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    Changes to how my runs (B21) will be promulgated and organised

    Zedshed Cymru Group use a Whats App Group, its by invitation only, has a General Chat, Main Chat and a Run Out Chat, and a Picture thread, over 100 members and seems to work well for us.
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    Hello, just paid the deposit on a Z4.

    Agree with the others, if you haven't relocated one before best left for Alan to do it, well worth the money to avoid breaking something else when trying to force the motor up and out of its location besides the messing about getting the parcel shelf out and back in. Alans method of lifting the...
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    Left side thorax airbag fix recommendation

    Have to check when he gets here.
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    Left side thorax airbag fix recommendation

    Barry has come up with a replacement clip for him and he is coming to the shed to get it soldered in as a replacement, will scan it after see if that fixes it.
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    Odd handling at speed

    Agree get rid of the ditchfinders on the front see if that improves things.
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    Left side thorax airbag fix recommendation

    Purcy, check your private mail box top right of page, sent you Zedshed Cymru details.
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    Please consider upgrading to a more modern forum

    Leave it alone, works for me, membership on here made up of sensible people unlike the vast majority of Facebook sites with people who just guess at solving posters problems and in the main are complete Dickheads.
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    Using car without strut braces. Ok or not OK?

    They are structural to the car and need to be in place when driving the car, give them some more tightening till the noise is gone.
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    Phantom bulb indicator

    Should think it's one bulb that is intermittently loosing either it's positive or negative due to vibration or terminal corrosion at the bulb holder. When the fault is there and dash light some code readers will display which bulb is at fault.
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    Zedshed Cymru Run Out Saturday 27th June 2026

    Managed to reschedule our Brecon Beacons run out today, 13 cars Z3's and Z4's starting off at Merthyr at 11:00am and heading through Penderyn then Sennybridge before taking the Military Roads across the Beacons to Tirabad. We got split up at Cynhordy due a Satnav glitch but got back together for...
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    How long is "Lifetime"

    BMW 'Lifetime' means the length of the warranty period on the car from new. Oil will degrade over time especially in gearboxs and diffs where it gets sliced up at molecular level from lubricating the gear sets, nothings going to keep its lubricating properties being subjected to that. When...
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    Alarm going off / parasitic power draw

    On my 2007 2.0l and my previous 2.5 using the key to lock the car in the door lock didn't set the alarm, confirmed by no flashing light in the clowns nose on the rear view mirror.
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    SOLD J

    Lot of unkowns with this one, I had my fair share of problems with the 2.0l I picked up last year, cracked manifold being the main issue, usual fight with exhaust downpipe bolts when I put a good manifold on. The cats are part of the manifold on the 2.0l, new are in excess of 1k thats why he...
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    Roof motor sticking

    Words fail me what a numpty to fall for that
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    Preventative maintenance

    Yes those ground straps seem to be common for growing green crusties seen a few that go like that and need changing. As to cooling system good idea to replace the expansion tank before it develops a pinhole or crack in the plastic. Take the drive beltoff and spin the waterpump and visually check...
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