need replacing, hopefully with this video you will get your key working again.

Debell192 · Post by **Debell192** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:14 pm

Changed a wheel sensor to clear the ABS light!

https://youtu.be/7-vkG-E3RIM

DMike · Post by **DMike** » Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:40 pm

When I retrofitting electric M-Sport seats some 15 years ago I had to add wiring from the fuse box and shamefully used non-oem connectors to connect to the seats' wiring. Now sourced the proper power quadlock crimp terminals and rectified the power wiring to use the X279 connectors like oem. This weight saving of several grams improves the power to weight ratio and for detailing, makes seat removal convenient.

parabolica · Post by **parabolica** » Sat Oct 23, 2021 3:16 pm

Passed it's MOT yesterday with no issues, although on the advisories they listed "front brake pipes corroded but not weakened". All the brake pipes were replaced 12 months ago to get it through it's MOT

Will need to get it up on ramps to have a look; no way they should be corroded already! It's hardly been used in the last year.

beanie · Post by **beanie** » Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:39 pm

Belated clean completed and passed an ‘important’ milestone today!

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I’ve been told I’ll grow up one day….

companycardriver · Post by **companycardriver** » Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:56 pm

beanie wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:39 pm Belated clean completed and passed an ‘important’ milestone today!

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I’ve been told I’ll grow up one day….

Meal for two!

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